We have no lab space and teach 12 credits a semester. Our faculty hand book states that we are to have "an interest in research/publication (but on a limited basis compatible with the philosophy of a "teaching college")"
Now just what that "limited basis" means is open to interpretation. Does the lack of lab space, and some college policies, make conducting regular research more difficult? Absolutely. On the positive side, three of us in the psychology department obtained a grant. We have money in the grant for release time. We have been able to hire some one to teach the courses we need for the release time. I have also been allowed to have a schedule that is more flexible than the faculty handbook allows so I may work on the research. Joe Joseph J. Horton Ph. D. Box 3077 Grove City College Grove City, PA 16127 724-458-2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] In God we trust. All others must bring data. ________________________________ From: Larry Daily [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 9:41 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Lab Space Assigned to Psychology Faculty Good morning all! As Chair of our department I have been asked to produce a document describing our department's current status, our goals, and the major obstacles to achieving our goals. One thing that I've identified and mentioned in many previous reports is lack of lab space assigned to Psychology faculty. So, I'd like to ask, how many of you are at institutions where you have no assigned lab space? Do you feel that not having a lab hampers your professional development? Any help would be greatly appreciated. BTW - Shepherd is a fairly small institution of about 4500 students. We have 4 full-time faculty and about 170 Psychology majors (and about another 90 students who minor in Psychology). Within the past two years we moved from being Shepherd College to Shepherd University and with that has come an increasing emphasis on publication. I'm trying to make the case that, at least in Psychology, publication means data collection, and that data collection is hampered by not having a lab (we won't even mention the 12-hour teaching load each semester). Best to everyone, Larry ************************************************************ Larry Z. Daily Associate Professor of Psychology Psychology Department Chair Department of Psychology White Hall, Room 216 Shepherd University Shepherdstown, West Virginia 25443 Psychology phone: (304) 876-5297 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://webpages.shepherd.edu/LDAILY/index.html Adam's prize was open eyes His sentence was to see - The Dreamer - Tom Rush --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang= english --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
