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The main agenda item was recruitment for 1983-84, general advertisement approved for multiple lines in multiple areas.
Present at meeting: Sutherland, Cable, Carton, Faigley, Farrell, Friedman, Gribben, Jolliffe, Kruppa, Lesser, Lidoff, Reed, Ruszkiewicz, Schiek, Sipiora, Skaggs, Westbrook, S. Wevill
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John Ruszkiewicz’s handwritten notes on 14 September 1983 English Senate meeting.
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Items discussed: procedural matters re: the lecturer proposal, E 346K Business variant (passed)
In attendance: Burch, Cable, Carton, Cook, Cullingford, Farrell, Friedman, Gaines, Gordon, Gribben, Jolliffe, King, Kruppa, Lesser, Megaw, Reed, Ruszkiewicz, Westbrook
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The primary purpose of this meeting was to discuss the report of lecturer study group, comprised of 13 members of the English department from across ranks. David Beer introduces the report for discussion and expresses hope that department will create standing committee on lecturer matters. Kruppa moves and successfully voted that all new UT PhDs be given priority in lecturers hiring (not just 5, as before). Motion to change proportion of Lecturer 1 vs 2 defeated. Motion to change language for lecturer evaluation approved. Amended report accepted by senate by vote.
The full, amended report is attached to minutes.
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Items discussed: Langford and Ames will become Emeritus, Kruppa reports on spring 1984 undergrad course offerings, discussion of courses offerings and possibly revising some course titles, poet Albert Goldbarth awarded Guggenheim fellowship, move to hire another esteemed poet, David Beer reports that full report on lecturer matters will be completed by 6 May 1983.
In attendance: Moldenhauer, Cable, Carton, Cullingford, Duncan, Friedman, Gordan, Jollifee, King, Kruppe, Lesser Rossman, Skaggs.
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Items discussed: revision of the departmental governance document, constitution of the Lecturer Study Group, Sacton library donation, "Rodi Proposal" (An Alternative Plan for Improving the Hiring of Lecturers) or consensus of the lecturers, faculty hiring.
Attendees: Moldenhauer, Bertelsen, Bowden, Cable, Duncan, Faigley, Friedman, Ghose, Goldbarth, Kruppa, Lesser, Megaw, Renwick, Ruszkiewicz, Sipiora, Skaggs, Stott, Wevill, Whitbread.
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Items mentioned: Stackton library donation (approved), Rodi survey report to the lecturer subcommittee (approved), faculty recruitment
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A memo announcing that two agenda items would be added to the 11 March 1983 meeting: Alexander Stackton Library, Lecturer Matters
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Item discussed: senate subcommittee on lecturers.
Attendees: Moldenhauer, Bertelsen, Bowden, Cable, Duban, Duncan, Farrell Friedman, Jolliffe, Kruppa, Goldbarth, Lesser, Lidoff, Megaw, Ruszkiewicz, Sipiora, Skaggs, Wevill.
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A memo calling a meeting of the general English faculty (instead of a meeting of the English Faculty Senate) on 25 February 1983 to discuss the report on the subcommittee on lecturers.
Attached is a memo from the Senate Subcommittee on Lecturers that moves to clarify an ambiguity in the constitution.
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Items discussed: report of the subcommittee on lecturers, faculty recruitment
Attendees: Moldenhauer, Bertelsen, Bowden, Cable, Duban, Duncan, Faigley, Farrell, Friedman, Ghose, Hinojosa, Jolliffe, Kruppa, Lesser, Renwick, Ruszkiewicz, Sipiora, Skaggs, Stott, Wevill, Whitbread.
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Items listed: report of lecturers committee, faculty recruitment, centennial chairs, teaching load credits subcommittee report, peer evaluation
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Items discussed: undergraduate course committee recommendations (approved), faculty recruitment, graduate-student compensation, formation of a subcommittee on the status of lecturers
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A report that mentions the English Faculty Senate endorsement of the graduate students' request for better stipends; attached is a memo from the faculty to Dean Robert King asking for pay raises for graduate students.
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Items mentioned: lecturers teaching upper-division courses, super-lecturer (permanent) positions, subcommittee on lecturers, teaching award for lecturers; explanation that many faculty oppose giving greater status to lecturers
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Moldenhauer reports the actions of the English Senate at the 19 November 1982 meeting.
Items mentioned: Undergraduate Course Committee's suggested changes to the catalogue (approved), faculty recruitment, interest groups, graduate student proposal to improve compensation
Attendees: Moldenhauer, Bertlesen, Bowden, Cable, Carver, Duban, Duncan, Faigley, Farrell, Friedman, Ghose, Jolliffe, Kruppa, Lesser, Lidoff, Renwick, Ruszkiewicz, Skaggs, Stott, S. Wevill, Whitbread
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An argument that the lecturers have become an integral part of the university and the English Department, so they deserve better treatment, particularly continued employment based on performance evaluations and legitimacy
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Items listed: undergraduate course committee, centennial chairs, faculty recruitment, teaching load credit report
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Chair of AGSE Jolliffe sends memo to Chair of English Moldenhauer explaining that at the 1 November 1982 meeting, the AGSE passed motions protesting; composition classes larger than 25 students and literature classes larger than 35; team teaching of graduate course; and increased supervision of graduate teachers. The letter concludes by reflecting on the recent efforts to change the distribution of teaching load credits (TLC) but explains that graduate students worry about how these policies will affect them
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Items discussed: Senate meeting, cost of graduate school and need for higher stipends; Writing Lab activities
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Items discussed: faculty recruitment, centennial chairs, lecturer recruitment, minor in English, library project, formation of a subcommittee on lecturers (defeated)
Attendees: Moldenhaur, Bertelsen, Bowden, Carver, Duban, Duncan, Faigley, Friedman, Ghose, Jollife, Kruppa, Lesser, Lidoff, Megaw, Renwick, Ruszkiewicz, Sipiora, Skaggs, Sott, Wevill, Whitbread.
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Summary of items mentioned in a meeting of the departmental Senate, including: presidential approval of the new writing program, motion to form a subcommittee on lecturers (defeated), senate project, faculty recruitment
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Items listed: report on lecturers' recruitment, minor in English, proposal for evaluating teaching of tenure-track faculty (attached), senate project
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Items listed: report on the lecturers committee, faculty recruitment, centennial chairs, teaching load credit committee report
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Items reported: interim report on the subcommittee on lecturers, faculty recruitment