[Vision2020] AFT Response to UI Financial Crisis

Sat, 27 Mar 2004 10:13:59 -0800

--Boundary_(ID_NIXAlc878muq4itlK4at4A)
Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT

Dear Visionaries:

News Release
For Immediate Release
March 26, 2004

Contact Acting AFT President Bob Dickow at 882-0889 or IFT President Nick 
Gier, 882-9212 or 883-3360

Moscow--At a meeting on March 25 the University of Idaho Federation of 
Teachers (AFT-AFL-CIO) voted to forego the unfunded 2 percent pay raised 
mandated by the Idaho Legislature. AFT members are quite willing to accept 
a raise that is fully funded, but none thought that faculty raises should 
come at the expense of academic programs. The members also wanted to 
clarify that this does not mean that they support pay cuts.

There will also be a special meeting of the faculty of the College of 
Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences on Thursday, April 1, 8:00-9:30 in the 
Gold/Galena Rooms in the SUB. Paper ballot voting will be held on the 
following: (1) a resolution on faculty governance and academic freedom; (2) 
a resolution to retain the studio arts; (3) A resolution on disciplinary 
integrity; (4) a proposal for alternative cuts in CLASS; (5) a resolution 
to cut more from administration than academic programs;(6) a resolution to 
cut athletic funding; and (7) a resolution of non-confidence against Dean 
Zeller. Non-CLASS faculty are invited to attend and lend moral support. The 
full text of these resolutions can be found appended below or at 
www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/class.htm. Also appended is an AFT flyer that is 
going out to all UI faculty.

The AFT also encourages all interested parties to pledge to the Glen 
Grishkoff Defense Fund. An attorney for Grishkoff will be filing a suit 
within two weeks. Many faculty believe that Grishkoff's firing last fall is 
connected to the proposal to eliminate the studio arts. Pledges in any 
amount should be sent to Bob Dickow, 1102 East 6th, Moscow.

THE COLLEGE OF LETTERS, ARTS, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES MEETS ON APRIL 1
There will be a special CLASS faculty meeting on Thursday, April 1, 8-9:30 
AM in the Gold & Silver Galena Rooms. Paper ballot voting will be held on 
the following: (1) a resolution on faculty governance and academic freedom; 
(2) a resolution to retain the studio arts; (3) A resolution on 
disciplinary integrity; (4) a proposal for alternative cuts in CLASS; (5) a 
resolution to cut more from administration than academic programs;(6) a 
resolution to cut athletic funding; and (7) a resolution of non-confidence 
against Dean Zeller. Non-CLASS faculty are invited to attend and lend moral 
support. The full text of these resolutions can be found at 
www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/class.htm.

AFT RESPONSE TO THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
The University of Idaho is suffering through the worst financial crisis in 
its 115-year history. Each of Idaho's colleges and universities has 
undergone major cuts because of the economic slow down after September 11. 
The UI's problems, however, have been exacerbated by administrative 
malfeasance, the University Place fiasco representing just the worst of it.
Geological and mining engineering have been eliminated, but fortunately the 
tenured professors in those fields were reassigned rather than fired, 
thanks to AFT and AAUP intervention. Sadly, three untenured faculty are now 
working their last days at the UI. Other positions have been eliminated in 
all colleges, and recently the UI Press was closed down, even though it was 
making good progress under the new leadership of Ivar Nelson.

AFT VOTES TO FOREGO RAISE
At a meeting on March 25 the UI Federation voted to forego the unfunded 
raise of 2 percent mandated by the Idaho Legislature. AFT members are quite 
willing to accept a raise that is fully funded, but none thought that 
faculty raises should come at the expense of academic programs. The UI 
administration has proposed that the raises be delayed until January, but 
we urge all UI faculty to accept a full year's moratorium.

UI ART DEPARTMENT IS PRODUCTIVE AND EFFICIENT
The most shocking proposal has been CLASS Dean Joe Zeller's proposal to 
eliminate studio arts. All "flagship" land grant universities in the U.S. 
offer studio arts. All of our peer institutions have studio arts; all have 
at least one specialist art historian. Among our peers there are more fine 
art specialists on the faculty than graphic design specialists; generally 
the ratio is two thirds fine art to one third graphic design.
  The charges that the UI Art Department is not productive or efficient are 
unfounded. From 2001 to 2003 the number of majors has increased from 195 to 
224. Among the fine art departments its student faculty ratio of 20/1 is 
exceeded only by dance at 28/1. (Music and Theatre are 12/1 and 13/1 
respectively.) For spring semester 2004 the department generated 3,886 
credit hours to 3,620 in music, 1,939 in Theatre, and 1,648 in Dance. In 
May the department will graduate 35-37 students in studio art, design, art 
education, and the MFA.

