02-06-2015, 09:55 PM
My brothers, my sisters,
As we continue our struggle for a Free UAB, we need to expand the fight and seek allies wherever possible. And there’s another institution equally at risk from the brazen, arrogant mismanagement practiced by the Board of Trustees: the University of Alabama’s Tuscaloosa campus.
Currently, they are in the early stages of selecting a replacement for President Judy Bonner, who was selected in a non-transparent manner following the abrupt and non-transparent removal of Guy Bailey after he challenged the racist policies of the Machine organizations (or suddenly decided to resign and care for his sick wife, and then apply for other presidencies, depending on the version one chooses to believe). In reading the responses of the UA faculty asked for feedback on search parameters, one gets the distinct impression that they, also, are deeply concerned about the lack of shared governance and transparency evidenced by the Chancellor and Board of Trustees.
These are our natural allies in the fight to reform the Board of Trustees. The Trustees need to feel heat from this direction, and anyone concerned about UA as an institution (rather than just a football program) should be horrified at what the same board has done in Birmingham. So we need to tell them about this. They probably know at least something, but it won’t hurt to provide them with more detail.
It’s the same Board and the same Chancellor, so it’s in everyone’s interest that they press Witt and the Board for a commitment to shared governance and transparency. I think it wholly appropriate that we write to them as well – particularly those of us who can claim alumni status from Tuscaloosa as well as Birmingham – and share with them the report of Chad Epps to the Board today, the report of Anjali Wagle, and the statements of Robert Witt and Karen Brooks in total support of Ray Watts. The Epps report in particular is a big deal.
The Epps Report: http://www.uab.edu/forward/images/BOT20150206-Epps.pdf
The Wagle Report: http://www.uab.edu/forward/images/Angali_final_BOT.pdf
Witt/Brooks Statements: http://wiat.com/2015/01/15/uab-faculty-s...ray-watts/
The UA Faculty Senate next meets on February 17th. I am sure that shared governance, in light of the UAB situation, will be discussed at this meeting.
The State of Alabama deserves a great system of higher education, one founded on the principles of democratic governance, accountability, and transparency. The Board of Trustees and Robert Witt have shamelessly violated all of these principles. UAB, UA and UAH deserve better, as do the people of Alabama. Please write to these Senators, in a respectful and concerned tone, and share your thoughts. Don’t bother with football – they don’t care, and it’s not their university’s football program that was sacrificed. They do care about joint governance and national reputation.
Here’s a list of their e-mail addresses:
nbilwakesh@ua.edu
sblack@psych.as.ua.edu
blackstock@ua.edu
jblitz@tenhoor.as.ua.edu
sbunker@ua.edu
sburch@as.ua.edu
acevasco@ua.edu
rdonahoe@geo.ua.edu
mevans@as.ua.edu
rcfording@as.ua.edu
dmeester@as.ua.edu
omolina@as.ua.edu
pparmelee@ua.edu
andreas@ua.edu
ksalekin@ua.edu
rschad@bama.ua.edu
pschulte@as.ua.edu
ssecor@biology.as.ua.edu
sshineman@as.ua.edu
merinda.simmons@ua.edu
estephen@ua.edu
hstowell@geo.ua.edu
ttrost@as.ua.edu
jvincent@ua.edu
jwang@as.ua.edu
fwhiting@ua.edu
ewittman@ua.edu
dainsworth@as.ua.edu
salley@as.ua.edu
ccassady@as.ua.edu
adayton@as.ua.edu
david.h.deutsch@ua.edu
cduffy3@as.ua.edu
pharris@ua.edu
willie.c.martin@ua.edu
russell.mccutcheon@ua.edu
spanitch@as.ua.edu
jpurvis@ua.edu
jshoaff@as.ua.edu
ion.stancu@ua.edu
jptangeman@as.ua.edu
cadams@cba.ua.edu
