by Mark Sprague on September 14, 2009
ECU is working on a University Policy Manual, which will include all ECU policies, regulations, and rules. Why is this happening? How will this document affect ECU faculty? How will this document relate to the Faculty Manual? Read on for a discussion of these topics and more.
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by Mark Sprague on August 23, 2009
Here we go again! Convocation is tomorrow morning beginning a new academic year. We will assemble in Wright Auditorium to hear the Chair of the Faculty tell us how shared governance is alive and well at ECU and the Chancellor tell us about how ECU is a great institution. In many ways this convocation will be the same as all the others that have occurred at ECU, but there will be some important differences. Here are some issues that we will face this year. You will hear about some of them at Convocation. [click to continue…]
by Mark Sprague on August 19, 2009
New ECU faculty members are on campus for orientation this week. The other faculty officers and I spoke to them this morning about the Faculty Senate and the Senate committees. I remember when I attended new faculty orientation 15 years ago. (Where has all of that time gone?) ECU has been a great place to be over the last 15 years, and I hope that we can work together to make the next 15 years even better! Welcome aboard!