UI ART DEPARTMENT IS A BASTION OF DIVERSITY
Enrollment statistics for Fall 2003 indicate that the percentage of 
ethnic-minority students specializing in art at the undergraduate level is 
about 30 percent higher than the percentage of ethnic-minority 
undergraduates at the UI as a whole. The percentage of women undergraduate 
majors in art is more than 40 percent higher than the percentage of women 
undergraduates across all majors at UI.
Art Professor Sally Machlis is one of the few female department chairs or 
higher administrators. With the elimination of her chair the UI would be 
sinking to an even more abysmal position relative to its peer institutions 
in matters related to gender equity. According to statistics gathered by 
the Women in Higher Education Roundtable, UI lags behind national averages 
in numbers of women students, faculty, and administrators at all levels.
Similarly, Art Professor Ivan Castaneda is one of only four Hispanic 
faculty on tenure tracks at UI, and he is the only one in CLASS. If his 
position is eliminated, this would add to an increasingly dismal record of 
retention of ethnic-minority faculty in this college. To our knowledge, 
there have been at least four other such departures just in the past four 
years (from Foreign Languages & Literatures, English, Music, and Theatre).
Furthermore, Professor Castaneda's departure would also eliminate ethnic 
content that he has brought to the Art Department's curriculum--content 
that he intends to integrate further into University curricula through an 
interdisciplinary program he has proposed. We also understand that a 
part-time Hispanic instructor, one of our own MFA graduates, may be lost 
with the proposed cuts. At a time when the University is poised to adopt 
and begin implementation of the new Diversity & Human Rights Plan, it is 
distressing to us to watch us move away from greater diversity rather than 
towards it.

NO MORE APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
Back in the 1980s the UI faculty voted that no appropriated funds should be 
used for intercollegiate athletics. Most of us thought that mandate was put 
into effect, but now many of us are wondering if it ever was or if the 
policy was changed. According to the UI Budget Office, appropriated funds 
going to salaries and gender equity were $1,970,660 for FY04. We strongly 
believe that the UI should make deeper cuts in athletics and stop the use 
of any appropriated money for that purpose.

CUT ADMINISTRATION, SUPPORT FUNCTIONS, AND ATHLETICS INSTEAD
As this document is being circulated, the CLASS department chairs are 
meeting to come up with alternative funding cuts for their college. The 
AFT, however, believes that the CLASS faculty should look beyond their 
college. The RCM model places an unfair burden on colleges and departments 
that do not have access to large grants and/or contributions. Furthermore, 
the Hoover administration increased administrative budgets and the number 
of administrators and their staffs. Therefore, the AFT urges the 
administration to look to nonacademic programs for deeper cuts.

PLEDGE TO THE GRISHKOFF DEFENSE FUND
Glenn Grishkoff will soon be filing suit against the UI administration, and 
he will need the moral and financial support of the UI faculty. He has 
already received financial aid from the local AFT and will also receive 
additional monies from the state and national AFT. Please pledge to the 
Grishkoff Defense Fund at the Latah Federal Credit Union. We will redeem 
your pledge if the administration refuses to reinstate Grishkoff and the 
suit goes forward.
Name _______________________________________________________________ e-mail 
__________________________
Department 
____________________________________________________________________________________________
I pledge ___$100 ___$50 ___$25 ___$10 ___other amount
Please return to Bob Dickow, acting AFT president, music department 4015
RESOLUTIONS FOR THE MEETING OF
THE COLLEGE OF LETTERS, ARTS, AND SOCIALS SCIENCES
April 1, 2004, 8:00-9:30 AM, Galena Gold and Silver Rooms

I. RESOLUTION ON FACULTY GOVERNANCE AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM
Whereas, the UI Constitution states that the "immediate governance" of the 
University is in the hands of the faculty;
Whereas, the dismissal of Professor Glenn Grishkoff has brought this right 
of self-governance into question;
Whereas, the dismissal of faculty normally begins in the department and is 
forwarded to the dean and upper administration for action;
Whereas, only under the most unusual circumstances is it appropriate for 
the administration to take direct action in such matters;
Whereas, the principle of academic freedom guarantees the right of 
individual faculty members to choose their own course of research and 
creative effort;
Whereas, the same principle should apply to departments in determining 
their own instructional, service, and research goals;
Whereas, the dismissal of Professor Grishkoff threatens academic freedom;
Be it therefore resolved that the CLASS faculty supports the reinstatement 
of Professor Grishkoff so that he can finish his probationary period for 
tenure;
And be it further resolved that the CLASS administration recommit itself to 
faculty self-determination and the principle of academic freedom.

