Students have quiet voice in new shared governance
Sarah Morris
Issue date: 9/25/08 Section: News
"I do think it's important that we do this in a measured way," Freer said. "I feel the urgency from the writing committee to move forward but with due respect … I think they understand they did not have all constituencies heard."
Freer said he considered the university to have three constituency groups on campus: the 10,000 students, 600 faculty, and 900 staff, all of whom should have a way to suggest ideas and problems.
Chancellor Potts said if there were doubts, the proposal could be delayed to allow for more discussion.
McDaniel said the proposed policy came about because of the "university's inability to get proposals through the current shared governance system."
Moore said a better system should include a system that identified where to send proposed policies and where to expect the proposed policies to come out, "so people know what they are dealing with."
In a unofficial vote during a Faculty Senate meeting that followed the public hearing, faculty senate members said they generally approved the proposed shared governance policy.
Freer said he considered the university to have three constituency groups on campus: the 10,000 students, 600 faculty, and 900 staff, all of whom should have a way to suggest ideas and problems.
Chancellor Potts said if there were doubts, the proposal could be delayed to allow for more discussion.
McDaniel said the proposed policy came about because of the "university's inability to get proposals through the current shared governance system."
Moore said a better system should include a system that identified where to send proposed policies and where to expect the proposed policies to come out, "so people know what they are dealing with."
In a unofficial vote during a Faculty Senate meeting that followed the public hearing, faculty senate members said they generally approved the proposed shared governance policy.
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