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>Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 13:47:35 -0700 (PDT)
>From: "S. Earp" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: #6906.1 lab director appointment
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Ahem. I was going to stay out of this one, but I just
can't resist <grin>.
A number of us have been in some variation of the
situation you've described at one point or another on
our careers, and could show you battle scars and tell
fierce war stories (the metaphor is deliberate). These
positions that are neither fish nor fowl sometimes
work out okay until there's a workload / performance
evaluation / reporting structure issue, then things
get dicey. I know of folks who've been told that
"staff" policies apply to them in certain situations,
but that "faculty" policies apply in other
circumstances. You can see how this gets confusing and
uncomfortable.
The good news is that many people have been able to
work something out. Peggy's given some great
suggestions, and there are many of us around who have
been through the process she describes. You've got a
great resource in LLTI for this kind of research.
If your situation continues, though, keep in mind that
you have (I hope) a legal contract for work, and
whatever kind of contract you have implies certain
rights, privileges, and expectations, as well as a
formal process for revisiting your position & being
evaluated. People can't pick and choose which set of
policies and procedures to apply to your position just
because it's more convenient. That's neither fair nor
legal, and if need be a visit to your friendly
university attorney would convince anyone who thinks
otherwise of the legal ramifications.
(off soapbox!)
Good luck!
Best,
Samantha
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Samantha Earp, Director
Foreign Language Technology Services
Duke University
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> >From: "pmarcy" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: "'Language Learning and Technology
> International Information Forum'"
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> >Subject: RE: #6906 lab director appointment
> >Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 08:25:26 -0700
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> If you run the lab from 8 to 5 for four or five days
> a week and teach
> two classes, then yes, you have a full time job and
> a part time job with
> pay for only a full time job.
>
> I'm sure your school has a process for re-evaluating
> positions and work
> load. Use it. Get all your ducks in a row
> first--research other lab
> positions, document your lab attendance growth,
> account for all of your
> time.
>
> I am just a full time lab supervisor, fortunately,
> but I have more work
> on my plate than I can handle between hunting down
> grants, writing
> business plans, training staff (2500 media titles),
> running staff
> development workshops for instructors, etc.
>
> Good luck. Peggy Marcy
> Mt. San Antonio College,
> Walnut, CA
>
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> --- Forwarded Message from "Mariana Pomphile"
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> >Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 10:56:05 -0400
> >From: "Mariana Pomphile" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: lab director appointment
>
> Thanks to all of for your input on renaming the lab.
> I have another
> question now. It's about the Director's
> appointment. When I was hired
> they told me I was Half faculty - half staff. I left
> it at that because
> it was my first job and I didn't know much about it
> all. Then time went
> by and I started wondering. I am for human
> resources purposes a nine
> month faculty. I am off when students are off and I
> don't earn vacation
> time. On the other hand I have to be here in the
> lab from 8 to 5 like
> any staff member and I can't just leave for half a
> day (like a staff
> person would do if they had an appointment or
> something). So I run the
> lab from 8 to 5 and then I teach two classes. The
> way I am starting to
> feel is that I have a full time job and I teach part
> time but I am not
> paid extra for that.
> Maybe I am complaining and everyone's situation is
> the same, I don't
> know. Can I hear from all of you again?
> Thank you,
> Mariana
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