Resolution

The University of Alabama in Huntsville Faculty Senate

Whereas; the University of Alabama in Huntsville Faculty Senate represents 323 faculty members with more than 7000 students at UAH, and

Whereas; the faculty at UAH are dedicated to high quality and affordable education for all of our students, and

Whereas; education at all levels in Alabama needs stable and predictable funding, both now and in the future, and

Whereas; UAH faculty recognize and applaud elementary and secondary education advancements and have never been in opposition to K – 12 despite what the AEA presents to the public, and

Whereas; the Presidents of the state institutions have refused the offer of a bond issue, affecting only higher education, in lieu of fair and equitable treatment in the education budget, a bond issue which is not only poor fiscal management but puts an unfair burden on students pursuing higher education in Alabama, and

Whereas; Higher Education officials are being depicted by the Alabama teachers union leadership as being against basic education because of the refusal of this ill-conceived bond issue, and

Whereas; UAH faculty recognize and applaud those statesmen/leaders in the Alabama Legislature who have taken a stand for the primacy of K – 16 education in Alabama with its attendant economic and quality of life enhancements.

Therefore be it resolved that:

The UAH Faculty Senate fully supports the Presidents of the Universities, and the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System, in their refusal to accept “second class citizen” status for higher education personnel and students by not accepting the bond issue offered as the only resource, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT:

This resolution be sent to members of the Alabama Legislature, the Lieutenant Governor and the Governor as well as local and state newspapers and the Faculty Senate Presidents of the public four-year universities in Alabama.