Sunset over #UMassAmherst.
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The #UMassAmherst Associate Provost for Faculty Development came to my house to bring me lunch and deliver a plaque for my Delphi Leadership Award. We had a nice chat in my tent over Indian food. I was very gratified to receive this award in recognition of my service to non-tenure-track faculty.
I always love to see the scarlet pimpernel every year. https://wandering.shop/@stevendbrewer/112575874387878794 But this year #UMassAmherst sprayed it with glyphosphate. 
I finally found time to visit the #UMassAmherst Orchard Hill Pavilion which was created to honor service workers. It's nice — better than I expected. https://www.umass.edu/news/article/pavilion-project-orchard-hill-area-projected-open-spring-2024 #WesternMass
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**#UMassAmherst** posted the announcement of the inaugural Delphi award winners. I am number one! (Alphabetically…) https://www.umass.edu/news/article/winners-inaugural-delphi-leadership-award-announced
UMass AmherstWinners of the Inaugural Delphi Leadership Award Announced | UMass AmherstSteven D. Brewer, Christiane Healey, Kate Hudson and Marc Liberatore have been named the inaugural winners of the UMass Amherst Delphi Leadership Award for their innovative contributions and exceptional leadership as non-tenure-track faculty members.
After the thunderstorm, the sky over the #UMassAmherst campus pond was spectacular. #WesternMass #SilentSunday
After a marathon 4.25 hour meeting, the #UMassAmherst faculty voted to express no confidence in the Chancellor. He has expressed his recognition that he needs to work to rebuild trust. There's no easy path forward, but this seems like a positive start.
Sunset over Orchard Hill at #UMassAmherst (as seen from my yard in 2021) #SilentSunday #WesternMass
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There has been a General Faculty Meeting only one other time in my memory during my 28-year career at #UMassAmherst which was when Jack Wilson, the President of the UMass system, fired John Lombardi, the Chancellor at UMass Amherst, and then tried to establish himself as both President AND Chancellor to advance his wackadoodle "One University" plan, that would have tried to pretend that all of the UMass campuses were just one entity, as a way to game the university rankings. He backed down.
The faculty of #UMassAmherst have called an Emergency General Faculty Meeting for Monday, May 20 to consider a vote of no confidence in the Chancellor resulting from the police action on May 7 to disperse anti-war protesters. https://www.umass.edu/senate/events/general-faculty-meeting-may-20th-2024 #WesternMass
www.umass.eduGeneral Faculty Meeting, May 20th, 2024 : Faculty Senate : UMass AmherstSPECIAL General Faculty Meeting, May 20th, 2024 Spring 2024 Faculty Senate University of Massachusetts, Amherst UMass Amherst
Whew. I just remotely presided over a Special Meeting of the #UMassAmherst Faculty Senate with questions for the Chancellor and administration regarding the events of May 7. It was tense, but productive. Now I think I'll go decompress for a few minutes. 
If you live in #WesternMass you might be interested in the #UMassAmherst Farm Community Supported Agriculture program. They're selling shares for their fall harvest: 25lbs of produce per week for 10 weeks. Sign up by May 1st for their early bird discount! https://www.umass.edu/stockbridge/umass-farm-community-supported-agriculture-shares (The secret link to sign up is just above the graphic.)
www.umass.eduUMass Farm Community Supported Agriculture Shares | Stockbridge School of AgricultureREGISTER HERE FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE 2024 UMASS STUDENT FARM CSA PROGRAM The UMass Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program is a business run entirely by the UMass Student Farm students. Simply put, a CSA program is a partnership between farmers and their local community where both parties benefit. Our “members” or “shareholders” purchase a farm share in the spring, and in
The #UMassAmherst Old Chapel, Memorial Hall, Bartlett, and Fine Arts Center on a misty morning. #WesternMass #SilentSunday
A colleague took a picture of me acting as Presiding Officer of the #UMassAmherst Faculty Senate via Zoom for a meeting held face-to-face.
We met several slug friends while walking in the #UMassAmherst pollinator garden. #WesternMass
The Name Game, by Sally Pirie, at #UMassAmherst: "There is so much to say about women, about names, about cis-heteronormativity, history, tradition and patriarchy, about children and bodies and personhood, lots more than I could squeeze into a little comic, but it’s a start." https://sallypirie.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/TheNameGame.pdf
This semester, I'm planning to have my #UMassAmherst Writing in Biology class study millipedes. Because millipedes! #WesternMass
Today, we went to the #UMassAmherst Cold Spring Orchard for its opening day. I bought a peck of apples: one McIntosh, two Akane, three Paula Reds, and a bunch of Zestars. We also got three Ginger Golds, but we ate them on the drive. Yum! #WesternMass
The #UMassAmherst Office of Faculty Development is offering a "Write on Site" drop-in with coffee, water, and snacks. I wonder if they'll have masks…
(Note: I don't really wonder that. 
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