Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition

Postponement of the Board of Trustees meeting
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Board of TrusteesCOLLEGE HALL 800 FLORIDA AVE. NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002-3695February 14, 2007Dear Campus Community,With great regret, the Board of Trustees, has confirmed the need to postpone the February meeting scheduled for tomorrow and Friday. The weather is posing insurmountable travel challenges for a number of trustees located across the country making ...
Wed, Feb 14 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

MSA Website/Proposed Responses to MSA?s 6 areas of concern
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition To:      Campus CommunityFrom:   Michael L. Moore, Interim ProvostDate:    February 13, 2007Subject:  Proposed Gallaudet's responses to MSA?s 6 areas of concern are available for reading and --- many people in the Gallaudet community are aware, we have been asked to prepare a report [...]
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Ombudsman
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Office of the PresidentCOLLEGE HALL 800 FLORIDA AVE. NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002-3695February 14, 2007Dear Campus Community:One of the mandates and priorities of my administration is the establishment of a full-time ombudsman program and office on campus. The office will be based on the principles and standards of practice of the University and ...
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Provost Advertisement Update
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Office of the PresidentCOLLEGE HALL 800 FLORIDA AVE. NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002-3695February 13, 2007Dear Campus Community:I am happy to announce that we have found a way to advertise nationally online for the provost position without creating serious delay in the filling of the position. This advertising will include all the online sites ...
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Article from The Chronicle of Higher Education
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition This article, "Audio Interview: Gallaudet's Interim President Describes His Work on a Campus Recovering From Tumult" is available online at this address: [link] article will be available to non-subscribers of The Chronicle for up to five days. [...]
Tue, Feb 13 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Update on Middle States Association accreditation
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Office of the PresidentCOLLEGE HALL 800 FLORIDA AVE. NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002-3695February 11, 2007Dear Campus Community:I wanted to bring you up to date on progress on our report to our accrediting agency, the Middle States Association (MSA). First, a bit of good news. Our liaison at Middle States, Ms. Linda Suskie, has ...
Mon, Feb 12 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Provost Position Open
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Office of the PresidentCOLLEGE HALL 800 FLORIDA AVE. NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002-36951/7/2007Dear Campus Community:After careful consideration and collaboration with the faculty officers, I have decided to advertise the provost position. As I have shared with you earlier, I believe that it is important to have a permanent provost on board as soon ...
Wed, Feb 07 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

PART Rating Increased to Adequate
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Office of the President COLLEGE HALL 800 FLORIDA AVE. NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002-3695Dear Campus Community:Last year at this time, Gallaudet was informed by the Department of Education and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that it had received a rating of "ineffective" following an assessment under the federal Program Assessment Rating Tool ...
Tue, Feb 06 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Relocation of OES and Advocacy Office
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Office of the President COLLEGE HALL 800 FLORIDA AVE. NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002-3695February 1, 2007Dear students, faculty, staff, teachers, and members of the Gallaudet community:When I arrived on January 2, I asked my staff to conduct a review of the roles and functions of the President?s Office, and to recommend changes that are ...
Thu, Feb 01 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

