Mishka Zena

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IKJ & BoT Earned No Confidence Votes

 Here are the unofficial results of the voting on the resolutions put before the Gallaudet Faculty Senate this evening, Monday, October 16, 2006.

They call on Jane Fernandes to resign or be removed from her position, and also vote “no confidence” in current Gallaudet President I. King Jordan and also “no confidence” in the entire Board of Trustees at Gallaudet.

 UNOFFICIAL RESULTS Results of Faculty meeting Oct 16, 2006
(Note: there are 221 eligible voting faculty members at Gallaudet University; 168 are present at this meeting, representing 76% of eligible voting faculty)

Motion A


“The University Faculty moves that Faculty Governance. Through their
official contacts with the Administration and the Board, examine and
discuss models for including faculty, staff, students and alumni as
members of the Board, and set a timetable for incorporating one of
these models into practice at Gallaudet.

PASSED Unanimously  (168 by standing vote)

Motion B
“Be it resolved that the faculty demand that Jane Kelleher Fernandes
resign or be removed from her position for the greater good of
Gallaudet University”

PASSED

Ayes      138
Nayes      24
Abstain       6

Motion C
“Be it resolved that the Faculty request the Board of Trustees convene
an emergency meeting with four elected representatives from the
students, four elected faculty members, two elected staff members, two
elected Clerc Center representatives, and two elected members of the
Alumni Association to determine how to manage Gallaudet University
during the interim and to plan for a re-opening of the search process.”

PASSED
Ayes  131
Nayes  23
Abstain 2

MOTION D

“Be it resolved that the Faculty request no reprisals against any
member of the community, including students, staff and faculty, Clerc Center teachers and staff, Trustees and alumni for their support of or dissent from the current protests. 

PASSED
Ayes   133
Nayes  15
Abstain  0

MOTION E
“Be it resolved that the Faculty express loss of confidence in I. King
Jordan as the leader of Gallaudet University.”

PASSED
Ayes   80
Nayes  60
Abstain  7MOTION F
“Be it resolved that the Faculty express a loss of confidence in the
Gallaudet University Board of Trustees”
PASSED
Ayes  106
Nayes 10
Abstained 0

POSTPONEMENT OF VOTE DURING A SPECIAL MEETING TO BE CALLED

MOTION G
“Immediately bring an outside. Neutral. Professional mediation team to
campus.  The team should include Deaf and hearing representatives who
are familiar with Deaf issues and Gallaudet University to facilitate
discussion between the various stakeholders involved in the current
crisis”

MOTION H
“Bring and outside neutral party to investigate the search process that
resulted in the selection of Dr. Jane Fernandes as the 9th President of
Gallaudet University” MOTION I


“Establish fixed, renewable terms for the Gallaudet University
president.  At the end of each term, Gallaudet presidents will have a
performance evaluation by the Board of Trustees that will include
feedback from the campus community.  The performance evaluation will be
used to help determine whether reappointment should occur”

MOTION J
“Ask that Committee A and the Senate work together to change faculty
guidelines such that all previously tenured faculty will be required to
take the same sign language assessment test that untenured faculty
take.
GU till provide interpreters in the classroom for any currently tenured faculty
member who does not pass the sign language assessment at the same level
required for new faculty members to gain tenure.  This would not replace the system
of testing non-tenured faculty”

October 17, 2006 - Posted by Mishka Zena | Uncategorized | | 2 Comments

2 Comments »

  1. The shock from that isnt even louder than the sound of someone popping a paper lunch bag.

    Comment by Richard Roehm | October 17, 2006

  2. Thank you for sharing.

    Comment by A Voice | October 17, 2006

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