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Who Makes What? State, Tax Payer Recipients - UHD $Per Year $Per Day ,l 1 1 J William Flores - President 296,000.04 81 1.00 J I J Molly Woods- Provost 174,931.44 479.26 I ! 378.98 1 Ed Apodaca - Vice President 138,326.04 J I I Ivonne Montalbano - Vice President 135,048.00 370.00 .I I David Bradley - Vice President 152,167.92 416.90 j Michele Sabino - Director, University Advancement 108,758.04 297.97 1 Rob Sheridan- Director, Financial Aid 82,813.08 226.89 ~ Tommy Thomason - Director, Student Services 86,496.00 236.98 Scottie Attaway - Director, SAE 58,961.04 161.52 I Patricia Ensor - Director, Library 99,647.04 273.01 I J .I Gail Kellers berger - Director ELI 73,806.96 202.21 I I Donald Bates - Dean 161,422.08 442.25 Susan Ahern - Dean 122,079.12 334.46 Beth Pelz - Dean 125,434.56 343.66 George Pincus - Dean 126,750.84 347.26 Christiana Birchak - Dean 115,795.80 317.25 Richard Boyle - Chief, Police 88,808.04 243.31 Page 2 October 19- October 29, 2009 Dateline : Downtown 8TUDI!DI IIPI!1~~~~~~~ was a part of." This student Letters to the Editor: Editors'·Response: decided not to write a letter because there wasn't enough grounds for a person to write Tenure and You Tenured Professors a recommendation if they Wilbert Chinchilla and ofconstituents in charge of only took one class with the At first I thought "Tenured that professors don't read Christina Rodriguez evaluations. · professor. Professors: The Process and or incorporate comments, Asinine or snide, every From Alumni to current You" was a mere regurgitation criticisms, or suggestions The Dateline staff and I, student has a right to students, The Dateline has of the same point written in for future classes. With such the managing editor, believe their opinion; it's the law. received emails recommending the op-ed piece in the same misguided assumptions in that journalistic integrity is Irresponsible journalism would Dr. Yuan: issue: UHD students should mind, this article only serves maintained because two sides· include not providing a list be more informed about to inflame the egos of students -students who may want ·ofprofessors up for tenure. Hello, university issues that affect who begrudge a professor to praise or criticize- were The facts were presented, the Yuan Shengli has been one them. However by the third for reasons unrelated to their presented. We absolutely author did not encourage hate ofthe best Computer Science paragraph, a greater concern course. Thus to anonymously wanted to inform all students mail; instead, the author was professors I have had in UHD engulfs the overall tone. solicit opinions in the manner about the process on the local presenting an opportunity and I would love to see another While I commend Dateline was purely irresponsible level. There is a lot more that for students to have a voice. great professor recieve tenure. for encouraging students to journalism to say the least. If is involved with the process of That is the ultimate goal of Bukhari M.U. be vocal about excellent and you want to encourage students obtaining tenure; the Dateline this student-run newspaper. mediocre professors, there's to make their voices heard, only shed light on a small Soliciting opinions is not a Hi All, an inherent risk in soliciting it's vital to encourage them to portion of this process. You way to show disrespect, but a I am a recent graduate ofUHD. haphazard commentary in the do so at the appropriate time, are right; there is an inherent method to support professors I am writing to recommend Dr. midst of the tenure process. not at the last minute in a risk in soliciting responses who do deserve tenure. Shengli Yuan for tenure with The author was mistaken to sensationalist fashion. from students. But course We do not want to the university. Dr. Yuan was suggest that now is the time evaluations seem irrelevant regurgitate information, so if my professor in a Computer for students to lift their voices TYNI$HA SCOTT and ineffective, especially if this article has informed the Science Software Engineering because the real time to do so ALUMNI & POST- BAC students aren't aware that their reader, then we have done course. Although the course is at the end of each semester STUDENT comments can affect tenure. our job: It is also our job team project required a lot when students are asked to TYNISHASCOTT@GMAIL. There is no real amount ofdata to make sure that students of effort and his exams were complete course evaluations. COM that could prove evaluations who do respond do so in a challenging, I have benefited Although many students are work. At the end of the day, coherent manner without using from the knowledge gained eager to use these evaluations we have to trust the judgments slanderous or libelous diction. in that class. This year after to commend or criticize ,-p---,------A--k...L__f____R__...:...