This week the following letter was sent to the Board of Governors of Laurentian University:
To the Board of Governors of Laurentian University:
I am writing on behalf of the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA) to support the demands of the Laurentian University Faculty Association (LUFA) that the Board of Governors immediately remove Dr. Robert Haché, Lorella Hayes, Serge Demers, and Marie Josée Berger from their positions.
The Board must at last do its job and signal to the Laurentian community, to the city, region and province, and to the country as a whole, that it does not condone the egregious mismanagement of the institution.
WLUFA deplores the unscrupulous resort to commercial creditor protection and the cruel purge of faculty and staff which followed. We are disgusted over the treatment of Laurentian’s affiliated universities. We are shocked that the Board has accepted a process that is doing irreparable reputational damage to the university and harming so many people’s lives. Given the damage done to Laurentian’s reputation, who would now admit to being a Laurentian alumnus? What student would apply to Laurentian knowing about this appalling situation?
You have a responsibility to hold to account the President and Vice-Chancellor, Vice- President Academic and Provost, Vice-President Administration, and Registrar for their incompetence and failure. The overwhelming majority of LUFA members no longer have confidence in these administrators. They do not have legitimacy and cannot represent the university or provide collegial leadership. Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association stands in solidarity with the faculty, staff, students, and community members who are suffering the consequences of the actions taken by these administrators. Why do you allow them to maintain their roles and positions when so many have been unjustly fired because of what they did?
Act promptly, dismiss the individuals responsible, and begin the process of restoring Laurentian’s reputation. You have a responsibility to try and mitigate the long term damage that has already been inflicted on the Laurentian community, and prevent further harm. You have already failed the institution and people you were chosen to protect, irreparably harming the long-term future and sustainability of this University community; but it is not too late to heed the wishes of the Laurentian University community, and the Faculty, Staff, students and community members who make up this University.
The Board must at last do its job and signal to the Laurentian community, to the city, region and province, and to the country as a whole, that it does not condone the egregious mismanagement of the institution.
WLUFA deplores the unscrupulous resort to commercial creditor protection and the cruel purge of faculty and staff which followed. We are disgusted over the treatment of Laurentian’s affiliated universities. We are shocked that the Board has accepted a process that is doing irreparable reputational damage to the university and harming so many people’s lives. Given the damage done to Laurentian’s reputation, who would now admit to being a Laurentian alumnus? What student would apply to Laurentian knowing about this appalling situation?
You have a responsibility to hold to account the President and Vice-Chancellor, Vice- President Academic and Provost, Vice-President Administration, and Registrar for their incompetence and failure. The overwhelming majority of LUFA members no longer have confidence in these administrators. They do not have legitimacy and cannot represent the university or provide collegial leadership. Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association stands in solidarity with the faculty, staff, students, and community members who are suffering the consequences of the actions taken by these administrators. Why do you allow them to maintain their roles and positions when so many have been unjustly fired because of what they did?
Act promptly, dismiss the individuals responsible, and begin the process of restoring Laurentian’s reputation. You have a responsibility to try and mitigate the long term damage that has already been inflicted on the Laurentian community, and prevent further harm. You have already failed the institution and people you were chosen to protect, irreparably harming the long-term future and sustainability of this University community; but it is not too late to heed the wishes of the Laurentian University community, and the Faculty, Staff, students and community members who make up this University.
Sincerely,
David Monod
President, WLUFA