Saint Augustine's leadership silent on first day of classes
SIDE OF RALEIGH AS WE GET NEW
INFORMATION, I'LL LET YOU KNOW.
I WILL CHECK BACK. THANKS,
BRIAN. TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY
OF CLASSES AT SAINT AUGUSTINE'S
UNIVERSITY. ITS THE STRUGGLING
SCHOOL STARTING NOW THIS NEW
YEAR WITH NEW LEADERSHIP AFTER
THE INTERIM PRESIDENT RESIGNED
THIS PAST WEEKEND.
>> WRAL'S ACTUALLY ROSE HERE
NOW ASHLEY SAINT AUG'S
REPLACING THE INTERIM
PRESIDENT. NOW WITH THE INTERIM
PROVOST. DAN, I WISH I COULD
GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION ABOUT
THIS NEW SCHOOL YEAR UNDER THE
NEW LEADERSHIP, GIVEN HOW THE
SCHOOL IS STILL FIGHTING TO
KEEP ITS ACCREDITATION. I
REACHED OUT TO INTERIM PROVOST,
VIRGINIA'S PEOPLE'S THE NEW
HEAD OF THE SCHOOL. I REACHED
OUT TO SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS
AS WELL.
>> I REACHED OUT TO RALEIGH'S
MAYOR. NO ONE IS TALKING.
SO WE TOOK SKY 5 OVER THE
DOWNTOWN RALEIGH CAMPUS.
AND AS EXPECTED, IT WAS VERY
QUIET. THE CLASSES ARE VIRTUAL.
WHEN WE FLEW OVER WESTERN HALL
RESIDENTS BUILDING, WE NOTICED
BROKEN WINDOWS WITH MAJOR HOLES
IN THEM. THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN
BROKEN THERE SINCE AT LEAST
MID-JULY, WHICH IS THE LAST
TIME SKY 5 FLEW OVER THE CAMPUS
BEFORE TODAY FOR THE PAST 2
WEEKS. WR HELP. WRAL HAS BEEN
TRYING TO REACH ANYONE IN
LEADERSHIP FROM SAINT AUG TO
SPEAK, NOT THING THE UNIVERSITY
IS AN ESTIMATED 52 MILLION
DOLLARS IN DEBT. ACCORDING TO
THE SAVE SIU COALITION
CHAIRMAN. WE'RE TRYING TO FIND
OUT HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE
ENROLLED AT THE SCHOOL. AND IF
THERE'S A MINIMUM ENROLLMENT
NEEDED FOR THE SCHOOL TO
MAINTAIN OPERATIONS ON SUNDAY
SAYING OGG ANNOUNCED INTERIM
PRESIDENT MARCUS BURGESS HAD
RESIGNED DUE TO PERSONAL
REASONS. THE SCHOOL IS IN THE
MIDDLE OF A COURT BATTLE WITH
THE ACCREDITING BOARD TO KEEP