| Show 0 t q- q P J c Y 4 Y Y r ro sg z r Melodee Lambert Assistant Professor sor of Business English Lambert heads faculty senate senate senate- Sandra Watrous Contributing Writer newly elected O- O Oty ty y Senate president Melodee Lambert said her priorities for the future are building on a thoughtful active active active ac ac- tive pro-active pro stance to improve improve improve im im- im- im prove college standards Lambert was elected by a majority vote of the senate to fill the vacancy of Alma McKertich McKertich McKertich Mc- Mc who left for a sabbatical sabbatical sabbatical sab sab- year Lambert said We the Senate have not ranked our priorities yet Among the priorities listed were hiring adjunct and teaching issues load foad document a task force on faculty evaluation faculty rights e exposure and publicity for senate actions and students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents as a central focus for faculty administration and staff Lambert said her personal priority is ls teaching excel excel- lence Under teaching issues listed were the faculty senate taking the lead in supporting critical thinking a across ross the curriculum and supporting writing across the cur cur- Under adjunct issues was the ratio of adjunct t. t to full time teachers teachers teachers-in rin in some areas it is as high a as 80 percent Lambert Lambe t estimates on an n average it is about 50 SO percent Hiring pay control etc were also listed Hiring issues included unrealistic unrealistic unrealistic un un- realistic time lines low salaries clarification of th the screening and interview protocol to make it consistent across campus and that dominant culture reputation make recruiting outstanding teachers of diverse cultures difficult at best Lambert said When you look only at salaries at we are ninth out of nine among the institutions o of higher education tion across the state We are eighth of nine when we add benefits benefits' to that figure Under Under- other issues issues' were transferability and arti articulation ula- ula r tion doni fostering w work tk with faculty at high school level leveland lev leveland l land and joint cooperation wit with oth other r community J college senates L. L ot |
