The fall conference and involvement of faculty was exciting in that over 400 faculty were involved. The issue of dismissal for cause was sent to the president since it is not on books, but some legal issues remain. There is some discrepancy between faculty member getting paid an overload on extended course versus teaching on campus and there is a discussion to equalize these with a formula. The faculty are also concerned with how to shorten the curriculum process. This proposal, with flow-charts, was presented at the April meeting and will be put on the web.
Early retirement is also under discussion.
Last year, there was a splinter in the faculty senate and they realized the need to come back to one body. We now have more adjunct than tenure-track. The adjuncts walked away from accreditation process, so we lost our Ph.D. status. Lincoln Univ . Handicapped child over 21 is not eligible now, child 21 and under or spouse is.