Faculty Forum

We are restructuring. The institution has functioned in a divisions capacity for some long time. But we are becoming unwieldy and need a good pruning in order to function more productively. For awhile, moving to a schools model was proposed as an idea to toss around. Now we are told that reorganization will happen regardless.

The good part is that we have input as to how that unfolds. There is skepticism. Concerns range from angst over adding another layer of administration in the Deans of Schools positions, to being clumped together in ways that will minimize some voices and give unfair advantage to others. Change is never easy to implement. And we as Americans tend to think that it must be a win - lose game, not a team cooperative.

Our forum moderator reminds us to keep focused on the good things. We have jobs. We are in the black as an institution. We are working to address the challenges head on. We are in good shape. It is an era of change, we are proactive not reactive. The rest is in God's hands. Thanks be to God.