Ball State University's administration has experienced a mass exodus over the last few years.
Our provost left. Our associate provost finished her last day on campus Wednesday. Randy Hyman has been a finalist for two positions at other universities. Now, Frank Sabatine, interim associate provost and a valuable part of the university for several years, is considering a position at another university.
We want to know why. Ball State is in the process of creating a new image and pushing to new heights. But the departure of so many top officials is creating an unstable environment.
There is a problem here. Everyone seem to be leaving. And no one is talking about it. Penny Bundy, associate director of admissions, is leaving Ball State to take a position at Western Michigan University. She failed to return calls and e-mails concerning her decision.
Now Sabatine is a finalist for a position at Central Michigan University. He also refused to return calls at his office. When reached at home, he refused to comment.
No matter what politics exist in the administration, students deserve to know what's going on. The university is meant for students, and the administration needs to be forthcoming with any internal issues it might be having.
The potential for problems within the university is heightened when the university is in a constant flux. Every time we lose an administrator, the temporary replacement is forced to attempt two jobs at once.
It's difficult to do the job of two high level administrators at the same time, yet that's what we're forcing several to do. Until we fix the problem, this stress will continue - and so will the instability.
As people leave, this problem continues to build upon itself. The less we know about the problem the more suspicious the whole situation seems.
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