Community Pulse from YELLOW SPRINGS - compiled by CG

Students: There is an effort being made by Tim Eubanks to connect
students and their families with Antioch Alums in their areas. This
has been posted on the Antioch College Online Network, as well as on
more informal online networks. This networking is just getting
started and we are hoping to get people connected soon.

Faculty: The faculty has lost a good amount of their support staff
this week with the staff positions that have been cut. In AdCil a
faculty plan was presented by Steve Lawry. The plan stated that the
tenured faculty will be hired for the period of Fall 2007 and Spring
2008 and will teach courses covered by their regular teaching load. It
was discussed and advised that tenure track faculty and visiting
faculty be issued contracts that will hire them for the period of Fall
2007 and Spring 2008 in the same manner of the tenured faculty.
Originally these contracts would have been issued for the period of
fall until December 31, 2007. The intent of these revisions is to
assist all faculty in the work overload, which is expected this coming
year.

There is interest from Faculty to start soliciting testimonials from
Alums to raise awareness and motivation for the Antioch community.
These testimonials would include pictures, and information about what
the alums are doing now.

Staff: There were a lot of staff cuts this week, which will be
continuing into next week.

8 union positions were cut, 7 full-time positions, and 1 part-time position.

13 full-time non-union, administrative positions were also cut. These
positions were in the Library, Admissions, Academic Support Center,
Office of Institutional Advancement, Dining Services, Student
Services, Coretta Scott King Center and the Gym.

Yellow Springs Villagers had a meeting as planned on June 27th.
This meeting was to discuss future plans to support the effort to stop
the suspension of the college. There is a town meeting planned for
either July 10th or 11th. At this meeting they hope to plan
committees and start organizing. Committees were formed to plan
advertising and organizing for the Town Meeting. A question sheet was
passed around for the townspeople to have an opportunity to have their
questions asked at the meeting with Emeritus Faculty and the
Chancellor.

Emeritus Faculty met with the Chancellor, Toni Murdock, on June 28th.
A list of questions was presented from the Yellow Springs Community
Members and the Emeritus Faculty had the opportunity to have their own
questions answered as well. The meeting lasted for about an hour and
a half.

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