What does Jack Quinn bring to ECC presidency?
Former Congressman Jack Quinn will be announced as the ninth president of Erie Community College this morning at a news conference.
Some will say it's a coup for the college to be able to snag a recognizable local figure like Quinn to head the two-year school of 13,000 students.
Others will say it's patronage and politics as usual in Erie County.
Whatever it is, it probably doesn't mean a whole lot to the students at the school.
For them, it's about what Quinn can do as president.
In fact, student Paul Leski … who was just a toddler when Quinn was first elected to Congress … doesn't know a whole lot about politics, or Quinn, other than he had been in office.
"Nice guy, from what I can tell," Leski, 18, of Buffalo, said after meeting Quinn last week at the downtown campus.
But maybe Quinn will be able to add a couple classes that aren't currently available at ECC, Leski said, or make some changes to the cafeteria menu.
"Our lunch quality is not always the best," Leski said.
-- Jay Rey
