NEIUPI

Please find the following documents:

Article 32 (sections addressing instructor evals)
Outline of evaluation process – excerpted from Article 32
Instructor Evaluation – FAQs
Instructor Evaluation Schedule – distributed by Provost

Let me know if you have any questions.

With each new UPI – NEIU agreement comes the requirement to review the current Application of Criteria (DAC) and incorporate the negotiated changes as well as revise DAC language when appropriate. Last November, chairs and coordinators attended meetings of their respective Dean’s Councils and received the following materials about the required changes and the time line for the DAC revision.

I have highlighted the time line for the DAC revision.

Please note that all Instructors and Academic Resource Professionals must be included in the revision of their DAC, vote on the revision of their DAC and be included in the discusion (and vote) on the composition of their DPC. It is absolutely imperative that you participate in this process since these will be the criteria used to evaluate your performance as well as which of your colleagues will participate in your evaluation. I’ve attached information about DAC revision for instructors and academic resource professionals. I will send a separate email with the new evaluation process for instructors.

Please contact me if you have any questions about these materials.

With each new UPI – NEIU agreement comes the requirement to review the current Application of Criteria (DAC) and incorporate the negotiated changes as well as revise DAC language when appropriate. Last November, chairs and coordinators attended meetings of their respective Dean’s Councils and received the following materials about the required changes and the time line for the DAC revision.

I have highlighted the time line for the DAC revision. Please note that all Instructors must be included in the revision of their DAC, vote on the revision of their DAC and be included in the discusion (and vote) on the composition of their DPC. I’ve attached information about DAC revision for tenured/track faculty as well as the instructors.

Please contact me if you have any questions about these materials.

In preparation for the upcoming union elections this spring, the NEIU-UPI Political Education Committee is sponsoring a discussion session on the topic, “Surviving the Attack on Public Sector Unions.” The session will be held on 31 January in LWH 2071 from 3:00-4:00 pm.

The invited speakers are John Wilson, editor of Illinois Academe and member of the Illinois AAUP’s Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure, and Dennis Kosuth, a Nurse at Cook County Hospital and member of the National Nurses Organizing Committee. John Wilson has been a highly visible and vocal supporter of faculty rights on Illinois university campuses, and Dennis Kosuth has been active in the National Nurses Organizing Committee, the union newly chosen to represent Illinois nurses. Wilson and Kosuth will speak to us about the challenges facing academic unions in particular and public sector unions in general, and about the various strategies and tactics by which union leaders and members have risen to these challenges. Each of the speakers will give a short presentation, as prelude to a general discussion of the topic.

The NEIU-UPI Political Education Committee is sponsoring this event to help educate the union electorate about the issues we face in the immediate future, and in the hope that we can learn from the experience of our brothers and sisters in other unions.

Membership meetings are scheduled this week as follows:

Wednesday, January 25 at 2 – 3:15 pm in Golden Eagles (SU 103)
Thursday, January 26 at 3 – 4:15 pm in LWH 1001

Agenda includes: Discussion of changes in chapter bylaws and the upcoming Local and Chapter elections.

If you cannot attend one of the meetings but would like to vote on the proposed changes of the bylaws, you can do so by clicking on the link below and casting your vote. I’ve attached the chapter bylaws so that you can review the proposed changes. There is a copy of the sample ballot below that contains a brief summary of the changes to the chapter bylaws and the vote. As always, please email or call me (x5836) if you have any questions about the proposed changes. Follow the link to the on line ballot:

VOTE on Proposed Changes to By laws

On line voting begins today and will be available until January 31 at noon (CST)

SAMPLE BALLOT

All members received via NEIU/UPI listserv the proposed amendments to the chapter bylaws in which additions appear in red and all deletions are struck through. Please find below a brief summary of these changes.

Change 1: Increased number of elected representatives from the membership to serve on chapter executive committee from eight constituency representatives to thirteen with the addition of five At-Large representatives.

Current constituency representatives: Three Teaching Professionals (one from each college); One Resource Professional; Two Instructors (CAS and COE) and Two Academic Support Professionals (Main campus and CTC/CCICS/El Centro)

New positions (5) added to executive committee: Five At-Large Representatives: Two Teaching or Resource Professionals; Two Instructors and One Academic Support Professional or Academic Resource Professional

Change 2: Added administrative responsibilities for the UPI sick leave bank to the job descriptions of the Chapter Vice President, Treasurer and one executive board committee member.

Other changes: Language and calendar dates clarified or made current
THE VOTE
I accept the proposed changes to NEIU/UPI Chapter Bylaws
YES or NO

Thank you for your participation.