William & Susan Schran User on sun 10 apr 11
On 4/9/11 1:09 PM, "John Britt" wrote:
> Budget woes have finally trickled down to the states.
> I am going to bet that the very real budget constraints of state institut=
ions
> contributed to low attendance at NCECA. I know of several state schools t=
hat
> are having to cut $50,000 or one person from the department. Don't think=
that
>they are inclined to spend $2,000 to send faculty to NCECA.
John,
Trickled down no - a rushing river yes.
Mandated for the community college system in Virginia last year: no
reimbursements for travel costs outside of the state!
Last couple of NCECA's been outta pocket for me.
I have been very fortunate in years past to have my college pick up some of
the cost, but I expect I'll be paying for the foreseeable future.
Have colleague teaching art in high school in North Carolina.
She just found out she doesn't have a job next year.
The Federal stimulus money that went to states these last couple years is
gone next year. Unless revenue picks up, states are hurtin' for certain nex=
t
year.
Bill
--
William "Bill" Schran
wschran@cox.net
wschran@nvcc.edu
http://www.creativecreekartisans.com
Snail Scott on sun 10 apr 11
On Apr 10, 2011, at 8:03 AM, William & Susan Schran User wrote:
>> ... I know of several state schools that
>> are having to cut $50,000 or one person from the department. Don't =3D
think that
>> they are inclined to spend $2,000 to send faculty to NCECA...
As a teacher, I have paid my own way to NCECA;=3D20
my college would never consider paying the costs (or=3D20
even helping out) toward part-time faculty attendance=3D20
at conferences. Few colleges do, and remember that=3D20
the majority of all college faculty these days are=3D20
part-time. It's not just the institutions that have cut back -=3D20
in this case, it's not something that was ever offered -=3D20
but individuals that are seen as the public face of their=3D20
school may in fact be footing their own bill and have=3D20
less money this year to do that.=3D20
I skipped NCECA this year for other reasons, but even=3D20
if I hadn't already made that decision, I probably would=3D20
have bailed out anyway. Having a teaching contract in=3D20
hand is no guarantee of actually teaching any of the=3D20
courses listed on it. Since full-time faculty are required=3D20
to teach a minimum number of courses, if their courses=3D20
don't make minimum enrollment, the part-time faculty=3D20
must give up their courses to the full-timers, and a lot of=3D20
part-time faculty have been hit that way this year. I am=3D20
very fortunate to have two income streams, sales and=3D20
teaching, but neither is secure or predictable. Surely no=3D20
one can be faulted for not making NCECA part of their=3D20
financial allocation this year. Even if NCECA didn't cost=3D20
a dime, time away from the studio has costs of its own.
-Snail=3D
Vince Pitelka on mon 11 apr 11
I'd like to clarify my own statements on this. The Craft Center does pay
for our table in the exhibition hall, and I have sometimes received partial
compensation for my expenses, but I have always paid part of my expenses,
and several times when things were tight I have paid all of my own expenses=
.
Also, I'd like to make it clear that when I am at NCECA I spend most of
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday daytime hours sitting at my table in the
exhibition hall. That is where I want to be, talking to prospective
students for our BFA program and workshops and publicizing my programs, the
Appalachian Center for Craft, and Tennessee Tech University. I am spending
most of my time working for the Craft Center when I am there. If the
conference is in a place I want to be, then I still make the commitment to
pay my own expenses if I have to. Sorry Floridians, but no matter how much
I would love to have seen Lori Leary and Bill Schrann and Mel and Logan and
so many others (sorry I didn't include all your names!), I had no desire at
all to spend a lot of money going to South Florida. Now, Seattle is an
entirely different story, and I will be glad to pay my way if I cannot get
any funding.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft
Tennessee Tech University
vpitelka@dtccom.net; wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka
William & Susan Schran User on tue 12 apr 11
On 4/11/11 7:47 PM, "Vince Pitelka" wrote:
> I would love to have seen Lori Leary and Bill Schrann and Mel and Logan a=
nd
> so many others (sorry I didn't include all your names!), I had no desire =
at
> all to spend a lot of money going to South Florida. Now, Seattle is an
> entirely different story, and I will be glad to pay my way if I cannot ge=
t
> any funding.
It was a certainly a quieter conference, except perhaps at the shot glass
exchange, and I missed the opportunity to spend a little face-to-face time
with Vince and many others. The ones that were there, well, it was just
great to see all of them and welcome some new faces.
But I also knew that this was a historical moment for Clayart and its
relationship with NCECA and I wanted to be there to lend support. Spending
extra time with Mel and Lori was just an extra unexpected bonus that made
this one that much more special.
I had responded to the NCECA request for folks to conduct student critiques
saying I would be available between 1pm & 3pm - little did I know it would
be for the entire 2 hours! But I had a great time spending 1/2 hour with
each student, being warned that time was nearly up for each one. Got a
chance to meet/talk with one of Tony C's students - fabulous young woman.
I know my college will not be supporting me financially for the next
conference, but I will be in Seattle!
Bill
--
William "Bill" Schran
wschran@cox.net
wschran@nvcc.edu
http://www.creativecreekartisans.com
jonathan byler on tue 12 apr 11
I only made it for an hour on saturday afternoon, but the beach was
awesome. I'm not in love with florida either, but it has a few good
sides. Carl Hiaasen telling everyone to leave as fast as we could was
another.
On Apr 11, 2011, at 6:47 PM, Vince Pitelka wrote:
> I'd like to clarify my own statements on this. The Craft Center
> does pay
> for our table in the exhibition hall, and I have sometimes received
> partial
> compensation for my expenses, but I have always paid part of my
> expenses,
> and several times when things were tight I have paid all of my own
> expenses.
> Also, I'd like to make it clear that when I am at NCECA I spend most
> of
> Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday daytime hours sitting at my table in
> the
> exhibition hall. That is where I want to be, talking to prospective
> students for our BFA program and workshops and publicizing my
> programs, the
> Appalachian Center for Craft, and Tennessee Tech University. I am
> spending
> most of my time working for the Craft Center when I am there. If the
> conference is in a place I want to be, then I still make the
> commitment to
> pay my own expenses if I have to. Sorry Floridians, but no matter
> how much
> I would love to have seen Lori Leary and Bill Schrann and Mel and
> Logan and
> so many others (sorry I didn't include all your names!), I had no
> desire at
> all to spend a lot of money going to South Florida. Now, Seattle is
> an
> entirely different story, and I will be glad to pay my way if I
> cannot get
> any funding.
> - Vince
>
> Vince Pitelka
> Appalachian Center for Craft
> Tennessee Tech University
> vpitelka@dtccom.net; wpitelka@tntech.edu
> http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka
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