SEC RESOLUTION TO CENSURE PRESIDENT LASSNER
Whereas, President Lassner, while still interim president, overrode former Chancellor
Apple’s decision to remove a director of a UH Manoa unit for good cause—a clear
violation of line authority; and
Whereas, President Lassner, upon attaining the permanent position, immediately removed
Chancellor Apple without sufficient consultation with UH Manoa faculty, students, and
other important constituencies, as is called for by “shared governance” principles that are
explicitly laid out in the AAUP report, “Faculty Participation in the Selection,
Evaluation, and Retention of Administrators” (1981); and
Whereas, this insufficient consultation, moreover, clearly violates the UH Board of
Regents’ own delegation to UHM faculty of a role in the evaluation of campus
administrators, which is to be found in its “Policies and Bylaws” Chapter 1-10; and
Whereas, the precipitous firing of Chancellor Apple threatens the accreditation of the
University, its autonomy, fiscal stability, and its ability to recruit highly qualified external
administrators in the future;
Therefore, be it resolved, that the Manoa Faculty Senate censures President Lassner for
the inadequate review prior to Chancellor Apple’s dismissal.