The Faculty Senate elects a faculty representative to serve on the University Grievance Committee which hears staff or administrator grievances. They were elected unanimously. Report from the Provost. Since the Provost's report focused on the same issues involved in the Resolution from the College of Arts and Sciences, these topics were considered simultaneously. Matters approved by the Senate are passed on to the University President Regarding the intent of the resolution, Provost Duncan indicated that he believed that the strategic planning process was already allowing faculty input into the issue of faculty size.
Faculty members are well represented on all task forces, and open forums are being held.
He strongly supported the willingness of faculty to participate in student recruiting. In fact, many have been doing so. He indicated that his November 3 memo never indicated any such policy. Provost Duncan went on to discuss some of the background to the financial problems. The enrollment projections from the strategic plan of five years ago never materialized.