District Academic Senate

Resolution

Passed on April 29, 2003

"Whereas,  The Board of Trustees of WVMCCD has agreed to rely primarily on the advice of the Academic Senate in academic and professional matters, and

Whereas,  The Chancellor, Stan Arterberry, has failed to advise the Board to rely primarily on the advice of the Academic Senate in decisions resulting in program and academic services reductions, and

Whereas,  Decisions made by the Chancellor have resulted in damage to specific academic programs and academic services as a result of reductions made without the needed Academic Senate participation, and

Whereas,  The Chancellor has demonstrated a serious lack of skills in the internal leadership of the district, fostering a climate of distrust and suspicion and creating a serious deterioration in the effective, collegial, working environment of the employees, and

Whereas,  The Chancellor has shown a repeated pattern of behavior in conflict with the best interest of the colleges, and

Whereas, The Chancellor has repeatedly failed to demonstrate his stated commitment to the spirit and intent of the law regarding the faculty roles in participatory decision-making, instead announcing decisions made without honoring collegial consultation, and

Whereas,  The District Academic Senate has acted in good faith and made every reasonable and appropriate effort to raise these serious concerns over a lengthy period of time with no adequate response, and

Whereas,  The following Bill of Particulars (See Attached) was presented to the Chancellor and the President of the Board of Trustees, and

Whereas,  The Chancellor's reply to the Bill of Particulars is non-responsive, incomplete, and evasive, demonstrating a profound lack of understanding of his leadership role,

Therefore, Be It Resolved, That the WVMCC District Academic Senate has no confidence in the leadership of the Chancellor, Stan Arterberry.