II. RESOLUTION TO RETAIN STUDIO ARTS

Whereas, studio arts is essential to the liberal arts generally and 
architecture specifically;
Whereas, all flagship land grant universities have a studio arts program;
Whereas, all of our peer institutions have studio arts; all have at least 
one specialist art historian;
Whereas, all of our peer institutions have more fine art specialists than 
graphic design specialists;
Whereas, among the UI fine arts the art department produces the highest 
number of credit hours;
Whereas, among the UI fine arts the art department has the second highest 
student-faculty ratio;
Whereas, studio arts will graduate 35-37 students in May, 2004;
Whereas, the MFA program is well recognized and has produced superb artists;
Be it resolved that the CLASS faculty vote to retain this essential program;
And be it further resolved to commend the UI studio arts faculty for their 
superb and long standing contributions to the University of Idaho.

III. RESOLUTION ON THE INTEGRITY OF ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES

Whereas, it is essential for each discipline with a critical mass of 
faculty to retain its integrity;
Whereas, it is demoralizing for disparate departments to be brought 
together just for the sake of efficiency;
Whereas, such an administrative structure is typical of community and 
4-year colleges;
Whereas, very little savings will come from such bureaucratic maneuvering;
Be it resolved that the CLASS faculty reject the proposal to join Foreign 
Languages, History, and Political Science in one administrative unit.

IV. PROPOSAL FOR ALTERNATIVE CUTS FOR CLASS

Specific proposals will be presented at the meeting.

V. RESOLUTION ON MORE ADMINISTRATIVE CUTS

Whereas, the RCM model places an unfair burden on colleges and departments 
that do not have access to large grants and/or contributions;
Whereas, the Hoover administration increased administrative budgets and the 
number of administrators and their staffs;
Be it resolved that the UI administration make deeper cuts to meet our 
projected deficits.

VI. RESOLUTION ON ATHLETIC FUNDING

Whereas, intercollegiate athletics are not essential to the academic 
mission of the University of Idaho;
Whereas, intercollegiate athletics should be a completely self-funding 
operation;
Whereas, the UI faculty once voted to stop all appropriated funding of 
intercollegiate athletics;
Whereas, appropriated funds for athletics in FY04 totaled nearly $2 million;
Whereas, $25,000 of the FY04 pay raises went to UI coaches;
Therefore be it resolved that the CLASS faculty request that the UI 
administration cut all appropriated monies to intercollegiate athletics.

VII. A RESOLUTION OF NO-CONFIDENCE

Whereas, the CLASS faculty commiserates with any dean who is faced with 
budget reductions year after year;
Whereas, any faculty must have full trust in their administrators to make 
difficult decisions such as these;
Whereas, Dean Zeller's decision in Summer, 2002 to eliminate benefits for 
part-time faculty was unwise and devastating to those concerned;
Whereas, Dean Zeller's decision to dismiss Glenn Grishkoff against the 
unanimous support of his department undermined academic freedom and faculty 
self-determination;
Whereas, without the consultation required for the discontinuance of any 
academic program, Dean Zeller proposed the elimination of the studio arts 
program;
Whereas, contrary to Art and Architecture by-laws, the new architecture 
chair was not given a full 3-year term;
Be it resolved that the CLASS faculty no longer has confidence in Dean 
Zeller to lead this college.

"Modern physics has taught us that the nature of any system cannot be 
discovered by dividing it into its component parts and studying each part 
by itself. . . .We must keep our attention fixed on the whole and on the 
interconnection between the parts. The same is true of our intellectual 
life. It is impossible to make a clear cut between science, religion, and 
art. The whole is never equal simply to the sum of its various parts." 
--Max Planck

Nicholas F. Gier
Professor Emeritus, Department of Philosophy, University of Idaho
1037 Colt Rd., Moscow, ID 83843
http://users.moscow.com/ngier/home/index.htm
208-883-3360/882-9212/FAX 885-8950
President, Idaho Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO
www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/ift/index.htm

--Boundary_(ID_NIXAlc878muq4itlK4at4A)
Content-type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT

