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Date: Jan 4, 2005

but here it is

Date: Jan 4, 2005

So, this ties in with educator's question about people being called back early, and being notified of the call-back whilst still on vacation (out of town, unable to change plans, etc.) Then their failure to attend can and will be used against them?

And the department in question is CICE no doubt, and no doubt this technique has been used before to punish - - -

Whoever did it, unless there is a life & death emergency, it's a crummy thing to do, and if there was a real provost on board, it would not be allowed.

Date: Jan 4, 2005

NOT CICE!! what was I thinking?? Too much TH on the brain. I meant Dana's dept.

Date: Jan 4, 2005

The meeting happened yesterday. The email called for "tenured faculty, clinical instructors and graduate assistants" to attend. At least that let the non-tenured faculty off the hook!!

Date: Jan 4, 2005

I started the previous thread, and I now see what I suspected has been answered. I only hope that this never becomes the norm at other universities. Perhaps the meeting was so pressing that it needed the jump from a regularly scheduled faculty meeting. I understand they are bringing people in right now to interview for positions starting "immediately" and that might be what has constituted this hurry up facutly meeting. Since I have school aged children, I would have been able to respond immediately to such a summons, but I wonder about others. It makes no difference - as I stated yesterday, when I'm not "officially" working in my office, I'm at my home office working on new course syllabi, publications, NCATE accreditation documentation, and a myriad of other responsibilities that make me feel like this "free" time actually frees me up to accomplish some of these professional goals.

Boomer Sooner.