Monthly Meeting of AAUP
The monthly meeting of the Tennessee Tech chapter of
AAUP is scheduled for
11:30 a.m., December 2, 2004, in room 342,
and visitors are welcome to attend.
The meeting agenda is listed below:
1. Committee reports
2. Announcements
Minutes of the November meeting are attached.
AAUP MINUTES,
11/5/04, RUC 371, 11:00 a.m.
Meeting
Minutes and Committee Reports
Kris
and Sharon discussed advertisement and panel participation plans for
upcoming Policy forum on Nov 18, and plans for Spring Forum.
Regarding ad plans for the Fall Forum, a half-page ad in the Oracle costs $193,
but we can get smaller ads. The Exec Committee will decide via email
whether or not to spend any money on an ad.
”Student classroom demeanor" is an issue
feedback on from faculty. What kind of blanket policy
statement, or policy template, would be useful for faculty
members to include in their syllabus, including enforcement?
committee on this for Academic Council.
For Spring Policy Forum, one suggestion is how TTU might think about
offering faculty/staff benefits above federal and state minimums, e.g., for
maternity leave, family leave, sick leave. Kris
Walker is open to other
suggestions, so feel free to mail them to her or Sharon.
Committee A is dealing with a complaint regarding lapses in administrative
procedures for notification to faculty of alleged sexual harassment in the
classroom against students. This is not the first time this complaint of
procedural lapse has arisen for Committee A.
Non-attendance at AAUP meetings is rampant; what is the cause? What can
be done about it?
Respectfully
submitted,
Sharon
G. Whitney, President TTU Chapter of AAUP
P.S. The last meeting was not well attended
because of computer distribution list problems, and a confusion regarding time
and place. From here on, if you see a