Committee W - Ayse
Dayi (Women's Studies) and Leticia Romo (Foreign Languages)
Committee W continues
its work to bring better parental leave policies to Towson University.
Last semester, we grew in number and energy and are working in
conjunction with the new AAUP ad hoc Family Leave Issues Committee
(FLIC) that is working on the larger issues of family leave, such as
caring for parents, partners, and young children.
Thanks to arrangements made by our
provost and Jennifer Ballengee, on November 18, 2008, members of
Committee W and FLIC attended the teleconference on “Benchmarks
for Family Friendly Policies” where it was made evident to us
that maternity leave and family leave are important issues for
faculty and staff in many campuses.
Having looked at policies from
various campuses, we are currently preparing to interview
faculty at Towson who took parental leave in the last 10 years;
possibly to be complemented by a multi-campus survey. We plan
to formulate policy statements to be presented to various campus
committees, including the Faculty Senate. We need individuals
to help conduct interviews, suggest individuals to be
interviewed (or share your own experiences), and review
literature on the topic. If you would like to join us, please
email Ayse Dayi at
adayi@towson.edu
Ayse Dayi and Leticia Romo,
Co-Chairs, Committee W