<html>
Dear Visionaries: 
News Release 
For Immediate Release 
March 26, 2004 
Contact Acting AFT President Bob Dickow at 882-0889 or IFT President Nick
Gier, 882-9212 or 883-3360 
Moscow--At a meeting on March 25 the University of Idaho Federation of
Teachers (AFT-AFL-CIO) voted to forego the unfunded 2 percent pay raised
mandated by the Idaho Legislature. AFT members are quite willing to
accept a raise that is fully funded, but none thought that faculty raises
should come at the expense of academic programs. The members also wanted
to clarify that this does not mean that they support pay cuts. 
There will also be a special meeting of the faculty of the College of
Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences on Thursday, April 1, 8:00-9:30 in the
Gold/Galena Rooms in the SUB. Paper ballot voting will be held on the
following: (1) a resolution on faculty governance and academic freedom;
(2) a resolution to retain the studio arts; (3) A resolution on
disciplinary integrity; (4) a proposal for alternative cuts in CLASS; (5)
a resolution to cut more from administration than academic programs;(6) a
resolution to cut athletic funding; and (7) a resolution of
non-confidence against Dean Zeller. Non-CLASS faculty are invited to
attend and lend moral support. The full text of these resolutions can be
found appended below or at
<a href="http://www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/class.htm" eudora="autourl">www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/class.htm</a>.
Also appended is an AFT flyer that is going out to all UI
faculty. 
The AFT also encourages all interested parties to pledge to the Glen
Grishkoff Defense Fund. An attorney for Grishkoff will be filing a suit
within two weeks. Many faculty believe that Grishkoff's firing last fall
is connected to the proposal to eliminate the studio arts. Pledges in any
amount should be sent to Bob Dickow, 1102 East 6th, Moscow. 
THE COLLEGE OF LETTERS, ARTS, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES MEETS ON APRIL 1 
There will be a special CLASS faculty meeting on Thursday, April 1,
8-9:30 AM in the Gold &amp; Silver Galena Rooms. Paper ballot voting will
be held on the following: (1) a resolution on faculty governance and
academic freedom; (2) a resolution to retain the studio arts; (3) A
resolution on disciplinary integrity; (4) a proposal for alternative cuts
in CLASS; (5) a resolution to cut more from administration than academic
programs;(6) a resolution to cut athletic funding; and (7) a resolution
of non-confidence against Dean Zeller. Non-CLASS faculty are invited to
attend and lend moral support. The full text of these resolutions can be
found at
<a href="http://www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/class.htm" eudora="autourl">www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/class.htm</a>. 
AFT RESPONSE TO THE FINANCIAL CRISIS 
The University of Idaho is suffering through the worst financial crisis
in its 115-year history. Each of Idaho�s colleges and universities has
undergone major cuts because of the economic slow down after September
11. The UI�s problems, however, have been exacerbated by administrative
malfeasance, the University Place fiasco representing just the worst of
it. 
Geological and mining engineering have been eliminated, but fortunately
the tenured professors in those fields were reassigned rather than fired,
thanks to AFT and AAUP intervention. Sadly, three untenured faculty are
now working their last days at the UI. Other positions have been
eliminated in all colleges, and recently the UI Press was closed down,
even though it was making good progress under the new leadership of Ivar
Nelson. 
AFT VOTES TO FOREGO RAISE 
At a meeting on March 25 the UI Federation voted to forego the unfunded
raise of 2 percent mandated by the Idaho Legislature. AFT members are
quite willing to accept a raise that is fully funded, but none thought
that faculty raises should come at the expense of academic programs. The
UI administration has proposed that the raises be delayed until January,
but we urge all UI faculty to accept a full year�s moratorium. 
UI ART DEPARTMENT IS PRODUCTIVE AND EFFICIENT 
The most shocking proposal has been CLASS Dean Joe Zeller�s proposal to
eliminate studio arts. All �flagship� land grant universities in the U.S.
offer studio arts. All of our peer institutions have studio arts; all
have at least one specialist art historian. Among our peers there are
more fine art specialists on the faculty than graphic design specialists;
generally the ratio is two thirds fine art to one third graphic
design. 
&nbsp;The charges that the UI Art Department is not productive or
efficient are unfounded. From 2001 to 2003 the number of majors has
increased from 195 to 224. Among the fine art departments its student
faculty ratio of 20/1 is exceeded only by dance at 28/1. (Music and
Theatre are 12/1 and 13/1 respectively.) For spring semester 2004 the
department generated 3,886 credit hours to 3,620 in music, 1,939 in
Theatre, and 1,648 in Dance. In May the department will graduate 35-37
students in studio art, design, art education, and the MFA. 
UI ART DEPARTMENT IS A BASTION OF DIVERSITY 
Enrollment statistics for Fall 2003 indicate that the percentage of
ethnic-minority students specializing in art at the undergraduate level
is about 30 percent higher than the percentage of ethnic-minority
undergraduates at the UI as a whole. The percentage of women
undergraduate majors in art is more than 40 percent higher than the
percentage of women undergraduates across all majors at UI. 
Art Professor Sally Machlis is one of the few female department chairs or
higher administrators. With the elimination of her chair the UI would be
sinking to an even more abysmal position relative to its peer
institutions in matters related to gender equity. According to statistics
gathered by the Women in Higher Education Roundtable, UI lags behind
national averages in numbers of women students, faculty, and
administrators at all levels. 
Similarly, Art Professor Ivan Castaneda is one of only four Hispanic
faculty on tenure tracks at UI, and he is the only one in CLASS. If his
position is eliminated, this would add to an increasingly dismal record
of retention of ethnic-minority faculty in this college. To our
knowledge, there have been at least four other such departures just in
the past four years (from Foreign Languages &amp; Literatures, English,
Music, and Theatre). 
Furthermore, Professor Castaneda�s departure would also eliminate ethnic
content that he has brought to the Art Department�s curriculum--content
that he intends to integrate further into University curricula through an
interdisciplinary program he has proposed. We also understand that a
part-time Hispanic instructor, one of our own MFA graduates, may be lost
with the proposed cuts. At a time when the University is poised to adopt
and begin implementation of the new Diversity &amp; Human Rights Plan, it
is distressing to us to watch us move away from greater diversity rather
than towards it. 
NO MORE APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS 
Back in the 1980s the UI faculty voted that no appropriated funds should
be used for intercollegiate athletics. Most of us thought that mandate
was put into effect, but now many of us are wondering if it ever was or
if the policy was changed. According to the UI Budget Office,
appropriated funds going to salaries and gender equity were $1,970,660
for FY04. We strongly believe that the UI should make deeper cuts in
athletics and stop the use of any appropriated money for that purpose.
 
