The Spring Meeting of the Richard Hudson Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) was held on Tuesday,  April 24th.  All UCA faculty members were invited to attend.  Elections for President, Secretary, and two At-Large Members of the Executive Committee took place during the meeting.  John Parrack (Department of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures, and Cultures) was elected President (2018-2020) and Mark Mullenbach (Department of Political Science) was re-elected as Secretary (2018-2020).  Jeremy Horpedahl (Department of Economics) and Jessica Riedmueller (Torreyson Library) were elected as At-Large Members of the Executive Committee (2018-2020).

Other members of the Executive Committee include Amber Wilson (Torreyson Library) who serves as Vice-President (2017-2019) and Mike Schaefer (Department of English) who serves as Treasurer (2017-2019).  Katherine Willis (Department of English) and Michael Scoles (Department of Psychology & Counseling) serve as At-Large Members of the Executive Committee (2017-2019).

The Spring Meeting of the Richard Hudson Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) was held on Thursday, April 20th.  All UCA faculty members were invited to attend.  Elections for Vice-President, Treasurer, and two At-Large Members of the Executive Committee took place during the meeting.  Amber Wilson was re-elected as Vice-President (2017-2019), and Mike Schaefer was re-elected as Treasurer (2017-2019).  Mike Scoles and Katherine Willis were elected as At-Large Members of the Executive Committee (2017-2019).

The UCA Chapter of the AAUP works to fulfill the mission of the national organization: to advance academic freedom and shared governance; to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education; to promote the economic security of faculty, academic professionals, graduate students, post‐doctoral fellows, and all those engaged in teaching and research in higher education; to help the higher education community organize to make our goals a reality; and to ensure higher education’s contribution to the common good.

At the Spring meeting of the UCA Chapter of the AAUP held on Tuesday, April 19th, Joseph Howard (Department of Political Science) was elected as President (2016-2018) and Mark Mullenbach (Department of Political Science) was re-elected as Secretary (2016-2018).  Elected to serve as At-Large Members of the Executive Board for the 2016-2018 term were Jessica Riedmueller (Torreyson Library) and John Parrack (Department of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures, & Cultures).  Michael Scoles (Department of Psychology & Counseling) was elected to serve as an At-Large Member of the Executive Board for a one-year term (2016-2017).

Other members of the Executive Committee include Amber Wilson (Torreyson Library) who serves as Vice-President (2015-2017), Mike Schaefer (Department of English) who serves as Treasurer (2015-2017), and Kevin Browne (Department of Mass Communication and Theatre) who serves as an At-Large Member (2015-2017).

On Tuesday, April 15th, the UCA Chapter of the AAUP held elections for Officers and At-Large Members of the Executive Committee  for the 2014-2015 academic year.  Lynn Burley (Associate Professor, Department of Writing) was elected to serve as president (2014-2016).  Mark Mullenbach (Associate Professor, Department of Political Science) was elected to serve as Secretary (2014-2016).  James Fowler (Professor, Department of English) and John Parrack (Associate Professor, Department of World Languages & Cultures) were elected to serve as At-Large Members of the Executive Committee.

Other members of the Executive Board include Amber Wilson (Instructional Services Librarian, Torreyson Library) who serves as Vice-President (2013-2015), Kay Talley (Assistant Director of the Library) who serves as Treasurer (2013-2015), Kevin Browne (Associate Professor, Department of Mass Communication and Theatre) who serves as an At-Large Member (2013-2015), and Douglas George (Associate Professor, Department of Sociology) who serves as an At-Large Member (2013-2015).

The UCA Chapter of the AAUP hosted a Spring Social Event at Mike’s Place in Conway on Thursday, March 7, 2013.  Prizes were awarded to faculty members whose names were drawn from the list who voted in the recent Faculty Senate constitutional amendment referendum.  Congratulations to the following prize winners:

 
All UCA faculty are invited to attend the Spring Social Event of the UCA Chapter of the AAUP.  It will be held on Thursday, March 7, 2013 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at Mike’s Place in downtown Conway.  The first 75 glasses of wine will be provided by the chapter.

This is an opportunity for all UCA faculty to learn more about the AAUP and UCA chapter of the AAUP.  Prospective new members are encouraged to attend this event!

We will be giving out the prizes to the lucky faculty who took the time to vote in the Faculty Senate election scheduled for February 27th – 28th & March 1st at your Dean’s office or the Library.  Five faculty members will receive $25 gift certificates.

For more information, please contact Lynn Burley, Chapter President, at lburley@uca.edu.

Wright State University economics professor Rudy Fichtenbaum has been elected president of the AAUP. Fichtenbaum, a long time AAUP leader and faculty unionist, will take office in June.  Go to the webpage linked below for more information.

http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/newsroom/2012webhighlight/electionnews.htm

Welcome to the webpage of the UCA (Richard Hudson) Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)!  This webpage is under construction.  If you would like to add something to the webpage, or if you have any suggestions, please contact Dr. Mark Mullenbach at markm@uca.edu.  Thanks!