Friends,

   Alas, I can't be there.

   I'd like to urge consideration of someone who has published in and
would like to teach creative nonfiction, in addition to whatever else she
or he may write and teach.  For all of the reasons suggested last year,
when it was approved by the dept.

    E

On 9/18/12 1:52 AM, "Roley, Brian" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I can meet then too
>
>
>Brian 
>________________________________________
>From: Miami University Creative Writing Faculty
>[[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cathy Wagner
>[[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 12:35 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Procedure for Developing Department Hiring Priorities
>
>Hi cris, sure. I have student conferences then but I have plenty of
>time to switch around a couple of meetings before that date, so I will
>be there.
>
>I think if it's Wednesday for sure we're talking about, it's the 26th.
>
>Cathy
>
>On Sep 17, 2012, at 5:31 PM, "Luongo, Margaret M. Ms."
><[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Sure, cris--I can attend.
>>
>>
>> Margaret Luongo
>> Associate Professor, Creative Writing
>> Department of English
>> 370 Bachelor Hall
>> Oxford, OH 45056
>> 513-529-3237
>> ________________________________________
>> From: Miami University Creative Writing Faculty
>>[[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cheek, Christopher F. Dr.
>>[[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 4:57 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Fwd: Procedure for Developing Department Hiring Priorities
>>
>> HI everybody,
>>
>> i was hoping to hold off having to meet again until the first week of
>>October. But . . see below.
>>
>> Could we meet for 45 minutes next wednesday (25th September) at 11am???
>>Specifically to talk about hiring.
>>
>> cris
>>
>>
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>> From: "Rosenberg, Jerome"
>><[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>> Subject: Procedure for Developing Department Hiring Priorities
>> Date: September 17, 2012 2:04:20 PM EDT
>> To: "Hebard, Andrew Dr."
>><[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>, "Cheek, Christopher F.
>>Dr." <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>, "McKee, Heidi A."
>><[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>, "Jeep, John M. Dr."
>><[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>> Cc: "Mao, LuMing R. Dr." <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>>
>> Dear Andrew, cris, Heidi, and John,
>>
>> I'd like to move forward with implementing the process for developing
>>the department's hiring priorities as laid out at last week's department
>>meeting.  As you recall, what's involved is a series of meetings at
>>several levels leading to what I hope can be a coherent, comprehensive,
>>and collegially developed hiring proposal that integrates the needs of
>>the entire department.  I'd like to have an initial version of this
>>proposal ready for discussion at the October 10th department meeting
>>and, following further discussion and tweaking as needed, a final
>>version ready for approval at the November meeting.
>>
>> In order to move through this process in a timely fashion, the first
>>step‹development of individual proposals by each of the several
>>programs‹would probably be needed by October 1st, thus requiring
>>meetings by the creative writing, literature, and professional writing
>>committees within the next couple of weeks.  Although the status of
>>linguistics as a CAS program possibly complicates discussion of
>>potential ENG hires in linguistics, I take it as given that John and the
>>linguistics faculty have a stake in the departmental conversation, and
>>that therefore the linguistics committee may wish to develop its own
>>proposal.
>>
>> Two points worth noting: (1) there's nothing to prevent these
>>programmatic proposals from incorporating suggestions for cooperative
>>hires with other programs; and (2) the dean has made clear that neither
>>she nor central administration wants a shopping list‹what's required is
>>that a case be made for core needs to fulfill the department's teaching
>>mission.
>>
>> Assuming these programmatic proposals can be developed in time, I'd
>>like to schedule a combined meeting of program directors and the
>>advisory committee early enough to prepare a unified proposal for the
>>October 10th department meeting, i.e., sometime during the week of
>>October 1st, or no later than October 8th.
>>
>> Let me know of any difficulties you see with this plan.
>>
>> Jerry