Just three months after declaring UM could fix its budget woes through attrition, Engstrom announced massive staff and faculty cuts were imminent. "(Faculty) also questioned the ability of the current leadership to chart a successful course out of the current predicament. "Would you want President Engstrom to be a little more vocal sometimes? Gordy Pace, at UM for 27 years, said he sees members of the campus community standing behind Engstrom, too. ... From my colleagues, I don't think that's a majority opinion," Pace said.