In the wake of news reports regarding the mismanagement of the new TDECU Stadium by UH’s hand-picked company, UH Student Government is now calling for the resignation of UH Vice-President for Administration and Finance Carl Carlucci and two of his subordinates. The students who agreed to a $45 increase in their student fee in exchange for a number of promises, feel that the UH Administration has not lived up to its side of the bargain and voted unanimously to oust Carlucci. The TDECU project was plagued by delays and cost overruns and UH ended up taking money that was supposed to be used to renovate aging Hofheinz Pavilion to finish the football stadium. The students allege this violations a memorandum of understanding that UH Administration agreed to in exchange for the increased student fees.
The Houston Chronicle reports on the vote by UH Student Government to axe Carlucci. Meanwhile, UH Internal Auditor Don Guyton (aka the Administration’s Puppet) is conducting three internal audits related to the stadium and the apparently incompetent management company chosen by Carlucci. Expect nothing from Guyton who is adept at cleaning up UH messes with “internal audits.” And be assured, Carlucci is going nowhere and that UH Administration will circle the wagons to protect one of its own.
