WPC\  <.4q"ݨXNؼNҪܔ 5u_iL2⩘|o zݣEؤˁG9>cfI]k~a?.tP3C1V>>d}FK!˨k)hkfV 0n 0#HUN %W M] (a N ^ w 4  m  0N > \  `&Times New Roman' Minutes of the May 2, 2000 Drew AAUP Meeting 0Leonard W. Hamilton00Leonard W. Hamilton .   <:Default ParaXXX#|x($..      X3"XXXX3"XXX3"HP DeskJet 690C Series Printer0,,,,00(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularXØW) f5)anus\appU (O$http://www.depts.drew.edu/aaup !..      X+"XXXX+"XXX+"  _____  MinutesoftheSeptember18,2000DrewAAUPMeeting   Commons109113  Themeetingwascalledtoorderat12:10pm b SandraJamiesonannouncedthetentativemeetingdaysfortherestofthesemester: . ~ Thursday,October19andWednesday,November15.Sheencouragedmembersto  d recruitnewmembersandbringinactivemembersonboard.Sheremindedusthatlocal  J duesare$5.00withamembershipformonthewebsite.Sandraaskedifpeoplewould  0 volunteertobeaDivisionMembershipRecruitertotalktofaculty.Nofacultymember    shouldfeelpressuredtojoinbutmembersshouldexplaintheadvantagesofmembership.    Sandraalsoannouncedthatsheiscontinuingtoworkonthewebsiteandisinterestedin   anyadditionallinksandsuggestionsforthepage:4 O  5  http://www.depts.drew.edu/aaup/6O  7 Ԁ x  X+"XXX+"FredCurtissummarizedtheworkthathasbeendonebytheDrewAAUPinthepastyear D  notingthatthecompensationpolicywasamajoraccomplishment.Healsosummarized *z  theprioritiesforthisyearas:1)continuingconcernregardingcompensation(e.g., ` benefits)andfullimplementationofthepolicy,2)meritpay,3)workload,4) F compensationfornontenuretrackfaculty,and5)distancelearning._Comments:_ԀSpace , isalsoimportant.Thisincludesissuesaboutfacultyoffices,classroomspaceand  facilitiesaswellashandicappedaccess.TheUniversitySpaceCommitteehasnotmet  muchanddoesnotconsidermanyoftheseissues._Response:_Ԁpriority#6isspace.  Fredsuggestedthat_we(AAUP)_Ԁshouldput_our_Ԁenergiesintocompensation,benefitsand t meritbecausewewillsoonhavereportsfromtheseCommitteesandweshouldbe Z preparedwitha_Response._Ԁ_____________Workload_Ԁissues_arealsoimportant,especially_Ԁforjunior @ faculty._Thet________rustees_Ԁ_may_Ԁthinkthatmorepaymeansmoreworkratherthat &v compensationfortheworkwealreadydo.  \ Fredalsodistributedasummaryofthemeritpaydiscussionfromthe02Maymeeting. B _Question:_ԀWherearewecurrentlyonthemeritissue?_Response:_ԀWehavebeeninvolved ( indiscussionsbuttheredoesnotseemtobeaconsensus._Comment:_ԀWhendealingwith  thecompensationpolicy,wehadsomeideasaboutwhatwewanted,butnowwedonot  haveaclearagendaregardingissuessuchasbenefits,meritandadjunctpay.Fred   suggestedthatAAUPshouldnotjustreacttoCommitteereports,butshouldtryto p!  influenceCommitteesdeliberations.Onesuggestionhemadewastocomeupwitha V"! salarypolicyforadjunctsbaseduponthefulltimefacultysalaryatthatrank.For <#" example,anadjunctassociateprofessormightmake1/10thesalaryofafulltime "$r# professoratthatrank. %X $ _Question:_ԀWhatsaydoesthefacultyhavefordeterminingwhatweareaskedtodo? %>!% NonacademicworkforAdmissions,forexample,comestomind._Comment:_ԀThebigger &$"& classsizesarepartiallyduetooureffortsyetthemoneydoesnotseemtobecomingto ' #' facultyandprogram._Response:_ԀThereisanAdmissionsCommitteewithfacultyonit. (#( _Comment:_ԀThemarketingreportisabouttocomeout._Comment:_ԀTheCollegeAlumni )$) BoardrecentlyhassetupaCommitteetolookatAdmissionsaswell. l*%* _Comment:_ԀTheworkloadissueiskeybecauseitprovideslinkstoourotherconcerns R+&+ suchascompensation,adjuncts,meritetc._Comment:_ԀRememberhowgoingto44was 8,', supposedtodecreaseourworkload?_Comment:_ԀIncreasedworkloadisantiintellectual. -n(- Deadlinestakeprecedenceoverthinkingandmakeithardtodefendthetimeneededfor  goodteachingandscholarship.Weneedtoreassertthevalueofscholarship._Comment:_Ԁ  Reducedload,sabbaticals,adequatebreaks,areallrelatedtofacultyexcellence. | _Question:_ԀArethereofficialAAUP workingpapersonanyoftheissuesdiscussed b today?(No_Response)_ H _Question:_ԀSo,howdowedealwiththese6issues?Perhapswecouldsetasidetimefor . ~ discussiononeachpoint._Response:_ԀYes,butwealsoneedtorespondtothereports  d comingin.Wecouldbegineachmeetingwithwhatiscomingupandthendiscussa  J topic._Comment:_ԀPerhapsinterestedmemberscouldcomeupwithtalkingpointsfor  0 suchadiscussion.    _Question:_ԀWhatisthelogicofwhytrusteeswantameritpaypolicy?Canwerequest   thattheytellusthelogicoftheirargumentandwhattheyhopetoachieve?Weneedto x  knowwhysowecanengageinagooddiscussion._Response:_ԀThereisafirewall ^  betweenfacultyandtrustees(althoughtheTheologicalSchoolmaybebreakingthat D  down)andwedoneedtotalkwiththem._Response:_ԀOneanswerwewillgetfromthe *z  trusteesisthatotherpeoplearedoingit.Weshouldnotacceptthat.Weneedtoknow ` whythetrusteeswantmerit.Perhapsweshouldsendthemaniceletter. F _Comment:_ԀWeneedtohaveaconversationwithtrusteesaboutacademicbuildingsas , well.Thisrelatestotheworkenvironment._Question:_ԀHavethetrusteesevenseenthe  buildings?_Comment:_ԀItmaybetimeforatownmeetingtodiscussfacilities.Isthe  MasterPlanstillviable?  _Question:_ԀHowdoesthePresidentscallfornewanewinitiativeaffectthefaculty? t _Comment:_ԀThe_Question_Ԁiswhetherornotwewanttobetrulyexcellentor country Z club.DrewspriceisTier1buteverythingelseisfirmlyTier2._Comment:_Ԁ @ Scholarshipisnotmentionedinanythingwesayaboutourselves._Comment:_ԀMaybethe &v facultyneedsastrongervoiceinAdmissions.  \ FredconcludedthemeetingbysuggestingthatAAUPstartwithadiscussionofworkload ( asrelatedtomeritandotherissues.  Themeetingdegeneratedat1:05pm   C.RobinTimmons,Secretary#X+"XXX+"#