Ohio University Student Senate executives said yesterday at senate's last meeting of the year that they were not surprised by the American Association of University Professors' vote of no confidence in OU President Roderick McDavis.
AAUP surveyed faculty members about the performance of top administrators, with 77 percent of the participating faculty voting that they disagreed somewhat or disagreed with giving McDavis a vote of confidence. About 48 percent of the faculty responded.
It's interesting that results are so similar to those of Student Senate
said senate President Morgan Allen.
In senate's May 17 election, 78 percent of students voted that they did not have confidence in McDavis' ability to lead the university.
I was surprised that the numbers weren't higher but overall wasn't surprised said President-elect Tim Vonville.
Training and transition
Senate also inducted its new members for the 2007-08 school year, including the president and vice president.
Vonville has been shadowing Allen since the elections to train for the position. He said his transition has been overwhelming.
The last week and a half has been a head-first plunge into governance as a whole Vonville said. It's good to see a lot of working toward progress and change
and I would like to add to that by advocating student rights.
The training for the incoming Vice President Amanda Roder is not as intense as that of president, but includes a transition report as a formal way of helping the new executive, Crites said.
The best I can do is pass on advice here and there
he said, adding that he has full confidence in Roder's abilities.
The year was productive as a whole for senate, Allen said.
It was a challenging year
but one of growth and learning
she said. This is the first year that the administration has actually acknowledged our resolutions
which is tremendous.
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