| Do you have any general comments? | ||||||||||
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| Total Skipped | 112 | |||||||||
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| 1 | Any
interaction I have had with the administration, which have been very few,
have been negative. While I don't
expect a great deal of encouragement from them, less obstruction would be appreciated. |
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| 2 | There
must be a means of handling contract situations that is less divisive of the
membership. Throwing around terms like "scab" via e-mail and
creating a scenario where only a small percentage of those teaching during a
summer session will be fully impacted by the consequences of a job action
undermines solidarity rather than enhancing it. We must all face equal risks and make equal sacrifices if we are going to maintain solidarity. |
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| 3 | 1.
Increase free shuttle vans and build heated shelters. 2. Create an outdoor exercise route. 3. Create more sheltered seating areas. 4. Provide sheltered bike racks. 5. Create an on-campus elementary school and day-care. 6. Investigate the possibility of reusing the historic BOILER HOUSE industrial building as a lounge / cafe / art supply store / Art Sales gallery / Bruce Gallery / and Art Office center. 7. Review potential donations of public art with the Art Dept. 8. Lobby PASSHE to revive the in-state rate for international students. 9. Create a universal, mid-day, non-teaching hour. 10. Examine physical plant and create a long-term space plan. 11. Examine the budget, including how SGA spends its money. |
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| 4 | We are hopeful that things will change with the new president. He's been here for over a year....some minor changes so far. We hope for some positive trends and changes soon..the sooner the better. | |||||||||
| 5 | This is a teaching university that does not have the resources to support and reward faculty scholarship. Scholarship should be de-emphasized so that faculty can concentrate on innovative and effective teaching, as well as university service. | |||||||||
| 6 | The promotion process sucks. It is biased and unfair. | |||||||||
| 7 | Thank you for continuing to serve the faculty and for being there for everyone. | |||||||||
| 8 | One year ago, I was very excited. Now, I am very dejected. I do not believe Jeremy really cares what faculty think or say. Look at what his priorities have been since arriving. Why did it take him over 6 months before he met with dept. chairs? His reliance on the same sources of influence is very disturbing. He has money for consultants but we don't have money for student workers..... | |||||||||
| 9 | We have no idea where our president stands on education, what his goals are. He should communicate with each dept on a regular basis--meaning he should physically visit each dept. | |||||||||
| 10 | No | |||||||||
| 45 | Too much emphasis on distance education (online classes), sports, and form over substance. | |||||||||
| 54 | Help out the coaches. We are treated like 2nd class citizens. | |||||||||
| 11 | Dean Smith should be made to read some current literature on the utility and validity of student evaluation of faculty teaching performance and USE those studies to guide his assessment of faculty performance. In order to enhance the academic reputation of EUP, President Brown not only needs to address the quality of the students we recruit but also the low faculty expectations of students and the gross grade inflation that currently exists here. | |||||||||
| 12 | I think that most places are as good as you make them. Edinboro for me is a great place to work, try working in public high schools for a few years and you will quickly understand what I mean. | |||||||||
| 13 | No | |||||||||
| 14 | APSCUF needs to initiate a change in the rediculous promotion policy that it inflicted on this institution. | |||||||||
| 15 | I
find my colleagues and myself exhibiting a defeated and depressive attitude
as it is a struggle on a daily basis to perform one's job in a satisfactory
manner. One would think that after 20+
years on the job (which I certainly love) that it would be easier. It isn't. I would just be happy to have classrooms without broken desks and leaking ceilings and equipment that functions. It is discouraging to me. It is impossible to get anything accomplished in a timely manner on this campus. Do people really work or do they just go through the motions to make it seem like they are doing their jobs? |
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| 16 | I have only been at the University for a few months and therefore I do not have enough information to answer many of these questions. My experience so far has been positive in all respects but I am sure that there are many improvements that could be made. | |||||||||
| 17 | I
admire President Brown's initiatives and his ideas about improving EUP's
culture. I do think he is being hampered by the bloated and stupid
bureaucrats and management culture that he's inherited, which are Frank
Pogue's legacy. Frank Pogue dug EUP into a deep hole, and it will take years
for EUP to climb out of the hole. I hope that EUP APSCUF is able to cultivate
a cooperative working relationship with President Brown, while making clear
our disapproval of the management structure that he inherited. Also, I think technology is vastly overrated on this campus, and is given too much priority. I'm much more concerned with TRADITIONAL forms of infrastructure, such as the state of the classrooms, having walls that reach the ceiling, windows that open, heat and electricity that works, etc. As far as technology, I need the website and e-mail to work, but I think there's too high a price being paid for ultra-wired buildings, and too much emphasis on the idea that technology replaces effective teaching. |
