By Jan Babcock
The LAC (Lecturer Activity Committee) was back in action this year with one main goal: build community again within the lecturer community. It is our goal to serve as the liason between the lecturer faculty and the administration to address issues including professional development, promotion opportunities and acknowledgment of the accomplishments of our talented group.
The committee hosted a Meet and Greet this semester where current and new members were able to introduce themselves to both other faculty and administration and just generally socialize in an informal gathering. Plus it is always nice for the administration to put a face to a name!
Gregg Rogers joined us during our October lecturer meeting to discuss SRTEs and lecturer concerns and shared his thoughts on the future of professional development opportunities. Professional development requirements are evolving and the committee has been developing a list of workshops, symposiums and other departmental lectures for possible approval by the administration. We hope that this will provide ample and varied opportunities for the lecturer faculty based on their needs and interests.
Leslie Mateer joined us during a lecturer meeting to discuss the updates to the PWR website and solicited feedback from the lecturers about our wants/needs. So if you have anything to share regarding the site, don’t hesitate to contact Leslie or the LAC committee.
Moving forward, our main concern is to address continued questions regarding discrepancies in summer pay and clarity about promotion procedures. We also hope to continue compiling a list of lecturer faculty achievements (including academic, professional and volunteer) to share with the administration. Please continue to share your accomplishments with the committee so we can update this list on a semester basis.
As a note, the LAC will be looking for 3 new members next year so if you are interested please keep an eye out for those election emails.
Thank you for all that you do as a group for this department. The LAC will continue to advocate for all members of this group and hopefully foster a positive working environment in the coming year.
LAC Reps
Erica Fleming (Committee Chair) efleming@psu.edu
Teresa Hamilton, tlh40@psu.edu
Lorena Waselinko, law17@psu.edu
Jan Babcock, jra125@psu.edu
Rachael Wiley, rwiley@psu.edu
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