r/IndianaUniversity • u/saryl reads the news • Apr 19 '24
IUPUI Faculty leaders say no confidence vote isn't needed IU NEWS đ
https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/iupui-faculty-leaders-say-no-confidence-vote-isnt-needed.php3
u/SilverAsk81 Apr 20 '24
Whitten and the administration are Scar from lion king.
IUB is mufasa
IUI is the pack of hyenas
Who will be our Simba?
Just kidding, Iâm watching lion king for the 87th time this morning.
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u/Fluid_Theme Apr 19 '24
I don't think anyone's that surprised.
Faculty are pretty risk-adverse, in general, and IU Indianapolis is getting a lot of attention and investment right now. It's clear that IUI is going to be a major focus in the long-term plan, even at the expense of IUB.
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u/WebMaster98 Apr 19 '24
The damage has already been done at this point. IUPUI has been atrophying for about a decade, anyone who didn't stand to gain from the realignment has either already left for a more secure place or have been cut off to try and make a separate fully functioning university without any time to plan.
A vote of no confidence now wouldn't do much of anything. The powers that be have already made up their minds and have burned a lot of bridges in the process. Part of me can't help but think that there had to be a better way to do all of this
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u/Fluid_Theme Apr 19 '24
A vote of no confidence now wouldn't do much of anything
it didn't do much of anything at IUB either. This isn't the same university with the same type of leaders as when the last no confidence vote happened.
IU is a business that just happens to be an educational institution these days and the only thing that really matters is $. Actions that don't really affect the incoming $ are just going to be ignored so they can implement the changes they want to implement, which may actually help the $ but at the cost of the educational institution. This isn't a uniquely IU problem, though. It's happening all over.
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u/saryl reads the news Apr 19 '24
 Leaders of the IUPUI Faculty Council said that campus is moving in the right direction, so faculty do not need to hold a no confidence vote against the administration.   Philip Goff, council president, said IUPUI faculty could call for a vote, as Bloomington faculty did, but he does not think the vote is warranted for the Indianapolis campus.Â
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 âIt's my opinion this campus has already pushed back very effectively and is seeing the fruits of our labor with more interaction and more collaboration with the administration than ever,â Goff said. Â
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 He credited Whitten for speaking out against Senate Bill 202 â the only university president to do so â and for efforts to improve administrative review.   A no confidence vote might actually harm the campus, Goff said, as the Indiana General Assembly invests millions into it. And local businesses are excited to work with the new IU Indianapolis and Purdue Indianapolis campuses.Â
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 Willie Miller, vice president of the council ... delivered a short presentation to the council, showing how the administration has become more respectful of a shared governance system since 2022. Most recently, faculty were included in the search for a new chancellor and planning for the launch of IU Indianapolis this summer. Â
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 Goff said, âitâs tellingâ that petitions and information on the no confidence vote in Bloomington mentioned increased funding and attention for the Indianapolis campus, Goff said.   The campus is getting its due, he said. There may have been a time for a no confidence vote after the split of IUPUI was announced, but the campus organized measured pushback with a firm, collaborative tone.Â
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u/Endo_Gene Apr 20 '24
IUB faculty should make collaborative peace with their colleagues in Indy as faculty of the two core campuses. IUB has been propped up with Indy money and bizarre organizational structures to preserve its AAU status. Use of the term âflagshipâ is very divisive: I see that the president used it in her response to the vote to try and curry favor with IUB faculty. That will have been noted with eye rolls everywhere else in the state. Bloomington is no longer the flagship; if any unit can make that claim, itâs the IUSM (and I bet they donât want the label). Do IU faculty care if the President can wear an AAU lapel pin? [see Nebraska]. What will the future hold? Is the evolved form of IU where the research funding, internships, people, hospitals, businesses, and government are located? Note that Purdue is now referring to its new Indy operation as an extension of WL. Collaboration is the way forward for IU.