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The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Faculty votes no confidence for Blair Lord

Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor November 11, 2015

Results of a weeklong vote that ended Monday indicated that faculty voted no confidence in the performance of Blair Lord, the vice president for academic affairs. Out of the 349 people who voted,...

Confidence/no confidence vote ends

Staff Report November 9, 2015

Participation in the vote of confidence or no confidence in Blair Lord, the vice president for academic affairs, ended at 5 p.m. Monday. Those who voted were able to choose between two options, one...

Faculty senate talks bylaws, debates voting

Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor November 3, 2015

Faculty Senate discussed bylaws and how they might affect the vote of confidence or no confidence at their meeting Tuesday in the Booth Library. When the senate’s constitution was revised in spring,...

Faculty Forum discusses shared governance, changes

Analicia Haynes, Staff Reporter October 28, 2015

Faculty members flocked to the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union to attend a faculty forum Wednesday afternoon and discussed the issue of shared governance between faculty, staff members and the...

Faculty Senate to hear proposal

Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor October 19, 2015

The Faculty Senate will appoint a member to the registrar advisory group and hear a proposal from Faculty Senator Grant Sterling at their meeting 2 p.m. Tuesday in 4440 Booth Library. Sterling, a philosophy...

Faculty Senate to vote possible no confidence referendum

Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor October 5, 2015

A referendum for a potential no confidence vote will be the topic at the Faculty Senate meeting Tuesday. The vote is a potential vote of confidence or no confidence in the performance of Blair Lord,...

Faculty Senate plans to BOT meeting, CATS changes

Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor September 28, 2015

Changes to the Center for Academic Technology Support media center will be a topic for the Faculty Senate meeting Tuesday. The meeting will be at 2 p.m. in 4440 Booth Library. Jemmie Robertson, the...

CAA suspends bylaws, fast tracks revision process

Cassandra Buchman, Administration Editor September 16, 2015

The Council on Academic Affairs will vote on revising two chemistry classes and add new members at their meeting Tuesday. The chemistry classes are General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Laboratory...

Glassman to speak during Faculty Senate

Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor September 14, 2015

The Faculty Senate will vote on items from its last meeting and hear President David Glassman speak at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Booth Library conference room. Jemmie Robertson, the Faculty Senate chair,...

Faculty Senate to hear athletics report

Luis Martinez, Administration Editor January 12, 2015

The Faculty Senate will hear a report from the Intercollegiate Athletics Board on Tuesday about its current standing in various areas such as funding and academics. The board functions to monitor the...

Lord expands budget issues

Luis Martinez, Staff Reporter December 3, 2014

The Faculty Senate met for the last time this semester to talk about the Tuition Recovery Model as well as the elimination of the John Wiley periodicals and recent budget cuts. Blair Lord discussed the...

Faculty Senate voted to allow Unit B faculty

Debby Hernandez, Administration Editor November 18, 2014

Faculty Senate members voted to extend their membership qualifications in their constitution to include Unit B faculty during their meeting Tuesday. Members voted to make changes to the membership section...

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