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| 18 | Dr. Brown is action-oriented. The amount of growth in buildings is much needed and much welcomed. I think he has a plan for turning Edinboro around. I just wonder how long he's going to stay. Good presidents get scooped up by other institutions. | |||||||||
| 55 | It is difficult to fill valuable in the current situation | |||||||||
| 19 | The current president is interested in technology. He is having new buildings started which is good but without sufficient resources to do it right (residence halls are much smaller and not as nice as those on other campuses).There has been no clear vision articulated to faculty. There have been no visible changes in the leadership team or philosophy (if one existed in the first place). He is building a sports dome but there is no money to staff it -he has ordered programs created without providing funding. | |||||||||
| 20 | None. | |||||||||
| 21 | Nothing further | |||||||||
| 22 | No comments so far. | |||||||||
| 23 | When a student calls a department, someone should answer the phone. This doesn't always happen. When a department needs answers from another department, they should get a response even if its I don't know but will get back to you. That doesn't alway happen. Pres. Pogue talked about civility but we never had a program to stress cooperation across the campus. We need one. | |||||||||
| 24 | I like it here. Although EUP has many problems and sometimes difficulty even identifying what the problems are, I think most of the people are dedicated to university and to the education of its students. The problems are bigger than the incompetence of one or two people. | |||||||||
| 25 | I'm concerned about the emphasis on on-line courses. I've talked to facutly who have taught on-line (and/or distance ed) and they seem to fall into two camps: those that take the minimalist approach (and seriously compromise the academic integrity of the course) and those that attempt to do it right but are overwhelmed by the time and effort it takes to do it right. And it's worth thinking about all the attempts in the past to move instruction outside the classroom (starting with Skinner's personalized system of instruction; correspondence courses; courses delivered on educational television channels). These approaches work for highly motivated individuals, ususally people already in a career, and who needed to gain additional credentials. They did NOT work well for the typical college undergraduate. We're making a mistake if we think that on-line or distance ed courses should become a mainstay instructional approach at Edinboro. | |||||||||
| 26 | Why doesn't APSCUF quit worrying so much about the compensation for faculty who teach online (i.e. extra pay for planning, extra pay for the number of students enrolled in an online course) and start worrying about the professors (the majority mind you) that teach in the classroom? These professors plan for classes as well, and the class sizes are usually ( almost always) larger than online courses. Where is the extra pay for planning and compensation based on the number of student enrolled in their courses? Lets start getting our priorities straight!!!!!! | |||||||||
| 27 | Yes, faculty should be more involved with decision making. | |||||||||
| 28 | The managerial infrastructure is top heavy. The morale of faculty is low because of the last administration's policies toward bottom-line recruitment. Dumbing down instruction has been a priority for retention, which has caused recruitment problems. The new president should seek to reverse this trend. Privatization of public facilities should stop. This is a way of de-unionizing workers. Of course, the federal military expenditures are reducing funds for education and other services, so the problem is national. Oh, and another thing: we should have a lively international-student mission, which has been decimated since 9/11, with the former university administration toeing the xenophobic line--or doing nothing about it. | |||||||||
| 29 | I have only been here for a few months, so I am not able to provide an opinion on very many questions. I am also temporary faculty, so my position is always in limbo once the contract is up. I will definitely look elsewhere for a permanent position. I only have a Master's Degree, so I should have more success with a permanent position at a community college. | |||||||||
| 30 | The promotion process is totally biased and hurts morale substantially. For one thing it is based on inaccurate data. Student evaluations are not credible, which are included in the packet. Also form over substance takes precedence. I've been told repeatedly that it doesn't matter whether I do or do not do something but how I present it in my packet. | |||||||||
| 31 | The President does have a vision. Be patient with him. He is going a bit faster than most wish he would but I would rather have someone like Jeremy as oppossed to our previous president who was never willing to risk anything (mainly his own image) | |||||||||
| 32 | Less emphasis on sports and more on academics would help this university. Increase the number of faculty who are promoted, that will help morale. Institute more fair peer evaluation process. From what I hear some departments aren't even evaluating professors when they are due to be evaluated. This happens to the FEMALE profs. Apply some sanctions to profs. who are nearing retirement and just coasting...and not meeting their contractual obligations. Reassign tenured faculty who are not meeting with their classes regularly. Give them administrative jobs. Then fire them if they don't perform. | |||||||||
| 33 | APSCUF
needs to be clear about political stances.
