[Membership-affairs] Resignation

[Rafik Dammak]

Hello everyone,

I understood the current situation,its challenges and the need to move
forward, I offer to to volunteer temporarily for  this role and see how
things can evolve till and after durban meeting.

Best,

Rafik

2013/6/11 Edward Morris <edward.morris at alumni.usc.edu>

> Hi everyone,
>
>
> It is with deep regret that I need to announce my resignation as
> facilitator of the NCUC Membership Affairs committee.
>
> I care deeply about this Constituency and about the issues that this group
> was committed to work on. The Committee structures were a valiant attempt
> to reboot the NCUC. Bill Drake deserves a lot of credit for trying
> something as innovative and as daring. He stepped up when no one else would
> and we should all applaud his effort and goals.
>
> I've come to the conclusion that the committees are not working. The
> reasons are many, but for this particular committee I believe we really
> need to up our infrastructure before taking on larger challenges. Slowly
> these changes are taking place and we're getting close. Still, until we
> have MIS integration between NCSG and NCUC and a commitment for faster
> processing of membership applications I believe it's irresponsible to
> conduct a large scale membership campaign. The things that need to be done
> can be resolved, IMHO, easier without the bureaucracy of a committee
> structure.
>
> When people wait a long time to be admitted their enthusiasm evaporates.
> I've had too many examples of folks who apply with great enthusiasm and
> then lose interest while waiting to be admitted. I can't do that to people
> any more. It benefits no one.
>
> So, this is a great opportunity for someone to take up the challenge of
> making this committee work in ways I could not. I'm hoping someone will
> step up and help Bill by accepting the challenge of becoming facilitator of
> this committee. I'll do my best to help whoever decides to take the role,
> particularly with the 25 applicants waiting to be admitted. It's a great
> challenge for someone willing to put the time, energy and effort in to
> build a growing and more diverse NCUC.
>
> Thank you all for your service.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Edward Morris
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