CUT ADMINISTRATION, SUPPORT FUNCTIONS, AND ATHLETICS INSTEAD 
As this document is being circulated, the CLASS department chairs are
meeting to come up with alternative funding cuts for their college. The
AFT, however, believes that the CLASS faculty should look beyond their
college. The RCM model places an unfair burden on colleges and
departments that do not have access to large grants and/or contributions.
Furthermore, the Hoover administration increased administrative budgets
and the number of administrators and their staffs. Therefore, the AFT
urges the administration to look to nonacademic programs for deeper cuts.
 
PLEDGE TO THE GRISHKOFF DEFENSE FUND 
Glenn Grishkoff will soon be filing suit against the UI administration,
and he will need the moral and financial support of the UI faculty. He
has already received financial aid from the local AFT and will also
receive additional monies from the state and national AFT. Please pledge
to the Grishkoff Defense Fund at the Latah Federal Credit Union. We will
redeem your pledge if the administration refuses to reinstate Grishkoff
and the suit goes forward. 
Name _______________________________________________________________
e-mail __________________________ 
Department
____________________________________________________________________________________________ 
I pledge ___$100 ___$50 ___$25 ___$10 ___other amount 
Please return to Bob Dickow, acting AFT president, music department
4015 
RESOLUTIONS FOR THE MEETING OF 
THE COLLEGE OF LETTERS, ARTS, AND SOCIALS SCIENCES 
April 1, 2004, 8:00-9:30 AM, Galena Gold and Silver Rooms 
I. RESOLUTION ON FACULTY GOVERNANCE AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM 
Whereas, the UI Constitution states that the &quot;immediate
governance&quot; of the University is in the hands of the faculty; 
Whereas, the dismissal of Professor Glenn Grishkoff has brought this
right of self-governance into question; 
Whereas, the dismissal of faculty normally begins in the department and
is forwarded to the dean and upper administration for action; 
Whereas, only under the most unusual circumstances is it appropriate for
the administration to take direct action in such matters; 
Whereas, the principle of academic freedom guarantees the right of
individual faculty members to choose their own course of research and
creative effort; 
Whereas, the same principle should apply to departments in determining
their own instructional, service, and research goals; 
Whereas, the dismissal of Professor Grishkoff threatens academic
freedom; 
Be it therefore resolved that the CLASS faculty supports the
reinstatement of Professor Grishkoff so that he can finish his
probationary period for tenure; 
And be it further resolved that the CLASS administration recommit itself
to faculty self-determination and the principle of academic
freedom. 
II. RESOLUTION TO RETAIN STUDIO ARTS 
Whereas, studio arts is essential to the liberal arts generally and
architecture specifically; 
Whereas, all flagship land grant universities have a studio arts
program; 
Whereas, all of our peer institutions have studio arts; all have at least
one specialist art historian; 
Whereas, all of our peer institutions have more fine art specialists than
graphic design specialists; 
Whereas, among the UI fine arts the art department produces the highest
number of credit hours; 
Whereas, among the UI fine arts the art department has the second highest
student-faculty ratio; 
Whereas, studio arts will graduate 35-37 students in May, 2004; 
Whereas, the MFA program is well recognized and has produced superb
artists; 
Be it resolved that the CLASS faculty vote to retain this essential
program; 
And be it further resolved to commend the UI studio arts faculty for
their superb and long standing contributions to the University of
Idaho. 
III. RESOLUTION ON THE INTEGRITY OF ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES 
Whereas, it is essential for each discipline with a critical mass of
faculty to retain its integrity; 
Whereas, it is demoralizing for disparate departments to be brought
together just for the sake of efficiency; 
Whereas, such an administrative structure is typical of community and
4-year colleges; 
Whereas, very little savings will come from such bureaucratic
maneuvering; 
Be it resolved that the CLASS faculty reject the proposal to join Foreign
Languages, History, and Political Science in one administrative
unit. 
 
