What, if anything, would you do prior to the meeting to have the faculty more receptive to part B of the central administration’s request? Would you preview the issue with individual faculty members? If yes, how would you broach the issue with faculty members?

How might you uncovered faculty concerns prior to the meeting? What information or testimony would you gather to aid in responding to the anticipated objections? If so, how might you frame and communicate the merit of the central administration’s request to the faculty? To what extent would you defend the central administration’s position?