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Final supporters
We, the undersigned:
1. Object to the Deans' having announced an admissions-freeze to the BFA program on 9 November 2011 without first consulting or advising Faculty Board;
2. Object to Faculty Board having been cancelled on 11 November 2011, when it should have had opportunity to meet and discuss the admissions freeze;
3. Remind the Dean(s) and Faculty Board of the following "Functions" of Faculty Board, as provided in the FAS By-Laws, pp. 1-2:
- "D) to control registration subject to the approval of the Senate;"
- "G) to make such recommendations to the Senate as the Faculty may deem expedient for promoting the efficiency of the University;"
4. Declare that in our view the freezing of all admissions to any program is, among other things, an academic matter and therefore subject to approval by Senate, and also falls under Faculty Board's Functions (D) and (G); and
5. Ask that these views be recorded in the Minutes of Faculty Board.
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December 9, 2011
The volume of support has now reached a point where it must be formally acknowledged by the Dean. I am finalizing a copy of this statement to be delivered to the Faculty Board office for inclusion in the upcoming meeting records.
6 Comments
FIX THIS URGENTLY.
Ridiculous that they didnt even ask the faculty. Total lack of respect for the people actually doing the work.
Listen to the faculty board for once. They know the program better than the guys in the suits.
The deans need to learn how to communicate. Things like this cant just be dropped on everyone without a conversation first.
Transparency is supposed to be the bare minimum here. This is a joke.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
We, the undersigned:
1. Object to the Deans' having announced an admissions-freeze to the BFA program on 9 November 2011 without first consulting or advising Faculty Board;
2. Object to Faculty Board having been cancelled on 11 November 2011, when it should have had opportunity to meet and discuss the admissions freeze;
3. Remind the Dean(s) and Faculty Board of the following "Functions" of Faculty Board, as provided in the FAS By-Laws, pp. 1-2:
- "D) to control registration subject to the approval of the Senate;"
- "G) to make such recommendations to the Senate as the Faculty may deem expedient for promoting the efficiency of the University;"
4. Declare that in our view the freezing of all admissions to any program is, among other things, an academic matter and therefore subject to approval by Senate, and also falls under Faculty Board's Functions (D) and (G); and
5. Ask that these views be recorded in the Minutes of Faculty Board.
Updates
December 9, 2011
The volume of support has now reached a point where it must be formally acknowledged by the Dean. I am finalizing a copy of this statement to be delivered to the Faculty Board office for inclusion in the upcoming meeting records.
6 Comments
So frustrated by the way this was handled. Real unprofessional.
FIX THIS URGENTLY.
Ridiculous that they didnt even ask the faculty. Total lack of respect for the people actually doing the work.
Listen to the faculty board for once. They know the program better than the guys in the suits.
The deans need to learn how to communicate. Things like this cant just be dropped on everyone without a conversation first.
Transparency is supposed to be the bare minimum here. This is a joke.
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So frustrated by the way this was handled. Real unprofessional.