[Vision2020] SBOE Suspends ISU's Faculty Senate

[Sue Hovey]

Well good luck.  I guess this isn't covered by the higher ed academic 
freedom blanket, but it seems to me there could be a legal response of some 
sort. And is there now no legally constituted body which could draft a 
constitution?  I would imagine the advisory panel the president is using to 
replace the senate has no power other than to advise the president.

Sue H

-----Original Message----- 
From: nickgier at roadrunner.com
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 3:31 PM
To: vision2020 at moscow.com ; Saundra Lund ; Sue Hovey
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] SBOE Suspends ISU's Faculty Senate

Hi Sue & Saundra,

If the ISU faculty had a constitution as the UI and BSU faculty do, then the 
SBOE probably could not do it.

I'm still getting feed back from my IFT Ex. Council about how to proceed, 
but the ISU faculty should at least boycott the meeting that Pres. Valais 
has scheduled for Feb. 22.  Furthermore, all Idaho campus senates should 
pass a resolution strongly condemning this action and asking the SBOE to 
rescind it.

Another national black eye for Idaho!

Nick

---- Sue Hovey <suehovey at moscow.com> wrote:
> If the SBOE has the legal authority to do that, there is something 
> terribly
> wrong with Idaho statutes and Ed Regs.
>
> Sue H.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Saundra Lund
> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 6:37 PM
> To: 'Moscow Vision 2020'
> Subject: [Vision2020] SBOE Suspends ISU's Faculty Senate
>
> This is absolutely chilling . . . what on earth is wrong with the SBOE?!?!
>
> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/02/17/1532073/isu-faculty-senate-looking-
> at.html
>
>
> BOISE, Idaho - Idaho State University President Arthur Vailas, facing
> mounting criticism and pressure from faculty to step down, offered his own
> solution Thursday for dealing with turmoil on campus: Dissolve the Faculty
> Senate.
>
> The Idaho State Board of Education complied, voting unanimously to suspend
> the senate and reconfigure its bylaws.
>
> The decision deals a blow to faculty leaders who have been feuding with
> Vailas for two years. Among other complaints, professors say Vailas has
> shown an inability to effectively lead the school.
>
> Last week, 76 percent of senate members supported a no-confidence vote and
> called on Vailas to step down from a job he's held since 2006.
>
> <snip>
>
>
>
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