President Davila?s New Weekly Vlog - January 23, 2007
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Bob's vlog: A conversation with President Robert Davila - 23 January 2007 [...]
Wed, Jan 24 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Letter from FSSA?s Attorney to BoT on December 7th
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Click here to read the original letter in PDF. [...]
Thu, Dec 21 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Middle States Accreditation Visiting Team
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition December 19, 2006MEMORANDUMTO:  Campus CommunityFR:  Pam Holmes, Chair, Board of Trustees     Tom Humphries, Chair, Academic Affairs Committee, Board of TrusteesRE:  Middle States Accreditation Visiting TeamMost of you know that the Middle States Association (MSA) will have a team of four individuals visiting Gallaudet from January 10-12, 2007.  There are two ...
Tue, Dec 19 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Statement by the Gallaudet Board of Trustees
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition December 14, 2006"At its November 11, 2006 meeting, the Gallaudet University Board of Trustees placed a freeze on any further steps to enforce the University's Student Code of Conduct for actions during the protest. The decision to freeze was made to give the administration time to bring back more information ...
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Interviews for Interim President Begin
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition November 28, 2006Dear campus community members and alumni,On November 20, the Interim Presidential Selection Advisory Committee(IPSAC) contacted by email the people who were nominated for consideration for the interim president position.By November 27, 26 people had been nominated and 13 had submitted applications for the position of interim president.  Applicants ...
Wed, Nov 29 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Message from IPSAC Faculty Reps
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Dear fellow faculty members,The Interim President Search Advisory Committee (IPSAC) will interview candidates on November 29th and 30th.  In accordance with our wish to maintain transparency and inclusiveness, we would like to invite you to submit suggestions for interview questions.Your suggestions will be reviewed in the next IPSAC meeting.Please refer ...
Tue, Nov 21 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Letter from IPSAC Chair
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition November 20, 2006Dear campus community members and alumni,The Interim Presidential Search Advisory Committee (IPSAC) had its first meeting on November 17th from 4 pm to 9 pm. The meeting was very productive and collegial. The members of the IPSAC strongly believe that the search and screening process for the position ...
Mon, Nov 20 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Chair of IPSAC
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition MEMORANDUMTO:  Campus CommunityFR:  Pamela Homes ?74, Board ChairRE:  Chair of IPSACI am pleased to announce that Dr. Jane Dillehay has agreed to lead the Interim President Selection Advisory Committee [IPSAC] as its chair. Dr. Dillehay is one of two faculty representatives to serve on IPSAC, which begins its work with ...
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Members of IPSAC
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition November 16, 2006MEMORANDUMTO:  Interim President Selection Advisory Committee (IPSAC)FR:  Pamela Homes ?74, Board ChairRE:  First IPSAC MeetingThis is to confirm that IPSAC will have its first meeting tomorrow, Friday, November 17 from 4:00 p.m. to 9 p.m., in the Kellogg Conference Hotel (KCH) Ballroom B.  Dinner will be provided from ...
Mon, Nov 20 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

IPSAC Memo from Faculty Senate
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition To:     The Gallaudet University Faculty From:  Lois Bragg, Vice Chair           Matt Bakke, Secretary Date:  Friday, November 17, 2006 Re:     Interim President Selection Advisory Committee (IPSAC)Please accept our apologies for the delay in announcing the faculty representatives for the Interim President Selection Advisory Committee.The Faculty Officers, Mark [...]
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IPSAC Memo from Staff Advisory Committee
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition November 15, 2006   MEMORANDUM   TO:  Pamela Holmes, Chair, Board of Trustees   FR:  Cary Barbin, Chair, Staff Advisory Committee   RE:  Staff Representatives in the Interim President Selection Advisory Committee     The Staff Advisory Committee solicited nominations and self-nominations from the Staff community and received 17 nominations and 5 self-nominations.  The [...]
Thu, Nov 16 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Students Report - November 11 Meeting with Board of Trustees
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition MEMORANDUM   TO: GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES SUBJECT: OPEN LETTER OF CONCERN ON THE RECOGNITION OF COALITION OF STUDENTS OF COLOR DATE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2006     To the Honorable Members of the Board of Trustees;   On Saturday, November 11, the Faculty, students, staff, alumni, and parents met with some members of the Board in regards ...
Wed, Nov 15 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

A Step Towards Open Dialogue #2
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition What: An Open ForumThe first open forum was a success, with great suggestions for making it even more so next time.This open forum will group people into three rooms (a mix of faculty, staff, administrators, students, alumni, and community members in each group). Each group will have one moderator.This open ...
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Report from Parents United for Gallaudet (PUG)
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Summary of PUG's Breakfast Meeting with BOT: November 11, 2006Wilton and I had the wonderful opportunity to meet with many members of the Board of Trustees on Saturday morning at 7:00 a.m. in the Bistro at Kellogg. Susan Elliot was so kind to put this informal breakfast meeting together for ...
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Faculty Report - November 11 Meeting with Board of Trustees
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition REPORT TO THE FACULTY Nov. 11, 2006 meeting of the Board of TrusteesPRESENT: Faculty: Bakke, Bragg, Powell, Rashid, Weinberg Board: Goodstein, Graham, Elliott, Heppner, Jordan, Kinney, Lloyd-Ogoke, Ross, Soukup, Sullivan, WuA delegation of Faculty met with the Board on Saturday morning, Nov. 11 in order to share perspectives regarding the characteristics expected in [...]
Tue, Nov 14 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Big Donors for Our Cause
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Our supporters from the Bay Area in California have made sizable donations to GUFSSA, in support of inclusion, accountability and transparency for Gallaudet University.  These donations were made in early November, in anticipation of a possible Public Relations blitz.  Since the Gallaudet Board of Trustees has resolved the Fernandes crisis, these ...
Tue, Nov 14 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

