A faculty trustee has resigned to take a job with the Boston Federal Reserve.
Joe Peek, who has been at UK for 11 years, found out about the job on Friday.
Peek taught at Boston College for many years, and he said he worked the Federal Reserve there as a visiting economist.
Peek has been on the Board of Trustees for a year and a half.
He said though his time as a trustee started out a little rough, he has developed good relationships with most of the Board members.
Peek said being on the Board will also allow him to walk out with a much better understanding of what the university is trying to do.
“We’re on a much better path today,” Peek said, adding that it looks like the “forgotten area of academics is back.”
He said he thought an election would be held in January to find his replacement.
His advice for the next faculty representative on the Board is to “take the job seriously and try to do the best job you can.”
Peek said it’s important for the next faculty trustee to remember that he or she is on the Board to represent the faculty, but is “really there to serve the university.”
Dr. Hollie Swanson, chairwoman of the Faculty Senate, said the faculty must find a replacement for Peek before the Board meeting in February.
She said the biggest challenge would be finding someone to follow Peek, who is a “really tough one to replace.”
Peek always looked at the bigger picture, Swanson said.
To find a new faculty representative, Swanson said a broad email will be sent out to all faculty to announce the position is open. Then, nominations will be taken for the faculty to vote on. No faculty member with an administrative title, those a chair or above, can vote, but they can nominate.
She said the process normally takes eight weeks, but this election will probably be done in about four weeks because Peek’s departure were unexpected.
Swanson said from her perspective, the next faculty trustee needs to be inclusive, aware and informed, Swanson said.
“In my opinion, we need to be good team players,” Swanson said.
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