EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY Faculty Senate Greenville, North Carolina 27834-4353 (919) 757-6537 December 1, 1986 Dr. John Howell, Chancellor East Carolina University Greenville, N. C. 27834 Dear Chancellor Howell: At a called meeting on November 25, 1986, the Faculty Senate of East Carolina University, approved the following resolutions for your consideration: Resolution # 86-26 (Please See Attached) Thank you for your consideration of this matter. Sincerely, fA WL Kenneth Wilson, Chair Faculty Senate smb East Carolina University is a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina An Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer RESOLUTION #86-26 Whereas, in most chancellor searches the Faculty Senate and general faculty have had opportunities for open question and answer session with chancellor candidates followed by comment to the Search Committee, and Whereas, the presentation of but two candidates for the position of Chancellor of East Carolina University indicates that the Search Committee has reached a decision, and Whereas, the Chancellor Search Committee has failed to include the Faculty Senate as a body or the general faculty in any meaningful way in the search process, Be in resolved, 1) that the Faculty Senate of East Carolina University requests that the Search Committee consider the recommendation of more than two candidates for the position of Chancellor of East Carolina University, that the Faculty Senate and the general faculty be given the opportunity for open question and answer sessions similar to those of past searches, that the Faculty Senate and general faculty then be offered the opportunity to comment upon the several candidates and to rank them prior to the recommendation of the Search Committee to the President of the University of North Carolina. ยป EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 27858-4353 OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR December 2, 1986 Dr. Ken Wilson, Chair Faculty Senate East Carolina University Dear Dr. Wilson: In the absence of instructions in Resolution #86-26, I have forwarded the Resolution to Mr. C. Ralph Kinsey, Jr., Chair of the Board of Trustees and Search Committee. Sincerely, - perl John M. Howell Chancellor JMH/ra cc: Mr. Kinsey East Carolina University is a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina An Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer