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!