Newsletter 1
August 2003
Welcome back to the new semester!In
the past, the University Faculty Personnel Committee (UFPC) has provided
periodic newsletters as part of an effort to maintain open and clear communication
with the faculty regarding personnel matters.We are pleased to continue
this practice.In the process, you will notice a healthy introduction to
many of the acronyms associated with the personnel process.
With this first newsletter for the new
academic year, we are providing two items of information:
a.There
is a new UFPC web site that has been completed by Greta in the Academic
Senate office; the URL is http://www.humboldt.edu/~acadsen/UFPC/ufpcindex.htm.Among
other items, the site includes a copy of the revised Personnel Data Sheet
(PDS) that can be downloaded by candidates undergoing evaluations as part
of the Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion (RTP) process, a checklist
useful in preparing the Working Personnel Action File (WPAF), a copy of
the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), a copy of HSU’s specific personnel
policies summarized in Appendix J (tenure-track faculty) and Appendix K
(Lecturers), and annual reports from recent years.We greatly appreciate
Greta’s work to make this site available.
b.We
also are holding an informational meeting on September 10 for interested
members of the HSU community about the RTP process.We welcome candidates,
members of the Initiating Unit Personnel Committees (IUPCs), department
chairs, academic support staff, college personnel committee members, and
all other interested members of the faculty and administration.The meeting
will be held from 4 to 5:30 pm in Music 130.We will introduce this year’s
UFPC members, briefly outline the role of the UFPC, address current interpretations
and application of Appendix J, and do our best to address questions raised
by those attending.
We wish you the very best for this coming
academic year, and welcome your contacting us if we can provide further
information or assistance.
Cordially,
Susan Bennett