FSSA Perspective on Interim President
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Characteristics, Qualities, and Selection of the Interim President From the Faculty, Staff, Student, and Alumni Coalition of Gallaudet University 11-8-06I.  Recommended Characteristics and Qualities of Interim PresidentRole of the interim president:Promotes the healing process within the Gallaudet community in a way that reenergizes and inspires the community and [...]
Mon, Nov 13 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

8th Open Letter from NAD
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition To refer others to this page: [link] see also [link] National Association of the Deaf (NAD) in its open letters to date has called for Gallaudet University to heed concerns related to loss of trust and leadership leading up to, during, and in the aftermath of the protest at Gallaudet University.  ...
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New Video Segments
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Four new segments have been added for your viewing.  You can find these view these videos (they are highlighted in red) at Videos [...]
Mon, Nov 13 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Observations of Last Night?s Open Forum
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition It is a beautiful autumn day here in Maryland. I don't know what the weather is like on your end, but hopefully its as refreshing as what we are seeing here.Some of you have written in asking for a summary of last night's open forum. I was there, and I ...
Thu, Nov 09 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Open Forum - Wednesday, November 8
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition What: An Open ForumAll concerns welcome. This first open forum is intended to start identifying concerns that we have as a community so that we may begin laying the groundwork for addressing those concerns. All members of the community are welcome.Who: All Members of the Gallaudet CommunityWhen: Wednesday, November 8th, ...
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Memo from Board of Trustees
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition The Gallaudet Board of Trustees will meet at Gallaudet University this Saturday and has contacted various groups at Gallaudet to provide them input at this meeting.  Please see the letter below that was sent by the President's Office, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, to these constituent groups.  This information was ...
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Open Forum - Wednesday, November 8
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition What: An Open ForumAll concerns welcome. This first open forum is intended to start identifying concerns that we have as a community so that we may begin laying the groundwork for addressing those concerns. All members of the community are welcome.Who: All Members of the Gallaudet CommunityWhen: Wednesday, November 8th, ...
Mon, Nov 06 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Tent City in Mississippi
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Click on the following link to see news from our supporters in Mississippi:  Website [...]
Fri, Nov 03 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Tent City in Bozeman, Montana
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Taken on October 28, 2006 [...]
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The Second Deaf Rochester Film Festival Seeks Films of the...
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition The Deaf Rochester Film Festival (DRFF) is committed to promoting films by Deaf filmmakers who use film to communicate the Deaf Experience and/or Visual aesthetics.Because of the value of film as a medium of historical preservation, we would like to encourage both student and professional Deaf filmmakers to consider submission ...
Fri, Nov 03 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Message to Interpreters from Tim Rarus
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition On Behalf of FSSA, I want to express my deepest gratitude to the interpreters who spent countless hours of interpreting during the last few weeks.  Several of you volunteered your time, and several organizations lent interpreters at no charge.  What an incredible demonstration of commitment.All of us recognize that our ...
Thu, Nov 02 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Article from Chronicle of Higher Education
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition From the newsroom of The Chronicle of Higher Education, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, October 31, 2006 .....Search Experts Urge Gallaudet U. to Move Cautiously in Replacing Ousted President-Designate by BURTON BOLLAGCopyright © 2006 by The Chronicle of Higher EducationPeople with experience in presidential searches for higher-education institutions said on Monday that [...]
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FSSA Press Release - November 2, 2006
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition The FSSA web site has been quiet the past few days as we rest and regroup ourselves for the continued work we have ahead of us.   Although Sunday night was celebratory, it was just the first step in reaching the orginal demand: To reopen the search process through a multicultural lens ...
Thu, Nov 02 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Letter from NBDA
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Gallaudet Board of Trustees Gallaudet University 800 Florida Ave, NE Washington, DC 20002October 30, 2006Dear Trustee members,On behalf of the members of National Black Deaf Advocates, I wish heart felt gratitude to you for making a decision to move Gallaudet out of the recent stalemate. We realize it was an incredibly difficult decision. ...
