Process for conducting a vote Process for conducting a vote of confidenceof confidence

Cal Poly, Pomona Academic Cal Poly, Pomona Academic SenateSenate

PurposePurpose

To establish an To establish an internal senate policyinternal senate policy for for responding to requests for vote of responding to requests for vote of confidence in a college dean and a confidence in a college dean and a department chair.department chair.

BackgroundBackground

The conduct of vote of confidence by the The conduct of vote of confidence by the academic senate in the President’s academic senate in the President’s leadership and performance is guided by leadership and performance is guided by the precedent set for vote of confidence in the precedent set for vote of confidence in President Suzuki.President Suzuki.The intent of these resolutions is to The intent of these resolutions is to establish a senate process for vote of establish a senate process for vote of confidence in the dean and department confidence in the dean and department chair.chair.

ProcessProcess

Petition by a minimum of 30% of college tenured Petition by a minimum of 30% of college tenured faculty/department faculty members to EC. faculty/department faculty members to EC. Petition must include reason(s) for requesting a Petition must include reason(s) for requesting a vote of confidence.vote of confidence.

EC verifies that the threshold is met and informs EC verifies that the threshold is met and informs the President and the Dean/department chair the President and the Dean/department chair that a vote of confidence is forthcoming. Copy that a vote of confidence is forthcoming. Copy of the reason(s) for requesting the vote is of the reason(s) for requesting the vote is provided to the President and the Dean/ Provost, provided to the President and the Dean/ Provost, dean and the department chair.dean and the department chair.

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Dean/Department chair has limited time to Dean/Department chair has limited time to respond to the reason(s) in the petition if he/she respond to the reason(s) in the petition if he/she chooses to do so. After the allowed time has chooses to do so. After the allowed time has expired or receipt of the response the EC asks expired or receipt of the response the EC asks the Election and Procedure Subcommittee to the Election and Procedure Subcommittee to establish the time line for conducting the vote.establish the time line for conducting the vote.EC informs the college/department constituency EC informs the college/department constituency (tenured, probationary, FERP if teaching, and (tenured, probationary, FERP if teaching, and full time lecturers) that the vote is forthcoming full time lecturers) that the vote is forthcoming and provide copies of the reason(s) for and provide copies of the reason(s) for requesting the vote and the response to the requesting the vote and the response to the constituency.constituency.

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The only statement on the ballot for the vote of confidence The only statement on the ballot for the vote of confidence shall be:shall be:I have confidence in the leadership of ….. as the I have confidence in the leadership of ….. as the Dean/department chair of ……. Yes NoDean/department chair of ……. Yes NoVote is taken and the EC informs the college/department Vote is taken and the EC informs the college/department faculty, the President/Provost, and the Dean of the voting faculty, the President/Provost, and the Dean of the voting result.result.If a If a simple majority simple majority of the college/department constituency of the college/department constituency indicate lack of confidence, EC writes a letter to the indicate lack of confidence, EC writes a letter to the president requesting investigation of the situation and president requesting investigation of the situation and informing senate and faculty of the steps that will be informing senate and faculty of the steps that will be taken. For department chairs request for removal will be taken. For department chairs request for removal will be made to President.made to President.