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Mock evaluation cites GTF grievances
By Frale de Gu/man
Emerald Reporter
In an attempt to bring home
concern* regarding job evalua
tions. members of the Graduate
Teaching Fellows Federation
are critiquing actions taken by
the University's and the Oregon
Slate System of Higher Educa
tion's bargaining teams via
mix k evaluation forms
Although these evaluation
forms are meant to lx- taken in a
humorous vein, the CTFs still
want to remind bargaining team
members that job evaluations
remain one of the GTFT's main
concerns Additional issues in
clude the need lor health in
surance and clearer job
descriptions.
According to Chuck Hunt.
CTF'F president, “by subjecting
I he bargaining team to the same
type of appraisal that (iTFs
must endure, the GTFF is hop
ing to impress bargaining team
members with the fart that the
((ITF) Union is not too happy.”
According to Hunt, under the
current system student evalua
tions tan determine the ter
mination or the retainment of a
(ITF. Unlike professors, who
are evaluated on a number of
other criteria, including student
and peer evaluations. GTFs on
ly are evaluated on their in-class
performances by students.
However, this criterion, if us
ed obiectively, can be a useful
and invaluable learning tool,
said Douglass (lard, a graduate
teaching assistant in sociology.
"If I know that my evaluator
is a sensitive and professional
person who carefully looks at
all the statistical printouts, goes
over the (students') written
comments and then from the
data draws certain conclusions
and calls me in to talk about my
performance, then I feel that the
student evaluations are being
put to good use," Card said.
However, if used "political
ly." student evaluations often
may be the determining factor
In the department's decision to
transfer or terminate a GTF. Ac
cording to Hunt, various depart
ments will use student evalua
tions to "dismiss GTFs from
their positions if no other sup
porting evidence is available."
By subjecting bargaining
team members to this evalua
tion process. Hunt and
members of the GTFF hope to
humorously emphasize their
|M»int According to Hunt, the
evaluation form, made up of
three questions, is a parody of
student evaluations.
Within the questionnaire.
GTFs were asked to rate the
University's inability to imple
ment an objective evaluation
procedure and a payroll deduc
tion plan that would enable
GTFs to purchase health in
surance. In addition. GTFs also
were asked to evaluate the
University’s "stalling techni
ques at the bargaining table."
These evaluations are a
"neutral attempt to let members
of the bargaining team know
that GTFF members are not too
happy with this type of treat
ment." Hunt said. Although the
evaluation forms are meant to
"illicit a bit of a smile." it still
manages to emphasize the
discontent of many GTFs.
As one GTF. who asked not to
be named, stated. "It's (mock
evaluation form) an attempt to
make a joke of something that is
really a joke."
Bird
Continued from Page 1
While Deukmejian actively
worked for Bird's defeat. San
Francisco Mayor Diane Feins
tein and Ixis Angeles Mayor
Torn Bradley remained con
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Bird says she harbors no bitter
feelings towards those who kept
their distance. "I invited the
politicians to stay out of the
campaign. I was not appointed
a Democratic or Republican
chief justice." she says
Bird admits, however, that
many who remained neutral did
so for political reasons "I think
everyone was concerned about
who they supported, and how it
could affect their future."
As a political figure. Bird ad
mits to being uncomfortable
The present California system,
she says, puts judges in a
political environment, where
their decisions affect their re
election status.
“I think lustice Otto Raus
(who stepped down from
California's high court in 1084)
said it best: ‘It's like having a
crocodile in your bathtub.' He
said publicly he wasn't sure if a
particular decision he made on
a proposed Victim's Bill of
Rights was swayed by the fact
he was up for re-election."
Although Bird expressed
dislike of the present system,
she refrains from criticizing it.
"It's in the (state) constitu
tion." she says. “The people in
their wisdom decided the
system .”
One change she would like to
see made is the length of time a
justice serves before facing re
election. Presently, a California
Supreme Court justice serves
either 12 years or fulfills the
term of his or her predecessor.
Bird, comparing the present
system to a "lottery.” would
like to see all appointed judges
on the high court serve 12-year
terms before going up for re
election.
Since leaving office. Bird,
who lives in Palo Alto. Calif.,
keeps busy writing and giving
speeches. She recently com
pleted a book on her high court
experience. "A Sense of
justice." due out next spring.
She plans to practice law soon,
although she is not sure in what
capacity.
Growing up in Long Island.
N.Y.. Bird, who will be 51 on
Nov. 2. envisioned herself not
as a chief justice, but as a
flamenco dancer. “I decided
that's not an easy way to make a
living." Bird laughs She
graduated fn>m the University
of California — Berkeley Law
School in 19K5. practiced law.
and taught at Stanford llniversi
ty for three years before becom
ing California’s agriculture
secretary in 1975.
When asked if advancing her
career was tougher because of
her gender, Bird says, ’Tve
never thought about it that way.
My father died when 1 was
young and my mother sup
ported us working in a factory.
It was clear when 1 was young
that I was going to support
myself."
However, Bird notes that the
only women state supreme
court chief justices, herself and
North Carolina's Khoda Bill
ings. were voted out of office in
1986. "We re becoming an en
dangered species." she says,
adding that she believes the
public perceives women as hav
ing trouble handling positions
of power.
Larry Perry, co-chairman of
the Wayne Morse Historical
Park, believes Bird handled her
position with great integrity.
"Under the kind of position she
was in, integrity is probably
hardest to maintain. She per
sonifies the award’s idea,
especially in its first year."
Perry says.
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