Motions to be offered May 5 at special meeting of WVU Faculty Senate

Meeting at NRCCE Assembly rooms A/B at 3:15 on May 5.

Motion 1
Nigel Clark, Richard Turton(CEMR senators)

West Virginia University Faculty Senators are variously dismayed and
angered by the findings of the eMBA report, and recognize that the
incident defames and demeans our institution in the eyes of our faculty,
students, alumni and peers. These events have already created rifts in
our community, have shaken confidence in future University direction and
leadership, and will impact our future recruitment of faculty, students,
staff and donors. A change in leadership philosophy is needed beyond
mere compliance with the recommendations of the report, and a spirit of
shared governance will be an essential component of our recovery. In the
interests of asserting faculty commitment to academic integrity and
assuring our constituencies of our responsibility in governance, the
Faculty Senate:

(i) censures President Garrison directly for the occurrence of the eMBA
degree incident on his watch, and expects that he will espouse a
management culture that assures academic integrity and transparency in
all future administrative actions and hirings.

(ii) recognizes the importance that the Provost plays in leading and
regulating the academic mission and expects that the faculty will have
unusually strong input in the selection of our future Interim Provost
and Provost.


Motion 2
Kristina Olson(senator from Creative Arts) Marcello Napolitano(senator
from CEMR) Kevin Leyden (ECAS)
Our institutional reputation has been seriously compromised and
immediate steps must be enacted to restore it. We move that the Senate
Committee on Shared Governance be charged to make oversight of the
review panel’s recommendations their first priority and ask that they
provide a standing progress report at monthly Senate meetings. Their
efforts must ensure the faculty’s essential role in the governance of
West Virginia University. Going forward, we must put measures in place
to ensure academic standards and quality are the key criteria in
decisions affecting the University, so that a debacle like the Bresch
decision can never happen again.

Motion 3

Sherman Reimenschneider, Katy Ryan (ECAS senators)

The Faculty Senate of West Virginia University votes no confidence in
President Mike Garrison. For the good of the institution and for the
benefit of our students, he must resign or the Board of Governors must
require his resignation.