Public Meeting of the NJIT Board of Trustees

April 5, 2012



Photo from April 5th Board meetingPhoto from April 5 Board Meeting

On April 5, 2012, about 50 faculty and students attended the public session of the NJIT Board of Trustees meeting. Our purpose in doing so was to voice our serious concern over several recent actions taken by the Board and the Senior Administration that we believe have negatively impacted NJIT and will have the potential for continuted harm. These include the denial of  research-related sabbaticals to 9 faculty members, the implementation of a faculty hiring process that limits the ability of the Departments to meet their identified needs and the implementation of a Presidential Search process that deprived the Institute a chance to hire a high-quality candidate.  Four faculty members spoke at the meeting; one to present a Faculty approved motion, the other three to voice specific concerns. Each speech was greeted with applause and approval from the Faculty but  dead silence from the Board.

On April 09, 2012, Board Chair Kathy Wielkopolski reaffirmed the Board's stance regarding the denial of sabbaticals.
In short, the Board's inaction on the sabbatical issue further reflects their inability to make decisions that are  in the best interest  of the Institute.

The student-run newspaper, The Vector, covered the story with two articles: "Faculty Speaks" and "Sabbaticals Denied".