Over 60 faculty members signed the following petition, which would result in a special faculty meeting being convened.
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Rice is contemplating a merger with Baylor College of Medicine, in what may be the most important decision in our institution's history.
When the Faculty Senate was formed, a provision was made for the full faculty to meet whenever events warrant it, upon the collection of 50 faculty signatures. In that spirit, we call for a meeting of the full faculty to discuss this merger and to air both our aspirations and our concerns.
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So is there going to be a special faculty meeting?
ReplyDeleteThe Constitution (of the Rice Faculty Senate) implies that a special faculty meeting must be held now.
ReplyDeleteA special faculty meeting will be held on April 23, 12-2pm.
ReplyDeleteOver 80 faculty members have signed the petition.
ReplyDeleteA resolution will be put forward in the meeting to have the Senate appoint a Faculty Merger-Review Committee.
ReplyDeleteWell, it seems that the resolution is to rename the Faculty Advisory Committee as the Faculty Merger Committee.
ReplyDeleteThe faculty voted today to create a Faculty Merger-Review Committee from the Faculty Advisory Committee. This committee will be appointed by the Senate and will be chaired by a faculty member. This is a very good day for shared governance at Rice!
ReplyDeleteOver 200 faculty members showed up. It was quite amazing!
ReplyDeleteThe President graciously bowed to the will of the faculty.
ReplyDeleteThe resolution is yet to be approved by a vote of the full faculty.
ReplyDeleteThe resolution was approved with an overwhelming majority, 402 to 32.
ReplyDeleteWho is the new chair of the Faculty Merger-Review Committee?
ReplyDeleteThe chair has been announced. It is Don Morrison. Don is a very sharp philosopher. He'd be a very good chair.
ReplyDeleteThe story is now in the Houston Chronicle:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/health/6477670.html