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Draft of a statement of faculty responsibilities and conduct Two public hearings on the tentative statement of faculty responsibilities and conduct will be held Monday in the Nebraska Union. The first will be from 9:30 a.m. until noon; the second will begin at 7 p.m. and continue as long as necessary. Robert E. Dewey, chairman of the Faculty Senate Committee on Academic Privilege and Tenure, proposed the state ment at the Faculty Senate meeting Tuesday. At that time-he said he was anxious to receive criticism and sugges tions on the statement. The meetings are open to all members of the University community. Dewey said he is seeking "input from all concerned people.' Academic Privilege and Tenure Com mittee Draft of a Statement of Faculty Responsibilities and Conduct. A. General responsibilities of faculty members: 1. To assure the people of Nebraska that the following provisions are im plemented through the procedures of the student body, faculty, administration, and Board of Regents. 2. To uphold and defend academic freedom in the spirit of the "Statement of Principles," adopted by the Board of Regents in 1953. 3. To concern themselves with the general welfare of the University and to accept appropriate responsibility in the governance of the University and its parts. 4. To seek appropriate clarification or change in the event they feel that University legulations or the policies are ambiguous, contradictory, or in need of revision. 5. To observe those regulations duly established for the general welfare of the University. B. Responsibilities of faculty members to students: 1. To educate, provide instruction, or to train skills in their respective disciplines. 2. To maintain competence in the sub ject matter, both by adequate prepara tion for each class meeting and by ac quring knowledge of current developments in their respective fields. 3. To re-examine continually and critically the subject matter offered in their courses, their teaching methods and the interrelatiins of their subject with other disciplines. Each faculty member has a responsibility to study proposals for innovative changes and where, in his judgment appropriate, participate in ex perimental efforts designed to improve higher education. 4. To offer instruction appropriately related to the titles and descriptions of the courses for which they are in dividually responsible. This does not preclude unstructured and experimental education. 5. To meet all regularly scheduled classes or provide a reasonable alternative related to the educational ob jectives of the course. Personal or pro fessional and other University activities may require that a faculty member miss scheduled classes; it is the responsibility of both the faculty member and the ap propriately designed University ad ministrative officer to see that students enrolled in such courses have the op portunity to obtain the instruction they rightfully expect in that subject. 6. To be available at announced times for student consultation. Assigned formal duties involving student registration and advisement should be performed with knowledge and care. Before talking with students about confidential matters which involve possible criminal matters which civil law suits, a teacher or other representative of the University must warn them that no privilege exists in Nebraska between teacher and student as exists for example between attorney and client, or between physician and patient. 7. To inform students of the standards, requirements, and grading procedure at the beginning of his course. Each faculty member shall make every reasonable effort to assure that his evaluation of students reflects their education achievements. 8. To encourage an atmosphere of free and open inquiry and to refrain from us ing the classroom for propaganda purposes. 9. To treat all students with dignity and respect. . C. Prohibited conduct for faculty members: 1. Intentional obstruction or disruption of teaching or other educational activities on the University campus or other University property used for educational purposes. 2. Intentional obstruction which unreasonably interferes with the freedom of movement, both pedestrian and vehicular, on the University campus or other University property used for educational purposes. 3. Possession or use of fire arms, ex plosives, dangerous chemicals or other dangerous weapons or instrumentalities on the campus or other University pro perty used for educational purposes which is in contravention of law or in stitutional regulation. 4. Intentional detention or physical abuse of any person or conduct which is intended to threaten imminent bodily harm or endanger the health of any person on any property owned or con trolled by the University. 5. Malicious damage or misuse or theft to or of University property, or the pro perty of any person where such property is located on University owned or con trolled property. 