Faculty Association

Spring 2003




QUESTIONS FORWARDED PENDING RESPONSES

QUESTIONER:
DATE ASKED
FORWARDED TO:
Anonymous
December 5, 2002

QUESTION SYNOPSIS

A series of five questions, all related to the condition of Building 11 and the decision to move people off of the second floor.

1.
 If the air is so good in Building 11, why are people being forced out so quickly and how many people will be moved?
2.
 Have there been any reports illness linked to Building 11 over the past year?
3.
 Exactly what types of chemicals have been used in Building 11 and was their application properly supervised?
4.
 When and why was the ORIGINAL decision made to tear down or gut Bldg 11? By whom?
5.
 In the recent "testing" in Building 11, why were no samples taken from the Sociology end of the building?

 

QUESTIONER:
DATE ASKED
FORWARDED TO:
Anonymous
December 5, 2002

QUESTION SYNOPSIS

On last Wednesday, Bruce Fortado expressed concern over the fact that several of his colleagues were not holding class. Class attendance is an issue to be decided by the professor and the students in the class. Who is Dr. Fortado purporting to work for, union members or the administration?


QUESTIONER:
DATE ASKED
FORWARDED TO:
Brian Striar
December 5, 2002

QUESTION SYNOPSIS

With the expiration of the contract, which mandates collegiality, will the administration no longer be able to take disciplinary action against faculty whom it deems uncollegial?
What is included under the definition of "misconduct" for just cause for termination?
In the Florida Trend magazine, UNF tied with UF for highest student-teacher ratio. Is UNF's claim to offer better ratios not true?

1.
 About the section of the contract about collegiality, with expiration next month, will administration no linger be able to take action against faculty they deem uncollegial?
2.
 What is included under the definition of "misconduct" for just cause for termination?
3.
 In Florida Trend magazine, UNF tied with UF for highest student-teacher ratio. Is UNF's claim to offer better ratios not true?
4.
 (written follow-up) I am not inquiring into the permeative properties and penumbras of collegiality as they may pertain to the many dimensions constituting the academic organism. I am asking a legal question: Section 4 of Article 5 of the Contract which mandates collegiality is not included in the corresponding Chapter 10 of the Faculty Handbook. Does this mean that with the expiration of the Contract next month that the administration will no longer have the authority to take disciplinary action against faculty whom it deems uncollegial? If the administration will have this authority, what will be the legal justification for it? The background to this is that the "collegiality clause," as it is called, was added to the contract only several years ago. Prior to that, there was no provision for the administration to discipline faculty for uncollegiality.

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WRITTEN RESPONSES

QUESTIONER:
DATE ASKED
WRITTEN RESPONSE:
Scott Hochwald
October 3, 2002
Andrew Farkas, Director
UNF Library

QUESTION SYNOPSIS

Scott Hochwald asked whether there are funds to save any of the recently cancelled library journals, especially the electronic versions, since the university is promoting scholarship?

Written Response:
-----Original Message-----
From: Camp, Henry
Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 10:52 AM
To: Campbell, Joann
Subject: Response to Scott Hochwald 10/03/02 library question

The library is an E&G funded unit. The director of the library has the responsibility to operate within the assigned budget. Last fiscal year all units faced a permanent budget cut. Aditionally, historically the Library has received non-recurring funding from the Legislature, in decreasing amounts over the past several years. These cuts are unfortunate. However, there are no special funds currently available to restore those budgets cuts. Library staff will continue to work closely with faculty units to maintain its collection within its funding authorization.

 

QUESTIONER:
DATE ASKED
WRITTEN RESPONSE:
Anonymous
December 5, 2002

QUESTION SYNOPSIS

How are the members of the IRB selected and what are their terms?

 



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