Donna Jo Jones reported that there Missouri meetings will be held in November and that she will try to recruit members there. She is also sending out information on MSS to departments and sociologists in Missouri. Mehrangiz Najafizadeh reported that she has been focusing her efforts on recruiting graduate students and will continue mailings to sociologists. Tony Orum reported for Brad Stwewart that there were real concerns with the Minnesota tenure policies. It is the beginnings of a war against tenure in Minnesota.
Tenure is under threat.
The application of the business model and the lack of knowledge of what faculty really do has made them vulnerable. There was discussion on the issue. Diane Kayongo-Male reported on the Great Plains meetings and the efforts to recruit members there and on the mailings and recruitment efforts that she has underway. Judith Wittner reported on her efforts to recuit members with mailings and contacting departments. Other Business a. Scheduling of annual meetings.