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Editorial
Feb. 6, 2012
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What Not To Say In The Classroom
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In an Oct. 10 article in The Ranger, Faculty
Senate Chair Dawn Elmore-McCrary said she
did not want executive sessions to be used for
venting.
(How would anyone know?)
It’s not uncommon for personnel issues to
be discussed in private, but when a faculty
member who is claiming sexual harassment is
fired, there is enormous interest.
In times when academic freedom, tenure
and shared governance are under attack, the
district move to appoint chairs is of substan-
tial interest.
As trustees seem increasingly impervious
to faculty concerns, the topic of relations with
the board are of particular interest.
By meeting in closed session, senators send
the message that they cannot express them-
selves publicly on “sensitive” issues without
fear of retribution.
What a great example for our student gov-
ernment, clubs and organizations.
In the midst of a budget crisis and the hard
decisions that come with it, apprehension is
understandable, but Faculty Senate’s job is to
stand up to a culture of fear, not succumb to it
or propagate it.
At its first meeting of the semester Jan. 18,
Faculty Senate members met' . an hour-long
executive session to discuss the termination
of a radiography instructor, the district’s new
chair selection policy and relations with trust-
ees.
The senate is an advisory body and, there-
fore, not subject to the Texas Open Meetings
Act that rules the conduct of elected govern-
ment bodies.
Such groups use executive session to dis-
cuss legal advice, property, gifts and dona-
tions, personnel and security.
Senate Bylaw 8 says the chair may call the
senate into executive session to discuss sensi-
tive topics, but it does not specify what consti-
tutes a sensitive topic.
The senate risks irrelevance if it fails to dis-
cuss important and sensitive topics in public.
What goes into the public record?
What can senators pass on to constituents?
Who gets to decide what faculty should or
should not know about the opinions, deci-
sions and activities of their representatives?
At some point, constituents may wonder
if their interests are actually being served.
Eventually, they may simply lose interest.
Editor
Joshua Fechter
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Did you have difficulty with registration or
advising for this semester?
The Alamo Community College District
board of trustees passed a policy July 26 that
established a Jan. 7 enrollment deadline for
students.
That was 10 days before the start of classes.
Apparently the colleges missed that memo.
Because faculty members were not expect-
ed to return to campus until Jan. 10, stu-
dents had to schedule meetings with advisers
before the end of the fall semester.
Although the change in registration dead-
lines was finally communicated to the col-
leges, officials scrambled to ensure advisers
the college reopened Jan. 3.
This is inexcusable.
District administration needs to keep the
colleges and their students informed when
decisions are made.
Just as students need guidance from aca-
demic advisers, the colleges need informa-
tion from district officials.
However, this does not give students an
excuse to blame the system for errors that
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Carmen Sanjuan, Riley Stephens
could be prevented.
Students should get in the habit of meeting
with an academic adviser as soon as possible
rather than waiting until the final weeks of a
semester.
Student development classes teach new
students important skills such as time man-
agement and maintaining contact with pro-
fessors about progress in class, expecting
students to carry on those skills throughout
their college careers.
Professors do not hold your hand as teach-
ers do in high school.
Keeping on top of your academic career
could mean the difference between the abil-
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And district officials would do well to con-
sider how their decisions affect students.
For instance, students live paycheck to
paycheck.
Think about that when you set payment
periods.
Try imagining the world from their per-
spective — and on their calendar — for a
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