Dear Fellow Faculty,

I have been debating on whether or not to weigh in on this no confidence issue and after numerous attacks from emails and such, I just want to make a few points on the subject.

As a member of the executive council for over four years, I have given my blood and my sweat to the union and to ultimately making Kutztown a better place for all of us...faculty, staff, administration. I have always tried to do what is right in all aspects of my life including Kutztown. I am disgusted that in the last few days since Dr. Gambone's email, myself and the executive council have been labeled as problematic, self serving, sneaky, back stabbers and racist. We have been called a secret society which has operated in a manner as to try and deceive the faculty and promote our own agendas.

Nothing could be further from the truth. First of all, the Executive Council has not voted no confidence in Dr. Cevallos. We have voted to put the question forward to representative council and ultimately the faculty for discussion. There may be members of Exec that have no confidence in the president and there may be members that have all the confidence in him. That is up to the individual to decide. However, all of us felt it was a question that needed to be discussed among the faculty, particularly because of problems and concerns brought to the union by the faculty.

This no confidence idea did not come from us, but from you. There was a Bill of particulars attached to Dr. Gambone's email that discussed reasons for simply discussing the issue. They were reasons for considering a vote, reasons brought to us by faculty, not conceived in the executive committees head. The ELC issue was brought to us by faculty. The Commonalitlies was brought to us by faculty. IT problems were and are brought to us by faculty.

The vote by Executive Council was not brought on as a personal attack against Dr. Cevallos. Personally, I like Dr. Cevallos. He is a good man that thinks he is doing what is best. He is excellent with students, and I believe tries to better the institution. However, that does not exempt him from critique and criticism of his job performance. Instead of talking and complaining behind his back, the Executive Council has brought the issue forward for discussion.

If the representatives on the council don't feel this vote is necessary, it dies there. But at least the discussion on this issue has occured out in the open instead of behind closed doors and behind the back of Dr. Cevallos. I find it very interesting that all of the opposing emails are about how bad executive council and the local union are, but none of them have addressed the issues in Dr. Gambone's attachment. It's great that we all know where Dr. Cevallos gets his hair cut and how personable he is. What really needs to be discussed are the issus listed in the attachment. Discussed is the key word. If faculty truly have confidence in Dr. Cevallos then that will come out. If they do not, that will also come out. Either way, the issue will be discussed and resolved.

I got involved to try and change Kutztown for the better and do what is right. I believe that the local union is better serving you the faculty and ultimately Kutztown now than when I first got involved four years ago. Do you agree? Before you criticize the people that put forward an issue for discussion, think about what our intentions were and what we have tried to do to make Kutztown better for everyone.

Paul