jenkslib
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« on: July 30, 2008, 02:52:29 PM » |
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The article about Dean Dean reminded me of a Dean I used to work for named Martin. She preferred to be called Dr. Martin, to avoid the inevitable Martin / Lewis jokes. :-)
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phydeaux
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« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2008, 03:21:26 PM » |
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This makes me wonder what forumites call their administrators. The norm at my school seems to be using "Dr." for everyone; I almost never hear anyone referred to as "Dean So-and-So," "Provost Such-and-Such," or even "President What's-Her-Name." What are the customs elsewhere? The article about Dean Dean reminded me of a Dean I used to work for named Martin. She preferred to be called Dr. Martin, to avoid the inevitable Martin / Lewis jokes. :-)
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« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2008, 03:32:56 PM » |
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Everywhere I've ever worked, the dean has been called "The Dean," without his/her/its name.
Strange custom.
The Fiona
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The Fiona or perhaps La Fiona
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The Right Reverend Fiona, PhD, Bishop of the Fora
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bosnian_guy
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« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2008, 04:06:08 PM » |
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Everywhere I've ever worked, the dean has been called "The Dean," without his/her/its name.
Strange custom.
The Fiona
Fiona and I must have worked at all the same places. |
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london1
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« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2008, 04:07:00 PM » |
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At my institution, we use the following internally:
the dean said that.....
the provost won't approve....
the president is not on campus....
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"Years ago my mother used to say...in this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant...."
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phydeaux
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« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2008, 04:18:12 PM » |
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Slight redirect: What about when you're talking to the person? Is it "Good morning, Dean X," or "Good morning, Dr. X"? At my institution, we use the following internally:
the dean said that.....
the provost won't approve....
the president is not on campus....
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gennimom
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« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2008, 04:22:23 PM » |
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A CC in my state also has a Dean Dean, with Dean being his first name.
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« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2008, 04:33:51 PM » |
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Slight redirect: What about when you're talking to the person? Is it "Good morning, Dean X," or "Good morning, Dr. X"?
I use that format. Ours is Dean Polite (yes, that's his name and he wears it well) so it seems reasonable to be courteous to him. :) Sign of respect and he's a very good dean, so I feel that he's earned it. Jon |
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london1
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« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2008, 04:34:45 PM » |
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Slight redirect: What about when you're talking to the person? Is it "Good morning, Dean X," or "Good morning, Dr. X"? At my institution, we use the following internally:
the dean said that.....
the provost won't approve....
the president is not on campus....
Generally first name (for internal purposes from all constituents) with the exception of the president (see below): Good morning, Clancy (to the dean) Good morning, Matilda (to the provost) Good morning, Dr. Braggadoccio (to the president, for all administrators lower than the rank of dean and non-tenured faculty) OR Good morning, Ferdinand (to the president, for deans and vice presidents and tenured faculty) I don't makes the rules - I just follow 'em! |
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"Years ago my mother used to say...in this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant...."
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« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2008, 11:43:09 PM » |
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Everywhere I've ever worked, the dean has been called "The Dean," without his/her/its name.
Strange custom.
The Fiona
There's a Dean who leads a life of danger To every prof he meets he stays a stranger With every move he makes Another line he takes Odds are you won't live to teach tomorrow Secret Agent Dean Secret Agent Dean They've given you a title And taken away your name |
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« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2008, 11:48:49 PM » |
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Everywhere I've ever worked, the dean has been called "The Dean," without his/her/its name.
Strange custom.
The Fiona
There's a Dean who leads a life of danger To every prof he meets he stays a stranger With every move he makes Another line he takes Odds are you won't live to teach tomorrow Secret Agent Dean Secret Agent Dean They've given you a title And taken away your name I am Fiona's sock puppet, and I approve of this ditty, Secret Agent Man. |
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« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2008, 12:39:21 AM » |
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Everywhere I've ever worked, the dean has been called "The Dean," without his/her/its name.
Strange custom.
The Fiona
At my institution, everyone's pretty much on a first name basis in informal settings, but in official settings most administrators refer to other administrators by their titles, right down to department chairs: Provost Doe, Dean Smith, Chair Jones. It's very irritating. |
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« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2008, 02:40:29 AM » |
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We call the administrators by their first names, and use "President X" or "Dean Y" mostly when referring to them in front of students.
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« Reply #13 on: July 31, 2008, 06:12:37 AM » |
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I once worked with a "Mr. President." And yes, it was always good for a laugh . . . (Reminds you of a press conference. "Mr. President? Over here. Mr. President?")
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fiona
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« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2008, 12:59:45 PM » |
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No one calls me "The Fiona" in real life.
Or even Fiona.
The Fiona, never a deanlet
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The Fiona or perhaps La Fiona
Professor of Thread Killing, Fiork University
The Right Reverend Fiona, PhD, Bishop of the Fora
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