Re: released time for administrators

[cabrown@UTARLG.UTA.EDU]

> 
> 1.  what is your rank?  do you hold a staff/faculty/administrative
> appointment?

I used to be a "super" GTA, but have recently been promoted to a fulltime,
permanent staff member.

> 
> 2.  what is your teaching load?  how much released time are you allowed to
> administer your center?

I teach one course per semester.  Usually, it is a Composition Theory and
Practice course from which I recruit many of the tutors that work in our
WC.  Because the English Dept. was short of FReshman Comp teachers this
semester, I asked for a second course (for additional money).  I find that
I am now working 50 to 60 hours/week.
 > 
> 3.  what size is your institution;  how many people staff your center and
> how many students do you see a semester?
UTA has an enrollment of approximately 18,000 students.  I currently have
a staff of 19 undergraduate tutors and 4 graduate tutors for a total of 23
tutors.  I am the only fulltime staff person.  We do approx. 2000 tutoring
sessions per semester and that does not include the number of times we
help people with basic word processing in our computer lab.

 > > 4. what
programs, besides the simple task of training tutors and
> administering the smooth running of the center, are you also in charge of
> (wac, consultants to faculty, etc.)?
As indicated above, I am also responsible for maintaining a computer lab.
Other than that and some committee work, I am not "in charge" of anything
else.
 > 
I often feel overwhelmed with my responsibilities.  YOu have my
sympathies and my good wishes.  Good luck with the report.

Cheryl Brown
Writing Center DIrector
University of Texas at Arlington