A final decision is expected around Dec. 15 in the arbitration between the university and former Chancellor Fernando Treviño.
SIU spokesman Dave Gross said the three-person panel of arbitrators has requested written arguments, in addition to the oral arguments that ended in the first week of October. The written arguments must be submitted by Nov. 16, Gross said, and a final decision is expected about one month later.
The arbitrators will decide if Treviño is entitled to the remainder of his contract’s payout — about $680,000 including salary, housing and other benefits.
Treviño, who was chosen as SIUC chancellor in summer 2007, was placed on paid administrative leave in March 2008.
SIU President Glenn Poshard cited failure to perform basic job duties outlined in Treviño’s contract and reassigned him to a tenured faculty position. Former Board of Trustees member Sam Goldman was appointed interim chancellor in April 2008 and in January 2009, the ‘interim’ was dropped from Chancellor Goldman’s title.
Treviño is now serving as the dean of the Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work at Florida International University.
Madeleine Leroux can be reached at 536-3311 ext. 254.
