QUESTIONS FORWARDED PENDING RESPONSES

September 1, 2016

QUESTIONER I:	DATE ASKED:	FORWARDED TO:
Pali Sen	December 3, 2015	Shari Shuman, Vice President Administration & Finance
QUESTION SYNOPSIS I:
The lights need to be looked at in the stairwell of the Mathematics and Statistics Department.

QUESTIONER II:	DATE ASKED:	FORWARDED TO:
Anonymous	November 5, 2015	Shari Shuman, Vice President Administration & Finance
QUESTION SYNOPSIS II:
Why are we considering renovations to the arena when we have a swim team that doesn’t even have a pool to practice in?

Written Responses to Questions

QUESTIONER I:	DATE ASKED:	WRITTEN RESPONSES:
Anonymous	May 2016	Earle Traynham, Provost Academic Affairs
QUESTION SYNOPSIS I:
"Do the President and Provost give their assurances that the search for the Permanent Dean of COAS in the Fall will truly be an open search and not have a predetermined outcome like the search for the Interim Dean position did?

QUESTIONER II:	DATE ASKED:	WRITTEN RESPONSES:
Anonymous	May 2016	Earle Traynham, Provost Academic Affairs
QUESTION SYNOPSIS II:
“Why is the person in charge of the retention metric being moved to another position (Dean of COAS) when we have just finished last in the state in the performance metrics?”

QUESTIONER III:	DATE ASKED:	WRITTEN RESPONSES:
Anonymous	May 2016	Earle Traynham, Provost Academic Affairs
QUESTION SYNOPSIS III:
Why did Dr. Falbo leave UNF? Has the provost met with anyone to sound out his or her interest in the position, Director of the Center for Community Based Learning, Dr. Falbo has vacated?

QUESTIONER IV:	DATE ASKED:	WRITTEN RESPONSES:
Anonymous	May 2016	Earle Traynham, Provost Academic Affairs
QUESTION SYNOPSIS IV:
Why has the search for the Dean of Honors dragged on so long? What is the timeline for its completion?

QUESTIONER V:	DATE ASKED:	WRITTEN RESPONSES:
Anonymous	May 2016	Earle Traynham, Provost Academic Affairs
QUESTION SYNOPSIS V:
What is the rationale for giving the interim dean of COAS a $40,000 (approximately) raise on top of a $40,000 (approximately) less than a year earlier when he was appointed Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Associate VP for Faculty Resources? Is it really appropriate and warranted to give raises totaling $80,000 to anyone who is appointed internally--that is, without having competed in a national (market-based) search?

QUESTIONER VI:	DATE ASKED:	WRITTEN RESPONSES:
Pali Sen	February 4, 2016	John Delaney, President University of North Florida
QUESTION SYNOPSIS VI:
Can we use a similar technique to students until they fill out their graduating senior survey? Response by FA President, Dr. Chip Klostermeyer: There is a committee that is re-designing the graduating senior survey.

QUESTIONER VII:	DATE ASKED:	WRITTEN RESPONSES:
Anonymous	April 7, 2016	John Delaney, President University of North Florida & Earle Traynham, Provost Academic Affairs
QUESTION SYNOPSIS VII:
Given the budget issues discussed in President Delaney's message from the President on February 29th, is the administration/UNF Faculty Association still considering the electronic P&T dossier software, which has an estimated recurring cost of $25,000 per year?

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