There are a few instances where APSCUF has taken a strong stance on an
issue which I completely disagreed with but it was implied that all members
supported. APSCUF should routinely
poll members on issues and either; - Only take a stance on issues where a clear majority (90%+) share a common opinion. - Use appropriate language when dealing with issues, ie: "65% of APSCUF members support this issue." |
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| 34 | My department chair consistenly fails to respond to my emails, phone calls, direct conversations; she has provided me with misinformation and delayed paperwork that have caused me thousands of dollars, delayed my doctoral progression, and in general, I feel completely disrespected and undervalued by my department chair. I am obligated to maintain certain certifications as a part of my job and this requires me to work 2 clinical jobs in addition to teaching full-time and obtaining my doctorate; this is a task that is simply not manageable. I believe the morale and potential for growth in our department are significantly and negatively impacted by a failed management within the department. When basic communication with faculty members is ignored, it leaves me quesitoning the ability to move and grow in positive directions thus impacting the educational experiences of our students. | |||||||||
| 35 | No. | |||||||||
| 36 | Well,
I had to respond no opinion on many of the questions because being relatively
new I have had no enough data or experience to make a valid judgment. One of a not so positive experience I had so far was with the computer tech help center. I found it slow and ineffective since the problem was not properly resolved after leaving it there for almost 4 days. After that experience I called because still the wireless was not working properly off campus but when I heard that the machine had to be taken there I just gave up since I needed the machine to work. So I just try to the best with what I have. Also, the ordering of new machines seem to be slow in being processed and I am still unsure about the quality of the machine that in the end I will be getting since it would seem that there is no much room for personalizing the computer’s specs and hardware. |
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| 37 | Administrators need to think more about quality and less about quantity in all areas!!! | |||||||||
| 38 | The administration pays lip service to undergraduate research, but balks at students earning Independent Study credit, and has no mechanism to pay students to conduct research. If the research is not in the context of a credit-bearing course, and is not part of a job, then the professor will be financially liable should an accident occur in the research lab. It is an untenable situation. | |||||||||
| 39 | Great things are not happening here. Low,mid and high level managers need to be let go. | |||||||||
| 40 | The new Stalinistic and stupid non-smoking edict issued by the Chancellor should be amended or dropped! It is too broad and hard to enforce. It is stricter than the Commonwealth Non-Smoking in Pubilc places law recently signed into law. | |||||||||
| 41 | No | |||||||||
| 42 | No, except that I cannot speak for "Faculty", as asked to in many of the questions. I can only speak for myself. | |||||||||
| 43 | I am enjoying my assignment very much. I am encouraged to departm in department meeting and to share my perspectives. | |||||||||
| 44 | Having a doctorate is not the end-all for good quality teaching. | |||||||||
| 46 | When I interviewed here, Dean Smith wanted to grow the program I would be joining. I knew coming in to EUP that I had a hard job ahead of me. That challenge was acceptable and even thrilling to me. In the four years I have been here, I have been asked to (basically) perform miracles in the program. I have rallied the students, encouraged my fellow faculty members to raise the bar, fought for more funding (to no avail), endured obstacle after obstacle, completed every single task put before me by Dean Smith, completed work that on other campuses (nationwide) are done by three faculty, and performed very well to excellent reviews while fighting breast cancer. However, my dignity, my morale, my nerves, my patience, my sense of self-worth are GONE. Something is wrong with that picture. | |||||||||
| 47 | both
EUP and APSCUF must join the 21st century! at this time, I am owed $18,000.00 (I will accepts checks from either pASShe or APSCUF) |
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| 48 | I am concerned that we are looking at online education to save the university - when it takes months for a new faculty member to get a computer, when classroom tech doesn't work consistently - and when we are building new campus housing. | |||||||||
