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The Newsletter of the American Association of University Professors at WCSU

Volume 30, Issue 1                                                                                  September 2004

 

Please join us for hors d’oeuvres

and conversation at our

 

Reception

for New Faculty

 

Wednesday, September 29

3:00 – 4:00

Faculty Dining Room

(a.k.a. “Danbury Room”)

 in the Student Center

 

Meet new colleagues &

catch up with established ones. 

All full-time and part-time faculty are welcome. v

 

 

What is the AAUP?

AAUP stands for American Association of University Professors.  For those of you who are new (and others who may have forgotten), we are both:
 

1. The collective bargaining agent that negotiates the working conditions of part-time and full-time teaching faculty, librarians, counselors, coaches and athletic trainers.  We are a chapter of the Connecticut State University - AAUP bargaining unit.

2. The professional organization that works to advance academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good.


The AAUP executive committee is available to help answer your questions about the contract and working conditions.  Let us know if something’s on your mind.  We can usually help. v
 

 

AAUP Executive Committee

President Vijay Nair Library 7-9116
Vice President  Michele Ganon Accounting 7-8742
Grievance Officer Bill Petkanas Communications 7-8255
Contract Manager  Katy Wiss Communications 7-8260
Secretary/Treasurer  Wally Owoye Social Sciences 7-8456
Council Member Russell Gladstone Library 7-9102
Council Member Bert Woodcock Nursing 7-8569
Academic Freedom Officer Steven Ward Social Sciences 7-8459

Clip and save this for the next time you have questions or need assistance.  Please feel free to contact us.  We are your colleagues, and we commit our time and skills to represent you. v
 
 

Welcome New Faculty

 

We extend a warm welcome to our new colleagues.  Let us know if we can help:

Daniel Barrett, Psychology

Brian Clements, English

Denise Colaianni, Health Promotion & Exercise Science

Elizabeth Davis, Communication

Jennifer Frederick, Chemistry

Donald Gagnon, English

Xiaomei Gong, Library

Carole Haberman, Computer Science

Laura Hunnibell, Nursing

Thea Hunter, History & Non-Western Cultures

Thomas Monks, Accounting

Pamela Moreland, Nursing

Lydia Novozhilova, Mathematics

Joan Palladino, Nursing

Theodora Pinou, Biology

Marjorie Portnow, Art

Kathleen Thelian, Nursing

Christine Unson, Communication

Virginia Verhoff, Health Promotion & Exercise Studies

Sloane Whitehead, Management

Wynn Wilcox, History & Non-Western Cultures

Janice Xu, Communication v


 

Evaluation Process Due Dates

     If you will be evaluated this year, or you will be evaluating someone else, familiarize yourself with the appropriate dates.

 From the Collective Bargaining Agreement between CSU-AAUP & CSU BOT [Board of Trustees], revised page 22 3,4

 

1st Year

Renewals

2nd or Later Year Renewals

Penultimate-Year

Tenure Candidates5

 

Promotion

Professional Assessment

Appointed in:

August

January

August

January

August

January

All

Art 4.12

DEC receives (See 4.11.1) and reviews records and notifies members who meet promotion standards or otherwise must be evaluated.

Jan 20

Sep 15

Mar 1

Sep 15

Sep 15

Sep 15

Sep 15

n/a

Candidate informs the department Chairperson and DEC Chairperson in writing of desire to be considered for promotion.

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Sep 25

n/a

DEC Chairperson informs candidates in writing of evaluation process (See Article 4.11.5).

Feb 1

Oct 1

Mar 15

Oct 1

Oct 1

Sep 20

Oct 1

Oct 1

Candidate submits relevant materials for consideration to the DEC.

Feb 10

Oct 10

Mar 30

Oct 20

Oct 20

Oct 10

Oct 20

Nov 1

DEC submits evaluations and appropriate recommendations to the Dean.

Feb 20

Oct 20

Apr 15

Nov 15

Nov 15

Nov 1

Nov 15

Dec 1

Dean submits recommendations.

Feb 25

Oct 25

May 1

Dec 1

Dec 15

Nov 10

Dec 15

Jan 1

University-wide Promotion and Tenure Committee submits recommendations to the President.

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Mar 5

Nov 25

Mar 5

n/a

President takes required action and informs candidate.

Mar 1

Nov 1

May 31

Dec 31

Apr 15

Nov 30

Apr 15

Feb 1

Board awards tenure/promotions.

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

May 31

Dec 31

May 15

n/a

3The evaluation schedule for those members who are not appointed at the beginning of a semester shall follow the evaluation schedule of members employed at the beginning of the semester closest to their appointment date.

4If any of the dates above fall on a weekend or holiday, the deadline shall be the close of business on the business day preceding the date listed.

5All early tenure consideration follows timetable for August appointments. v

 

American Association of University Professors v Western Connecticut State University

 

Staff (& Newsletter Editor) - Heather Finn, Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 9:30 – 4:30

White Hall, Room 111, 181 White Street, Danbury, CT 06810

 

(203) 837-9235 v E-mail aaupw(at)wcsu.edu v Homepage /aaup

 

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