The Faculty Senate concluded their meeting by passing a vote of no confidence against Mayer and Smithson. Faculty Senate voted unanimously for Mayer and Smithson to resign, with four abstentions.

The Faculty Senate’s resolution said that Mayer was called to resign due to “his failure to responsibly or effectively manage the Office of Financial Affairs, and a loss of confidence in the Office of Financial Affairs across the university.”

Smithson was called to resign, according to the resolution, for his “failure to provide direct and sound explanations for decisions, and provide supporting evidence in the form of credible data.”

It also suggests that he was responsible for the FY13 shortfall of $8 million, FY14 shortfall of $8.7 million, and the decision to enroll 1,500 students next fall.

Additionally, the Faculty Senate passed a resolution supporting members who may wish to resign their positions in the Budgetary Advisory Committee (BAC), Institutional Planning Committee (IPC), RCM Implementation Task Force (RCM), and Shared Governance Task Force.

The resolution stated that faculty members feel their contributions to these committees are “largely futile.”

“This is a sad day for the university community and the faculty in particular. This is an action, as seen here in evidence, that is widely supported,” said Robert Moore, Ph.D., faculty senate president, directly following the meeting.

University President C. Kevin Gillespie,’72, S.J., also responded to the situation via the MySJU Town Hall forum used by faculty and administrators for university communications.

“It is clearly inappropriate and in some cases illegal to discuss personnel issues in a public forum. Further, I find some of the characterizations of existing members of the senior leadership team – especially those by individuals lacking full and accurate information – to be appalling. I will not address misinformation, biased comments or inflammatory rhetoric in this or any other venue,” wrote Gillespie.

In addition, Robert D. Falese, ’69, chairman of the Board of Trustees, released a statement in response to the situation as well.

“The Board of Trustees looks forward to meeting with the faculty, but remains committed to the direction it has given to Father Gillespie and the administration to manage the university’s overall financial health while preserving and expanding its academic mission,” wrote Falese.

John Smithson, senior vice president, Louis Mayer, vice president of financial affairs, and Brice Wachterhauser, Ph.D., university provost were all unavailable for comment.

Bucky wrote:had a brilliant idea that 3D street art could be used as traffic calming devices. Teh google confirms that this is already being done. Then I got to thinking: I wonder if this would have the opposite, unintended consequences? In the linked story, it's a girl chasing a ball in the middle of the street. What if drivers got conditioned that these things were around and neglected to stop for a REAL kid in the street thinking it was just another ploy???

Bucky wrote:you better just admit to it before he calls in Bones for bite mark analysis

jamiethekiller wrote:

Houshphandzadeh wrote:what's the angle with spam phone calls that just hang up after a few seconds

its a scamming thing. been some alerts about them on the web.

pacino wrote:i have no clue why they tried to become an 'elite' university where most all people stayed on campus. short-term money, but it was historically a commuter school and should've stayed as such. Now the faculty has to bare the brunt of the storm, like it's their fault. That and probably attrition through retirement, then replacing with underpaid and benefit-less adjuncts.

Werthless wrote:

jamiethekiller wrote:

Houshphandzadeh wrote:what's the angle with spam phone calls that just hang up after a few seconds

its a scamming thing. been some alerts about them on the web.

http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/05/news/ec ... =obnetwork

AT&T (T, Fortune 500) spokeswoman Mari Melguizo said the company would work with customers victimized by the scam "on an individual basis for reimbursement," and recommended that consumers consult a list of tips on the subject from the Maryland Better Business Bureau.

Houshphandzadeh wrote:

Werthless wrote:

jamiethekiller wrote:

Houshphandzadeh wrote:what's the angle with spam phone calls that just hang up after a few seconds

its a scamming thing. been some alerts about them on the web.

http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/05/news/ec ... =obnetwork

I love this:

AT&T (T, Fortune 500) spokeswoman Mari Melguizo said the company would work with customers victimized by the scam "on an individual basis for reimbursement," and recommended that consumers consult a list of tips on the subject from the Maryland Better Business Bureau.

might as well say you're in league with them