| 49 | I am not happy here at EUP and would leave if I did not have family members to consider. I do enjoy teaching though but wish that I was in a different atmosphere. There is no encouragement for achievement at EUP. There are no tangible rewards. Persons who are "dead wood" are making more money than I do. I have family to support and can barely make it on what I earn. I never thought that I would be in this situation with all that I invested in my degree and my achievements. I wish that someone would work on this but by the time they get all of the problems worked out here I will be dead from old age. | |||||||||
| 50 | The association concentrates on issues that are reflective of only a few. I am more disappointed in the chapter president and his actions than anything else on campus. I want an association I can be proud of that can reflect the true membership of Edinboro University. | |||||||||
| 51 | I
think the new president is trying, but he has to work with these deans, some
of whom are just yes men. Also, no one who has grown up here, taught locally
in K-12 schools should be a dean. They have NO new perspective on anything.
The sad truth is that many of the faculty are juat as bad, particularly in certain areas. There are people here who seem to think that their extremely modest accomplishments are on par with a national prize or something. They are closed to new information and think that Edinboro is a great place. Well, it is for them. |
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| 52 | Remember
our general mission to serve the local students. Keep class sizes reasonable because if
students wanted class sizes of 200, they'd go to Penn State. Support research, but please don't make us hire professors that excel in research but cannot teach the average students that we have always and will always continue to attract. Reward research, but reward good teaching even more. |
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| 53 | For the first time in 17 years I see signs that we may be turning things in the right direction. | |||||||||
| 56 | Edinboro remains an unpolished diamond. While our local competitors increase enrollment, EUP is declining. We need a better local image to claim a larger share of high school grads. This is a quality school but it is not considered such by the local high school guidance counselors. | |||||||||
| 57 | Have not seen the improvements that we expected with the new President. Decisions continue to be secretive . Too many bad decisions in allocation of resources. | |||||||||
| 58 | Because of these issues, I am considering leaving EUP in the near future. I truly wish that I could have been more positive in this assessment. | |||||||||
| 59 | Yes,
I think the new president seems to be doing okay in some respects, but needs
to do something more to highlight faculty accomplishments. The In-Touch was
at least published, sent out, and circulated at the library, put in our
mailboxes. Faculty Accolades section has all but disappeared, and that's
next. One other VERY IMPORTANT issue concerns me: I understand that President Brown is British, and while he may have internalized good spelling by British standards, he is not modelling Standard Edited American English, which is especially important for our students. I do not think it is appropriate for him to stick to his British spellings in University publications. He writes "enrolment" for "enrollment" and "programme" for "program," and so forth. Certainly, even though he writes that way by reflex or instinct, perhaps an executive assistant could go through and make sure the spellings are American. We are an American university, after all, and he is living HERE. I try very hard to teach my students the differences between Standard English and Non-Standard English, and even mention the differences between British and American spelling, and that they should be aware of their audience for every writing, and then they see him spelling things differently. I cannot say it is "okay," because I would say to him that Pres. Brown should a) consider his audience (US), and b) consider his position as a role model, and c) use American spelling in official Edinboro University of PA documents. It doesn't make us look "fancy" or "more respectable;" it makes teaching English here more difficult. Although I have to say that it does create a "teaching moment," but at the expense of the President, which I would prefer not to do. |
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| 60 | EUP is doing a diservice to Art Dept. programs by placing Animation as the most important program within the department. If it were not for the Cinema program there wouldn't be an Animation program, period. How do the other Art programs feel by taking a backseat to Animation? | |||||||||
| 61 | thank you for the survey. | |||||||||
