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Can I Miss My First Faculty Meeting? Q (from chalkdusttorture): I just got my faculty meeting schedule and the first one takes place an hour before I'm supposed to get on a plane for a family vacation. Canceling the flight means canceling the vacation for the whole family. What are the consequences of missing a faculty meeting for a junior faculty person? I don’t want to start off on the wrong foot, but I’m wondering if there’s a way out of this. More...