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Senate to meet today on evals, coronavirus, curriculum, research

Location: EMU 145 & 146 (Crater Lake rooms) 3:00 – 5:00 P.M. Live cast here. Senators got an email today from Pres Skowron, allowing them to participate on-line. Good call. 3:00 P.M.   Call to Order Introductory Remarks; Senate President Elizabeth Skowron 3:10 P.M.  Approval of the Minutes February 12, 2020…

Texas university proposes annual collegiality reviews for faculty

From InsideHigherEd, here: … Sam Houston State’s proposal links poor collegiality assessments to comprehensive performance evaluations and assisted faculty development plans. Timelines for remediation vary by plan, but the maximum extension of any plan is one year. After that, the faculty member’s fate is in the hands of the dean…

Leave PEBB and give everyone a 5% raise with no cuts to benefits

3/6/2020: Given the proposal by the UO Administration’s lead bargainer Missy Matella along these lines during Thursday’s bargaining, this seems like a good time to repost this from 2013. The numbers below are old and for all Oregon universities not just UO, but very roughly they suggest potential savings for…

Academic Council, Senate Pres, Provost on Academic Continuity Plan for coronavirus

Dear University of Oregon Faculty, As you are probably aware, the coronavirus situation is changing quickly as COVID-19 spreads and there is a lot of concern about how it may potentially disrupt our campus. The UO has fully activated the Incident Management Team (IMT), which is reviewing and updating the…

MMXX-IX: Bargaining live blog

Synopsis: Coming later. MMXX-IX live-blog. Bargaining teams seem corona free, operating at a cool 91.6 degrees so far: 125 Chiles 12-3PM 3/5/2020: My continuing series on Budget Buckets is here. If you don’t like my blog read the official Union tweets or Facebook page. Usual disclaimer: This is my opinion and…