Grievance Filed with Faculty Union; Contradictions to New Policy Cited by TIMOTHY O'shea Have Been Raised by Faculty Meeting
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Grievance Filed With Faculty Union; Contradictions to New Policy Cited By TIMOTHY O'SHEA have been raised by faculty meeting. She is quoted as A number of assistant concerning whether or not having said that those who professors have received those who resigned after were promoted or appointed shortened or terminal receiving a terminal contract to the university faculty as contracts before the end of but . prior to its expiration, assistant professors on or their normal six-year will be able to rescind those after September 1, 1976 (sic) probationary period, in an resignations and get their have up to six years to obtain apparent contradiction to the previous jobs back if they tenure. Those who were new university tenure policy, can get the full six-year promoted prior to September according to faculty sources. probationary period. 1, 1976 have six years from One grievance concerning Tuesday's Review reported the date of the initial the action was filed last week that the administration's appointment to any rank. with the faculty union, the position on the sixth "It generally refers in the American Association of provision of the policy was tenure policy to a six-year University Professors that it normally extended period, but the operative (AAUP) and others are a full six-year probationary word is 'normal,' Halio said expected, faculty members period only to those assistant in an interview Friday. He have disclosed. professors who were hired or added that reappointment to photo by Gail Lupton According to the sources, promoted aft~r the effective the rank of assistant TWITTLE-DEE AND TWITTLE-DUM (sophomores, Judy the department of language date of July 1, 1976. professor after an initial Vliet and Suebath Jones) take time out to strike a buddy and literature has been hit Provost L. Leon Campbell three-year period did not buddy pose at Russell D and E's Halloween party on hardest by the series of and Assistant Provost Jay necessarily have to be for a Friday night. non-renewals. Questions Leon Halio said that this was period of three years but not an accurate statement of again he added, "the the administration's position operative word is in a clarification and opinion 'normally.'" ArJalyst Forecasts Carter Victory piece to The Review (see Hano said assistant page 7) and before a meeting professors do not necessarily Director of Elections Research Center Reviews Candidates, Voters of the deans and chairmen of have to be awarded a full By TOM GRIFFITHS about 50 to 60 per cent of the news analyst for the NBC the College of Arts and six-year probationary period '.'1 predict that Jimmy registered voters will take television network. He was Sciences on Tuesday. They but that it is contingent upon Carter will win the part in tomorrow's election. chairman of the United stated that, in fact, this "whether or not, in the presidential election by a Two-thirds of these voters, he States' delegation to observe period is normally given to judgement of the people who modest but adequate said, will probably be of the elections in the USSR in 1958, all professors under the new are evaluating them. they margin," said Richard metropolitan areas. and headed the President's policy upon attaining the deserve to get six years.'' Scammon, director of the In addition to directing the Commission on Registration rank of assistant professor Halio added that the cases Elections Research Center in Elections Research Center and Voting Participation in regardless of date of hire or of the professors in question Washington, D.C. since 1955, Scammon is also a 1963. promotion. · were "not normal" because Scammon spoke to a small However, in a meeting "they were not making group of students Thursday Newark Polling Places called between AAUP normal progress or the evening at Bacchus on the members and the provost's normally expected "Presidential Election of 1'he following is a list of polling places in the immediate office on September 27 to contributions to academic '76" as part of the Newark area. clarify the new policy, progress in the department" university's pop culture TWENTY-FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT members of the AAUP Halio cited the hypothetical lecture series. 1. Glasgow Sr. High School, 1901 S. College Avenue. delegation received the example of an "abnormal" He noted the narrowing 2. Delaware Trust Company, 6~2 S. College Avenue "definite impression" that case in which a professor margin of the presidential 3. West Park Place School, 193 West Park Place. the administration's position who had been at the assistant race and said that even 4. Newark Municipal Building, 220 Elkton Road. was as that stated in professor level for three though President Gerald R. 5. Head of Christiana Presbyterian Church, Educational Tuesday's Review, according years and had made "no sign Ford has had a recent Bldg., Church Rd. to Madelynn N. , Oglesby, of any research that would upsurge in popularity, 6. John R. Downes School, Casho Mill Road. president of the AA UP. lead to publication." In that presidential candidate 7. First Presbyterian Church, Memorial Hall, 292 W. When asked to comment on case, he said, the professor Jimmy Carter has lost only Main St. Oglesby's statement would receive a one-year six percentage points. 