We need the smaller classes to retain the students. Send him our ideas and he will put them forward. He said that we may not always agree, but he will listen with respect and will give an answer, even if it is not popular. He admonished the faculty to remember that students come first. If the students weren't here, we wouldn't be here.
Students are what a university is all about.
Faculty President Wes Poynor invited the faculty senators to stay for a reception with our guests, and encouraged each Senator to introduce him or herself to the new Provost, the Vice Provost for Academic Technology, and the Executive Director of the Libraries.