The Officers and Executive Committee and the staff at the LSA Secretariat send their sincere sympathies to all our members who suffered losses and sadness in the tragic events of 11 September. Although others may have been directy affected, we do know that Barbara Keating, mother of Pat Keating of UCLA, was a passenger on one of the hijacked planes. Our thoughts are with you, Pat, especially.
Language Online. We regret to inform you that Project Muse has limited online access to Language to personal members of the society. This was not our understanding when the contract was signed, and we apologize for any confusion that this may cause institutional members and their patrons. Notice to this effect will be sent to all institutional members shortly, accompanied by information on how libraries can arrange access to the journal through a subscription to Project Muse. Thank you for your patience.
Mailing. In light of the delays in postal service delivery, we urge members to communicate with the LSA Secretariat by email if at all possible. As recently as the middle of October, first class mail was taking 8-10 days to reach the Secretariat from California. Thank you for your help.
"Language Magazine". Some members may have received, unsolicited, a copy of a new magazine of communication and education with the name of "Language". This publication has no connection with the Linguistic Society, and the mailing to many members was prepared without our knowledge or permission.
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Language Resolution. 1 July 2001 was the deadline for ballots concerning
this resolution (see March 2001 LSA Bulletin) which was passed by members attending
the LSA business meeting, 6 January 2001, in Washington, DC. Passage requires
a majority of those voting and a total of those voting in favor must be at least
2.5% of the personal membership (or about 100 members). Over 100 ballots were
received. A majority approved the resolution 'affirming for signed languages
such as ASL all the rights and privileges attendant to any spoken languages,
including the right to satisfy a student's academic foreign language requirement'.
Copies of the statement are available from the Secretariat and at the LSA website.
Texas A&M University. LSA is grateful to Kathleen Ferrara for representing
the society at the 4 October 2001 academic convocation.
Change of Address. Please notify the Secretariat when you move. It is costly and time consuming to replace journals and bulletins that could not be delivered the first time because of a bad address.
2002 LSA Elections. Ballots to elect a Vice-President/President-Elect 2002, two Executive Committee members, the Secretary-Treasurer, and the Editor of Language were mailed in early August along with the dues notices for 2002. If you did not receive this mailing, please contact the Secretariat; the deadline for returning ballots is 1 December.
Committee Nominations. The Secretariat keeps a list of individuals who are interested in becoming members of LSA committees. Please forward your name and the committee you are interested in to the Secretariat (lsa@lsadc.org). Members might also consider making the Secretariat aware of others who would be good committee members.