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Originally posted by: stinky cheese man
"students report next monday, i don't know when faculty are supposed to report. "

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Officially, we're not to be here till Thursday, but my building has several faculty (including myself) already in the offices getting ready for the semester.

Can anyone out there tell me where they were required to report back to work by their chair even though their first official day is this Thursday?

SCM, do any of us ever really leave work?  LOL!!  Not in this particular business. I was just curious if a faculty member, who was following by the rules/Contract, suddenly was told to be back sooner than what was stated in the contract and because of holiday plans couldn't rearrange her schedule to be back before the after the fact summonings. Just curious.

i don't know people who have been called back "before their contract" stipulates.  in fact, there weren't all that many people back on Monday.  comments on this thread have intimated people have been called back, and if folks know people who were told so they ought to say so.  it is confusing whether the question is hypothetical or not.

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Originally posted by: Call Center
" How could you know what you are teaching since registration isn't over yet and some classes don't start until Monday? What sub-continent is your office located in?"

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Call Center, I suspect you'll get your share of responses to the posting you have made here. Just what does registration not being over have to do with what courses stinky cheese man will be teaching this semester? Teaching schedules in academics are not constructed on the spur of the moment or from hand to mouth. Most faculty members knew as long ago as last summer what their teaching schedule for the year would be for both semesters of the academic year. Otherwise, there would be insufficient time to update their courses, prepare syllabli, and do the necessary and time-consuming preparation for the courses they are to teach. There are times when a faculty member must teach a course given only a short notice, but that is not normally the nature of the academic beast. A competent lawyer wouldn't go to trial without sufficient preparation. Similarly, a competent faculty member wouldn't go to class without sufficient preparation. Preparation takes time and lots of hard work.

You never know what Customer Service might identify in terms of educational opportunities for its customers, even at the last minute.

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Originally posted by: Gnome Chompski
"Thanks for the excellent example of a stranded preposition."

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Oh my! Don't go there. The grammar-police police will be after you any minute now.

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Originally posted by: Wham bang
"Call Center, I suspect you'll get your share of responses to the posting you have made here. Just what does registration not being over have to do with what courses stinky cheese man will be teaching this semester? Teaching schedules in academics are not constructed on the spur of the moment or from hand to mouth. Most faculty members knew as long ago as last summer what their teaching schedule for the year would be for both semesters of the academic year. Otherwise, there would be insufficient time to update their courses, prepare syllabli, and do the necessary and time-consuming preparation for the courses they are to teach. There are times when a faculty member must teach a course given only a short notice, but that is not normally the nature of the academic beast. A competent lawyer wouldn't go to trial without sufficient preparation. Similarly, a competent faculty member wouldn't go to class without sufficient preparation. Preparation takes time and lots of hard work."

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Surely you jest!

http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/lawrence/153/krebs.html

David,

That is too funny!  Not everyone will catch it, if they did not read what we did.  Thanks for the laugh. 

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Originally posted by: David Johnson
" Assuming you were talking to me, Mike, you're welcome. I love it when someone pokes at me a little. Laughing at ourselves is the only way we can stay sane! "

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David,

If you want some real fun, I suggest you attend the next PUC meeting on Jan 18 (I believe).  I'm debating going, even though I'm no longer on PUC, just for the laughs.  I'm sure SFT will be glad to see us.      

Seriously, do you know who will replace you?

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Originally posted by: David Johnson
" ...By the way, we got the new furniture in our building, as did others. In our case, they ordered tables that are 43" but chairs that fit two-to-a-table on 60" tables, so every other one has to straddle a table leg. Oh, well...somedays you just ought to stay in bed. Good to hear from you, Ray. How's retirement treating you? (Or am I ahead of the time frame?) DJ"

Hi David.  We also have some new furniture in some of our classrooms with new tables for the instructor.  Since the new desks are larger, they couldn't fit the same number in the room.  They crammed 72 desk in a room so tightly that the back door can't be used.  Of course, they booked 75 for this class so students will be standing (just like the coast).  I think the fire safety people will have a problem with this.  Also, the desk come so close to the front boards, there is no room for the overhead projector.  But after 36.5 years, I have gotten used to this from management.

No, I'm not retired, but I'm considering doing so in May.  Every day I list reasons to stay and reasons to retire.  This year it hasn't even been a contest on this question.  It's getting harder to find ANY reason to stay.  The PUC was one reason, and I enjoyed working with you at getting to the truth.   You know if it wasn’t for the PUC, or this board, we would have never met. The Faculty Senate is another reason to stay.  I noticed I’m on Babb’s list, so I guess I’m leaving.