Ms Strohm says that "Access to the Network for his personal,

non-official purposes was provided to him solely as a courtesy." 

Actually it is a "courtesy" granted to everyone on the UNC directory

with a UNC-1 card which includes all faculty and employees as well as

retired faculty.

 

Ms Strohm claims that I have "no official business to conduct

using the University Network".  This is incorrect; I am an active

scholar and have three recent publications and a new letter to a

medical journal will be published shortly. Another article was

just submitted for publication.  The Psychology department is

encouraged to include my publications in their annual report. 

Because of the actions of the Chancellor, I no longer have full

library access to which I am entitled - I cannot access on-line

journals at home which interferes with my continued professional

activities.

See http://www.ourpaws.info/cramer/legal.htm

 

 

The Faculty Handbook

states:http://www.unc.edu/faculty/faccoun/handbook/IX_Rev.htm

 

   "Retired members of the faculty may be considered as

   continuing

   members of the University community. They represent a valuable

   resource of institutional memory, of experience, of ideas, that

   should be utilized as much as possible in appropriate

   activities and publications of the University.

 

   TITLE

 

The designation "Emeritus" is awarded automatically on the

effective date of retirement.

 

   Privileges

 

   The University will continue to provide office space,

   laboratory facilities, etc., according to availability;

   necessarily, priority will be given to the needs of those

   actively teaching. Decision in these matters is largely the

   responsibility of the individual departments.

 

   Retired professors retain full professional library privileges.

 

   Retired professors will continue to be listed in the

   appropriate places in the University catalogues. To continue

   to be listed in the blue pages of the University telephone

   directory, the retiree's department must contact the Campus

   Directory Office.

 

   Retired professors will continue to receive such documents as

   are normally received by faculty distribution. Some (e.g., the

   Alumni Review) may be mailed to a home address. Others (e.g.,

   the University Gazette) may be sent, on request, to an

   on-campus mailbox.

 

 

   Responsibilities

 

   Retired professors may serve on master's and doctoral

   committees, but may not chair them. Retired professors may

   serve in various capacities within the University, including

   service on certain boards and committees; representing the

   University to civic groups, alumni, etc.; testifying to search

   committees for major offices and so on. Such participation

   will be at the invitation of the appropriate officer of the

   administration or the faculty.

 

   Relations between retirees and their departments should be

   determined by mutual agreement. Departments are encouraged to

   offer such secretarial and administrative assistance as is

   possible within the limits of the on-going work of the

   department, to include retirees (without vote) in its

   deliberations when their experience and expertise is

   appropriate and, in general, to consider retirees among the

   resources the department can use. Departments should continue

   to report the professional activities and achievements of

   their retired professors as they have always done.

 

   Continued availability of departmental office space is

   negotiated by each department. A retired faculty member should

   consult with his or her department chair regarding the

   availability of a departmental mailbox. Secretarial or student

   assistance, use of departmental laboratories or equipment, use

   of departmental supplies, and the like, are individually

   negotiated with the department chair. The department chair and

   dean determine eligibility to administer grants and contracts.

   Department chairs are encouraged to include retired faculty

   members in seminars, colloquia, lectures, and other scholarly

   events. A retired faculty member should contact the chair

   regarding specific areas of interest.

 

   The Dean of the Graduate School determines eligibility to

   supervise M.A. theses and doctoral dissertations and

   eligibility to serve on M.A. and doctoral committees.

 

I have an on-campus mailbox in the Psychology Department and I

receive professional mail there.  A recent decision allowed

retired faculty to serve on the Faculty Council and I was

nominated (but not elected) as a representative.  I briefly

served as advisor to a student group - Youth for Western

Civilization - until the Chancellor asked for my resignation, an

event that received national publicity.  See

http://www.ourpaws.info/cramer/ywc

 

 

 

The Provost's website states

http://facultypersonnel.unc.edu/faculty-policies-procedures/retirement/CCM1_017171

 

   When an individual is transitioning from active employee

   status to retiree status (e.g., no longer receiving a pay

   check directly from UNC-Chapel Hill), than a special request

   must be made to keep an active UNC Personal ID number (PID) as

   a University affiliate. This status is necessary to be issued

   a UNC One Card as a retiree and to retain an Onyen and e-mail

   access, as examples. ...

