tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044792945653054348.post431309305116940088..comments2023-08-13T06:56:50.760-07:00Comments on Arts & Sciences College Forum: Back to the future (or, who needs a crystal ball?)David Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126067283016390050noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044792945653054348.post-64262194850902682462008-10-31T15:06:00.000-07:002008-10-31T15:06:00.000-07:00I agree totally with David Tucker, Odysseus (my re...I agree totally with David Tucker, Odysseus (my reaction to the report: can you say “warm and fuzzy”??? yuk!!!), and Diogenes! <BR/><BR/>Interesting, how UT can come up with the amount of money necessary for TLA services—and Jacobs' "longevity bonus." It's good to know UT can afford all that. But many departments remain understaffed, in terms of both faculty and support staff, and many faculty members are underpaid for the work they do. Facilities? Some faculty offices are so small there's no room for more than one student to meet with the faculty member at one time; some classrooms students meet in might well not pass a health/safety inspection (been in SA lately?)—not to mention (but I will anyway) the classrooms that are decent but technically un(der)equipped, denying students a means of learning with tremendous potential, and one they are experts at using. Increasing teaching loads by raising caps. Main Campus and Scott Park: Expecting faculty to commute between campuses with no mileage compensation (which almost any other business would provide); office access at Scott Park only due to the goodness of the staff over there (no sarcasm intended—they are very nice and as accommodating as they can be there); no phone access there for students unless faculty members use their own cell phones on their own dimes. Little stuff: Automatic doors (ADA) that won't open. Sinks and drinking fountains that have been covered in plastic for years because they don't work. Elevator lights that don’t light up—is it coming or is it broken again? Etc., etc., etc. Nope, can't afford to take care of those things. But we can hire TLA.<BR/> <BR/>So count me in. How do we go on from here?yo, duh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04379171973281926037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044792945653054348.post-56678750781081985572008-10-30T07:55:00.000-07:002008-10-30T07:55:00.000-07:00That Kansas report sounds (1) pollyanna-ish and (2...That Kansas report sounds (1) pollyanna-ish and (2) sycophantic. Vacuum cleaner salespeople have more well-developed, grounded visions that inform their work and purpose. I wonder if L.A. has a form letter for these reports. Eeeeek.Odysseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760054565503531972noreply@blogger.com