The Campus Coalition Against Workplace Bullying has been meeting for a year and a half to plan the launch of an awareness/policy/education campaign to address workplace bullying here on the UMass/Amherst campus.

The first stage in that campaign is a comprehensive assessment of the issue among our members.  We need to hear from you.  Have you experienced bullying?  Have you witnessed bullying?  The survey is voluntary, confidential, and anonymous.

If you have not yet completed the survey, please do so TODAY by following the link below:

http://www.mtasurveys.org/se.ashx?s=0B87CA7D0E0B255B

As part of the discussions around exceptional merit last May, MSP secured language concerning how contract faculty are to be evaluated for regular merit.  The specific language can be found below but it basically assures that contract faculty not be penalized in the merit system for not contributing in each of the three areas (teaching, research and service) if they have not been contracted to do so.  Additionally MSP has agreed to the creation of a joint union/administration committee to review all contract faculty merit recommendations to ensure enforcement of the new language.

MSP reminds faculty to be sure to keep the new language in mind when deliberating over and making merit recommendations.