Thank You – Response to Talking Points
President’s Office
June 24, 2023
Dear Dr. Gogineni-
A heartfelt “thank you” for the wonderful opportunity to engage in an evidence-based, civil, open, and transparent communication and dialogue.
I am so very grateful to have the opportunity to respond in detail and to clarify areas of confusion regarding the topics provided by you.
I appreciate that although the concerns and questions provided by you represent issues raised by some faculty, but not all faculty, I have still chosen to include all faculty to ensure that all faculty are fully informed on these putative concerns and not just a select few faculty.
Thank you for meeting with me on April 24, 2023 regarding the WSCUC Institutional Response. During that meeting you presented a series of concerns from some faculty to my attention and I asked that you share them with me in writing for my informed review and response.
On May 26, 2023, you forwarded me your talking points. Attached you will find my responses to each of the concerns raised.
To ensure there is no misunderstanding, I have also embedded the exact excerpt from your original document into my response.
As you are aware, my priority has been evidence-based, civil, open, and transparent communication and dialogue, between my office and other branches of governance. In fact, over the past year, I have prioritized regular meetings (e.g. weekly and monthly) with the Academic Senate, Dean’s Council, Staff Council, Student Government Association, and Academic Assembly at which time any and all topics are encouraged for discussion.
Most recently, to enhance communication and dialogue further, I initiated “State of the University Address” meetings (e.g. three time yearly), and Coffee and Tea meetings (e.g. monthly).
This document and my responses represent yet another example of the evidence-based civil, open, transparent, and communicative dialogue that we enjoy.
Thank you again for providing these questions.
Robin