Alabama State University president Gwendolyn Boyd has the support of the school’s faculty.
That much was obvious Wednesday morning, as Boyd spoke at ASU’s faculty convocation and received a standing ovation from the school’s professors when she finished.
Boyd, who’s entering her first fall semester as ASU’s president, told the gathered faculty that she envisions ASU “rising from the ashes.”
“I think this university is headed in the right direction,” Boyd said, after referencing recent changes in the school’s board of trustees. “I encourage each of you to continue inspiring students daily. That’s why we’re here. That should always be our goal.”
Prior to Boyd’s speech, ASU faculty senate chairman Charlie Hardy encouraged the faculty members to make their support for her known.
“By virtue of my office … I am respectfully requesting you to join me in standing to show your appreciation for the courageous leadership of our president,” Hardy said. “That is our collective statement of confidence in our president and the new board of trustees’ leadership. We are family. We are a team.”
Hardy said later that ASU has “turned a corner” and that the faculty and Boyd are marking “a new day.”
