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Faculty Senate Executive Committee to discuss new leadership
Andy Blais
Issue date: 12/7/07 Section: Campus
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12/07/07 - On Dec. 11, the University of Rhode Island Faculty Senate Executive Committee is slated to meet and discuss "leadership and resource allocation."
This comes after a turbulent month at URI, when URI President Robert L. Carothers showed several deans sample letters of resignation. Many faculty senators had questions about the sample letters, but were unable to voice their concerns after their Nov. 15 meeting was unexpectedly canceled because of a death in Vice President for Administration Robert Weygand's family. He was originally scheduled to make a speech about the state of the university budget.
In an e-mail, Faculty Senate Coordinator Sheila Black Grubman wrote on Nov. 16, "A handful of people may have complained, but I don't think we should call that many people together for such a light agenda. Everyone has too many important things to do. The Senate should not be a waste of time."
Most recently Carothers appointed Donald H. DeHayes, the current dean of the University of Vermont's Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, as the new provost.
On Dec. 13, the Faculty Senate will meet for the first time since the sample letters were delivered to the deans.
"Senators may bring questions up to the president during his speech but there is nothing on the agenda, it has come out," Jim Miller, president of Faculty Senate and professor of Ocean Engineering at URI said.
He continued saying that he was unsure if the issue would be addressed at the meeting. "We'll have to just see what happens at the meeting," Jim Miller said.
According to Miller, there are a "number" of departments that have written to the executive committee to discuss resources and leadership. "No final decisions or resolutions have been made at this time," Miller said.
Some faculty senate members said they've seen the issue go from under the spotlight to behind the curtain. "Actually everything is so 'off radar' now, I think that Carothers made nice with the deans," said John Leo, an English professor and faculty senate member.
This comes after a turbulent month at URI, when URI President Robert L. Carothers showed several deans sample letters of resignation. Many faculty senators had questions about the sample letters, but were unable to voice their concerns after their Nov. 15 meeting was unexpectedly canceled because of a death in Vice President for Administration Robert Weygand's family. He was originally scheduled to make a speech about the state of the university budget.
In an e-mail, Faculty Senate Coordinator Sheila Black Grubman wrote on Nov. 16, "A handful of people may have complained, but I don't think we should call that many people together for such a light agenda. Everyone has too many important things to do. The Senate should not be a waste of time."
Most recently Carothers appointed Donald H. DeHayes, the current dean of the University of Vermont's Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, as the new provost.
On Dec. 13, the Faculty Senate will meet for the first time since the sample letters were delivered to the deans.
"Senators may bring questions up to the president during his speech but there is nothing on the agenda, it has come out," Jim Miller, president of Faculty Senate and professor of Ocean Engineering at URI said.
He continued saying that he was unsure if the issue would be addressed at the meeting. "We'll have to just see what happens at the meeting," Jim Miller said.
According to Miller, there are a "number" of departments that have written to the executive committee to discuss resources and leadership. "No final decisions or resolutions have been made at this time," Miller said.
Some faculty senate members said they've seen the issue go from under the spotlight to behind the curtain. "Actually everything is so 'off radar' now, I think that Carothers made nice with the deans," said John Leo, an English professor and faculty senate member.