| 62 | Some decisions by the dean of liberal arts are anti-educational. They are driven by either dollar pinching concerns or personality likes and dislikes, rather than academic necessity of the students. We recently lost the only faculty member with expertise in world music - a required area of knowledge for music ed students - due to the dean's imaginary perception of her 'deficiencies.' I lost my ensemble and the opportunity to teach elective students who are neither majors nor minors, out of budget concerns. The dean restricted who could take applied music, and only begrudgingly allows just the very minimum number of applied credits for students on the music minor - all to save money, not with any view of the students' academic enrichment in mind. | |||||||||
| 63 | Why is it so difficult for the administration to be honest and transparent in relating to students and faculty. | |||||||||
| 64 | I found many of these questions difficult to answer because they are so general - Do I personally experience this (leaking classrooms) - or do I know of other faculty who do. Time after time I wanted to answer - "sometimes" - the closest response was "no opinion" - which really wasn't accurate. | |||||||||
| 65 | Although
there may be a vision or plan in place (or in the works) for EUP, I don't
believe it is being clearly communicated to the faculty. Fewer and fewer resources (full time, tenure track positions in particular) are being made available, yet the amount of work being asked of us only ever increases. |
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| 66 | The past couple of bargaining rounds have poisoned the atmosphere because PASSHE negotiators made insulting proposals to APSCUF. | |||||||||
| 67 | No | |||||||||
| 68 | Administration seems to exist in a completely different world than the faculty. If they had to deal with low level students in poorly maintained buildings they might have a different orientation. I do think it's true, however, that faculty seem to have no sense of reality when it comes to the headaches of running a poorly funded state institution. | |||||||||
| 69 | Until the "performance" standards as currently constituted are abolished outright, EUP has no chance to get better. That's NO CHANCE, no matter how many feel-good "programs" and "initiatives" get underway. And APSCUF/the faculty must face (I hold out no hope for this, but I'll say it anyway) the incompetence, venality, and empty posturing of too many of the membership. Just surviving x number of years at EUP is no grounds for "respect." | |||||||||
| 70 | I would like to see some non-functional members of the administration pushed out (even if we have to pay the remainder of their contracts) because they are a serious drag on morale and an impediment to President Brown's (and our) hopes for progress. | |||||||||
| 71 | Our union leadership, in its attempt to be collegial, have let too many faculty rights slip away. Tom Heard would have grieved most of the things that our current union take with a smile on their face. I'm tired of being told "what can we do for you?" When the union should be telling us what we can do. | |||||||||
| 72 | It
seems we are asked to do more supporting work, with smaller budgets, little
or no secretarial or student work help. Students who are not ready for college or have no idea how to behave in class, are beligerant and defiant in class, speak inapproriately to faculty, are allowed to get away with it. I have been "forced" to let students return to my class after such behavior. |
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| 73 | There has not been enough time to evaluate the new administration but I no longer volunteer for extra service because the past administration was abusive and not in the least appreciative of such service. Lots of rhetoric and no substance. Too much to the managers and little to the faculty and others that actually make things happen. The entitled attitude by managers and administration has continued in some important instances. I have not applied for promotion because I find that my professional development is more satisfying and, additionally, lucrative than if I were to sit on the number of bs committees that it takes for promotion. Even though I constantly bring positive, national notice to Edinboro it would not seem nearly as important as if I had chaired the campus beautification committee. Too many adminstrative tasks have been passed on to the faculty; we no longer have the time or energy to actually improve our performance with so much unnecessary managerial tasks to complete. I must also mention that I have heard many complaints from prospective, "continuing education" adults that opt for Gannon or other regional campuses because they either receive no help or follow through on the part of admissions. These are responsible intelligent adults that form a good size enrollment pool that Edinboro has continually ignored. I have no sympathy about declining enrollment as a result. Why hold hands of inept students that should never have been admitted and then ignore a viable group? | |||||||||
