The Academic Senate met on May 13 to discuss the following motions. The faculty present at the meeting voted unanimously to proceed to a vote by the full faculty, which was conducted by electronic ballot.
Motion 1:
The IU South Bend Academic Senate calls for the Board of Trustees to immediately repeal the campus bans imposed on students, faculty, staff, and community members who have been arrested for violating policy BL- ACA-I18.
Yes 118
No 16
Abstain 7
Motion 2:
The IU South Bend Academic Senate calls for the Board of Trustees to terminate the presidency of Pamela Whitten based on the vote of no confidence by the Bloomington faculty on April 16, her handling of events in Dunn Meadow, and failure of leadership as outlined in the May 7 letter to the Board of Trustees and President Whitten from the IU South Bend Academic Senate Executive Committee on behalf of the faculty.
Yes 104
No 21
Abstain 16