IV. PROPOSAL FOR ALTERNATIVE CUTS FOR CLASS 
Specific proposals will be presented at the meeting. 
 
V. RESOLUTION ON MORE ADMINISTRATIVE CUTS 
Whereas, the RCM model places an unfair burden on colleges and
departments that do not have access to large grants and/or
contributions; 
Whereas, the Hoover administration increased administrative budgets and
the number of administrators and their staffs; 
Be it resolved that the UI administration make deeper cuts to meet our
projected deficits. 
VI. RESOLUTION ON ATHLETIC FUNDING 
Whereas, intercollegiate athletics are not essential to the academic
mission of the University of Idaho; 
Whereas, intercollegiate athletics should be a completely self-funding
operation; 
Whereas, the UI faculty once voted to stop all appropriated funding of
intercollegiate athletics; 
Whereas, appropriated funds for athletics in FY04 totaled nearly $2
million; 
Whereas, $25,000 of the FY04 pay raises went to UI coaches; 
Therefore be it resolved that the CLASS faculty request that the UI
administration cut all appropriated monies to intercollegiate
athletics. 
VII. A RESOLUTION OF NO-CONFIDENCE 
Whereas, the CLASS faculty commiserates with any dean who is faced with
budget reductions year after year; 
Whereas, any faculty must have full trust in their administrators to make
difficult decisions such as these; 
Whereas, Dean Zeller�s decision in Summer, 2002 to eliminate benefits for
part-time faculty was unwise and devastating to those concerned; 
Whereas, Dean Zeller�s decision to dismiss Glenn Grishkoff against the
unanimous support of his department undermined academic freedom and
faculty self-determination; 
Whereas, without the consultation required for the discontinuance of any
academic program, Dean Zeller proposed the elimination of the studio arts
program; 
Whereas, contrary to Art and Architecture by-laws, the new architecture
chair was not given a full 3-year term; 
Be it resolved that the CLASS faculty no longer has confidence in Dean
Zeller to lead this college. 
<x-sigsep></x-sigsep>
&quot;Modern physics has taught us that the nature of any
system cannot be discovered by dividing it into its component parts and
studying each part by itself. . . .We must keep our attention fixed on
the whole and on the interconnection between the parts. The same is true
of our intellectual life. It is impossible to make a clear cut between
science, religion, and art. The whole is never equal simply to the sum of
its various parts.&quot; --Max Planck 
Nicholas F. Gier 
Professor Emeritus, Department of Philosophy, University of Idaho 
1037 Colt Rd., Moscow, ID 83843 
<a href="http://users.moscow.com/ngier/home/index.htm" eudora="autourl">http://users.moscow.com/ngier/home/index.htm</a> 
208-883-3360/882-9212/FAX 885-8950 
President, Idaho Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO 
<a href="http://www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/ift/index.htm" eudora="autourl">www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/ift/index.htm</a> 
</html>

--Boundary_(ID_NIXAlc878muq4itlK4at4A)--