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Quote from: Puget on Today at 01:40:04 PMTwo good pieces of grant news in one day!
But I have a ton of work and grading to do. Finding it very hard to concentrate.

Congratulations!

Quote from: Parasaurolophus on Today at 07:06:23 AMJust a bit of T1 today.

Small chunk.

Hello everyone,

I need to file an appeal to our University's Faculty Grievance Committee. However, I have never done this before and so I'm not sure how to go about it and if there are any best practices. If you have any insights or experiences, I would be grateful if you could share them.

In addition, I am looking for examples of appeal documents (fully recognizing that the issues under consideration will be totally different). I was able to find one such document online (https://legalinsurrection.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023.01.16-Amy-Wax-Grievance.pdf).

If anyone of you is aware of any other appeals submitted to Grievance Committees available online, I would appreciate knowing.

Thank you.

One of my friends just sent me this. He's at one of the Commonwealth Campuses and is worried about the future. They have already been told that for teaching faculty, regardless of years of service or rank, their 5 year contracts will be converted to one year. Several of their engineering departments do not have enough faculty to teach the required courses because faculty who have retired or left for other positions have not been replaced. He said his particular campus has not run at a deficit in the several years he's been there, but the administration at University Park is making the majority of the cuts from the Commonwealth Campuses. Not sure where the money is going because their tuition is among the highest in the Big Ten.

Penn State offers Voluntary Separation Incentive Program to eligible Commonwealth Campus employees

https://www.psu.edu/news/administration/story/penn-state-offers-voluntary-separation-incentive-program-eligible-commonwealth/

Quote from: kaysixteen on Today at 02:43:54 PMExactly when are the high holydays of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster?

Those desiring to use religious accommodations must needs realize that their god(s), etc., may well be calling them to make, ahem, actual sacrifices for so doing.   Certainly Jesus is  full of statements to this effect in the NT.

My school has the same policy as Puget's. It is completely agnostic as to faith, so it would treat Pastafarian holidays the same as the more familiar Catholic ones. We just don't ask (nor do we read doctor's notes). The spirituality office sends out a long list of religious holidays in case we want to be prepared. I think most faculty just see that the list is long and trying to schedule around them is futile.

Ok, but eventually, even multiple failures ought to be able to garner the student enough basic course-related info to pass the class, without, ahem, actually having learned much of anything.

Exactly when are the high holydays of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster?

Those desiring to use religious accommodations must needs realize that their god(s), etc., may well be calling them to make, ahem, actual sacrifices for so doing.   Certainly Jesus is  full of statements to this effect in the NT.

Perhaps one who is young enough could come up with an answer here, but maybe just stick with Cooper, and 1) let the kiddoes learn about the past, and 2) come to respect their elders.

If I were Lord-God-King of the universe, all schools at any level receiving any federal funding would be required to have the same summer break, fall break, winter break, and spring break, so family members can take vacations at the same time. However, for better or worse, I am not at that level yet.

Two good pieces of grant news in one day!
But I have a ton of work and grading to do. Finding it very hard to concentrate.