Faculty Responsibilities

As I continue to engage with administration on faculty concerns about tuition wavers, I realize that the tasks delegated to faculty by the Board of Trustees are our responsibilities. The BOT has given us large responsibilities for curriculum, and advisory ones over finance, compensation, and benefits. The reason is because our perspectives are vital for ensuring that the academic mission of the university is fulfilled. No one has the right to contravene the BOT's instructions.

This being said, everyone (all of us) need to work together to ensure we are carrying out our responsibilities appropriately and as swiftly as necessary.

To be fair, I believe that in order to work together appropriately, faculty and administration both must make changes to the ways we work together. Shared governance is a learning experience.

Thanks to all faculty who have written to the listserv in support of shared governance and collaboration.