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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We will have a faculty meeting on Friday, March 1<sup>st</sup> at 11:00 am in the POLS meeting room. The main agenda item for the meeting is to vote
on changing Hannah’s current position from 50% (.5 FTE) POLS to 100% (1 FTE). Currently Hannah’s appointment is split between POLS and WGSS, but she has made a request to be 100% POLS. There are several reasons for this change including the challenges of
balancing an increasing workload (teaching and service) between the two departments, and her desire to focus her attention on POLS with regards to research, teaching and service. I have talked with Hannah about this change and I am completely supportive of
changing her position to 100%. That is, I fully support Hannah’s request to be in POLS 100%.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The college has a process (specific policy) regarding this request. First, Hannah makes the request to the department chair and then a formal request
to the College with an endorsement from the department chair. I fully endorse Hannah’s request. The last step is a department vote. So, we will vote on the motion to change Hannah’s POLS position from 50% (.5 FTE) to 100% (1 FTE).
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Let me know if you have any questions before the March 1<sup>st</sup> meeting.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Take Care,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">John James Kennedy, Professor</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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<p style="margin: 0in 0px 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Office: Blake Hall, Room 521
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<p style="margin: 0in 0px 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Phone: 785-864-9025</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0px 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">E-mail: kennedy1@ku.edu</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0px 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Webpage: https://www.johnjameskennedy.com<br>
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