Jan 27, 2010

How You Can Help

By now, we hope, you're ready to act to stop what has clearly become a hostile takeover of Shimer, the college that we all know and love. If you're not sure how, here are a few suggestions:
  1. Write an email to Shimer's Advancement office (m.guillot@shimer.edu, r.rivest@shimer.edu), copying President Lindsay (t.lindsay@shimer.edu), Assembly Speaker and Faculty Trustee representative Albert Fernandez (a.fernandez@shimer.edu), Dean of the College David Shiner (d.shiner@shimer.edu), and us (shimerlaum@gmail.com) expressing your dissatisfaction with his leadership and making clear your unwillingness to financially support the College until certain conditions are met. For an easily edited sample letter, click here.
  2. Call Shimer's Advancement office (312-235-3545) and make your position heard personally to Mike Guillot, Advancement Director, or to Tom Lindsay, President.
  3. Write a letter to the same at: Office of Advancement, Shimer College, 3424 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60616
  4. DO YOU HAVE MEDIA CONTACTS? If so, direct them to this page and/or have them contact us at: shimeralum@gmail.com. You can also use this sample letter to invite them to do a story about Shimer.
  5. LINK THIS PAGE TO EVERY WEB PRESENCE YOU HAVE - facebook, twitter, et. al. - so we can spread the word (check the links on the sidebar to facilitate this).
  6. TELL ALL YOUR SHIMER FRIENDS WHAT'S HAPPENING AND GET INVOLVED!