8. New London Community Center, 303 New .London Road. concerning what AAUP terminal contract and the Scammon said · that, 9. John R. Downes School, Casho Mill Road. members thought the administration would replace Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, and TWENTY-SIXTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT university's initial position him. Kentucky will determine the 1. Central Elementary School, S. Academy Street. on the new policy, Halio However, at the meeting of winner of the election. 2. McVey Elementary School, 908 Janice Drive, Robscott replied, "Well, they deans and department According to Scammon, if Manor. misunderstood if they chairman on Tuesday, either of the candidates take 3. Brookside Elementary School, Marrows Road, understood differently." Bohning raised the question Ia decisive lead in Illinois or Brookside. "They told us at the of whether the new policy Ohio, then that candidate 4. Brookside Elementary School, Marrows Road, meeting that the new yolicy also applied to those hired would win the election. Brookside. applied only to those hired before July 1, according to a Scammon predicted that 5. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 276 S. College Avenue. after the first of July," said number of sources present. TWENTY-SEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT Oglesby. "It's not a The sources stated that 1. Head of Christiana Presbyterian Church, Church misunderstanding they · Bohning asked if the policy Election Day Road. must have changed their affected a number of faculty 2. Bank of Delaware, Newark Shopping Center. minds and we are glad they members in her department No classes will be held 3. Holy Angels School, New Possum Park Road. did and agree with us now," who had received terminal tomorrow, Nov. 2, because of 4. R. Elizabeth Madary School, St. Regis Drive, Chapel she said. contracts under her original elections. Scheduled classes Hill. In addition, in an Oct. 8th interpretation of the policy. will resume on Wednesday. 5. North Star Elem. School, Valley & Henderson Rds. meeting of the department of She said these contracts had The Review will publish 6. Ebenezer Methodist Church, Polly Drummond Hill languages and literature, . been awarded under the old complete results of all Road. called to consider the policy in which faculty statewide and national races 7. Lmden Hill Elern. School, 3415 Skyline Drive. problem of obtaining members would receive six in a special edition appearing 8. Hockessin Fire Hall, Old Lancaster Pike. promotion and tenure, . years from the date of hiring Wednesday morning. The 9. Hockessin Elementary School, School Rd. & Old chairwoman Elizabeth rather than six years from Review will also publish a Lancaster Pike. Bohning "clarified current the promotion to the rank of regular issue on Friday. 10. Bank of Delaware, Fairfield Shopping Center. university policy" according (Cofttl..._. to ..... 9) to the minutes of that Page2 REVIEW, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware November 1, 1976 Residency Status Clarified OFFERING ••• By Deputy, Attorney General The rumor that election registered voters, a workers will be . routinely determination will already @epilatro~ challenging the residency have been made by the status of registered voters Department of Elections for Depilatron. The coemell~ : op· has been squelched by A. the county involved that the ·pftOCh to removing holr without Gary Wilson, deputy attorney individual is a bona fide pain. general of Delaware. resident." In an October 29 letter to 314 East Main Street-Suite 102, Therefore, Wilson added, Newark. Delaware State Election Commissioner Lewis C. Wrightson, Wilson on the day of the general Call 368-1309 quoted from the Delaware election, election officials are Code that "if the prospective not justified to act as r WE ACCEPT ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS elector appears on the list of "appeals courts" regarding determination of the voter's residence. ·- Specifically, the letter stated that "if the prospective elector is a university student, who was found to be a bona fide resident at the time of his registration and if it is conceded that he still vs. resides at that same address, the bona fides of that address as a residence for voting purposes is conclusively established by the registration record. It may not be successfully challenged, at the polling place, on the grounds that although the individual still resides at that address, his permanent address for voting purposes is elsewhere (e .g., with his parents in another state)." \ . According to Tom Ferry of Maloney Headquarters in Newark, students who registered with their campus address instead of their home address should bring to the polls a letter with the campus address on it.