Below is the resolution passed by the Steering Committee of the College in response to the resignation of University President Teresa A. Sullivan:
Whereas on Friday, June 8, the Rector of the Board of Visitors sought and obtained\nthe resignation of President Teresa Sullivan, representing to her that there were\nvotes enough on the Board to remove her if she refused; and
Whereas the Board of Visitors had not actually entertained a formal motion to\nremove President Sullivan nor voted on such a motion; and
Whereas in announcing the President's resignation publicly on Sunday, June 10, the\nRector provided no clear, specific or persuasive reasons for the action of the Board;\nand
Whereas in the view of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences President Sullivan has, since\nher appointment and amid large challenges, carried out her duties conscientiously\nand constructively to the benefit of the University; and
Whereas in response to the faculty's urgent requests for a clear, specific and\ndefensible explanation of the reasons for the Board's action, the Rector's letter to\nthe faculty claimed confidentiality and provided no such explanation; and
Whereas the Board of Visitors has proceeded in this matter in a non-transparent\nand non-consultative manner, seeking no opinion or advice from administrative\nofficers, from the faculty, from the student body or from the alumni; and
Whereas the substance and the manner of the action of the Board have needlessly\nbrought upon the University administrative instability, directional uncertainty, a\ntarnished reputation and considerable embarrassment; and
Whereas these consequences will inevitably discourage the appeal of the University\nto prospective administrative and faculty appointments, to prospective students and\ntheir parents and guardians, and to prospective benefactors and diminish the loyalty\nof present and past members of the University community; and
Whereas the faculty of Arts and Sciences believes that for all these reasons the Board\nof Visitors acted unwisely, inappropriately and contrary to the best interests of the\nUniversity and by extension to the Commonwealth of Virginia more broadly, it is\nhereby
Resolved:
1) the Faculty of Arts and Sciences expresses its high respect and deep\nappreciation to President Sullivan for her contributions to the academic\nprograms of the University and to the spirit of the University community; and
2) the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has no confidence in the Rector, the Vice-\nRector and the Board of Visitors as a whole.
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