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Keep Dr Leigh Ellen Potter!

Keep Dr Leigh Ellen Potter!

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Started by Anonymous 12 years, 11 months ago
Dr Potter is an excellent lecturer and early career researcher. She is an asset to Griffith University. She has won teaching awards. She is the project lead for Seek and Sign, a research project focused on creating technologies to help young Deaf children learn Auslan (Australian Sign Language). She has a grant application under consideration. She is the course convenor for 7 courses each year. She currently has 1 PHD student, 2 Honours student and at least 3 prospective PHD students and 3 prospective Honours students seeking her out for next year. She is currently teaching 185 second-year students 70 third-year students, And yet, her contract is coming to an end before the end of Semester 2, 2013. She has no news on whether or not her contract will be renewed. Her students will not be able to receive finalised marks, and third year students will not be able to graduate, if Dr Potter's contract is not renewed. Her Research students will lose their key point of contact, if Dr Potter's contract is not renewed. We, the undersigned, demand that Griffith University do all that it can to ensure they do not lose this extraordinary woman.

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September 11, 2013

Seeing all this support pouring in makes me think about how much Dr Potter actually does for us and it really feels like the university is finally starting to notice that we aren't just going to let her leave without a fight. My phone has been buzzing constantly with notifications and honestly it is kind of overwhelming but mostly just makes me hopeful that we can actually get someone to listen to all of us.

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September 11, 2013

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Jessica Rhodes
12 years ago Featured

Ridiculous to let her go when she has so many research students depending on her. Sort it out Griffith.

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Tom Nguyen
12 years ago Featured

She helped me so much with my project. If she goes who is supposed to finish our grades???

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Emily Singh
12 years ago Featured

We need more people like Dr Potter in academic roles. Her work with Auslan is amazing and she deserves job security.

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Mark Harris
12 years ago Featured

she actually cares about her students. way better than half the staff who just read off the slides. keep her!!

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Sarah Ryan
12 years ago Featured

Dr Potter is seriously the best lecturer I have had at Griffith. Losing her would be a huge mistake for the uni.

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David Vargas
12 years ago Featured

Absolute joke. She works harder than anyone else in that department.

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