tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post8859023305318059580..comments2023-10-10T04:30:38.687-05:00Comments on Deo volente: On Reporting Negotiation UpdatesDave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09100006856645294730noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-25727668947113407882011-10-30T15:06:45.398-05:002011-10-30T15:06:45.398-05:00To further finish my point: financial stabilizatio...To further finish my point: financial stabilization greatly increases the likelihood that advanced assistant professors such as myself - the least senior continuing appointment in my department - will never be confronted with potential layoff. I am sorry, but I would really like my union to protect my job at all costs, thank you very much. By insisting on the 26:1 ratio, and achieving this, Disgustednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-85672691982229530672011-10-30T15:02:22.839-05:002011-10-30T15:02:22.839-05:00Anonymous 10:02 Um... that would be illegal accor...Anonymous 10:02 Um... that would be illegal according to the contract. Correct me if I am wrong, but since the 2002 contract, the 26:1 ratio applies to the members of the FA's bargaining unit (e.g., tenure and tenure-track professors).<br /><br />Anonymous 9:05 Must we whine about this? Obviously, administrators are going to hire at the assistant level most of the time. And, yes, SIUC is Disgustednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-78687746457897733492011-10-30T10:26:05.053-05:002011-10-30T10:26:05.053-05:00Just thought I'd post these two limmericks tha...Just thought I'd post these two limmericks that I recently heard, which has been making the rounds. The second one seems to say it all, what's in store for siuc.<br /><br />There once was a Chancellor called Cheng<br />Who came to our school with a bang<br />She laid off some folk<br />Then had to revoke<br />when the faculty told her "go hang!"<br /><br />There once was a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-10560393284974827302011-10-30T10:02:22.106-05:002011-10-30T10:02:22.106-05:009:05 is correct. They'll just hire term and ad...9:05 is correct. They'll just hire term and adjunct faculty to fill the vast majority of those spots left by retiring faculty. Further, they are still holding firm on the distance ed requirement. My belief is that stand is part of a larger strategy to impose heavier teaching assignments, thus making current faculty teach more classes. Faculty/student ratio stays the same. More work for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-28919412812850726552011-10-30T09:05:44.962-05:002011-10-30T09:05:44.962-05:00Disgusted:
You are missing a big picture. It is no...Disgusted:<br />You are missing a big picture. It is not even a ‘tiny crumb’. Even though Administration may have to hire 150-200 new faculty members, it is going to save a ton of money for the administration. They are not going to hire faculty members at the same level as the retirees. Cheng must be very happy because she does not care about the quality and experience of faculty. She only cares Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-63619328579793810622011-10-30T04:10:43.672-05:002011-10-30T04:10:43.672-05:00Very good story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
h...Very good story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:<br /><br />http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/article_9bf6caa2-1143-59eb-bdde-b8016a0a60ee.htmlDisgustednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-39883493052053434502011-10-29T23:17:12.473-05:002011-10-29T23:17:12.473-05:00Anonymous 10:06 Some "tiny crumb" that m...Anonymous 10:06 Some "tiny crumb" that may require the university to hire upwards of 150-200 new tenure-track faculty next year if rumors of record numbers of retirements this academic year are true. Remember: SURS changes its pension formula from 73% to 65% on July 1, 2012.<br /><br />So, with respect, you are dismissing something quite significant actually. There are still issues Disgustednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-63931799851852490152011-10-29T23:12:01.933-05:002011-10-29T23:12:01.933-05:00Anonymous 10:40 I don't agree with you. Rathe...Anonymous 10:40 I don't agree with you. Rather, I think fault should be spread more widely. Chancellor Cheng deserves a good deal of the blame the past year for her over-centralized management style and utter lack of people skills. For someone to run a major university without people skills and the ability to build consensus among the faculty for her policies is quite alarming for the Disgustednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-45643344948434521752011-10-29T22:40:10.267-05:002011-10-29T22:40:10.267-05:00So far only the FA wants a strike. Nothing the BOT...So far only the FA wants a strike. Nothing the BOT, president or chancellor has done reflect efforts other than to create conditions to deal rationally with lower state aid, lower enrollment, and a lousy economy. The intransigent attitude of the FA leadership suggests it irrationally thinks it can win a strike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-65792891585091605662011-10-29T22:06:20.581-05:002011-10-29T22:06:20.581-05:00That is just a minor crumb. Other important issues...That is just a minor crumb. Other important issues remain unresolved. Cheng is playing brinkmanship. We must all remain firm in the hope that pressure might be put on her to be reasonable or act as a united body for the strike nobody wants (except perhaps Poshard and the BOT?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-37784074101095692462011-10-29T18:53:56.424-05:002011-10-29T18:53:56.424-05:0026:1 is a major concession from the administration...26:1 is a major concession from the administration - from what I have been hearing from various sources, the administration had been pushing for 30:1 for some time now. If tenured and tenure-track faculty members who are represented by the bargaining unit are in the high 600 range at present, this would probably mean that the "hiring freeze" would have been ended next year to maintain Disgustednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-44484673688715160722011-10-29T17:50:46.769-05:002011-10-29T17:50:46.769-05:00"legacies" with no legs to stand on! Tha..."legacies" with no legs to stand on! That's Cheng, Poshard and Nikolow for you!<br />Chen's so-called "University college" + 1 million dollar "logo" + 5 million dollar track field<br />Porhard's "inadvertent plagiarism"<br />Nikolow's declining enrollment <br />No legs no brains! <br />Just meaningless legacies!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-12360910393725065062011-10-29T17:33:38.970-05:002011-10-29T17:33:38.970-05:00How do I apply for any of these substitute jobs th...How do I apply for any of these substitute jobs that will open on Thursday when you guys go on strike?<br /><br />Do I approach Cheng or a department chair?<br /><br />Do I get to pick my classes to teach?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-54525193345954370062011-10-29T17:20:05.832-05:002011-10-29T17:20:05.832-05:00They replaced the basketball court in the Rec Cent...They replaced the basketball court in the Rec Center this summer and now have new weight machines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-76680325376395227852011-10-29T16:37:40.543-05:002011-10-29T16:37:40.543-05:00Wow! Do you know that the track project being buil...Wow! Do you know that the track project being built near baseball field was not even part of the original Saluki Way? Cheng authorized this $5M project while cutting employees lively hood. University College was created by Cheng to establish her legacy. Cheng and Poshard are more worried about their legacies than SIUC. Message to everyone on this campus; open your eyes, don’t let the quality of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-73918270082200950322011-10-29T15:38:40.021-05:002011-10-29T15:38:40.021-05:00An interesting article at http://host.madison.com/...An interesting article at http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/education/campus_connection/article_b180c032-fc24-11e0-bdea-001cc4c002e0.html on the current situation at UWM underscores now more than even the importance of strong collective bargaining. This article serves to provide a cautionary tale on the likely events to unfold in this state if the public employee unions (representing the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-9907658584654652232011-10-29T15:19:40.690-05:002011-10-29T15:19:40.690-05:00Thanks, Johnny! I think you are doing a fantastic ...Thanks, Johnny! I think you are doing a fantastic job. Since you took over, this blog has become more intellectually alive and dynamic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com