[AAUP-ULL-List] Fwd: UL Lafayette AAUP Chapter resolution condemning the search process for a new Provost

Wed Apr 25 09:49:16 CDT 2018

This is Dr. Henderson's response preceded by mine.

I would like to call a meeting next Wednesday afternoon if possible. Chad,
has Senate set its meeting time yet?

AAUP Members, you may see Dr. Henderson's note on the AAUP list. Be assured
I approved it as a one time post; Dr. Henderson does not have access to our
list.

Keith

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: *Keith Dorwick* <kdorwick at gmail.com>
Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Subject: UL Lafayette AAUP Chapter resolution condemning the search process
for a new Provost
To: Jim Henderson <jim.henderson at ulsystem.edu>

Dr. Henderson, thank you much for your quick and informative response.

I will bring it back to the chapter and we will discuss next steps,
including asking you for further help if we think it need be.

Meanwhile we will review the link to System policy you included in your
message. Thanks again.

Dr. Keith Dorwick

On Wednesday, April 25, 2018, Jim Henderson <jim.henderson at ulsystem.edu>
wrote:

> Dear Dr. Dorwick:
>
>
>
> Thank you for reaching out to me on this matter. I apologize for my
> delayed response. I was traveling from the West Coast to Baton Rouge by way
> of Shreveport yesterday, and did not arrive home until quite late.
>
>
>
> I fully appreciate the concerns you articulate in your email message and
> the attached resolution. The selection of a provost, the chief academic
> officer of the institution, is obviously one of the most important
> decisions affecting a university community. Robust faculty involvement in
> the process is a hallmark of successful searches and lays the groundwork
> for an effective transition of academic leadership.
>
>
>
> University of Louisiana System policy and procedures charge the president
> of the university with specific responsibilities in the search and
> selection of vice presidents, deans, and athletic directors. The policy
> also describes a process-focused review responsibility for board staff upon
> receipt of a recommendation from the university president. Please follow
> this link to view an electronic version of the policy:
>
>
>
> https://s25260.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/FS-III-II-
> B-1a-Searches-Dean-or-Higher-1_2011.pdf
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>
>
> My recommendation to you and those you represent is to bring your concerns
> to President Savoie. While your message indicates you do not have
> confidence in the efficacy of that approach, it is an important factor in
> ensuring the integrity of the process and furthering the governance climate
> at the university. Please note that I have copied University of Louisiana
> System Provost Jeannine Kahn on this reply, but I have not copied President
> Savoie. I believe strongly that your direct engagement of the president is
> the best approach, and I want to ensure you are afforded the opportunity to
> initiate that engagement. That said, if you would prefer that I contact
> President Savoie on your behalf and ask that he address your concerns with
> you, I will be happy to do so.
>
>
>
> Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
>
>
>
> Best,
>
>
>
> Jim
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> *From: *Keith Dorwick <kdorwick at gmail.com>
> *Date: *Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 5:14 PM
> *To: *Jim Henderson <jim.henderson at ulsystem.edu>
> *Cc: *"aaup-ull-list at lists.louisiana.edu" <aaup-ull-list at lists.louisiana
> .edu>
> *Subject: *UL Lafayette AAUP Chapter resolution condemning the search
> process for a new Provost
>
>
>
> Dear Dr. Henderson:
>
> I am the President of the AAUP Chapter of the University of Louisiana at
> Lafayette, and a member of both the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
> Graduate Faculty and Faculty Senate.
>
>
>
> I am writing you at the behest of our AAUP Chapter concerning a matter of
> grave importance to the health of our institution: the last minute
> candidacy that has popped up less than a week ago for the position of
> Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, a matter that has been
> mostly shrouded in silence and a lack of communication from administration.
> (While the search has been going on for several years now, this candidacy
> is repeating a last minute attempt at a hire at the end of the 2016-2017
> school year, at which point the search collapsed)
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, one week ago, faculty received a mass email from President
> Savoie announcing a last minute then unnamed candidate for the position of
> Provost, who turned out to Dr. Jaimie Hebert, President of Georgia Southern
> University. That campus visit would fall on the second to last week of
> classes, a very busy time for faculty. On Friday of last week (a half day
> for us, giving us even less time to respond) we received notice of two
> sessions on Monday and Tuesday, in which faculty or "anyone interested" in
> the search could attend.
>
> The resolution attached does not discuss the qualities of Dr. Hebert for
> the position of Provost. Instead, it addresses a much more grave concern,
> that this last minute attempt to hire a candidate for the position of
> Provost is misguided and will further increase the growing tensions between
> faculty and the administration, and especially those with Dr. Savoie, a
> relationship that is already deeply strained. A hurried, unthinking last
> minute campus visit from a candidate during our second to last week of
> classes is only going to make faculty morale here--already the lowest I
> have seen with the exception of a few years under a previous Provost--much,
> much worse.
>
> As members of the AAUP, we are requesting that you intervene and require
> Dr. Savoie to nominate an interim Provost and then, in Fall 2018, on a
> timely basis, revisit the issue of the Provost when all faculty and other
> interested parties can fully participate. We would have addressed this to
> Dr. Savoie directly, but we feared we would not be heard.
>
> If you have any questions, please let me know.
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
> Dr. Keith Dorwick
>
> Professor of English
>
> Faculty Senator
> The University of Louisiana at Lafayette
> President, University of Lafayette Local Chapter of the AAUP
>

-- 
Dr. Keith Dorwick
Professor of English
Editor, Technoculture (http://tcjournal.org)
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette
P.O. Box 43719
Lafayette, LA 70504-3719

-- 
Dr. Keith Dorwick
Professor of English
Editor, Technoculture (http://tcjournal.org)
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette
P.O. Box 43719
Lafayette, LA 70504-3719
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