Roberts receives 'no confidence' vote
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By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS, Associated Press Writer 3 minutes ago
TULSA, Okla. - Embattled Oral Roberts University president Richard Roberts, facing accusations he misspent university funds to support a lavish lifestyle, has received a vote of "no confidence" by the tenured faculty at the evangelical university.
The resolution, obtained late Tuesday by The Associated Press, states that the faculty approved the motion "without regard to the outcome of the current lawsuit against the university" and plans to distribute the document to the school's Board of Regents and the faculty assembly at an upcoming meeting.
Jeremy Burton, a spokesman for Oral Roberts University, declined Tuesday to comment on the document, which was passed Monday by a quorum of the faculty after a three-and-a-half-hour meeting.
The faculty passed two other motions: a vote of "confidence" in Mark Lewandowski, the school's executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, "with regard to his call for greater faculty governance and transparency of university finances" and the desire of the faculty to have a greater role on how university leadership is selected.
Donald Vance, a professor of biblical languages and literature who voted "yes" to all three motions, said the vote was "nearly unanimous," but declined to give the exact tally.
"It's essentially how the university has been run," said Vance, who has taught at the 5,700-student school for 13 years. "We see the Board of Regents as allies wanting to do the right thing, but we're not sure they know everything and we're not sure they knew how the faculty felt."
Richard Roberts has been on temporary leave while an investigation into the school's finances continues.
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