Faculty members are not the only ones registering displeasure with Steven Rosenstone, the chancellor of Minnesota's largest public ­college system.

On Friday, the student senate at Metro State University passed a "no confidence" vote in Rosenstone's leadership, and their counterparts at Winona State University stopped just short, passing a "Bill of Particulars" questioning the chancellor's "performance, professionalism and accountability."

The moves came in the wake of no-confidence votes against Rosenstone by faculty members at five state universities in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system.

In response, Rosenstone issued a statement Monday, saying: "I am deeply troubled by the latest in a coordinated series of votes of no confidence, particularly because it comes from our students. I have asked for the opportunity to meet in person to respond to these concerns."

The Metro State and Winona students took Rosenstone to task for his handling of a controversial strategic plan called "Charting the Future," which is supposed to overhaul operations at the system's 24 two-year colleges and seven four-year universities. They cited, among other things, a "lack of transparency" that has "negatively impacted morale."

Rosenstone, in his defense, has said he intentionally created an open process, with teams of faculty, students, staff and administrators to debate and shape the new plan.

The protest has been building for more than two weeks, since the unions representing nearly 9,000 ­faculty members announced they were withdrawing from the planning process for "Charting the Future." The union leaders say they're not against the plan itself, which is supposed to encourage efficiency and better student outcomes at the campuses. But the faculty members say their concerns, about how changes may affect quality of education, have been ignored.

Rosenstone, 62, has been on the job for three years. Faculty sources say at least two more campuses are expected to consider no-confidence votes this week.

Maura Lerner • 612-673-7384