NEIUPI

As part of our new contract, the union and the administration agreed that the following language (see below) must be included in all of our syllabi. You may want to post the same information on your blackboard site if you use that course management tool. Include the links that are applicable to your NEIU campus location.

Web Link to Emergency Information

It is recognized that a safe university environment is a shared responsibility of faculty, staff, and students, all of whom are expected to familiarize themselves with and cooperate with emergency procedures. Web links to Campus Safety: Emergency Procedures and Safety Information can be found on NEIUport on the MyNEIU tab or as follows:

(a) For the Main campus:

http://www.neiu.edu/~neiutemp/Emergency_Procedures/MainCampus/

(b) For El Centro(English version):

http://www.neiu.edu/~neiutemp/Emergency_Procedures/ElCentro/

(c) For El Centro(Spanish version):

http://www.neiu.edu/~neiutemp/Emergency_Procedures/ElCentro_Spanish/

(d) For CCICS:

http://www.neiu.edu/~neiutemp/Emergency_Procedures/CCICS/

(e) For Chicago Teachers Center(CTC):

http://www.neiu.edu/~neiutemp/Emergency_Procedures/CTC/

Promotion portfolios are due to the DPC today, Tenure portfolios on Nov. 7 and PAI portfolios on Nov. 14. The current DAC (application of criteria) should be used for the 2011-12 evaluation process. Please find attached to this email the following documents:

Calendar showing the movement of portfolio through each evaluation step
Performance Standards for each personnel action (new contract)
Transmittal form
DPC recommendation form
Department chair recommendation form

Questions about evaluation should be sent to Vicki Roman-Lagunas and me.

Sick Leave Bank. The open enrollment period for the UPI Sick Leave Bank begins today and ends at the close of business on Nov. 11, 2011. Complete the enrollment form and send it to Human Resources to be processed. Should you have any questions about the process, please read the Sick Leave Bank FAQ. Additional questions about the bank can be sent to Steve Frankel (s-frankel@neiu.edu) or me.

Reporting Sick Leave. Several members have noted that it is difficult to locate the forms used to report sick leave. I’ve attached the forms to be used by faculty (Teaching & Resource Professionals, Instructors and Academic Resource Professionals) and by Academic Support Professionals. If you have questions about when to report leave, please consult your chair, supervisor, Allen Shub (contract administrator) or me.

If you have not been previously advised by your department chair, DPC chairs are requested to attend an evaluation review session. I have included the original announcement sent by Vice Provost Roman-Lagunas (ie., Vicki). The review session is necessary given some of the changes in the new contract as well as the fulfillment of a settlement agreement between the UPI and the administration. Here’s Vicki’s email to the department chairs and coordinators…(ts)

Hi everyone!
The UPI and the Office of Academic Affairs are requesting that all DPC chairs, program coordinators and department chairs attend an evaluation review session. These review sessions are scheduled as follows and you have to attend only one:

Thursday, Oct. 27 at 3 – 4 pm in SU 216
or Friday, Oct 28 at 11 am – noon in B146.

The evaluation process for tenured/tenure track faculty will begin in early November. Vicki Roman-Lagunas and I have summarized the changes in the new contract. The information appears on the NEIUPI website under Evaluation Materials for your use as an individual under review, a DPC and/or UPC member.

The UPI and the Office of Academic Affairs are requesting that all DPC chairs, program coordinators and department chairs attend an evaluation review session. These review sessions are scheduled as follows and you have to attend only one: Thursday, Oct. 27 3 – 4 pm in SU 216 or Friday, Oct 28 11 am – noon in B146. A separate email will be sent to all DPC chairs, program coordinators and department chairs about the evaluation review session.