Comments on S&BS Renovation Planning Gabriel, I do not think I can relay all of my concerns at the open session of the Faculty Senate later today. I put together a list of some concerns in case you end up collecting these things in order to make a case that faculty are quite concerned about the proposed shuffling of departments. I am sure there are more things that I can think up, but those will probably surface at some point. Russ Herman Mathematics & Statistics Physics & Physical Oceanography Problems with Announcement to move many more than the original occupants of S&B  Secretive decision and itannounced in SWOOP o two contradictory announcements (below) in SWOOP on April 23rd o SWOOP not read by most o Such announcement should not be delivered this way.  No consultation with faculty in many of the departments involved  Why should the faculty consider this a move forward and not backward?  Uncertainty in being able to conduct business at the expected level. o This leads to less productivity and higher stress levels and lower morale.  One letter says: “challenging our ability to offer sufficient seats in teaching laboratories” o Why move mathematics and statistics? o Why not admit fewer students and hire fewer faculty?  The move will impact planning and overseeing upcoming mathematics conference that UNCW is hosting. STEM Center – What is the proposed name of the building – not S&B. 
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Should involve buy‐in of faculty Should involve planning for a showcase o it takes a long time to design optimal use of space for delivering excellent teaching and research o do not throw groups into one building and expect a center to emerge, especially when there is no buy‐in o let the faculty have ownership in such decisions as this impacts our primary roles.  STEM should involve all sciences, though they do not all fit in one building. So, it is hard to see how this is really a STEM center.  Faculty see no benefit to the disruption o Smaller, fewer offices o dislocation from teaching and student research o not efficient nor cost effective o worse parking conditions  Not clear this is doable with the money at hand, especially as faculty needs in laboratory and teaching spaces are just now being found out.  Where will graduate students be located?  Loss of control of specialized classrooms (Teaching labs, equipment for demonstrations, loss of blackboards, student rooms, testing areas.) Interim locations  Disruption of many departments o Time taken to deal with announcement, moving (several times) Comments on S&BS Renovation Planning 
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o Widens gap between faculty and administration Cannot perform duties in cubicles o 36 sqft& 4’ high walls – 1/3 office size o No blackboards (needed for teaching, research) o No bookcases (I have 700 books on campus alone) o Little room for papers (File case + boxes) – needed for teaching, research, committees, publications o No privacy  Academic advising  Office hours  Exams, Files,Grades  Printing  Theft o Dislocation from students and classrooms o Noise level, private conversations, food smells, cannot be blocked out for uninterrupted work o What equipment will be supplied? o What about personal office equipment – printer, scanner, computer, monitor, phones, clock, UPC, backup drives? Are there enough electrical outlets? o No windows, no refrigerators The project will take longer than planned. Until things are “settled,” it will be more than three years from now. April 23rd – SWOOP Announcement: Two different plans released in two different letters with contradictory plans. I. Social and Behavioral Sciences Building Renovation Relocations challenging our ability to offer sufficient seats in teaching laboratories We anticipate that some units currently housed in S&BS will be relocated permanently, others will return to the renovated and repurposed space, and yet others currently housed elsewhere will move to the renovated facility. This plan has been developed following consultation with affected units. II. S&BS Renovation Planning The resulting plan, which has been endorsed by the Chancellor and Cabinet, calls for the creation of a STEM Center in the former S&BS building, establishing a new home for the university’s programs in mathematics, statistics, physics, physical oceanography, engineering, and honors (the Honors College). The project will also create a center for STEM research and teaching by co‐locating faculty research laboratories and teaching laboratories. A goal of the design is to emphasize the university’s commitment to student involvement in research. Some programs currently assigned space in S&BS will move to other buildings in an attempt to create additional synergistic opportunities and to allow decompression for existing units. Sociology and Criminology will move to Bear Hall, Anthropology to DeLoach Hall, Youth Programs and CESTEM to the Academic Support Building, Early College Coordinator and Liaison to King Hall, and Professional Development and QENO to GL100.