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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;color:black;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">Dear<span> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="markvogbb0e1d" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px">Women's</span>* Faculty Association
Constituents and Allies,</span></div>
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We are writing at the conclusion of Winter Quarter (a particular difficult teaching quarter for many of us) to invite you to save the dates for two upcoming<span> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="markvogbb0e1d" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px">WFA*</span><span> </span>events.
We also want to update you on the WFA's* recent request to administration regarding Student Evaluation of Teaching. </div>
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<u>SAVE THE DATES:</u></div>
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<b><span data-markjs="true" class="markvogbb0e1d" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px">WFA*</span><span> S</span>pring meeting with VPAP Jeske. Monday, April 18</b><span style="margin:0px"><b><sup>th</sup> from 3:00-5:00pm.</b>
In person (with zoom access), location TBA. During the first hour, Vice Provost of Academic Personnel Dan Jeske, will answer questions and engage in general conversation about equity issues and initiatives. In the second hour, we will discuss the status of
various other WFA* initiatives and have time for open conversation. </span></div>
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<b>WFA* Botanical Garden Fall Retreat. September 20</b><span style="margin:0px"><b><sup>th,<span> </span></sup> 2022, from 10am-3pm. </b> The agenda is still in preparation. Reservations will be encouraged but not required. </span></div>
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<u>UPDATES: COVID Impact on Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET)</u></div>
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On March 2nd, the<span> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="markvogbb0e1d" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px">WFA*</span><span> </span>Steering Committee submitted a memo to Provost Watkins and VPAP Jeske articulating
concerns regarding ongoing negative impacts of COVID on Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) that may disproportionately impact our constituent faculty. Our memo requested the following:</div>
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<li><span style="margin:0px">That a COVID watermark be affixed to all Student Evaluations of Teaching (SET) for quarters impacted by COVID (a practice already in place at UCI). <br>
</span></li><li><span style="margin:0px">That administration reiterates that negative teaching evaluations from COVID-impacted quarters should not be used to justify a negative merit or promotion review, or to justify a lesser step in merit or promotion. </span></li><li><span style="margin:0px">That while our current SET is in revision (having been determined by a joint campus committee to be prone to bias against women faculty and faculty of color) that the submission of alternative SET (such as salgsite.org) be acceptable
for purpose of merit and promotion review. </span></li><li><span style="margin:0px">That the committee charged with the revision of our campus SET questions work with urgency and haste. </span></li></ol>
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We understand that these proposals are currently under advisement. We hope to have updates to share with you at our Spring meeting. </div>
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Sincerely,</div>
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The WFA* Chairs and Steering Committee</div>
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<u><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">*The WFA</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">*</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">strives to be an inclusive organization with respect to nonbinary, trans, and genderqueer faculty.</span></u><br>
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