 

   In addition, Emeritus faculty may request University business

   cards to be printed to reflect their Emeritus title and

   current contact information.

 

Ms Strohm claims that I "established and used alias accounts,

such as focas@unc.edu, to conduct business for an organization

with no University affiliation."  This is false; I have not

conducted business for anyone.  The University's policy on Use of

computer facilities  https://help.unc.edu/1687#P24_676 forbids

"Any commercial or for-profit ventures (such as running a

business using your campus web space, email account, or network

access)" 

 

FOCAS is NOT a "business"; it is a 501(c)(3) not for profit

public charity, incorporated in North Carolina and

(unnecessarily) registered with the NCSOS.  and its bylaws say

that it was "formed  to help support and enhance the general

operation of the Orange County Animal Shelter."  Even if

Villarosa's  allegations were true (which they are not), it would

not be a violation of University Policy.  UNC resources have not

been used to solicit funds but UNC resources ARE used to solicit

funds for many organizations, for example

 

 

1. http://www.unc.edu/secc/

Carolina Cares, Carolina Shares," our campaign theme, speaks

directly to the spirit of Carolina employees.

Brenda Richardson Malone Vice Chancellor for Human Resources

Campaign Chairperson

 

2. Carolina Blood Drive which "collects 989 units E-mail

Monday, June 13, 2011  ... University notables visiting the drive

to thank donors were Chancellor Holden Thorp and Patti Thorp,

 

3. The Health Sciences Library - HSL can help promote your

departmental or student organization charity event by UNC Health

Sciences Library on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 6:43am

Please contact Jean Estrada (jestrada@email.unc.edu 966-2113) or

Francesca Allegri (allegri@unc.edu 966-0945) for permission.

 

The Daily Tarheel stated that "Campus organizations put together

a charity bash almost every day."

 

Ms Strohm claims that "Over the ensuing ten days, Dr. Cramer and

Mr. Villarosa drew multiple University employees into their

dispute."  this is false.  From April 17 to April 27  when when

my IT access was terminated Villarosa sent 15 lengthy emails to

the University while I sent five:

 

a. a response to Strohm's April 20 demand to remove

   a link to ourpaws.info

b. a public records request for Villarosa's complaints against me

c. a courtesy copy of my guest editorial to Strohm and Thorp

d. a response to Thorp's April 23 confirmation of Strohm's

   April 20 demand.

e. A brief note saying that I had removed the link

 

This correspondence is on my website at http://www.ourpaws.info/strohm.htm

 

Ms Strohm claims that "Hours and hours of senior administrator

time were diverted to a cascade of email correspondence from both

individuals.  This is false; this cascade came from Villarosa

because of Ms Strohm's mishandling of the situation.  In fact,

from January 20 to April 20. I had only one email to the

University and that was a March 14 request to Strohm for a

response to my January 20 letter to her.  I never did receive a

response although she told the University Secretary on January 19

that she would send a response "as soon as I have a chance".

 

Ms Strohm claims that "Dr. Cramer's Network privileges were

disabled solely because of the disruption that attended his

continued use of such privileges."  The disruption was caused by

Villarosa and not by me.  The issue is not whether I have other

alternatives for my speech but whether the University illegally

retaliated against me because of my speech. 

 

It is clear to me that this retaliation is related to the Youth

for Western Civilization affair which Provost Carney referred to

on November 22 as "the episode earlier that was a major problem."

See See http://www.ourpaws.info/cramer/ywc

 

UNC-W has recently lost in the Court of appeals which held that

"The First Amendment protects not only the affirmative right to

speak, but also the "right to be free from retaliation by a

public official for the exercise of that right." Suarez Corp. 

Indus. v. McGraw, 202 F.3d 676, 685 (4th Cir.2000).  See

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-4th-circuit/1562438.html