Minutes of the AAUP Executive Committee Meeting of February 11, 2009
Present: C. Smith (Chapter President), J. Calhoun, M. Crichton, E. Chudacoff, J. Lehman, R. Lomax and D. Moore, T. Moore, G. Poe
C. Smith called the meeting to order at 12:15 p.m.
Agenda. The proposed agenda was adopted by unanimous consent.
Announcements: C. Smith made the following announcements: 1) The Michigan Conference Board meeting will be held this Saturday, February 14th. 2) The State Conference end of year meeting will be on Saturday, April 4th at the Ypsilanti Marriott Conference Center. UM Adjunct Professor of Law Leonard Niehoff will serve as the keynote speaker and participate with the panel regarding higher education and academic freedom. 3) The Academic Freedom Lecture Fund meeting will be held March 6th at 3-5pm in the Fleming Building.
Minutes. The minutes of the July 23, 2008 were adopted pending final editing to be submitted to J. Calhoun.
Treasurer's Report. M. Crichton reported that the prior balance at the January 28, 2009 meeting was $1,169.92. There were no recent receipts in the checking account, and there were no expenditures since the last report. The resulting current balance in the Chapter's checking account is $1,169.92. The Treasurer's Report was adopted by unanimous consent. In addition a discussion took place regarding the pending completion of the annual letter of solicitation.
Active Cases. A trial is pending for one of the current three active cases regarding disorderly conduct. The other two cases remain as last reported. The trend regarding increasing charges of disorderly conduct was discussed. J. Lehman will continue to follow the pending cases.
Faculty Governance. G. Poe reported that a representative from the Rackham Graduate School presented on the Continuous Enrollment Program at the last SACUA meeting. Changes to the Program would require students in doctoral programs to enroll every term until graduation with a degree, excluding summers. SACUA requested more background information be brought forward prior to a vote. Also, she reported that the Financial Affairs Committee is working on the Campus security system.
Chapter Annual Meeting. Current dates being considered for this meeting are April 22nd or May 6th.
Report on the All Campus Labor Council. There was no report as no recent communication has been received.
State Conference Developments. No report.
National Headquarters Developments. There were no items for discussion.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Judith G. Calhoun
Chapter Secretary