The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 62, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 23, 1975 Page: 1 of 24
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By 8 .30 p m most of the crowd
little better acquainted with the
president of their university
outstanding faculty and single out polic ies
for professors
Playing at the Sharp's rpc<
attending
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faculty meeting that he hopes the
current tenure crisis will be
resolved before the regents
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him to second
I >an Driessen batted for winning
pitcher (lay Carroll and tapped to
second, advanc ing Griffey to third
base. Boston .Manager Darrell
Johnson went to the mound to talk
to Burton and the young left-
hander worked the count to 3-2
before walking Pete Hose, the
pepper} captain of the Big Bed
.Machine
That brought up Morgan, whose
bat had been so ineffective in the
first six games of the Senes
Burton got ahead of the Cincinnati
second baseman. running the count
to 1-2. But Morgan hung in and
'trilled his decisive hit on a line to
center field
Just then several couples with
small c hildren in tow entered the
Womac k. and Marsha Kay and Bill 9i«*rp home
Patton, co-chair of homecoming
activities.
Most of the students stood
outside in small groups, chatting.
and no one was at the refreshment with the score tied in the last inning
table Students began drifting out of the seventh and deciding game
The game was tied 3-3 when
‘ilh look' How nice' They've
even brought the little ones." she minor violations of university rules
said.
Dr J K Moms, vice president of
listening to the musu and eating the University Community, said he
; was a success
1 definitely think those hosting
should
to reach
maximum potential even after
tenure is grant rd Rewards should
. ______, .J earn
evaluation them on the basis of merit and
More stringent pre-tenure achievement, not just to those with
seniority, they said
unproductive professors
counselling or termination
Enforcement of "exacting
university wide standards of be given only to faculty who
university administration in the
matter
Washington denied that the
administration has been slow to
matter respond, saving that the court is
university new for athletic housing and that
all concerned needed to be well
informed before setting up the
court
Center Court. Sherwood
Washington, administrative
assistant to the associate vice
president for the University
Community, said Wednesday
A spring change in the student
code provides! that athletic housing
would have a separate housing
court Action is being taken to
establish that court. Washington
said
A meeting with Port Robertson,
assistant athletic director, is
By WARREN METH
In a letter to OU President Paul
fiiarp, made public Wednesday, the
OU ’". gents c larified their tenure
stand by requesting provisions in
tenure policy for the termination
in extreme cases" of
unproduc tive faculty
In the letter, read by ttarp at
Wednesday's general faculty
meeting, the regents said they
have no mtc-ntion to abolish tenure
or initiate a term-appointment
system at OU
The regents called for the
following changes in current
tenure policy
Provisions for continuous post-
tenure review to both reward
fl
the court set up
lea said although he understood
he had the authority to call a
meeting of residents and take
applications for judges, past
experience with Athletic
Department officials convinced
regulations heard by a student h“n he to work through the
court, Washington said
In keeping with the provisions of
the student code, any athlete has
access to student courts unless he
chooses instead to have a
handled by the
administration, Washington said
The student code provides that
substitute for it a
appointments, but to effect
exemplary overall tenure proc ess
at the university." the regents
stated
The regents said OU’s tenure
Students were received by the anything like this, and we weren t
Jiiarps; Trey Boyd, homecoming sure what to expect But it's been a
wearing casual dress king; Jem Streightoff. lovely evening, " she said
swmuiiing homecoming queen, OU Student
Association President Terry
Allen Lea, Wilson center
president, who is responsible for
nominating judges to the court,
charged a lac k of administration
sc heduled for next week to explain s(*PP°rt to 'Lite in his efforts to get
the student judicial system and
begin the process of setting up the
court. Washington said
Until the court is set up, athletes
may appear before another
housing court if they choose to
have minor violations of university
which are an inextricable part of it, discussion or inquiry, nor to
is not to abolish tenure, nor to compromise legitimate concerns
system of term for job security," th* regents said
an They charged that sometimes
in the past" tenure has been
handedout at OU without adequate progress, his or her termination
peer evaluation, and they called
for l<oth substantial changes" in
of <
standards within th** university
The* regents then explained their
desire for continuous post-tenure department
evaluation , -• • •
Such an evaluation not only tenure recommendations this ye<
rPV,ew seniority, they said aids in insuring the fact that
< >ur purpose- m stimulating a In seeking to foster initiative ^ serving faculty will be rewarded
discussion of tenure, and of the and recognize accomplishment, we an,l recognized for their
_________and
personnel evaluation procedures do not propose to inhitxt freedom of accomplishments,"they said, but faculty
without the help of
committee.