-=------d-- -t-.------__J graduation, I accepted a a professor and or chosen ro essor s s or ecommen a IOns position J.P. Morgan Chase in course materials, there are Wilbert Chinchilla was published on October to remain anonymous - told a software release management many students who blow this MANAGING EDITOR 5, 2009. The majority of the the Dateline, "He sent me a position that allows me to apply opportunity offand instead students were emailing the personal email. I didn't realize information learn in Dr. Yuan's choose to post snide or asinine An overwhelming amount Dateline to recommend one he remembered who I was class. Please grant Dr. Yuan comments on RateMyProfessor. ofstudents have contacted professor in particular: Dr. because I took his class so tenure with UHD. com. Likewise, some the Dateline Downtown after Shengli Yuan. As one of his long ago, but he remembered Sincerely, students wrongly assume the "Tenure and you" article former students- who wants my grade and what clubs I Kern R. Online Sound-Bites brownboyrocks Watching CNN's Latino In America pre-screening @ UHD. And there's technical difficulties. Fans- 94 (Currently) 4 days ago from UberTwitter Come join the discussion on our fan facebook page to answer questions that could be holtkampw #UHD advertised with Burst Media. I just saw an ad on featured in The Dateline Downtown. MyPunchBowl. • 8 days ago from web Followers- 84 (Currently) sarahhirsch @solarfish30 UHD aka Harvard on the Bayou, aka Yale by the Jail. : ) Come join the discussion on • 7 d'.lys ago from rweeiDeck twitter and possibly be featured in The Dateline Downtown. RozzyP At UHD trying to get volunteers to sign up Follow @TheDateline or search f1ii!J abotrt 5 llour.s ago from Twitterrific uhd at www.search.twitter.com 1:.1 Dateline : Downtown October 19- October 29, 2009 Pagel camPus naws Do you have tips? Contact us at [email protected] for any tips, events. or story ideas to cover. Provost Sets Record Straight event," said UHD President on Tenure Process, Commends CNN Presents New Dr. William V. Flores. "CNN brings national recognition, Faculty Candidates Documentary at UHD so it's a great way to build a lj reputation for UHD in the Dateline Staff Report opinions on faculty seeking city ofHouston". The panel tenure. In an email broadcast discussion was led by CNN DATELINE UHD, Oct. on the evening ofOctober in Espanol's senior anchor 14, 2009- Provost and Vice 6, VP Woods called on the Patricia Janiot. President for Academic Affairs UHD community to join in The individuals in the Molly Woods responded reassuring professors going panel were: Dr. Laura almost immediately to the up for tenure that, "we have a Murillo, President & CEO, op-ed story in the last issue policy-driven process that will Houston Hispanic Chamber ofDateline that encouraged be followed." of Commerce; Richard Farias, students to voice their The story- by a student who President & CEO, Tejano asked that his or her identity be Cenrer for Community with help- encouraged students Concerns; Adrian Garcia, Contact Us to write to Dateline:Downtown Harris County Sheriff; Emily to give input on faculty tenure Probst, Producer, CNN Managing Editor decisions, promising that the Presents; and Dr. William Wilbert Chinchilla paper would withhold student Flores, President, UHD. [email protected] Pnoto Dy Aldo GIOO Cruz. identity on request. Dateline Panelists who participated in CNN's Latino in America Screening, who 1vere Harris County Sheriff Adrian (713) 221-8569 advisor, Associate Professor mediated in the discussion by CNN's Senior Anchor Patricia Janiot. Garcia believes that CNN is being supportive of the Latino Associate Editor of English Dr. Anthony Aldo Gino Cruz CONTRIBUTING WRITER Christina Rodriguez Chiavicllo, corrected that, population by doing this, and that "what it will [email protected] saying in an interview with ultimately do is change the levels ofawareness (713) 221-8569 Dateline, "Students arc always Latinos are officially the largest minority ofthe progress being made by Latinos, in free to express themselves, and group in the United States. According to the our community." This is an issue that the Business Manager the Dateline editor can decide U.S. Census, as ofJuly 2008 there were about documentary greatly emphasizes and tries to Daniel Almanza whether to print their names 46.9 million Latinos residing in the U.S. promote. [email protected] or not, but such published Furthermore, the U.S Latino population is Although Latinos have come a long way (713) 221-8192 opinions have no bearing on expected to nearly triple by 2050-a projected thus far, prominent Latino individuals strongly Staff Writ ers the tenure process." population of 132.8 million by July 1, 2050.