News Update - July 25, 2006

Representatives from University Education Association, Crookston and the University of Minnesota, Crookston met today and continued faculty contract negotiations and exchanged proposals on topics including faculty workload, teaching evaluation, tenure procedures, compensation, and post-tenure review. Both sides met face-to-face on three separate occasions throughout the day presenting proposals and asking questions to enhance understanding of each side's perspectives. Each group spent the remainder of the time caucusing with their respective bargaining team.

We will begin the discussions again tomorrow morning at 10:30 and expect another full day of active exchange of ideas and proposals.

The University of Minnesota , Crookston (UMC) is one of four campuses in the University of Minnesota land grant system.  UMC is a coordinate campus that provides a unique approach through applied and polytechnic baccalaureate education, research, and service.

UMC is an equal opportunity educator and employer