By Tracy Whalen, UWFA Secretary

Remember that crowded UWFA meeting to which Administration members were invited, the one in which some members were enjoying the prime real estate of floor seating? Well, that meeting took place 30 March 2009—-almost a year ago. You may recall that at that meeting, UWFA member Pauline Greenhill presented a few faculty and administration numbers to President Lloyd Axworthy. Greenhill, for instance, calculated a 51.42% increase in the number of administrators between 2001 and 2009, but only a 17.89% increase in UWFA Members (Collegiate members included) for the same time period. She also noted that in 2004 there was 1 administrator for every 7.25 members, while in 2009 the number was 1 for every 5.72. Axworthy maintained, however, that there was a reduction in the proportion of administration to faculty. Greenhill calculated a 14% increase in tenured faculty between 2004 and 2009. Axworthy put the figure at 25%. Whatever the case, the University President said that Greenhill’s figures were incorrect and promised he would send UWFA his numbers.

Greenhill, the former editor of the UWFA newsletter, promised to publish those numbers once they arrived.

They have not arrived. UWFA members are starting to ask me in the hallway about those numbers. They are starting to ask how many days it has been since those numbers were promised. I can give you that number at least: 331.

Members are still waiting.