6. Disciplinary action should be in itiated against faculty members and ad ministrative staff who violate these rules. Adacemic due process procedures will prevail in all disciplinary cases. NOTE: Substantial portions of parts A and B are based upon University of Nebraska at Omaha and a preliminary draft of the Liaison Committee of the Lincoln Campus. Part C is based on the Report of the New York AAP Conference and the University of Washington Report of 4 June 1970. After hearings are con cluded the Academic Privilege and Tenure Committee anticipates drawing up in cooperation with the Executive Committee of the University of Nebraska at Omaha a final draft which will be presented to both facilities for approval. Calendar Friday, Oct. IS Sculpture Forum Symposium (Klnq, Hall and Navelson), 2: 30 Sheliton Gallery Auditorium, Uth and R. ASUN "Tlma Out" 10:30 a.m. speaker Larry Maijld, Nabraska Union Ballroom. ASUN ''Tlma Out" 1:30 p.m. spaakar Michael Llthan, Nabraska Union Ballroom. ASUN "Tlma Out" 3:30 p.m. spaakar Floryence Kannady, Nabraska Union Ballroom. ASUN "Tlma Out" 7:30 p.m. Group Discussion. Rm. 242, Nabraska Union. Coffea House: I p.m. 'Bittersweet", Nabraska Union, Woakand film sarlas: 7 and p.m. "In tha Haaf of ma Night", Nabraska Union Auditorium. Saturday, Oct. 17 ASUN "Tlma Out" 1:30 p.m. ''Ecology as a Local Issue", Nabraska Union Ballroom. ASUN "Tlma Out" J: 30 p.m. Hunger and Povsrty Vlaws tram Below the Poverty Line". Nabraska Union Ballroom. Medical collage admission test I a.m. Biochemistry Building. Football: Nebraska at Kansas, airport rally when team returna. Freshman football: Nebraska at Mc Cook Jr. College. International Club Square Dance I p.m. Union Ballroom. Senior Information Days, a.m., Centennial Room, Union. Sunday, Oct IS WHOLE EARTH CATALOG SPRING 70 $3 voilabl at NEBRASKA BOOK STORE Weekend film series: 7 and p.m., "In the Heat of the Night," Union Small Auditorium. Your . Nebraska.! invites readers' views Costume Rental Lincoln Community Playhouse Cosfumt Shop Hallowoen Portias Special Events Stag Productions Pram 50 to $30. Coitumt shop at 12th I Q (abovt Vantct PontiacV Hrs. Man, Tool, Thwrt, Friday from 12-5 p.m. Sat. 10-12, 14 433-37S9 Med school to initiate program University of Nebraska Med ical Center students will re ceive training as resident phy scians in four otustate Ne braska hospitals starting next July . The Board of Regents Mon day approved agreements with hospitals in Crete, Friend, Kearney and Scott sbluff "to enhance the training of family practice physicians." Teaching of the residents will be under the direction of the University, Medical Center President Dr. CecilL. Wittson said. He said the affiliation agree ments are designed to supple ment the family practice edu cation program by providing community settings in outstate areas. Thone Council Continued from page 1 towards student protest. "I was a first-class rowdy when I was here," he remarked. "But the candidate added that when protest involved destruction, strict enforcement of the law was necessary. Thone said that students are much more politically active than when he went to school (he is a 1950 NU laiw school graduate). "We were more rah rah fun guys when I was here," he said. Thone believes that protests such as the one directed at General Westmoreland's recent visit are "not too effective." And he Indicated that In his opinion Governor Tiemann's rebuke of the demonstration was too strong. hiteriiufl meals open to public The University Y.W.C.A. in- eons at U.H.M.E. The meal vites all students and faculty 12 noon"12:30 P m- to weekly International Lunch- q meal Jg M r mmm mmm fmmm ssa, lAnskM inc SiLeziMweRd STARRING DEAN MARTIN AS MATT HELM OCTOBER 20 7 M 9 AT "THE UNDERGROUND" UNDER SEUECK QUADRANGLE ADMISSION 30c WITH STUDENT I D. sponsors series The Teaching Council plans to sponsor a series of presen tations this year dealing with some of the newer instrucitonal developments on the Nebraska Campus, according to Sue Buffalo of the Department of Adult and Continuing Educa tion. Presentations will be made by faculty members involved In these new developments, she said. The first will be given by Dr. Don Jensen, Professor of Psychology, on the psychology of teaching by testing. The first session is planned for Thursday, Oct 22, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. in 102 Andrews Haill. Following the presentation there will be a discussion of ttie strengths and weaknesses of the system being presented, the type of equip ment and material required, if any, and other information which interested students and faculty members may wish to obtain, she said AU students and faculty members interested in this particular type of instructional development are invited to attend. ......COUPON - ; 25c OFF : on any size pizza PIZZA KING i 13th & Q I Good until October 31, 1970 PAGE 4 THE NEBRA5KAN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1970