On occasion; it's the emails themselves that I kept separate. I haven't read the contract in a while (being retired and all that), but reasonable personal use may have been allowed.
Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato paul.bran...@mnsu.edu On Mar 31, 2011, at 1:40 AM, Helweg-Larsen, Marie wrote: > That is exactly what the professor in question did: he used a private email > to discuss those issues. The controversy is arising from the fact that his > university email records are being requested. > > I do think (as it says in the NY Times article) that it is neither common or > expected for university professors to not use their university email for any > private business. When you use your private email (Paul) did you use the > university computer, the university chair and desk, and even the university > heating/cooling and space? That's all state property too. > > Marie > > > **************************************************** > Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. > Associate Professor of Psychology > Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS), +45 2065 1360 > Dickinson College (on leave 2010/2011) > http://users.dickinson.edu/~helwegm/index.html > **************************************************** > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Brandon [mailto:paul.bran...@mnsu.edu] > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 2:59 > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] Emails of Professors at Universities in State of Michigan > now being "investigated" > > I use my personal email account (not this one) to make statements on > politically controversial issues tht are not clearly and directly related to > my professional competence and function. > One can be as open and controversial as one wants when one is not using state > property such as an email account. > > Paul Brandon > Emeritus Professor of Psychology > Minnesota State University, Mankato > paul.bran...@mnsu.edu > > On Mar 30, 2011, at 2:56 PM, Joan Warmbold wrote: > >> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/education/30professors.html?src=me&ref=general >> >> One has to wonder how far and extensive these witch-hunts involving access >> to the emails of professors might proceed to determine their political >> perspectives? Does this not effectively dampen those in the academic world >> to edit their level of openness on any type of politically controversial >> issue? >> Joan >> jwarm...@oakton.edu >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: paul.bran...@mnsu.edu. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13438.3b5166ef147b143fedd04b1c4a64900b&n=T&l=tips&o=9691 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-9691-13438.3b5166ef147b143fedd04b1c4a649...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: helw...@dickinson.edu. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a4468797f&n=T&l=tips&o=9693 > or send a blank email to > leave-9693-13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a44687...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: paul.bran...@mnsu.edu. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13438.3b5166ef147b143fedd04b1c4a64900b&n=T&l=tips&o=9701 > or send a blank email to > leave-9701-13438.3b5166ef147b143fedd04b1c4a649...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=9713 or send a blank email to leave-9713-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
