© 1982 Adolph Coors Co.. Golden. Colorado 80401 ^age 4/The Battalion/Friday, November 4, 1983 Tenure incorrectly viewed as job security vVarpt ..SO THERE CHURCH TC ST A STEP * by Robin Black Battalion Staff Dr. Clinton A. Phillips, dean of faculties, is experiencing one of the busiest times the Universi ty administrative office will see all year: tenure and promotion time. Every fall, the various col leges and departments submit their recommendations for te nured faculty to the office of the vice president for academic affairs. From there, recommenda tions must be reviewed by the dean of faculties, the provost and vice president for academic affairs, college deans, the Uni versity president, and, finally, the Board of Regents. It’s quite a long, complex pro cess that takes an immense amount of time, Phillips said. Tenure is, historically, the protection of an educator’s right to speak out in his area of exper tise without fear of harrassment. 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The Gemcraft Office is located at 9950 Westpark @ Gessner. If more information is needed, please call (713) 266-0505. We look forward to meeting you! IB Gemciaft Homes SETTING THE NEW STANDARD term designated by the Univer sity in order to be eligible for tenure. “Tenure has now come to be considered — incorrectly consi dered —a kind of job security,” he said. Tenure does not provide job security, however, because a te nured educator may be dismis sed on grounds ranging from professional incompetence to physical disability. Texas A&M has not had a problem with this, Phillips said. “We have had a very limited number of tenured faculty members resign rather than face losing tenure,” he said. However, the University has had to dismiss at least one te nured professor who tried to take action against the decision. “About 15 years ago, the Uni versity dismissed a faculty mem ber who filed an appeal with the Association of American Uni versity Professors,” Phillips said. “The organization granted the appeal, but the Board of Re gents refused to re-examine the professor’s record,” he said. “Because of that, the AAUP cen sured A&M, discouraging asso ciation with the University.” Phillips said the incident didn’t hurt the University in terms of growth and success. “The AAUP sent a represen tative to the University last year to tell us that they no longer con sider us censured,” he said. Although the University is no longer under the AAUP cen sure, its amount of tenured fa culty is well below that of compa rable universities. “Most major universities of equal quality with A&M have at least 60 percent of their faculty tenured,” Phillips said. Texas A&M has 943 tenured faculty members, representative of about 54 percent of the total faculty. The number of tenured fa culty varies among the different colleges.^ “For example, the business college has a low number of te nured professors betjs many new faculty membe been hired to accomod} growth,” Phillips said. However, Universin number of tenured fatu healthy situation becau untenured positions 4 University to bring!:' blood, he said. The low percentagt, nured faculty does noli: the concept of atadei dom, he said. “Concerning acadenn dom, tenure is a funny the sense that a classyirai' will protect its non-tenir well as its tenured faculty, lips said. .0 by R MOBILE AUTO 1.1 I All. 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Registration will begin at 1 1 a.m., and the jumping will start at noon. “Anyone interested in jump ing in gelatin can come on out," he said. “It’s for a good cause." Prizes will be awarded to the persons who raise the most money. The first 100 jumpers to collect $25 will receive T-shirts, y problem: klmr >.ii(l I Iicii'alsoarc-pai mient, fin the Dip iminn coijt m * t 11 1 an )( i< n i I hr top i ollamr .-the dep< \ e.n s.il ,u;r will receive Aftei Bens compmr; swr/n, andi.: ssetl 'n e 1 V /j LJ trash cans at Pasta s Piml V 1 M j High Life will chill ilia . jump, he said. On the day of the jump,! 5 gallons oft will be 475 gallons of geG’) et trough. I he participj _ slide uuo the mvugU v ' l> ()rIn “We don't Dime ho*? 1 * * wl \ 0 1 people will show upf( asUl s 1 e ,^ tump, or how much mom “S 11 u 1 make," Kline said. A f J # ISC MI jump was held in Housi cently, he said, and S16,800 was raised. : lht ‘ Colle S “We just want peoplcio( s ^ ratlon > 1 fun and collect moneyfor 11 11 inia at .hr same time."?™! Rude said. a- Following pnts will 1 anips whe &M studen ill answer q irsonal exj e school ai 5 DATS O.Vl.Y Aol ^ ^ The folio Tues Nov. 1st - Sat Nov 30% Off All Diamonds theft; and • A brov cmi the Mi > • A cord 35% Off Wedding Bands 5 ™ ^ Don’t miss these bargains 415 University Dr. W. 846 exas A&M credit cat tfloctn Serving Luncheon Buffet \ Sandwich and Soup Bar Mezzanine Floor Sunday through Friday 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. j Midn Delicious Food Beautiful View - M\ Open to the Public “Quality First” I 7:3C AI