If it's May, it Must Be Tenure Time

Congratulations to the following colleagues who have been recommended for tenure which should be conferred by the Board at its May 4 meeting:

LaShonda Fuller of Psychology
Michael Danquah of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Joanna Kolendo of Library and Instructional Services
Yashika Watkins of Health Studies
Valerie Goss of Chemistry and Physics

A major career milestone. Kudos to you all!

Presidential Candidates

We have the three names of the finalists for CSU President:

"Z" Scott, former CSU Board member, one of the Board members who wanted to fire Wayne Watson in 2013. She's an attorney.
Patricia P. Ramsey, Provost at Lincoln University. She has undergrad and advanced degrees in Botany/Biology from Norfolk State, Howard, Harvard, and Ph.D. from Georgetown.
Heidi M. Anderson, Provost at Texas A&M in Kingsville. Former Provost, now Special Assistant to the President. She has undergrad degree in Pharmacy, M.S. in Education, Ph.D. in Pharmacy Administration, all from Purdue.

Below are links to info on Scott and Anderson, and to Ramsey's CV:

http://www.tamuk.edu/administration/Special%20Assistant%20to%20the%20President.html
http://www.lincoln.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/president/search/cvs/CV%20Patricia%20Ramsey.pdf
https://www.foley.com/zaldwaynaka-scott/

Important Message: Vote for UPI representatives. Faculty Governance Matters. Election closes on April 20th

There are only two significant places at CSU where faculty exercise a share in university governance: the Faculty Union (UPI) and the Faculty Senate. It is important for faculty to take seriously their role and place at CSU not simply as teachers and researchers but as leaders responsible for the decisions that affect university policies.

This month there is an election for officers of CSU’s chapter of the UPI. With the next contract negotiations already underway we need a strong showing among the voting membership to elect leaders who will stand up for the faculty.

Last week UPI members should have received ballots for the election of CSU’s officers (President, VP, Secretary, Treasurer & House of Delegates representatives) to fill out and submit via mail (snail mail).  Because of the awkwardness of the size of the ballot pages you will have to refold the pages to fit into a smaller envelope and then mail in the pre-addressed envelope. You need to sign the back. You will not need extra postage, but you will have to put your own stamp on the letter. Do not mail it via CSU’s office mail pick up. Do not think that mailing it through CSU will save you postage.  The ballots will not be counted on our campus, but at the UPI offices.

Below is a list of the candidates on campus running for various UPI offices. Be sure that the UPI office receives your ballot by April 20^th.

 BALLOT FOR OFFICERS AND DELEGATES TO UPI HOUSE OF DELEGATES                                                                                                                                    

OFFICERS - Vote for one for each position                                                                    

President                                                      

Deborah Lynch               

              Louis "Pancho" McFarland                        

              Melany Puglisi-Weening                            

Unit A Vice President                                               

Rosalind Fielder              

Agber Dimah                   

                                                                       

Unit B Vice President                                                

Darrell Darrisaw             

                                                                       

ASP Vice President                                                    

Romona Raymond                       

                                                                       

Secretary                                                      

Hafeez Faridi                   

                                                                       

Treasurer                                                     

Mohammad Tauseef                   

Eric Shen                          

                                                                       

UPI Exec. Bd Representative                                                 

Hafeez Faridi                   

Mohd Shahid                  

                                                                       

DELEGATES TO UPI HOUSE OF DELEGATES - Vote for 15                                                           

Araceli Canalini

Jan-Jo Chen

Tiffany Davis

Athanese Gahungu

Gabriel Gomez

Valerie Goss

Ann Kuzdale

Olanipekun Laosebikan

Deborah Lynch

Romona Raymond

Eric Shen           

Virginia Shen