Administration and faculty at odds at Lethbridge College; internal docs show
Posted Apr 26, 2016 12:41 pm.
Last Updated Apr 26, 2016 12:47 pm.
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There continues to be major tension between the administration and faculty at Lethbridge College, according to internal documents.
An internal survey obtained by 660 NEWS shows the faculty has little confidence in the school’s Board of Governors, the Board’s Chairman, the president/CEO and the vice-president Academic/COO.
They include:
-73.5% say they have no confidence in Chairman of the Board of Governors Randy Jespersen
-59.8% say they have no confidence in the Board of Governors
-66.7% say they have no confidence in President/CEO Dr. Paula Burns
-66.1% say they have no confidence in VP Academic/COO Stuart Cullum
In an interview, Lethbridge College Faculty Associaiton President Dr. Geraldine Joosse said the main issue between the two sides is the institution’s Strategic Plan.
“We take no pleasure in reporting these numbers, but we also have to transparent because we’re bound to do that,” Joosee said. “This was a mechanism for faculty to present their perspectives to the board and to the Ministry of Education, I can only state that the numbers speak for themselves and that they’ve been roughly the same for two years in a row.”
Joosee while Joosee says there’s been work with administration on figuring out the issues, they are not yet resolved.
Burns will reportedly be speaking later on Tuesday.
