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USM professors disapprove of appeals process Ashlyn Ervin Printz Writer
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Century Park sweats it out Michelle Holowach
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The many problems with USM’s newest residence community, Century Park, have caused students to wonder if it’s worth the $2500 they spend to live in the halls. The problems have not gone unnoticed, however, and the dorms will undergo maintenance over fall break.
Since school began, residents have experienced many difficulties living the new buildings. “The light above the shower fell down as my roommate was about to get in,” said Casey Polk, a freshman Luckyday Scholar who lives in Century Park. “The room across the hall had the shelf fall down in the closet. Century Park was built way too quick.” The buildings have experienced mishaps like these, but the resi-
dents on the fourth floor of Century Park 2 had an even bigger problem on their hands: unbearable amounts of humidity constantly flooded their rooms at the beginning of the semester. “I would come in the room after a day of school and go to put stuff on my bed, and as soon as I touched the comforter I noticed it was damp,” said Jamie Jelinski, another resident of Century Park.
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USM’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors met Thursday to discuss whether the recently announced appeals process coincides with AAUP guidelines. A national association of university and college faculty established in 1915, the AAUP strives to protect professors from unfair treatment. The association produces investigative reports on university violations of tenure and academic freedom. On Thursday the USM AAUP discussed and voted on resolutions for the issues surrounding the recent budget cuts. “These are scary and dire times – and we need to find ways to make sure we fulfill our mission of education and research, but not at the expense of shared governance, tenure and academic freedom,” said Amy Young, secretary of USM’s AAUP, member of the faculty senate and associate professor of anthropology. The appeals, which will begin Oct. 18, will be heard by a ninemember appeals panel. According to a draft from the provost of the appeals process, the panel will consist of a representative of the Faculty Senate, a representative of the Academic Council, a representative of the Graduate Council, a representative of the Gulf Coast Faculty Council, and the University Ombudsman, along with four of the deans of the academic colleges. The panel will hear program appeals first and then individual faculty appeals. Members of USM’s AAUP expressed concern over the revelation that the deans who proposed the cuts to the UPC will now be involved in the appeals process, allowing them to “play both sides.” Tammy Greer, AAUP president, said that with appeals being two weeks away, the organization needed to focus on that. “We need to tackle the issue of administrators on the appeals committee because that’s inappropriate,” Greer said. Greer also said that Provost Lyman said there was no reason for an all-faculty committee.
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