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2018 Spring Meeting of the UCA Chapter of the AAUP
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).
2017 Spring Meeting of the UCA Chapter of the AAUP
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.
2016 Spring Meeting of the UCA Chapter of the AAUP
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).
2015 Fall Meeting of the UCA Chapter of the AAUP
2015 Spring Meeting of the UCA Chapter of the AAUP
At the Spring meeting of the UCA Chapter of the AAUP on Monday, April 20, 2015, Amber Wilson (Torreyson Library) was re-elected to a two-year term (2015-2017) as Vice President and Mike Schaefer (Department of English) was elected as Treasurer (2015-2017). Kevin Browne (Department of Mass Communication and Theatre) and Joseph Howard (Department of Political Science) were elected to two-year terms (2015-2017) as At-Large Members of the Executive Committee.
Other Members of the Executive Committee serving two-year terms (2014-2016) are: Lynn Burley (Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures) – President; Mark Mullenbach (Department of Political Science) – Secretary; John Parrack (Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures) – At-Large Member; and James Fowler (Department of English) – At-Large Member.
For more information regarding the UCA Chapter of the AAUP, please contact Lynn Burley at lburley@uca.edu.
2014 Spring Meeting of the UCA Chapter of the AAUP
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).
UCA’s AAUP Chapter hosts Spring Social Event
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: