Nuts & Bolts: Congratulations, Senior Lecturer Workloads, University Dining and Member Meeting
10/16/2023
Dear Members,
FSU Executive Committee Election: Congratulations
Congratulations to our three new Tenured Faculty Representative on the FSU Executive Committee.
Souha Ballout, Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Patricia Krueger- Henney, College of Education and Human Development
Wei Zhang, College of Management
Workloads: Senior Lecturer II and Senior Lecturer IIIs
The 2020-2023 contract added a new NTT rank of Senior Lecturer III and provided one CLR a year for fulltime continuing Senior Lecturer IIs and two CLRS each year for fulltime continuing Senior Lecturer IIIs (see Article 21.2.3). Each CLR comes with the expectation of additional service. The FSU recommends that departments and FSU members strive for equity in service loads when considering service assignments.
University Dining (UDC): Working Group being formed.
Provost Berger and Vice Chancellor Kirleis are convening a working group to examine options to enhance the UDC. The FSU has a seat on the committee. Lynne Bensen, NTT Executive Committee member, is our representative.
University Dining: Closed on Thursday, October 19th
It has come to our attention that the CLA Advising Event is being held October 19th from 12:00PM to 3:00PM in the UDC. The event location was booked weeks before the re-opening of UDC. Please adjust your schedule accordingly.
Reminder: Tuesday, October 17th Member Meeting, 2-3:30
The purpose of the meeting is to update you on our activities along with getting your input on proposals concerning parking and transportation. For more information including reading the parking and transportation bargaining proposal, see our October 13th email.
Reminder: Website concerns, sign the petition
We received numerous member emails about the new website. As a result, the FSU Executive Committee adopted a statement of concern along with a petition. Please review the information and sign the petition. Later this week it will be presented to the Chancellor.
Reminder: Anti-Racism Grant Applications due October 20th
The FSU is accepting applications for our Anti-Racism grant program. The application deadline is October 20th at 4PM EDT. For more information, please see our website.
Save the Date
Wednesday, November 1st Forum on Endowment and Grants Processing.
Do you deal with endowments and grants? Are you paid from these sources? If so, please join us for a discussion related to how these funds are used.
MTA Benefits: MTA Reads
Your MTA membership includes access to the Libby app. The app allows you to download over 75 digital and audiobooks for free. To access go to https://www.massteacher.org/events-and-conferences/training-and-professional-learning/mta-reads
Sincerely,
Caroline Coscia
FSU President
Senior Lecturer II
Political Science Department