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Volume 3~ Issue 25 © MetroPress, April 8, 1981
Macintyre refuses
Faculty urges new ~vp search
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Macintyre - and a lack of time president) is n.ow and what has most important people r will recommend to the Board (of (December 8, 1980, to January 5,. gone into it. The President of MSC has 1981) for candidates to apply or be "Deans are most important for Trustees) I intend to make the refused to initiate a new search for nominated. faculty," Macintyre said. "The decision of who that will be." vice president of Academic Affairs This is, he said, one of the· vice president (of Academic AfThe resolution also objects to - - prompting the Faculty Senate the exclusive role Macintyre reasons why he appointed a fairs) is a major administrative to take their grievances directly to who recieved an overwhelming management position key to my screening, rather than selection, the Board of Trustees. vote of ''no confidence'' from the administration team, my man- committee. He said he alone made At a March 12 meeting the MSC faculty in February - assumed in agement of the institution." the appointments to the committee Faculty Senate passed a resolution the writing of the job description, Macintyre said he made it clear because he "reserved the right to - by a vote·.of 23 to 14 appointments to the screening that because the candidate for vice balance" the committee racially~ 1 ' 'strongly recommending'' committee, choice of finalists for president would be "one of the Continued on page 3 President Donald J. Macintyre the position and final recommen---~~~~---:--~------------1 immediately dissolve the commit- dations to the Board of Trustees, tee appointed to help screen ap- the college's governing board. plicants for the position of vice "This is the most important ofpresident of academic affairs. fice that affects faculty, that :.. The resolution also asked works most directly with faculty Macintyre to start a new search and deans," said Van Everen of for the vice president, allowing the vice presidential position. "It's faculty input into the job descrip- a critically important job. l'he tion and major changes ·in the faculty should have some input inselection and hiring procedure. to the kinds of criteria that should .. ''This office (of vice president go into that job (description)." of AA) has gone through terrible Macintyre doesn't see it that change that has bet:n very disrup- way. He said he has "no intention tive," said Brooks Van Everen, of changing ·the process that was Senate president. ''This is the set in motion because the process single most important office that is working and working very effec,r affects faculty.'' tively." £1.li•IJll..._ll!!::Olll.il: Reasons for the request, listed He said the faculty has been a: 0 in the resolution, include objec"sufficiently and adequately in- c: -;~~=--~~~~~;;~~~:=:::S~iaii!i tions to certain requirements in the volved in terms of where the ti ii!! job description - written by process (for selecting the vice .van ~veren: Faculty should have Input by Joan Conrow
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