Category: UFF-FSU Press Statements

More than 1,400 Members from FSU Community Demand a Reset of the Presidential Search

Petition and comments to be presented at June 11th meeting

 On Wednesday, June 11, The United Faculty of Florida, Florida State University Chapter, will present to the Presidential Search Advisory Committee and to the Chair of the FSU Board of Trustees more than 1,400 signatures on a petition calling for a reset of the presidential search to ensure that it is fair, open, inclusive, and transparent. UFF-FSU has been involved in the presidential search process from the beginning and has pointed out several concerns regarding how the search process has been and continues to be conducted in an inappropriate and highly unusual manner. This irregular process includes a missing deadline for applications, a job advertisement inconsistent with the criteria adopted by the Presidential Search Advisory Committee, a recommendation to interview just one candidate who at that point had not submitted application materials, a large search committee with too few faculty and student representatives, and a process that appears to be tainted by political maneuvering.

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The following press statement was published the morning of May 21, 2014, before the Presidential Search Advisory Committee met.

UFF-FSU Has “Lost Confidence” in Presidential Search Process
Calls on search committee to make fundamental changes moving forward

The United Faculty of Florida, Florida State University Chapter has followed the work of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee whenever and wherever possible. Our representatives have attended every public meeting and have provided input and feedback in all possible forums. Our organization and the faculty members we represent remain committed to this university and hope that this search process will bring us the leadership we need to join the ranks of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning here in the United States, if not the world. However, we have serious concerns over the process thus far and believe that fundamental changes need to be made moving forward.

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