Me three. In over 25 years of teaching college I have never known of a case where faculty missed except if really ill or at a conference and that latter has never been abused for absences. It's too big a pain in the butt to schedule do-able activities! The same applied to my experiences as a student.
Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [email protected] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:44:12 -0500 >From: Marc Carter <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: [tips] question about faculty missing classes >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > That's my experience, too. > > If it ever got the point wherein someone had missed > enough classes that colleagues and students note it, > I'd find out what was going on with the person. > > But I've never worked anywhere there was a rule > other than "only miss a class when you absolutely > cannot avoid missing." > > m > > > -- > Marc Carter, PhD > Associate Professor and Chair > Department of Psychology > College of Arts & Sciences > Baker University > -- > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > From: Steven Specht [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 1:29 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] question about faculty missing > classes > At Utica College (where I've been for the last 10 > years) and at Lebanon Valley College (at which I > was for 10 years), psychology faculty rarely miss > a class (as in 'almost never') except in the case > of serious illness or for conference presentation > obligations (which is considered a legitimate > "excuse" for missing a class). > > On Oct 19, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Alice Locicero wrote: > > Since I am chair at the moment, I get a lot of > information from students and faculty about how > many classes faculty cancel. I have no way to > rate this, since I really don't know what is > "normal." I'm curious whether anyone has come > upon any sort of research or data on this. I need > to know about what percent of classes the average > college faculty member misses. Naturally, I > realize this will vary from time to time, when, > for example a faculty member is ill or has an ill > family member, etc. I also want to exclude from > this any classes where someone else proctors a > test, for example. Still, I think some range > should be able to be established-or perhaps is > established. > > Also, I am wondering whether, in other colleges, > chairs are asked to approve absences for > professional conferences, etc. > > Thanks for any feedback on this. > > Alice LoCicero > > > > > Alice LoCicero, Ph.D., ABPP, MBA, > Associate Professor and Chair, Social Science > Endicott College > Beverly, MA 01915 > 978 232 2156 > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > ======================================================== > Steven M. Specht, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > Chair, Department of Psychology > Utica College > Utica, NY 13502 > (315) 792-3171 > > "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he > stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but > where he stands at times of challenge and > controversy." > Martin Luther King Jr. > > ------------------------------------------------ > > The information contained in this e-mail and any > attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by Baker > University ("BU") and is intended to be confidential > and for the use of only the individual or entity > named above. The information may be protected by > federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or > other legal rules. If the reader of this message is > not the intended recipient, you are notified that > retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of > this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this e-mail in error please immediately > notify Baker University by email reply and > immediately and permanently delete this e-mail > message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
