Joshua, I was amazed to read that this was your most controversial policy. Were animal lovers incensed that they could not bring their pets to campus? As I noted in my message to the larger group, with a couple of notable exceptions, we did not have much push back. When the policy was first adopted, we did have one faculty member who was up in arms. Ironically, he was a prime mover in our development of the policy. He was a biologist (!) who felt it was his right to bring his two very large dogs to campus (and into a science building where lab animals were kept). His departmental colleagues could not reason with him on a scientific basis--apparently he felt that his dogs could not possibly do anything so mundane as carry germs. He threatened to leave, and eventually he did. No one was unduly saddened!
The second instance was a faculty member in the humanities who asserted that her dog was a comfort dog, essential to her well-being. At that time, our policy required that owners produce evidence of training, and of course she had none. The dog in question was a basenji. They don't bark, but this one made sounds like a child crying whenever she left him in her office. It drove others in the department crazy and eventually she was informed of the university policy. She set upon the Provost's Office relentlessly but unsuccessfully, trying to get the policy changed or to get an exception. This was in 2001, right after 9/11, and of course we had other things to do. Over time, it became clear that she was something of a nut case (many instances of abusive and bizarre behaviors). She too left KU eventually, and once again to no one's regret! Hope you and yours are doing well and that you are not buried in snow. Jeannette ________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Joshua Adams [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 6:28 PM To: ACUPA-L Subject: RE:[acupa-l] Seeking Policy regarding Animals on Campus Hi, Lynda, Here is Cornell’s policy: http://www.dfa.cornell.edu/treasurer/policyoffice/policies/volumes/facilities/pets.cfm Good luck—this was our most controversial policy to date. I hope you don’t have as much furor over it as we did. Joshua Joshua Adams Director, Cornell University Policy Office and DFA Communications 35 Thornwood Dr, Suite 200 Ithaca, NY 14850 t: 607.255.8279 f: 607.254.1555 w: www.policy.cornell.edu<http://www.policy.cornell.edu/> ü Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lloyd, Lynda Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 4:52 PM To: ACUPA-L Subject: [acupa-l] Seeking Policy regarding Animals on Campus Hello, Our institution is developing a policy to ban animals on campus. This, of course, does not pertain to Service Animals – we have a separate policy for that. Does anyone have a stand-alone policy banning “non-service animals on campus” that they would be willing to share? Thank you, Lynda Lloyd, M.Ed., P.H.R. Director of Institutional Policy & Professional Development NWACC<http://www.nwacc.edu/> 479-619-4248 office 479-381-8660 wireless This message is intended solely for the recipient to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, do not disclose, distribute or copy this email. Please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE e-listing of members. If you do NOT want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the individual who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go to this web address and fill out the form. We will remove you from the list within 24 hours during normal business hours. http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE e-listing of members. If you do NOT want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the individual who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go to this web address and fill out the form. We will remove you from the list within 24 hours during normal business hours. http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html
