FSD 18-23: Resolution on SRA

PURDUE UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST FACULTY SENATE

Resolution on the Strategic Resource Allocation Initiative

Submission Date: 8/30/19    (revised)                                                                      Faculty Senate Document 18-23

Education Policy Committee

For action: September 13, 2019

Whereas: The Purdue University Northwest Senate held a special session on April 19, 2019 devoted entirely to a discussion of the Strategic Resource Allocation (SRA) initiative, and

Whereas: The entire Faculty of PNW was invited to attend this meeting and to give the Senate the benefit of its advice on this issue, and

Whereas: The event was well attended, with the result that the Senate was able to receive advice from a significant number of faculty members, as well as from several students and some staff and administrators, and 

Whereas: At the conclusion of the meeting it was proposed that an informal, non-binding vote be taken as a way of taking a measure of the prevailing attitude on the SRA initiative as expressed by those attending the meeting, and

Whereas: The resolution on which a voice vote was taken read as follows: “Given the fundamental flaws in the SRA process, the reports from it should not be used as a source of data for decisions in support of academic decision making, or strategic planning,” and

Whereas: This resolution was approved by an overwhelming margin by voice vote, and

Whereas: The PNW Faculty Senate values and respects the advice it receives from the PNW community, and generally attempts to act in accordance with it,   

Be it resolved: The SRA process was flawed, therefore the results should not be used as the primary source for decisions going forward.

Approved:

Cherry

Davis

DeLeon

Kramer

Mascha

Merkovsky

Scipes

Wang

Zhao

Disapproved:

None

Abstain:

None