The Ball State University Faculty Council voted to oppose the proposed gay marriage amendment Senate Joint Resolution 7.
Beckie Adams, a professor in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, said the Faculty Council was strongly opposed to the state constitution amendment.
According to the Indiana General Assembly's Web site, SJR7 would define marriage as being only between a man and a woman. Same sex couples or heterosexual couples who are not married also could not receive the same benefits as a married couple, according to the proposed amendment.
On Tuesday the Indiana Senate voted 39-9 Tuesday in favor of the proposed amendment.
Adams, who teaches marriage and family relationships, said when she brought her resolution to the Faculty Council to oppose SJR7 there was not much debate.
"Because of the affect it'd have on the hiring of faculty, the recruitment of students and even businesses coming to Indiana, we felt it was an important thing for us to do," she said.
She said she was pleased the Faculty Council voted in opposition to the proposed amendment because it was part of the university's strategic plan to attract faculty of national prominence and increase the diversity of students. If the amendment passes, the university could not do that as well, Adams said.
Adams said Ball State was not the first university to oppose SJR7. She said faculty councils and student bodies at Indiana University, Indiana State University, DePauw University, Hanover College and Purdue University also had voiced concerns on the issue.
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