Here is the email I sent to the Chair of the College of Education faculty:
Hi Cameron,
I’m writing to ask you and the other members of the Coordinating Committee to schedule an emergency faculty business meeting this week or next via Zoom. The purpose is to hold separate votes of no-confidence for Chancellor Woodson, Provost Arden, and Dean Sztajn over their mishandling of the contamination of Poe Hall and the cancer cluster, especially given the recent news that the University has prevented the federal government from investigating the issue (https://www.wral.com/story/5-on-your-side-confirms-40-cancer-cases-connected-to-nc-state-building/21269505/).
The main question is, does a vote of no-confidence matter? I believe that a vote of no-confidence will force the University to be more transparent, begin listening to College of Education faculty, finally take steps regarding our health (e.g., free medical testing), and most importantly, allow the federal government to investigate the cancer cluster in Poe Hall. Indeed, I would not be surprised that news of this impending no-confidence vote will cause the University to reveal the full testing results for Poe Hall, information that I believe they have been sitting on for several weeks.
I have attached a pdf document outlining where I believe our leadership has failed. I can think of no greater indictment than the fact that we have learned almost everything about the Poe Hall PCB contamination and cancer cluster from the news media, while we have heard nothing but meaningless platitudes from our leadership.
I have bcc’d other College of Education faculty members on this email so that they can share with the Coordinating Committee how they feel about this issue. For any faculty who would like to reach out to me privately, please email me at porterstephenr@gmail.com.
Cheers,
Steve Porter
