I'd like to declare a moratorium on new passwords. This morning I visited three web sites all associated with my employment (college portal, retirement account, health insurance site) and each one required a different password. I'm tired of clicking on "forgot my password" or changing passwords periodically to satisfy some mindless robot's inane requirements.
And while we're banning new passwords, let's Just Say No to new academic computer programs and websites. I post assignments on Moodle, post grades on Datatel, monitor students' progress on MapWorks, maintain my professional portfolio on eFolio--and soon I'll be required to submit assessment information on Elumen. That's enough. Let's just draw the line right here and give the software developers an extended vacation. They deserve it--and so do I.
No new passwords, no new programs, no new committees or task forces or working groups or (new nomenclature alert!) dimension committees. I'm on a subcommittee related to one of our big campus-wide initiatives--is it assessment, accreditation, or retention? I don't remember--and although I'm ostensibly serving on the Roles and Functions subcommittee, I'm unclear on the Roles and Functions of the Roles and Functions subcommittee. I'm waiting for the person in charge to tell me.
But frankly, we have enough persons in charge. Just Say No to new administrative positions or pseudo-administrative positions or mini-deans, and let's eschew new policies until we figure out how to implement our current policies. We don't need any new crises either--we've got enough unresolved crises to last us til Armageddon.
And at that point, I guess we'll have to Just Say No to Armageddon--especially if it requires a new password.
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