Front page October 26 article claims Rhine “did not return any calls or numerous emails asking for comments.” VP Jenkins confirms refusal of President to answer newspaper’s questions
Mr. Christoper Graham
Community College President Dr. Lisa Rhine
A front page article in the Cottonwood Journal Extra newspaper of October 26, 2022, stated that Yavapai Community College President Dr. Lisa Rhine refused to answer any questions put to her by the paper about the Verde Campus losing its accreditation designation, the future of the campus, or the $10 million proposed teaching Brewery.
The article, authored by Mr. Christoper Fox Graham, listed eleven questions put to Dr. Rhine who has refused to answer any of them. Moreover, Dr. Rhine “did not return any calls or numerous emails” from the newspaper “asking for comment.”
Vice President Rodney Jenkins wrote to a member of the newspaper staff saying that as a “follow-up to my voicemail last week, I am informing you that Yavapai Community College President Dr. Lisa Rhine will not be responding to any of your staff’s requests.” Aside from Jenkins’ confirming Dr. Rhine’s refusal to talk to the press, the newspaper reported it could find no record of a voicemail from him.
A few of the 11 questions asked of Dean Rhine that received no response included the following: “How and why did the college lose that [accreditation] status?” “How does this [losing accreditation status] affect the educational status of students who take classes at the Verde Valley locations?” “How will Yavapai College work to restore the branch’s status?” “Why is Yavapai College planning to build a brewery in the Verde Valley?”
You can read the entire article in the October 26 Cottonwood Journal Extra. It most likely will be posted at the Journal’s website in about a week.