This is the first time we've done their university
By TISH HOLLADAY
Students dressed in grubbies,
others
mingled around the
pool
Music from the OU
Ensemble filled the night air
The crowd around the outdoor
refreshment table ebbed and
flowed
More formally dressed
university administrators and refreshments provided by OU Eood thought the evening
Service and the Oklahoma Center
for Continuing Education
But even though they seemed
subdued, many students said they
were glad of the chance to attend Couch Cafeteria.
the University Community hosted the reception housing area
This definitely makes me feel
their wives greeted guests in
several locations
And by 7 30 p.m Wednesday,
more than 300 students were
present at the first reception for
At this state, our Task Force
on Faculty Personnel Policy • will
conclude its report, the general
some faculty memben faculty through its senate
representatives will have their
input through hearings and study,"
by OU I’resident Paul F. and Rose
9iarp.
lhe mood was one of subdued It’s an excellent way to unprove
festivity as students took student-administration relations,
advantage of a chance to become a one student said
I’m delighted; we've had all had thinned out The area around Series swings, Morgan delivered
kinds of interesting visits with the pool seemed almost deserted, when the Reds needed him most
Student guides conducted tours students, and it’s been great fun,"
of the Sharp s home the paneled Dr Sharp said
Mrs Sharp said she could not
library with built-in bookcases Mrs Sharp said she could not the front door to return to their lhe game was tied 3-3 when
along all four walls, the master and have prepared for the reception regular evening activities And at Cincinnati came to bat in the ninth
guest bedrooms, and the family without the help of a large least some of them felt a little against rookie reliever Jim
room filled with momentos from committee. closer to the top administrators of Burton. Ken Griffey opened with a
foreign countries This isthe first tune we’ve done their university walk and Cesar Geronimo bunted
Cincinnati champs
the reception feel it's worth the Boston AP
effort, he said Joe Morgan, battling his way out
Tram service was provided from of a World Series slump, blooped a
, the Greek two-out ninth-inning single that
housing area and Kraettli drove home the winning run
Apartments One tram driver Wednesday night and gave tne
closer to the university president estimated some 35 to 40 students Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 victory over
had ridden his tram during the the Boston Red Sox and their first
Senes championship ui 35 years
limited to just six hits tn "26
OU athletes residing in athletic in residential housing shall be
housing have access to the student handled by student courts unless a
judicial system, even though student chooses to have his case
athletic housing has no Housing heard by a representative of the
Court. Sherwood university administration
Before the code change, athletes
came under the jurisdiction of the
Wilson Center court The < hange
was prompted by charges last year
that athletes were being denied
certain rights guaranteed by the
student code
encourage pre-tenure review, and the inform insure that neither the students,
their enfor< ement of evaluatory the department nor the university
is allowed to suffer." they said
The regents urged deans and
I chairs to be
particularly careful" in making
•ar.
and to make sure evaluations are
accurate
yharptoid the approximately 300
——j members i
also assists in identifying the Wednesday's crowded
taiproductive individual who can
then be counseled in career
development or, in extreme cases,
involving repeated failure to December meeting
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The regents insisted that even
with the strictest pre-tenure
review, i
may later become lax in th**ir
teaching Post-tenure evaluation
should exist to insure high levels of he' ^aid
academic performance, they said .Simultaneously, the regents
When individuals fail to meet Academic Affairs Committee and I
such levels, it is the duty of their will study the report." he added
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