SIUE alum calls for dean's resignation
Issue date: 11/10/05 Section: Editorial
I am writing as an alumnus to request the resignation of the dean of the School of Business, Gary Gimartino. Based on the recent information that has come to my attention in an article from the Alestle, I believe resignation would be the responsible thing for him to do. Gimartino needs to hold himself accountable for his actions. He fired a finance professor, Chris Dussold, for the same crime: plagiarizing written word. If you cheat, which is what plagiarism is, you're fired. Dismissal was the standard that he set in the firing of Dussold. This is a precedent he created. Since this dean cannot fire himself, he should do the next best thing: resign.
The accusation in Tuesday's newspaper is just the tip of the iceberg. There is a pending lawsuit against Gimartino for defamation and an investigation by another news organization into the dean's plagiarism. For more information, Google Chris Dussold, it's the 3rd story. Along with these current issues, while I was a student, I was aware of a student caught plagiarizing in the MBA program. After the professor took this student to the dean, with proof of plagiarism, the dean allowed the student to remain a member of the program. It appears cheating is running rampant among students, professors and even the head of the School of Business.
I find it ironic, laughable and disgusting that the very same professors who spend so much time trying to catch students plagiarizing, are plagiarizing themselves. Especially considering the fact that the School of Business, lead by Giamartino, requires the disciplinary action and definition of plagiarism to be included in every prospectus for every class.
Giamartino's plagiarism brings up some other questions for me, besides his ethics and leadership; I am starting to question his competence. Is the dean plagiarizing because he, like a lot of his students, is just lazy and does not want to write it himself? Or is it worse, is he just plain incompetent and can't do the job correctly? Either way, I doubt any of the values - incompetence, lack of leadership or laziness - fit into the new SIUE for Excellence promo.
Tyson Giger
Disgruntled Alumnus
Spring 2004
The accusation in Tuesday's newspaper is just the tip of the iceberg. There is a pending lawsuit against Gimartino for defamation and an investigation by another news organization into the dean's plagiarism. For more information, Google Chris Dussold, it's the 3rd story. Along with these current issues, while I was a student, I was aware of a student caught plagiarizing in the MBA program. After the professor took this student to the dean, with proof of plagiarism, the dean allowed the student to remain a member of the program. It appears cheating is running rampant among students, professors and even the head of the School of Business.
I find it ironic, laughable and disgusting that the very same professors who spend so much time trying to catch students plagiarizing, are plagiarizing themselves. Especially considering the fact that the School of Business, lead by Giamartino, requires the disciplinary action and definition of plagiarism to be included in every prospectus for every class.
Giamartino's plagiarism brings up some other questions for me, besides his ethics and leadership; I am starting to question his competence. Is the dean plagiarizing because he, like a lot of his students, is just lazy and does not want to write it himself? Or is it worse, is he just plain incompetent and can't do the job correctly? Either way, I doubt any of the values - incompetence, lack of leadership or laziness - fit into the new SIUE for Excellence promo.
Tyson Giger
Disgruntled Alumnus
Spring 2004
