IT ALL BEGINS WITH A HELLO!

At the request of that untiring supporter of adjuncts at our college, Howie Flomberg, and with the consent of the Administration, I have agreed to take up the administration of this great" potential "vehicle for Adjuncts!

Very few colleges and universities have such a voice so I do hope that you all will be active participants in every fashion.

I hope also to simply be in the background to assist in anyway I can.

As we all know, Adjuncts are often the forgotten people in academia in spite of the massive contribution we all make to higher education.

Perhaps in some way, this is our own fault simply because we do not assist each other, net work with each other, and work to connect us all to our university.

So perhaps the best way to start is to simply introduce ourselves, tell us what you teach, where you live, and your thoughts on how we can assist each other.

All positive, life affirming, useful posts are encouraged.

Let's see how we can "work together" to assist our students, our university, and ourselves

Cordially,

Russ Meade

Worth noting

I find that strange, particularly as an affiliate with a degree in meteorology and atmospheric sciences as well as having attended annual conventions about whether there is truly a climate shift brought upon by humankind or whether it's merely a blip in the blink of the Earth's longtime eye. Most tend to agree that it's a blip and have supported such a postulates with admirable, as well as a large quantity of, journal papers and books.

There is little else to note except the obvious; that we're not in the study, so it won't matter.

--Josh Nathan
Speech Communication

Please note the timely response to Climate Study

Affiliates will be included in the Senate survey. Thank you very much Kim. Now if someone could contact Dr. Golich?

(I thought I was retired?)

Climate Survey

I just noticed in Metro Connect that President Jordan and Provost Golich will be conducting a Climate Survey among the faculty. In years past this survey was not distributed to Affiliates. I strongly suggest that someone contract the Provost and POLITELY inquire what measures will be taken to insure that the affiliates are included.

I do not know whether Dr. Golich has or has not made provisions for the Affiliates, it would not be a good idea to assume she hasn't, but inquiry would be a good idea.

retirement

I haven't quite finalized things with Russ yet,. I have to talk to the Powers that be and you all know how that works.

I leave Metro with mixed feelings. I love our students. They are the reason that I've hung around for 31 years . I think the New Provost will be an asset. She started as an adjunct. I spent some time with her and I was impressed by the questions she asked. I will keep on pressing for our rights as I can and time allows. I'd like to see a second carer path, parallel to Tenure with all the rights and privileges of Tenure.

Most of the existing administration is wedded to the Tenure system. In my opinion the Tenure system is a relic of the feudal guild system. Higher Education will never get rid of it, but we must convince them that we are an asset and we deserve to be treated fairly.

I have tried to keep this blog positive. If it became a source of complaints and negative comments it would lose all credibility. We must work positively and within the system to affect any changes.

There you have it, my final word. I will still be fighting the good fight, however not as an affiliate faculty member of MSCD, but as an individual.

One thing that Dr. Jordan has missed. We ARE pre-emenent. We do a job that no other school in the country does. We provide that one last shot at getting a degree. We turn white collar workers into blue collar workers and we do it better than any school around!

You can always reach me at hflomberg@gmail.com

Shalom

Howie

Russ Meade

Russ Meade will be taking this blog over. I know that Russ will maintain the positive direction. In addition Russ has his own approach to life and I'm sure that we will all benefit from it. I will remain a reader.

Howie