WHEREAS, the University’s 16,000 faculty are an essential component of the University, and

 

WHEREAS, the faculty have a unique understanding of the University and its needs, and

 

WHEREAS, William A. Weary, a consultant to the Board of Governors, stated in “Essentials of Presidential Search” that “faculty certainly will be members of the [search] committee,” and

 

WHEREAS, no faculty members were ultimately placed on the search committee, and

 

WHEREAS it would send a strong message to candidates if faculty participated in the interview process,

 

THEREFORE, be it resolved, that the University of North Carolina Faculty Assembly strongly urges the Board of Governors to include representatives of the University’s faculty in interviewing finalists for the President of the University.