Administrative Matters

1995

Administrative

Includes findings related to: Faculty meetings, retreats and appointments; Departmental teaching, studies, and admissions; Correspondence exchanged among the faculty members and between faculty and students.

Contents

Correspondence 26 Items

Promotion of Gary Black to Tenure. Includes his file with recommendations, research and other creative work, and teaching 06/09/1995

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Letter indicating attached are the Ad Hoc Committee Reports for Gary Black and Ralf Weber's tenure cases (not attached) with the date for discussion 11/09/1995

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Details for and against the recommendation for Gary Black's tenure 13/09/1995

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Request for emergency meeting with recipients regarding Gary Black's CV and Statement of Activities regarding the misstatement of facts 14/09/1995

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Gary Blacks Role in C.E.S. Professional Work: Overview of his life as a student and a detailed review as an employee at C.E.S., with a closing indicating he should be tenured 14/09/1995

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Re: Written Statements in your Promotion File: Letter expressing the reaction of Christopher Alexander to the way Gary Black has presented the work he has done in C.E.S. from 1982 to 1994, which include extensive inaccuracies regarding his real contribution to work; letter is followed by two attachments with specific references to Gary Black's CV and Statement of Activities with a handwritten note by Prof. Christopher Alexander "All Marks Indicate Editing is Required". Together with the letter there is a copy of "Statement of Activities for R. Gary Black" with a handwritten note by Prof. Gary Black "Indicates recent changes"; there also two drafts of the body of the letter with few insertions 19/09/1995

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Re: My Failed Attempts to Meet with Gary Black's Tenure Committee; history of the requests made to meet with the tenure committee and a request to understand why it has been rejected 14/09/1995

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Notification of enclosed draft documents for their information. Mentions: Draft letter for Gary file, copy of letter given to Gary and a marked up copy of Gary CV (none attached) 22/09/1995

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Handwritten letter stating concern that Christopher Alexander has not heard from Gary Black indicating time is of the essence in this situation with the documentation 25/09/1995

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Letter stating that Gary Black should be given tenure with the caveat that grave concerns about the truth of facts which need corrections; two slightly different versions of the unsigned letter 24/09/1995

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Letter regarding Gary Black's role in C.E.S. Professional Work 25/09/1995

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Gary Black Promotion Case: Promotion of Gary Black to Tenure. Letter of recommendation to tenured position 26/09/1995

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Gary Black Promotion Case: Notification that there remains a few problems post Gary's updates that still need to be discussed 25/09/1995

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Response to Draft Report of Mid-Career Evaluation 20/09/1995

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Forward letter contacting Alexander with attached material intended to explain and support her proposal for teaching a design course studio in Sring of 1996. Included are a cover page addressing Prof. Sam Davis, Chairman Department of Architecture, UC Berkeley, two pages describing Prof. King's course content outlined and copies of reference material. 15/03/1995

Administrative, Request for Assessment
New forward to Christopher Alexander including again a copy of Prof. Ingrid King's official communication with Department of Architecture Chairman regarding her teaching proposal of a graduate studio in Spring 1996. 17/03/1995

Administrative, Request for Assessment
Request for a new invitation to be sent by Christopher Alexander to Prof. Ingrid King to participate as research associate of Prof. Hasnjoakin Neis and himself in the Building-Process Area of Emphasis during the months of June and July, 1995; draft of invitation is attached. 28/04/1995

Administrative, Notification
Confirmation of invitation to Prof. Ingrid King as research associate of Professor Hansjoachim Neis and Christopher Alexander with emphasis to develop housing in Frankfurt and Vienna during the months of June and July 1995. 01/05/1995

Administrative, Response to Request
Forward note requesting update and correction of the official invitation previously written regarding Prof. Ingrid King's to participation as research associate of Prof. Hasnjoakin Neis and Christopher Alexander in the Building-Process Area of Emphasis during the months of June and July, 1995. 15/05/1995

Administrative, Request for Feedback
Forward note describing the two attached contradictory official statements by the Chair of the College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley, answering to Prof. Ingrid King's invitation petition for assistance position in the Building Process area during Spring of 1996; sent to Christopher Alexander for his information and assistance. 29/05/1995

Administrative, Request for Assessment
Request to refrase the letter of invitation for participation in the research activities of the Center for Environmental Structure and the Building Process Area of Emphasis. Invitation extended to Prof. Ingrid King towards the research and work for a development of construction systems for different building types; an invitation for the Sring 1996 course 20/10/1995

Administrative, Request for Feedback
Clarifications are given regarding the nature and requirements for Prof. Ingrid King's academic engagement and finaces during the Spring of 1996 at the College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, UC Berkeley. 23/10/1995

Administrative, Notification
Confirmation of invitation to Prof. Ingrid King to participate in the research activities of the Center for Environmental Structure and the Building Process Area of Emphasis during Spring 1996. 02/11/1995

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Confirmation of invitation to Prof. Ingrid King to participate in the teaching of the Building Process Area of Emphasis in the spring semester of 1996. 25/07/1995

Administrative, Notification
Clarification from Black, R.G. (1995), titled "Design of Concrete Tracery Trusses to Define Architectural Space" j. Arch. Engrg., ASCE 1(1), 9-17, transmitted to Prof. Alexander by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 03/05/1996

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Regarding tenure proceedings, notification of receipt of letter to Professor Stephen Barnett is provided, and the decision that no further actions will be filed against Gary Black pursuant to the charges set forth 10/01/1997

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