The search has been on for a new president at Kutztown University for the past several months. But now, the faculty union is pumping the brakes.
"Our enrollment is down, our budget has been bad for the past few years, there have been cuts at the state level. We need a leader that is going to be able to take Kutztown and move it to where it belongs," said Paul Quinn, the President of the local Association of Pennsylvania State College & University Faculties (APSCUF).
Paul Quinn, the faculty union president, is making a plea to the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). He says he believes the current search for a new Kutztown University president has been tainted and he wants to start fresh.
The university has been searching for a replacement since its long-time president Javier Cevallos left early this spring to become president at Framingham State University in Massachusetts.
Quinn alleges that during a November 3rd meeting, the firm involved in the selection process did not use the same criteria with all of the applicants when narrowing the applicants from 50 to 12.
He also alleges members of the search committee took into account hearsay and personal opinions to make a decision.
"I think the process was biased, the process was unfair. I do not think it was a fair process for all the candidates involved," said Quinn.
So he gathered faculty members from each department to come together and have a no-confidence vote in the search.
He says he hopes that with this vote, they can start the search from scratch. They can keep the candidates, but start fresh by reevaluating them.
But members of PASSHE and tell us the chancellor reviewed the concerns, but found no basis to interrupt or delay the search.
So as it stands now, the search will continue for a new Kutztown University president.
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