| 74 | Until we replace quite a few of the long-term ineffective administrators, little true change will happen. | |||||||||
| 75 | I lost confidence in APSCUF during the last negotiations. I was teaching summer school at the time and would have had to carry the burden in the event of a strike. | |||||||||
| 76 | In this type of evaluation/survey, the roll of the Chairperson of the department is essential. The roll of the chairperson is heavily leaning towards the administration and affects the culture of the Department not only against students but also on faculty and susequently on the culture and the image of the university . Therefore evaluation of chairpersons/survey of the chairpersons should have been included in this survey. | |||||||||
| 77 | Although I am hugely appreciative of the ability to teach the students, my experience with EUP as an organization in general has be aweful. In the for-profit world, such inadequacy especially in managment would result in the collapse of the organization. | |||||||||
| 78 | I feel that the President is still surrounded by the old managers who continue to insulate and make recommendations that are out dated and obstructionist. | |||||||||
| 79 | Appreciated the opportunity to provide feedback. | |||||||||
| 80 | No comment! | |||||||||
| 81 | I am most often disgruntled by the way this university operates and how they set priorities for improvments of campus facilities.Lack of funding to get things done, or at least thats what they say! | |||||||||
| 82 | Faculty do not have timely updated technology such as adequate computers in their own office and access to necessary software when needed. I have found the tech support staff are completely overwhelmed and the concept of more online course offereings without tech support is frightening. I cannot even get a response to help me with BlackBoard. I could not imagine the insaity that will begin with the prospect of teaching an online course with NO REAL training or support. | |||||||||
| 83 | I am happy and proud to work for Edinboro University. | |||||||||
| 84 | EUP lacks a vibrant academic culture of scholarship; too much like a training institute. | |||||||||
| 85 | No | |||||||||
| 86 | I hope our new President is able to change the "good old boys" culture at Edinboro. Of all the professional settings I have worked in, I think I have received the least recognition from management for my achievements here at Edinboro. Certainly, this is true for the majority of peers in my department as well. Management is vertually unseen and ineffective. | |||||||||
| 87 | 1. If the president wants faculty to compete by producing original, substantive research, there needs to be an easier route to research dollars, and reduction in course load: for example, being apple to apply for dollars AT ANY TIME; plan work releases 1 semester ahead, and then have the administration create a follow-up verification or review process that evaluates the results and provides feedback regarding the impact of the research. There needs to be a process that runs full circle and the administration has roles to play to keep their skin in the achievements of faculty. | |||||||||
| 88 | Because of Edinboro's location in a region without a community college, we have become that by default but without all of the services needed by our customers. | |||||||||
| 89 | Faculty are being nickeled and dimed to save money. I have seen waste and too many administrators for the number of faculty we have here. It seems more like a day care ratio than an efficient way to run things on a university campus. | |||||||||
| 90 | EUP is a wonderful university, with a NEW FOUND positive attitude and outlook. Great things WILL start happening here. I hope these "things" are both a product of EUP faculty and student contribution. | |||||||||
| 91 | Questions highly biased. Not a straight question in the bunch. | |||||||||
| 92 | Better PR for this University. Actively promote our successes and truly mean "great things happen here"--I've seen too much to the otherwise. | |||||||||
| 93 | Still watching and waiting on Dr. Brown. | |||||||||
| 94 | I understand we'll take an enrollment hit if we up our requirements to get in but in the long run we'll gain more students and increase quality of education and academic reputation. | |||||||||
| 95 | I am worried about my department--Business & Economics. It has been given some special benefits, but a lot has been asked of it. We are too understaffed. I worry that the general discouragment may negatively effect faculty recruitment efforts. | |||||||||
| 96 | The
tail is wagging the dog. Instead of
setting expectations and "selling" them to the public, we are
letting the public dictate policy. It
will take a few years, but the wisdom which eludes us now will later
demonstrate where we went wrong in 2008.