Wed, Nov 01 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Press Release - October 31, 2006
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Gallaudet Faculty Staff Student Alumni Coalition Applauds Board of Trustees Decision; Calls for Healing at Gallaudet Gallaudet Faculty Staff Student Alumni Coalition (FSSA) members available for interview about future plansWASHINGTON, DC ? Gallaudet students, faculty, staff, and are applauding the Board of Trustees announcement that they voted, ?to terminate Jane [...]
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Press Release - October 29, 2006
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Gallaudet Faculty Staff Student Alumni Coalition Holds Press Conference to Announce Victory Board of Trustees votes to terminate Jane Fernandes as next presidentWASHINGTON, DC ? Gallaudet students, faculty, staff, and alumni will be holding a press conference Monday morning to talk about their victory in convincing the Board of Trustees to ...
Tue, Oct 31 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Message to BoT from ?Unity for Gallaudet? Protestors
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Oct. 29, 2006To: The Board of Trustees of G.U. Re: Operation Blue Monday From: Unity for Gallaudet ProtestorsIn the event that the Board does not vote to remove Dr. Jane Fernandes as President-Select and ensure that there are no reprisals, the following plan will take place as a means of providing a ...
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Letter from Emory & Jeanne Marsh, ?68
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Dear Board of Trustees Members:My wife and I have watched and waited for the right moment to voice our concerns over the serious events that have been happening on the campus of Gallaudet. Our daughter is now a senior and looking forward to her graduation in May. Will she graduate? ...
Sun, Oct 29 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Letter from Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures...
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition To The Board of Trustees, Gallaudet University c/o Dr. Brenda Brueggemann, Acting ChairpersonWe, concerned members of the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures wish to join our colleagues throughout the university in expressing our deepest concern regarding the major crisis we are experiencing.As must now be obvious to the Board ...
Sun, Oct 29 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Letter from Dr. Roz Rosen
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition From: Roz Rosen To: breuggermann.1@osu.edu, patricia.kunkle@gallaudet.edu, king.jordan@gallaudet.edu CC: supportusgally@gmail.com, gallynet-l@gallynet.org, Roz Rosen, thumphries@ucsd.edu Subject: Plea to the GU Board of Trustees Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 17:09:50 -0700 (PDT)Brenda and Patricia,Please ensure that the following letter is delivered to all the members of the [...]
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Join Us in Prayer this Sunday
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Calling all students, faculty, staff, alumni and parents to come and join us in prayer for a peaceful resolution.The Office of Campus Ministry staff will offer a non-denominational prayer service on Sunday at 2:00 pm in the chapel in SAC.Everyone is welcome regardless of your position on the protest. The ...
Fri, Oct 27 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Poll Results from Graduate Students Association
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition To the Board of Trustees:The Graduate Student Association (GSA) conducted a poll asking the graduate student body to vote on the five motions derived from the ones that were used at the faculty vote.On Monday, October 23, 2006, at 10 pm, GSA opened the poll for 48 hours until Wednesday, ...
Fri, Oct 27 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Letter from Department of Mathematics & Computer Science
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition October 26, 2006An open letter to Gallaudet University's community of faculty, students, parents, staff, alumni, administrators, trustees and stakeholdersWe, the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, support the open letter dated October 25th distributed to the campus community from the faculty of Gallaudet's Department of Education.Although faculty in our [...]
Fri, Oct 27 2006 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

An Open Letter from the International Alpha Sigma Pi Alumni...
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition For Immediate ReleaseContact: ASPGally@yahoo.comwww.iaspaa.orgOctober 26, 2006For three weeks now, our beloved alma mater has been in turmoil. The members of the Alpha Sigma Pi Fraternity are concerned about the events happening on campus.The members of the Executive Board of the International Alpha Sigma Pi Alumni Association recognize that there is ...
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Letter from Department of ASL and Deaf Studies
Gallaudet University FSSA Coalition Open letter from the Department of ASL and Deaf Studies to Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, administration, faculty, staff, students, and alumni:We, the undersigned members of the Department of ASL and Deaf Studies are compelled to express our deepening lack of trust in the leadership of Dr. Jane Fernandes and ...
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