tdezoort@cba.ua.edu
cgreer@cba.ua.edu
jhale@cba.ua.edu
rhall@cba.ua.edu
hnolan@cba.ua.edu
wrobbins@cba.ua.edu
cearmstrong@bama.ua.edu
jpbrown@cba.ua.edu
jessica.crew@ua.edu
jdavis@cba.ua.edu
pjindapo@cba.ua.edu
bpetty@cba.ua.edu
hschlesi@cba.ua.edu
john.t.mcdonald@ua.edu
ppayne-foster@cchs.ua.edu
nwilliam@cchs.ua.edu
dea@ua.edu
mbagley@ua.edu
ki@apr.ua.edu
steve@ ua.edu
lbonnici@slis.ua.edu
jbutler@ua.edu
jcm@slis.ua.edu
dwallace@slis.ua.edu
jburnham@bamaed.ua.edu
cdonovan@bamaed.ua.edu
kspector@bamaed.ua.edu
dwsunal@bamaed.ua.edu
jvincent@bamaed.ua.edu
kholley@bamaed.ua.edu
mleggett@bamaed.ua.edu
kmutua@bamaed.ua.edu
jpetrovi@bamaed.ua.edu
crobinso@bamaed.ua.edu
eback@eng.ua.edu
cmidkiff@eng.ua.edu
ppuzinauskas@eng.ua.edu
gatootle@eng.ua.edu
hturner@eng.ua.edu
jwvanzee@eng.ua.edu
tzeiler@eng.ua.edu
ybao@eng.ua.edu
Tklein@eng.ua.edu
skotru@eng.ua.edu
alane@eng.ua.edu
sroy@eng.ua.edu
dwilliamson@eng.ua.edu
wbhenderson@eli.ua.edu
amy.p.taylor@ua.edu
kandrus@eli.ua.edu
bdtuggle@aalan.ua.edu
rcook@ches.ua.edu
bgordon@ches.ua.edu
ksevert@ches.ua.edu
twitte@ches.ua.edu
kboyle@ches.ua.edu
cfulmer@ches.ua.edu
marcy.koontz@ua.edu
kwright@ches.ua.edu
phorwitz@law.ua.edu
glee@law.ua.edu
helliott@law.ua.edu
slyons@law.ua.edu
jlderidder@ua.edu
mkrishna@ua.edu
lcshedd@ua.edu
msicilia@bruno.cba.ua.edu
mhandley@ua.edu
omay@ua.edu
joliver@ua.edu
ford039@ua.edu
jasmine.l.hoggle@ua.edu
cbherrin@sw.ua.edu
pamela.a.melton@ua.edu
jpryce@sw.ua.edu
atraylor@sw.ua.edu
As we continue our struggle for a Free UAB, we need to expand the fight and seek allies wherever possible. And there’s another institution equally at risk from the brazen, arrogant mismanagement practiced by the Board of Trustees: the University of Alabama’s Tuscaloosa campus.
Currently, they are in the early stages of selecting a replacement for President Judy Bonner, who was selected in a non-transparent manner following the abrupt and non-transparent removal of Guy Bailey after he challenged the racist policies of the Machine organizations (or suddenly decided to resign and care for his sick wife, and then apply for other presidencies, depending on the version one chooses to believe). In reading the responses of the UA faculty asked for feedback on search parameters, one gets the distinct impression that they, also, are deeply concerned about the lack of shared governance and transparency evidenced by the Chancellor and Board of Trustees.
These are our natural allies in the fight to reform the Board of Trustees. The Trustees need to feel heat from this direction, and anyone concerned about UA as an institution (rather than just a football program) should be horrified at what the same board has done in Birmingham. So we need to tell them about this. They probably know at least something, but it won’t hurt to provide them with more detail.
It’s the same Board and the same Chancellor, so it’s in everyone’s interest that they press Witt and the Board for a commitment to shared governance and transparency. I think it wholly appropriate that we write to them as well – particularly those of us who can claim alumni status from Tuscaloosa as well as Birmingham – and share with them the report of Chad Epps to the Board today, the report of Anjali Wagle, and the statements of Robert Witt and Karen Brooks in total support of Ray Watts. The Epps report in particular is a big deal.
The Epps Report: http://www.uab.edu/forward/images/BOT20150206-Epps.pdf
The Wagle Report: http://www.uab.edu/forward/images/Angali_final_BOT.pdf
Witt/Brooks Statements: http://wiat.com/2015/01/15/uab-faculty-s...ray-watts/
The UA Faculty Senate next meets on February 17th. I am sure that shared governance, in light of the UAB situation, will be discussed at this meeting.