Our ratio of "management to faculty" is appalling. We have too many "chiefs" and not enough workers. |
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| 97 | I
feel the President has great ideas but no idea how to translate that into a
publicly funded institution. This is
not a private inst! We need to explore how to cut back waste and generate more students. |
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| 98 | No | |||||||||
| 99 | No. | |||||||||
| 100 | As
an institution, EUP should be a place where intellectual pursuit is closely
followed by ethical considerations.
Although it has been stated that EUP is raising standards, it appears
that this may be just another way of statistically reporting numbers to
suggest progress (higher entrance scores).
Unfortunately, it also appears that ethics are slipping to allow more
and more students with marginal abilities to enroll in classes for which they
are unprepared to meet minimum standards. The University continues to off-load responsibilities from management to faculty, decreasing availability for scholarly activities. The University continues to build buildings that we do not have sufficient staff to support nor maintenance staff to maintain. There seems to be a disconnect between the day to day operations and needs of faculty and students with the goals of management. There is planning for the future at the expense of today's needs. |
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| 101 | Give president Brown some more time to see if he can make the improvements we need. I believe he needs to make changes in Managerial positions in order to accomplish the things he (we) set out to do. | |||||||||
| 102 | I think we need to have a firm deadline for contract negotiations this time as we did the last time. I don't think we should work without a contract. | |||||||||
| 103 | At
a recent union luncheon it was noted by a speaker that we have never had a
dues increase. But did we not vote a few years ago to start paying dues on
summer class pay? That was an increase. Local and state union leadership should be praised for all their hard work on behalf of the membership. My major criticism of the bargaining team is that they seem a bit more concerned with enhancing benefits to senior faculty and much less so to junior faculty. |
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| 104 | I have spent forty years treveling from room to room, hunting parking, falling in the snow . The failure to provide the English Dept with a home is typical of an institution which has no sense of culture or understanding of the necessity of reading and writing as central aspects of any education. | |||||||||
| 105 | You
should survey satisfaction with APSCUF.
I believe that YOU are at least partially culpable for the unfairness
in the promotion, tenure and sabbatical process. You point fingers at management and say
that they are the ones responsible for the process, yet they almost always
follow the recommendations of APSCUF constituted committees. You fail to ask what the rank and file want. You are currently negotiating with management over these policies, but have you come to the members to ask for input? I am HIGHLY DISSATISFIED with APSCUF. |
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| 106 | no | |||||||||
| 107 | I think that the President is working to improve the image. A doctorate doesn't guarantee quality instruction - look at people on an individual basis-don't make blanket judgements based on where they are in their doctoral programs. | |||||||||
| 108 | I am not impressed with the administration. I question the president's leadership abilities. Self promotion seems to be more important than promoting EUP. | |||||||||
| 109 | I don't feel that the morale is good on campus. I don't think that encouraging academics and/or research is necessarily a question of money, though I do see release time granted for things that seem trivial in comparison to some of the research projects by some faculty. | |||||||||
| 110 | I was really heartened to read that this year's freshmen have SAT scores an average of 20 points higher than previous years, and the fresmen in my beginning classes turned in much better first papers than I usually get at that level--so I'm hopeful that something good is happening. | |||||||||
| 111 | Recognize real faculty achievements in scholarship and teaching; de-empahsis service activity as a reward in tenure and promotion. | |||||||||
| 112 | I have been working as a full-time tenure-track professor for over a month now and still have not been given a computer. I teach three classes that require lectures on software and technology, but the University has not yet supplied me with the most basic tool used in the Graphic Design profession. It's embarrassing. | |||||||||
| 113 | No | |||||||||
| 114 | I suggest that we review the promotion guidelines and update the instrument for both promotion and evaluation. It is dated and has some questions that are ambiguous. | |||||||||