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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Christine,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>So, very high teaching load, but with virtually no research requirements, I suppose that’s good. What are your class sizes? One think to find out, fairly quickly is what your department colleagues are doing in terms of paper asignments. Our class sizes are so high, that we have a good deal of leeway about paper assignments in our department. What do they mean by professional growth. At our University, the first mile stone to pass is the three year reappointment period. The tenured people in our department review the candidate’s performance after three years, and then they recommend or do not recommend reappointment. The department recommendation goes on to the dean, and then to a senior appointments committee, and ultimately to the president. Tenure is typically applied for before or close to the seventh year. It’s a procedure where people in the candidate’s area of expertise outside the university are asked to evaluate your record.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Another thing that most Universities do is ask faculty to submit an annual activity report which goes to the Department Head or Chair. So, if your University does that, it’s nice to see a copy of the report to be filled in, well in advance, so you can put the kinds of things that they want in it, as the year goes by. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>What courses will you be teaching? Does your University have a Faculty Association? It’s certainly very important to get to know the people there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I applaud you for getting a tenure track position right away. I only got one after my fourth year of teaching at four different universities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I tell you these things because nobody really told these things to me. I had to learn them, as I went along.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>All The Best<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Paul Gabias<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Social-sciences-list [mailto:social-sciences-list-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Christine Szostak<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 30, 2013 2:20 AM<br><b>To:</b> Blind Social Scientists List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Social-sciences-list] Marching<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> Thanks! It is heavily teaching oriented with a 4/4 teaching load throughout the year. Tenure requires consistent strength in teaching as shown via evaluations... as well as regular service and professional growth . They noted that tenure typically takes about 5-6 years to obtain. Although it is teaching oriented, they do encourage some research and provide some funding, though I am not certain of the exact specifications. Because I am more heavily interested in the teaching side, the amount of research space is not yet fully known. As for reader and other accommodations, I am working those out with the school at present, though they sound like they are quite willing to offer me the vast majority of TA-type services I could want. The dept of vision services is providing me with JAWS, OB, and potentially a BN (hopefully with GPS), though I am still waiting to hear whether that one will occur.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Have a wonderful week!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Christine<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Christine M. Szostak, PhD<br>Psychologist, Instructor, and Professional Consultant<br><a href="http://findingthevision.wikidot.com">http://findingthevision.wikidot.com</a><br><a href="http://researchconsulting.wikidot.com">http://researchconsulting.wikidot.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:paul.gabias@ubc.ca" title="paul.gabias@ubc.ca">Gabias, Paul</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org" title="social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org">Blind Social Scientists List</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Tuesday, July 30, 2013 4:51 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Re: [Social-sciences-list] Marching<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Congratulations again Christine! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>What is the teaching load, and what are the research expectations? What are the service requirements? What kind of reader/TA support were you able to work out? What are the requirements for achieving tenure? Do you have adequate research space? What level of grantsmanship is typically obtained by members in your department?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>All The Best<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Paul Gabias<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Social-sciences-list [mailto:social-sciences-list-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Christine Szostak<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 29, 2013 11:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> Blind Social Scientists List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Social-sciences-list] Marching<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks, this is really helpful! Yes, it is tenure-tracked. I start in about 2.5 weeks.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Have a wonderful evening, or more accurately morning!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Christine<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Christine M. Szostak, PhD<br>Psychologist, Instructor, and Professional Consultant<br><a href="http://findingthevision.wikidot.com">http://findingthevision.wikidot.com</a><br><a href="http://researchconsulting.wikidot.com">http://researchconsulting.wikidot.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:ruthclaire@gmail.com" title="ruthclaire@gmail.com">RuthClaire Weintraub</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org" title="social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org">Blind Social Scientists List</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Monday, July 29, 2013 11:17 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Re: [Social-sciences-list] Marching<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Perfect answer, Paul. Thank you. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Claire<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 7:51 AM, Gabias, Paul <<a href="mailto:paul.gabias@ubc.ca" target="_blank">paul.gabias@ubc.ca</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Christine,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>First, congratulations on your job. Is it a tenure track position? </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>You can hand the leash to the person in front of you. Then, you use the dog, as you normally would, and give the follow command. If your dog knows that command anyway, the leash in the hand of the person in front of you just ensures proper distance and line formation. Practice this with people beforehand, so that when the time comes, the dog knows exactly what to do.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>With the cane, you simply put your hand on the person’s shoulder in front of you, and walk being them. So, nothing to it!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>All The Best</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Paul Gabias</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Social-sciences-list [mailto:<a href="mailto:social-sciences-list-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">social-sciences-list-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Christine Szostak<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 29, 2013 1:16 AM<br><b>To:</b> NFB Science and Engineering Division List; <a href="mailto:social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Social-sciences-list] Marching</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> I just recently was offered and chose to accept an assistant professorship position in a small Christian liberal arts university and was told that I will need to march in a number of ceremonies such as convocations...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> Because I chose, for various reasons not to attend graduation for my PhD, it has been a really long time since I have had to march in one of these ceremonies, and the last time I did so, I still had a little of my vision.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> My question is therefore, how do those of you without any vision, and especially those with guide dogs, handle marching? For example, how do you ensure you keep in line and at the correct pace with the procession? Do you use sited guide or your dog? Any suggestions, information, tips, or advice regarding these issues or other issues relating to marching without vision would be sincerely appreciated!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>With very warm regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Christine<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>A soon to be Georgian!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Christine M. Szostak, PhD<br>Psychologist, Instructor, and Professional Consultant<br><a href="http://findingthevision.wikidot.com" target="_blank">http://findingthevision.wikidot.com</a><br><a href="http://researchconsulting.wikidot.com" target="_blank">http://researchconsulting.wikidot.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>_______________________________________________<br>Social-sciences-list mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org">Social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/social-sciences-list_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/social-sciences-list_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Social-sciences-list:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/social-sciences-list_nfbnet.org/ruthclaire%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/social-sciences-list_nfbnet.org/ruthclaire%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Social-sciences-list mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org">Social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/social-sciences-list_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/social-sciences-list_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Social-sciences-list:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/social-sciences-list_nfbnet.org/szostak.1%40buckeyemail.osu.edu">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/social-sciences-list_nfbnet.org/szostak.1%40buckeyemail.osu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Social-sciences-list mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org">Social-sciences-list@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/social-sciences-list_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/social-sciences-list_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Social-sciences-list:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/social-sciences-list_nfbnet.org/szostak.1%40buckeyemail.osu.edu">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/social-sciences-list_nfbnet.org/szostak.1%40buckeyemail.osu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></body></html>