2008 Woodie Awards
Faculty Senate passes ROTC resolution
Ettling to make final decision on program within days
Ryan Hutchins
Issue date: 11/10/06 Section: News
Originally published: 11/9/06 at 5:48 PM EST
Last update: 11/13/06 at 10:58 AM EST
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The vote passed 20-10 Tuesday night at the Faculty Senate meeting.
Before the vote was made, it was announced by Ray Guydosh, Faculty Senate chairperson, that a non-tenured faculty member requested a secret vote.
Martin Lubin, political science representative, said his decision has taken weeks of deliberation.
He said he was elected to the Faculty Senate to vote and that he didn't need to keep any secrets from anyone.
The secret vote was turned down by the Senate and a decision was soon made after.
There are no bylaws that say how a representative has to vote for their department. Some vote based on their own conscience, while others surveyed their departments before voting.
Throughout the meeting, it was clear that many of the senators had taken a while to decide, while others knew what they wanted, and felt strongly about it.
James Armstrong, anthropology representative, said he wished the decision was easier.
He said his department was evenly split.
Craig Hoag, chemistry representative, said nobody in his department opposed the decision.
He said a small number of students would be involved and that PSUC may be denying good students from coming here if they don't allow the program.
Elaine Ostry, who represented the English department, strongly opposes bringing ROTC to PSUC, as did the majority of the English department, she said.
She said there's a lot of misinformation going around about ROTC and that both sides of the situation need to be looked at properly.
Ostry said she had previously taught at an Alabama institution that had an ROTC program and she has seen its effects.
Rick Mikkelson, art and art museum representative, decided to vote based on what he thought, and not what his department decided.
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