25 days to go in Illinois

In 25 days, the president of the University of Illinois is due to receive the report from the Vice President for Research that will evaluate the circumstances surrounding the use of the University's name and reputation in support of a private medical equipment supplier.  Recall that the VP was charged to "conduct a methodical assessment of policies, guidelines, procedures and practices, and where corrective changes are required we will take the appropriate action."I know how things are sometimes left to the last minute in academia, so I thought I'd offer now some suggested questions that might be answered in this report.1) Were the individuals in the advertisement told that their images would be used for that purpose?2) Did they sign a release form clearly delineating that purpose?3) Was each individual given the opportunity to not appear in the ad?4) Who was the photographer who took the picture that appeared in the ad and the other pictures that were taken at this time? Was this person a University employee?5) Where are the images stored? Are they in possession of the University or a private company? If the latter, does it retain the right to use the photographs? 6) The Executive Director of University Relations said: Our request [to ask Intuitive to suspend the ad] was based on a business decision; we were concerned that the ad was not benefiting UI Health. This suggests that someone at the University previously decided that the ad would benefit UI Health. Who was ...
Source: Running a hospital - Category: Health Managers Source Type: blogs