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No-confidence vote fails in Penn State faculty Senate

No-confidence vote fails in Penn State faculty Senate

A proposed resolution declaring no confidence in Penn State University's board of trustees failed today in the faculty Senate.

Some senators said the measure was too drastic and others said it was inappropriate because the board deserved more of an opportunity to show it remains capable of leading the university.

The measure failed with 128 senators voting against the measure while 58 voted in favor.

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The vote took place a few buildings away from the public viewing for the late former head football coach Joe Paterno, who died Sunday at 85.

Tramble Turner, a senator and associate professor of English at Penn State's Abington campus, said there had been additional board efforts at outreach to faculty beyond Friday's announcement that trustees planned to have members at today's Senate meeting.

"Many of us who have been with the university a long time know that up until 10 or 12 years ago -- once or twice a year -- some Senate (members) or all Senate (members) was invited to meet with the board and the president," he said. "At the this past Thursday and Friday's board meeting, that happened again."

He said the trustees committed to holding such meetings on ongoing basis. Working with individual board members, he said, would be a more fruitful path.

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First Published: January 24, 2012, 5:00 a.m.

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