Faculty vote to reject all proposed amendments
Some faculty disappointed by the results and plan to continue trying for changes in senate structure.
Jeremy Fugleberg
Issue date: 5/2/07 Section: News
Eric Hanson, a student senator on the Academic Senate, said only a few faculty members at the informational meeting were undecided when they walked in the room.
"The people we talked to, there were about four or five who were undecided but who decided by the end of the meeting," he said. "There was a real good chance for discussion to occur for both sides where there hadn't been a chance for that before."
Lonowski said the issue probably won't go away, but will get another look by the SDSU chapter of the AAUP, of which he's a member.
"The next step comes out of AAUP and what they want to do about it," he said. "That formal decision hasn't been made yet."
AAUP's primary goals include promoting academic freedom and giving faculty a stronger voice in university decisions.
For his part, Hefling said he is encouraged by the passion of faculty members who are working to make their voices heard. He wasn't surprised to hear there might be action in the future.
"That doesn't surprise me that the issue may be pursued," he said. "I would hope that if it is pursued it would be done in a more effective manner."
"The people we talked to, there were about four or five who were undecided but who decided by the end of the meeting," he said. "There was a real good chance for discussion to occur for both sides where there hadn't been a chance for that before."
Lonowski said the issue probably won't go away, but will get another look by the SDSU chapter of the AAUP, of which he's a member.
"The next step comes out of AAUP and what they want to do about it," he said. "That formal decision hasn't been made yet."
AAUP's primary goals include promoting academic freedom and giving faculty a stronger voice in university decisions.
For his part, Hefling said he is encouraged by the passion of faculty members who are working to make their voices heard. He wasn't surprised to hear there might be action in the future.
"That doesn't surprise me that the issue may be pursued," he said. "I would hope that if it is pursued it would be done in a more effective manner."
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