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Academic Senate does not pass no-confidence chancellor vote

Published 2012-05-15T18:33:00Z”/>

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Amid media scrutiny for lavish dinners and travel bills, Chancellor Charles Reed was not condemned by faculty at the senate meeting.Aubrey Crosby

Chico State’s Academic Senate voted against a resolution of no confidence in Chancellor Charles Reed during its meeting Thursday.

The formal disapproval of the California State University chancellor was opposed by 23 of the members who voted and was only backed by 10, Senate Chair Russell Mills said in an email announcement to the Academic Senate Friday morning.

If the resolution had passed, it would have been attached to the senate’s “Affirmation of the Importance of Our Commitment to Affordable, Quality Education and Shared Governance,” said Timothy Sistrunk, senator at large.

The senate’s affirmation began as the original proposal for a resolution of no confidence and eventually “morphed” to include any points the senate urged the CSU board of trustees to acknowledge, Sistrunk said.

“All the issues are represented in the many different parts of the document,” Sistrunk said.

The stated issues include increased student fees and classroom sizes, the status of summer courses paid for by students and program cuts on campus.

“Our local students are expected to deal with these programs that have not been accommodated for,” Sistrunk said.

While Sistrunk voted in favor of the censure of Reed, he understands why it did not pass, he said.

“It’s all pretty dramatic,” Sistrunk said. “They are all reasonable people, and I can understand and see why they voted against it if they feel it is not the best option.”

Susan Green, treasurer of the Chico State chapter of the California Faculty Association, was disappointed that the resolution did not pass, but she is “understanding,” she said.

“I’m glad people were willing to bring it to the floor for the senate to consider,” Green said. “But if folks weren’t willing to vote for it, then they just weren’t willing to vote for it.”

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<strong>Aubrey Crosby can be reached at</strong>

<em>[email protected]</em>

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