Mishka Zena

Endless Pondering

7:30 Faculty Demands Resignation!!

 Via pager of Jennie:

Rally starting

MJ walking by  Vote said we request jk resign
  We chaned the wording to demanded
  Vote:  138 supported it
  24 were against
 6 abstained
 62% of the faculty were there

  That was the second motion, which passed (no reprisals)
  80 people voted loss of confidence in ikj
  60 said no loss of confidence
  91% said no confidence in the bot
 I hope you understand the importance of this meeting. 

We changed to demand

  This was hard bc of his 18 years here, it was a heated debated. I hope you understand the importance of this meeting.  The media has heard us

 But 54% said loss of confidence
  Discussion;Loss of confidence in the bot
  92% passed
  Sorry about the confusion
 MJ was giving the unofficial report.

 Kubey: hard meeting.  Some issues were tabled until a later date.

Bwe had 168 members there.  224 altogether, so 168 there is a huge number
Discussion: change members of the bot to include alumni, fac, staff and students
 Passed by 80%
  Discussion: demand jk resign.
  85% support
  Discussion: bot return to campus for emergency session
 85% passed
  Discussion: no reprisals against anyone.
  90% passed
  5th motion: loss of confidence in ikj
This was hard bc of his 18 years here, it was a heated debated.
But 54% said loss of confidence
  Discussion;Loss of confidence in the bot
92% passed
 Sorry about the confusion
MJ was giving the unofficial report.
  Kubey (the second person talking), gave the official report.
  Now donalda ammons
  You’ve seen the results of our meeting, and those numbers are important.  Thank you for respecting us enough to let us on campus to have this meeting.
  The fac is not blind.  Now I want to talk to the fac here.
The students have been holding down the fort, but only maybe 20 fac are here everyday
 Now that the vote is done, is that it?  No!  You must stay here.  Show people that the fac cares abt gally

 Votes are cheap.  The students are exhausted.  Show them our support.  Numbers speak louder than words.
  Bobbie beth scoggins now
 President of nad
 I’m so inspired by the recent announcement.  
I feel there’s 3 groups: fac, bot and adm.
 They’ve been separated and unbalanced.
  But now the fac have shown that we need a new system at gallaudet, one free of oppresion.
Andy lange, president of guaa now
 I saw the news from the fac, which says it all.
 I don’t know how they can continue to be so stubborn.
Alumni from all over the world have sent me emails and support- over 700 emails.
We, the alumni are disgusted
 Encourage alumni to come here so the bot can see that we care abt the university and we need it.
  If fac says jk and ikj are not fit for the job, the bot needs to clean up the university.
  we’re going to keep the pressure on them to prove that gallaudet does not belong to them, it belongs to us
 That’s it for nowRally @ 8
 One kendall staff said that seeing all the students lined up at the 6th street gate this morning really inspired her and encouraged her to come to the rally and sipport us
  *support
  

October 16, 2006 - Posted by Mishka Zena | Uncategorized | | 6 Comments

6 Comments »

  1. So whats next? The faculty does not have a power to tell JK go.
    Are the faculty going to work tomorrow or what?

    Comment by Kathy | October 17, 2006

  2. One would think with this announcement from the Faculty, which is powerful, that Jane Fernandes would simply pack her bags and leave with the dignity she has left.

    Comment by Bjlton 87' | October 17, 2006

  3. The faculty does not have the power to tell JK to go, but they can certainly vote with their feet by walking out of their classes and supporting the protest. That’s a significant majority, and they are capable of bringing things to a halt by sitting out until Jane resigns.

    This is a powerful statement, and once the alumni and even BOT gets wind of this, things are gonna move very quickly this week. I wouldn’t be surprised if this gets a significant response from the Administration before HC this weekend. What a week this is going to be.

    Comment by Dave R | October 17, 2006

  4. Finally, each faction is united in our efforts to seek the removal of JK and to reopen the search process. Continue forward towards solidarity and Unity in Gallaudet. (Harry Barnum, Class of 2001)

    Comment by Deaf Mystery | October 17, 2006

  5. Kathy, I don’t know what’ll happen tmw.

    This is a major victory. The faculty votes validate the Unity for Gallaudet.

    Comment by Mishka Zena | October 17, 2006

  6. Dave, right. The pressure for BoT is increasing rapidly. They better come to the campus real soon.

    Comment by Mishka Zena | October 17, 2006

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