Show enure of lfNl " iZa r fir Ih k rtiWi" k lumber "f n1 “ p Mn of Irnuml Of®® fmfcniil why that roUrn lJt lr'’ year 80 percent of lhnu PIbb i bad evaluation'1 tlw evaluations are a li no professors may haw K ressarch got a mvi'm for of grant mone or was quite ad'- - i: f g BBununily These four whether or not a r i IggjorjeU tenure at CSC v F JWcnonpt of tenure began ag Italy about 700 year monks founded schooU for —rno hid lgppooftrnUung the Hi! saves teachers freedoms into latin As time went on the to translate other desire pre things Croups of scholars with common interests formed studc groups called fluids which haw de elojxsl into todavs colleges At this lime only four subjects were taught These werp music eligion misbcine and law This urriculum nade up the university luch sulnect was taught bv an cknow lislgisl leader leaching as e wished freely expressing his wn thoughts and ideas The s standing in the academic immumn was determined bv the jmber of students he had I hooted followers would Slav ith the professor for vears in the ijh' that they would someday to take over after the professor id given up teaching The one w ho had lxx-with the professor the longest time usually had the t ihance of succeeding These two pro-sso- lx-s- concepts that of academic freedom and seniority formed the foundation nl the tenure system in America tixiav When the American university system was established it borrow ed from both theterman system ol researching and publishing finas well as the Knglis! dings system of teaching fads he first w rttten policy n America concerning tenure was develojxsl bv the lather ol higher education Jonn liewev in VM This has iwH‘n through stvtral revi Sns anii i m rjardHl as thi duthontv on tnur m thn nilci 1 department has its own As mentioned Indore the candidate is judged on student evaluations research grants obtained and com- munity relations These are not equally weighted and vary from committee to com nut lee By the end of the sixth year the committee must decide whether or not to recommend the granting States The main ma of that an instructor this poiu :‘ is is fn to do research puhlisfi his finding and to teach as ho ms fit about his im n t I St subject instructors are evaluated for a seven-veaperiod b u tenure committee Kach r tenure This decision ' ! of is given department head who in to the turn con- veys it to the dean The dean then gives the recommendation to the provost who acting for the president delivers the recommendation to the Institutional Council This recommendation may be changed at anv point along the line but the final decision rests with the Council If an instructor does not get tenure he may l by following the procedures outlined in the University Code of Policies and Procedures If after this he is still not satisfied he may seek additional support for his case from two lixal organizations the Profes- sional Relations and Faculty Welfare Committee and the American Association of University Professors Each of these groups make their own evaluations and make their recommendation to the president However this is seldom done without valid reason since as Barbara (iardiner president of the State Conference of the A ALT’ slates “the AAUP will not defend an unproductive professor" There have been very few cases of a tenure grievance filed with the PKKW according to James Shaver chairman of that up-a- THE UTAH UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY f VOL 77 NO 2 LOGAN UTAH WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 261979 Freshmen struggle through registering by Raquel Patches Enrollment may decrease this year but long reluctant lines of freshmen again paved the halls at registration this week These unfortunates descended upon campus equipped with schedules in preparation for a new way of life Despite the explicit instructions on registration procedures offered in the University Bulletin and fall quarter schedule many dismayed and perturbed faces were observed dallying in the Student Center and thereabouts Cries of “Where is the ballroom?" and more urgently s “Where is the bathroom?" were heard in the hallways and Tears of frustration not to mention panic nervous tics and fits of depression prevailed in the long lines The lines no doubt seemed endless to those students anxious to make il through the preliminary procedures of academic living a learning experience in itself Wails of the sad lament “What the heck am I doing here?" were heard in the hallways during the weeding out of classes at the registration of the masses and After viewing catatonic faces after several hours of it became evident that a prerequisite to college registration should be SSI01 Introduction to Applications (or How to Conquer Freshmen Registration in less Than a Day) This course would have one drawback-- - completing the application The seemingly utter futility in the eves of some freshmen unleashed into the foreign environment of the college campus brings one to wonder is it how they all manage to make it even through orientation-- or disorientation -- without dropping out Yet somehow the apprehension day gives way to excitement despite the inconveniences of registrationfellow When an upperclassman was asked to give advice to his new students he responded "Relax freshmen The worst is yet to come” Hub-way- form-fillin- Students learn diplomacy in USU Ambassador class A new venture headed by Bill force anyone to use us but we'll be Cairns ASUSU student relations available for use by anyone" he adwill be called the ded Ambassador program Applicants for this program will be screened carefully to determine This program will consist entireInly of students voluntarily serving those most qualified for the itiation in the program ra quires as hosts and ushers on campus In the beginning stages of this both student interest and invalve project student volunteers will act ment Those students wishing to as ushers at various social func- apply should have an ability to tions help with tours and explain communicate and relate wefl with details about the university to others Cairns aaid The amount of first-tim- e visitors These duties time each volunteer would spend in his duties will be up to him may be expanded later Cairns said “We are open to everyone" he "Students will participate and serve as hosts for anyone coming on campus" he said “We won't' (Continued on page IS) jk TK ! 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