Comments on: Another skeptical take on restructuring http://siftingandwinnowing.org/2009/10/03/another-skeptical-take-on-restructuring/ An independent news and opinion page for the UW-Madison community Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:07:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: GWP http://siftingandwinnowing.org/2009/10/03/another-skeptical-take-on-restructuring/comment-page-1/#comment-2790 GWP Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:44:25 +0000 http://siftingandwinnowing.org/?p=94#comment-2790 SAA's points are well taken. Nevertheless, if there is a head-to-head challenge between the Chancellor/Provost and the Faculty Senate, it will be because the FS is appropriately facing down a dangerous challenge to the broader principle and tradition of shared governance. In short, the responsibility, I think, lies with the Administration to change course and avert the collision by backing off the original timetable and actively engaging the faculty and staff on a level that is more substantive and meaningful than town hall meetings. SAA’s points are well taken. Nevertheless, if there is a head-to-head challenge between the Chancellor/Provost and the Faculty Senate, it will be because the FS is appropriately facing down a dangerous challenge to the broader principle and tradition of shared governance. In short, the responsibility, I think, lies with the Administration to change course and avert the collision by backing off the original timetable and actively engaging the faculty and staff on a level that is more substantive and meaningful than town hall meetings.

]]> By: SAA http://siftingandwinnowing.org/2009/10/03/another-skeptical-take-on-restructuring/comment-page-1/#comment-2789 SAA Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:32:30 +0000 http://siftingandwinnowing.org/?p=94#comment-2789 I agree that there would likely be considerable support for such a resolution. But, it would be nice if this could be avoided. I don't think UW campus would benefit from such a head-to-head challenge between the Chancellor (remember it is her initiative) and the faculty senate. Unfortunately I don't have a proposal to put forth on how to proceed. I feel it would be most appropriate for the Provost to step back given the opposition, but that doesn't look like it is 'in the cards'. While there appears to be lots of opposition to this proposed plan, it is not yet organized so there is no coordinated plan on how to move forward in a constructive manner in which issues are resolved without changing Grad School structure. Sigh. In any case, the next Senate meeting should be interesting... I agree that there would likely be considerable support for such a resolution. But, it would be nice if this could be avoided. I don’t think UW campus would benefit from such a head-to-head challenge between the Chancellor (remember it is her initiative) and the faculty senate. Unfortunately I don’t have a proposal to put forth on how to proceed. I feel it would be most appropriate for the Provost to step back given the opposition, but that doesn’t look like it is ‘in the cards’. While there appears to be lots of opposition to this proposed plan, it is not yet organized so there is no coordinated plan on how to move forward in a constructive manner in which issues are resolved without changing Grad School structure. Sigh.

In any case, the next Senate meeting should be interesting…

]]> By: GWP http://siftingandwinnowing.org/2009/10/03/another-skeptical-take-on-restructuring/comment-page-1/#comment-2788 GWP Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:41:54 +0000 http://siftingandwinnowing.org/?p=94#comment-2788 I believe there would be considerable support for a resolution worded as suggested by RMH. I hope that if such a resolution is introduced into the agenda for the November meeting of the Faculty Senate, an update to that effect will be posted here so that departments can discuss their position on it and send their Senator to the meeting with appropriate instructions. I believe there would be considerable support for a resolution worded as suggested by RMH. I hope that if such a resolution is introduced into the agenda for the November meeting of the Faculty Senate, an update to that effect will be posted here so that departments can discuss their position on it and send their Senator to the meeting with appropriate instructions.

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