President's reception for retirees?!

Date: May 10, 2004

President's reception for retirees?!

Date: May 10, 2004

No smoking gun here. From personal experience I can report that this event has been taking place for many, many years.

Date: May 10, 2004

Readers might be interested to know that faculty in our academic unit recently received a memo that, at the urging of those who are retiring this year, we will not have the usual retirement party.

Should it come as any surprise that people would not be in a party mood right now?

Date: May 10, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: formerprof
"No smoking gun here. From personal experience I can report that this event has been taking place for many, many years."

This year, though, there will be far more invitations sent out!

Date: May 10, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: Southern Mess to the Top!
"Is it really true Shelby is hosting a retirement reception for ALL the professors who have retired this year? How transparent and low will this guy go? Please tell me that any retiree receiving an invtitation will politely say, "No thanks." I also understand he extends invitations to family members of retirees. The more I think about this, it begins to smell of Ms. Mader.. NO QUARTER! "

The retirement reception has been going on for several years, this is nothing new here.

Date: May 11, 2004

I hate to drag up this thread but does anyone know if the invites have gone out and whether or not G&S have received theirs?

Date: May 11, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: Quiet-but-Perceptive
"I hate to drag up this thread but does anyone know if the invites have gone out and whether or not G&S have received theirs?"

Since G&S are still technically "university employees," I would imagine that answer would be "no."

Date: May 11, 2004

The invitations have gone out. I received mine 4/27/04. The reception is scheduled for Friday, June 4 at 3:30 pm in the infamous rooms B & C of the Union Building. I was told during outprocessing in HR that they would be holding such an event. I have my letter to Shelbo waiting to tell him why I WILL NOT and CANNOT attend a reception of his doing. I am hoping he'll be gone by then. Wishful thinking probably, but one can always hope.