University President's Crisis Handbook

C. SCOTT GREEN is President of the University of Idaho. He previously served in a variety of management roles at Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, and ING Barings. He was also the Global Chief Operating and Financial Officer for Hogan Lovells, a leading law firm. He was recognized as one of the Top 50 Big Law Innovators of the Last 50 Years by The American Lawyer magazine. TEMPLE KINYON is a freelance writer and editor and University of Idaho alumnus. She has written articles that have appeared in Home & Harvest magazine, BLVDS LV magazine, and Idaho Grain magazine.

• Timeline of Events xiThe Vandal Tribe of Contributors xixForeword xxiiiPreface xxviiAcknowledgments xxixIntroduction xxxiiiPart I 1Chapter 1: The Road Home 3Chapter 2: Would You Rather? 11Smart Collaboration: 501 Front Street, Boise, IdahoChapter 3: The Nontraditional 29Smart Collaboration: Parma Research and Extension Center, Parma, IdahoChapter 4: Lincoln’s Vision 37Smart Collaboration: Nancy M. Cummings Research, Extension, and Education Center Renovation, Carmen, IdahoChapter 5: Three Pillars 45Chapter 6: Reunion 51Scott’s Third Rail – LawsuitsPart II 59Chapter 7: Broken 61Chapter 8: The Holy Financial Trinity 69Chapter 9: Show Me the Money 75Chapter 10: Students Are Everything 79Smart Collaboration: Alaska Air Service to Moscow, IdahoChapter 11: Aliens on Campus 87Chapter 12: Right Size 91Chapter 13: Find Your Sense of Urgency 101Chapter 14: Skeletons 109Part III 113Chapter 15: Putting the Wheels in Motion 115Smart Collaboration: Moscow Police Department Renovation to Prichard Art Gallery, Moscow, IdahoChapter 16: A Project for the Ages 127Smart Collaboration: ICCU Arena Completion and Grand Opening (October 2021), Moscow, IdahoChapter 17: The Values Wall 135Scott’s Third Rail – AthleticsPart IV 141Chapter 18: Priority Push 143Scott’s Third Rail – AccreditationChapter 19: Magic 151Smart Collaboration: Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (CAFE), Magic Valley, Idaho Smart Collaboration: Rinker Rock Creek Ranch, Hailey, IdahoChapter 20: Changing Levers 163Smart Collaboration: Hiring Process EvaluationChapter 21: Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise 177Smart Collaboration: Visiting College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Research and Extension Center Locations (July 2019–April 2022, Idaho)Part V 183Chapter 22: From One Crisis to Another 185Chapter 23: Many Hands Make Light Work 191Chapter 24: It’s Official 197Chapter 25: Uncertainty 207Chapter 26: Keep Calm and Vandal On 209Part VI 219Chapter 27: Meanwhile, Back at the Financial Crisis 221Smart Collaboration: Education within EducationChapter 28: Turning Off the Lights 229Chapter 29: Zoom! 239Chapter 30: Talks with Torrey 245Smart Collaboration: Talks with TorreyPart VII 253Chapter 31: Testing 1, 2, 3, Testing 255Chapter 32: Unethical? 265Chapter 33: Test Case 273Chapter 34: Do It! 277Chapter 35: R1- 2026 281Smart Collaboration: Deep Soil Ecotron Research Facility Smart Collaboration: Falcon ComputerSmart Collaboration: Seed Potato Germplasm LaboratoryPart VIII 293Chapter 36: The Grim Reaper 295Chapter 37: Open! 301Smart Collaboration: McCall Field Campus Overhaul (Home of MOSS— McCall Outdoor Science School), McCall, IdahoChapter 38: A Tale of Two Cities 309Chapter 39: We’re Closer Than You Think 313Chapter 40: A Shot in the Arm 321Chapter 41: Conflict Entrepreneurs 331Scott’s Third Rail – PoliticsChapter 42: Every Challenge Has a Silver Lining 341Smart Collaboration: COVID- 19 ResearchChapter 43: When Evil Visits Your Campus 349Part IX 367Chapter 44: A University on the Rise 369Smart Collaboration: Telling the U of I’s StoryReferences by Chapter 383References A-Z 391Resources 397About the Authors 399Index 403