The BOT team seemed to agree that workload was something that had to be discussed, but within the context of limited funding. The BOT has tried for many years to increase the role of the AVP in decision making areas involving faculty. The contract provides an important role for the AVP in retention decisions. The BOT would like to extend that role to promotion and tenure and sabbatical leave decisions. AAUP argued that additional steps would require resetting the timing of both processes.
More discussion is required.
The opening lines of this Table Talk illustrate the great disdain the administration has for the part-time cap. Stonberg argued that the BOT is trying to get as much money and as many full-time positions for the system as possible. We are not using the part-time faculty because they are cheaper. The BOT admitted that the cap had been exceeded by some of the campuses this year. The AAUP believes that the administration cannot violate the contract on this issue whenever it suits their purposes.