But, responding off list wouldn't have helped the situation I found
myself in yesterday, because it was me who raised the issue of MU's
admissions policy.
Susanna.
-----Original Message-----
From: HE Administrators equal opportunities list
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Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 12:14 AM
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Subject: Re: Admin EO list
Im from Australia and have found discussions on the list really
interesting and indeed helpful in my own area of EO in Aus.
I agree with and support what Syd has said in particular about
responding off-list to particular issues that we may wish to remain
confidential, and to prevent blockages. Cheers, Gillian
At 4:53 PM +0100 24/8/04, Kent, Syd wrote:
>Colleagues,
>
>This issue has obviously raised some very strong feelings and I know
>these feelings are genuine and that you are all very concerned by Mr
>Baty's message. I feel, however, that we must be careful not to over
>react.
>
>My personal view is this: there is no way of making an e-mail list like
>Admin EO secure in any real sense. Electronic communications are not
>secure and at least for the time being it is something we have to be
>aware of.
>
>Making the list a closed list would I believe be very restricting. I
>welcome the contribution of list members and have received much help
>and support from several list members who are not actually EO
>practitioners but are interested parties.
>
>Mr Baty has at least been honest with us, in his second message he
>says, and I quote "If anyone is familiar with my work, I have a pretty
>good record of exposing bad practice in equal ops in the higher
>education sector (and helping to spread good practice)" We can debate
>what is meant by the bracketed contents of this message.
>
>I'm sure the contents of messages on our list and messages on other
>lists are read (and perhaps monitored?) by people, not all of whom are
>working towards the same outcomes as ourselves. I suggest this would
>not change if the list was made closed and was "policed". If people
>really want to, they can enter the list whatever we do.
>
>I often respond to the messages of colleagues but I rarely reply to the
>whole list for several reasons, not least the wish not to clog up
>peoples in boxes. I think we should all manage our correspondence, as
>we are used to doing with letters memos etc. that is to say, being
>aware of issues of confidentiality, sensitivity and data protection.
>Even responding to colleagues off list is not secure but perhaps a
>little less likely to be intercepted and misused.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Syd.
>(Chair of HEEON).
>
>Syd Kent mailto:[log in to unmask]
>Equal Opportunities Development Officer
>University of Essex
>Wivenhoe park
>Colchester
>Essex
>CO4 3SQ
>
>Phone: 01206 872390
>Fax: 01206 873396
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>Head, Equal Opportunity Unit
>Flinders University
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>Adelaide, Australia 5001
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