That's my experience, too. If it ever got the point wherein someone had missed enough classes that colleagues and students note it, I'd find out what was going on with the person.
But I've never worked anywhere there was a rule other than "only miss a class when you absolutely cannot avoid missing." m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- ________________________________ From: Steven Specht [mailto:sspe...@utica.edu] Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 1:29 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] question about faculty missing classes At Utica College (where I've been for the last 10 years) and at Lebanon Valley College (at which I was for 10 years), psychology faculty rarely miss a class (as in 'almost never') except in the case of serious illness or for conference presentation obligations (which is considered a legitimate "excuse" for missing a class). On Oct 19, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Alice Locicero wrote: Since I am chair at the moment, I get a lot of information from students and faculty about how many classes faculty cancel. I have no way to rate this, since I really don't know what is "normal." I'm curious whether anyone has come upon any sort of research or data on this. I need to know about what percent of classes the average college faculty member misses. Naturally, I realize this will vary from time to time, when, for example a faculty member is ill or has an ill family member, etc. I also want to exclude from this any classes where someone else proctors a test, for example. Still, I think some range should be able to be established-or perhaps is established. Also, I am wondering whether, in other colleges, chairs are asked to approve absences for professional conferences, etc. Thanks for any feedback on this. Alice LoCicero Alice LoCicero, Ph.D., ABPP, MBA, Associate Professor and Chair, Social Science Endicott College Beverly, MA 01915 978 232 2156 --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) ======================================================== Steven M. Specht, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology Utica College Utica, NY 13502 (315) 792-3171 "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." Martin Luther King Jr. ________________________________ The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify Baker University by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
