I wish I could share a success story with you, and advice on how to
beat (or at least survive) the system--but alas! Although I was on the
tenure track, my experiences were similar to yours. I carried a full+
load while untenured, and resonate with your situation. After I
received tenure I was told that I couldn't have release time from
committees, advising, new course development, etc, to develop,
continue, --and/or write up completed research-- because I didn't need
to publish any more, because I already had tenure. I decided our value
systems were no longer a match, and took an early retirement. (My last
university research project is currently in press.) Good luck! Dottie

On Jan 28, 2007, at 2:16 PM, Marcia E Ring wrote:

> I'm feeling frustrated. Teaching (and related activities) takes up so
> much of my time that I wonder how on earth will I get all the writing
> done I want to do? I'm clinical track, not tenure track, and our
> department has started new programs meaning we all have to pick up the
> slack, which I am happy to do. However, the amount of details that
> need tending to gets overwhelming, and I just don't see how to pull it
> all off. Do I really have to work every waking moment? I don't know
> that I am willing to do that. Let me add that I also work 2 half
> days/wk at my clinical practice.
>
> Any advice you faculty members out there?
>
> Thanks for listening.
> Marcia
> --
> Marcia E. Ring, PhD, APRN-BC
> Clinical Specialist Psychiatry/Mental Health
> Clinical Assistant Professor
> College of Nursing and Health Sciences
> Department of Nursing
> University of Vermont
> 221 Rowell
> 106 Carrigan Drive
> Burlington, Vermont 05405-0068
> Tel: (802) 656-9013
> Fax: (802) 656-8306
>
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