The State of Alabama deserves a great system of higher education, one founded on the principles of democratic governance, accountability, and transparency. The Board of Trustees and Robert Witt have shamelessly violated all of these principles. UAB, UA and UAH deserve better, as do the people of Alabama. Please write to these Senators, in a respectful and concerned tone, and share your thoughts. Don’t bother with football – they don’t care, and it’s not their university’s football program that was sacrificed. They do care about joint governance and national reputation.
Here’s a list of their e-mail addresses:
nbilwakesh@ua.edu
sblack@psych.as.ua.edu
blackstock@ua.edu
jblitz@tenhoor.as.ua.edu
sbunker@ua.edu
sburch@as.ua.edu
acevasco@ua.edu
rdonahoe@geo.ua.edu
mevans@as.ua.edu
rcfording@as.ua.edu
dmeester@as.ua.edu
omolina@as.ua.edu
pparmelee@ua.edu
andreas@ua.edu
ksalekin@ua.edu
rschad@bama.ua.edu
pschulte@as.ua.edu
ssecor@biology.as.ua.edu
sshineman@as.ua.edu
merinda.simmons@ua.edu
estephen@ua.edu
hstowell@geo.ua.edu
ttrost@as.ua.edu
jvincent@ua.edu
jwang@as.ua.edu
fwhiting@ua.edu
ewittman@ua.edu
dainsworth@as.ua.edu
salley@as.ua.edu
ccassady@as.ua.edu
adayton@as.ua.edu
david.h.deutsch@ua.edu
cduffy3@as.ua.edu
pharris@ua.edu
willie.c.martin@ua.edu
russell.mccutcheon@ua.edu
spanitch@as.ua.edu
jpurvis@ua.edu
jshoaff@as.ua.edu
ion.stancu@ua.edu
jptangeman@as.ua.edu
cadams@cba.ua.edu
tdezoort@cba.ua.edu
cgreer@cba.ua.edu
jhale@cba.ua.edu
rhall@cba.ua.edu
hnolan@cba.ua.edu
wrobbins@cba.ua.edu
cearmstrong@bama.ua.edu
jpbrown@cba.ua.edu
jessica.crew@ua.edu
jdavis@cba.ua.edu
pjindapo@cba.ua.edu
bpetty@cba.ua.edu
hschlesi@cba.ua.edu
john.t.mcdonald@ua.edu
ppayne-foster@cchs.ua.edu
nwilliam@cchs.ua.edu
dea@ua.edu
mbagley@ua.edu
ki@apr.ua.edu
steve@ ua.edu
lbonnici@slis.ua.edu
jbutler@ua.edu
jcm@slis.ua.edu
dwallace@slis.ua.edu
jburnham@bamaed.ua.edu
cdonovan@bamaed.ua.edu
kspector@bamaed.ua.edu
dwsunal@bamaed.ua.edu
jvincent@bamaed.ua.edu
kholley@bamaed.ua.edu
mleggett@bamaed.ua.edu
kmutua@bamaed.ua.edu
jpetrovi@bamaed.ua.edu
crobinso@bamaed.ua.edu
eback@eng.ua.edu
cmidkiff@eng.ua.edu
ppuzinauskas@eng.ua.edu
gatootle@eng.ua.edu
hturner@eng.ua.edu
jwvanzee@eng.ua.edu
tzeiler@eng.ua.edu
ybao@eng.ua.edu
Tklein@eng.ua.edu
skotru@eng.ua.edu
alane@eng.ua.edu
sroy@eng.ua.edu
dwilliamson@eng.ua.edu
wbhenderson@eli.ua.edu
amy.p.taylor@ua.edu
kandrus@eli.ua.edu
bdtuggle@aalan.ua.edu
rcook@ches.ua.edu
bgordon@ches.ua.edu
ksevert@ches.ua.edu
twitte@ches.ua.edu
kboyle@ches.ua.edu
cfulmer@ches.ua.edu
marcy.koontz@ua.edu
kwright@ches.ua.edu
phorwitz@law.ua.edu
glee@law.ua.edu
helliott@law.ua.edu
slyons@law.ua.edu
jlderidder@ua.edu
mkrishna@ua.edu
lcshedd@ua.edu
msicilia@bruno.cba.ua.edu
mhandley@ua.edu
omay@ua.edu
joliver@ua.edu
ford039@ua.edu
jasmine.l.hoggle@ua.edu
cbherrin@sw.ua.edu
pamela.a.melton@ua.edu
jpryce@sw.ua.edu
atraylor@sw.ua.edu