Resolutions Quicklist  Motion: 2003-Apr-#16 Topic: Recommend
task force to study administrative growth Proposed by: Academic
Freedom and Tenure Committee Disposition: Adopted 4/03
Whereas, the primary task of any university should be research,
service, and instruction, and  Whereas faculty must have an
active and informed role in the allocation of university
resources and  Whereas faculty's academic freedom, which is
essential to our mission and our accreditation, depends in part
upon the role administration plays in defining our curtailing
faculty activity, and  Whereas an informal poll of UNC faculty
senates indicates a consistent and serious concern about
"administrative creep," and  Whereas neither on the BD-119 nor
on university fact books does a consistent clear, way of
defining administrative roles or reporting administrative
numbers or salaries exist, and  Whereas even the perception of
such an imbalance erodes faculty morale and public trust.  Now,
therefore, be it resolved,  That the Office of the