Five large industrial plants near a university are planning
to give $12 million each to endow a Center for Environmental Science (CES). The
total gift to the university will be $60 million. As a condition of the gift,
the companies require the following:
1. The CES will have a governing board consisting of 10
members of academia and industry; fi ve members of the board will represent the
companies giving the gift.
2. The governing board will have the power to appoint a
director of the CES and will also approve all faculty appointments to the CES.
3. The governing board will also have the power to approve
course development activities, conferences, guest lectureships, and research
projects sponsored by the CES.
• Do you see any problems with this arrangement?
• Should the university accept this gift?
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