Elected Faculty Council Minutes (03/08/04)§
The EFC convened in 114 Anderson at 10:30, Monday, March 8, 2004. In attendance were: Darlene Zabowski,
Doug Sprugel, Peter Schiess, Gerard Schreuder, and Frank Greulich. The following items of business were
discussed:
Review of the Promotion Evaluation Process
Prior to today's Council meeting an announcement was sent out to junior faculty who were evaluated for promotion
this academic year (see attachment). Two of the listed faculty responded to the announcement. One indicated his
satisfaction with the process; the other inquired as to the nature of the Council's review but, upon clarification, did
not express a wish to meet with it.
The Council had an open-door meeting at the appointed time and place. No junior faculty who had been evaluated
for promotion appeared during the course of the Council meeting. The Council, having not been advised of any
complaints and hearing none from the affected faculty, concluded that there was no basis for initiating an
investigation of the evaluation process.
Council Participation in the Assessment of Future College Directions
A discussion of the Dean's request for Council participation in the assessment of future directions for the College
took place. It was unclear if the Dean expected the Council to duplicate the effort of the ad hoc faculty group he has
previously appointed. Nor is it clear to the Council that it is suitably composed to address this topic. Of particular
concern is the paucity of younger faculty on the Council - precisely those who will be most significantly impacted
by these decisions. It was decided to wait until our next lunch-time meeting with the Dean (3/15/04) to obtain
clarification of his expectations with respect to Council input.
Miscellaneous items of discussion
The Council will next meet on Monday, April 5, from 11:30 to 12:20. Subsequent Council meetings will be held
every other week during spring quarter; viz., April 19, May 3, and May 17. Council members will be advised
regarding the location of these meetings as soon as a room is assigned.
Solicitation of Promotion Process Comments
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 15:41:49 -0800 (PST)
From: Francis Greulich <greulich@u.washington.edu>
To: Dorothy Paun <dap@u.washington.edu>, Ivan Eastin <eastin@u.washington.edu>,
sbolton@u.washington.edu, John Perez-Garcia <perjohm@u.washington.edu>,
C. Ryan <cmryan@u.washington.edu>, Eric Turnblom <ect@u.washington.edu>
Cc: Darlene Zabowski <zabow@u.washington.edu>,
Douglas G Sprugel <sprugel@u.washington.edu>,
Gerard Schreuder <gsch@u.washington.edu>,
Linda Chalker-Scott <lindacs@u.washington.edu>,
Peter Schiess <schiess@u.washington.edu>, S. Morgan <slm@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Review of College Promotion Evaluation Process
Greetings,
This coming Monday, March 8, from 10:30 to 11:20 the Elected
Faculty Council will meet in 114 Anderson Hall. We want to offer each of
you individually the opportunity to meet with us during that time to make
any comments bearing on the process followed by the College in evaluating
your eligibility for promotion. These comments will be made individually
and held in strict confidence by the Council.
If this time is inconvenient for you please advise us prior to
Monday's meeting and we will determine a mutually acceptable time for our
meeting. Once again, these are individual, confidential meetings with the
Council and we are only examining the process, not the results of the
evaluation. Please advise via e-mail to the EFC chair if you wish to meet
with the Council at that time or any other mutually acceptable time during
the coming week.
Best regards,
Frank Greulich
Chair, EFC
§ Reviewed by e-mail to attending members of the EFC.