So the BOT met yesterday to discuss Monday and Tuesday’s on campus visits with the applicants. They were briefed by the consultants on the feedback. They expected the Search Advisory Committee to request that the search be re-opened. What they got was very different. After some discussion in closed session, the Presidential Search Advisory Committee resigned en masse. Below is the text of their resolution. I am emboldened by their courage to renounce a process that the Board of Trustees is clearly unwilling to listen to the university. The ostrich maneuver by the board, hiding its head in the sand hoping students and faculty will go away will not change this situation.
"Whereas the Advisory Committee to the Presidential Search Committee has never had an opportunity to review the resumes of the entire candidate pool for the position of Chicago State University President, and
Whereas the Advisory Committee to the Presidential Search Committee was not allowed to provide input into the selection of the 12 quarter finalists for the position, and
Whereas the Advisory Committee to the Presidential Search Committee was not allowed to dialog with the Search Committee or each other in the selection of the five semi-finalists for the position, and
Whereas the Advisory Committee to the Presidential Search Committee was not allowed to participate in the interviews of the five semi-finalists or to provide any input into the selection of the two finalists for the position, and
Whereas, the Advisory Committee to the Presidential Search Committee was denied an opportunity to carry out the responsibilities that were outlined in Trustee, Reverend Dr. Richard L. Tolliver's letter of April 16, 2008 to Dr. Yan Dominic Searcy, Faculty Senate President, that states, "After the Presidential Search Committee has narrowed the search to the finalists for the position, the Campus Advisory Committee shall assume the responsibility for arranging on campus meetings and interviews with the finalist(s) so that the major campus constituencies have an opportunity to interact with the finalist(s) and so that there is at least one meeting with each candidate open to all members of the campus community." and
Whereas we feel it would be inappropriate to legitimize a less than transparent or participatory process by recommending either of the two finalists for the position of Chicago State University President, therefore be it resolved that
We the undersigned members of the Advisory Committee to the Presidential Search Committee do hereby tender our resignation from the committee. "
More to follow....
Whereas the Advisory Committee to the Presidential Search Committee was not allowed to provide input into the selection of the 12 quarter finalists for the position, and
Whereas the Advisory Committee to the Presidential Search Committee was not allowed to dialog with the Search Committee or each other in the selection of the five semi-finalists for the position, and
Whereas the Advisory Committee to the Presidential Search Committee was not allowed to participate in the interviews of the five semi-finalists or to provide any input into the selection of the two finalists for the position, and
Whereas, the Advisory Committee to the Presidential Search Committee was denied an opportunity to carry out the responsibilities that were outlined in Trustee, Reverend Dr. Richard L. Tolliver's letter of April 16, 2008 to Dr. Yan Dominic Searcy, Faculty Senate President, that states, "After the Presidential Search Committee has narrowed the search to the finalists for the position, the Campus Advisory Committee shall assume the responsibility for arranging on campus meetings and interviews with the finalist(s) so that the major campus constituencies have an opportunity to interact with the finalist(s) and so that there is at least one meeting with each candidate open to all members of the campus community." and
Whereas we feel it would be inappropriate to legitimize a less than transparent or participatory process by recommending either of the two finalists for the position of Chicago State University President, therefore be it resolved that
We the undersigned members of the Advisory Committee to the Presidential Search Committee do hereby tender our resignation from the committee. "
More to follow....
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