Minutes of the AAUP Executive Committee Meeting of April 9, 2008

Present: D. Burns (Chapter President), M. Crichton, J. Lehman (SACUA Liaison), K. Kearfott (Chapter Vice-President), R. Lomax, D. Moore, T. Moore, G. Poe, and C. Smith.

D. Burns called the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m.

Agenda. The proposed agenda was adopted by unanimous consent.

Announcements: C. Smith informed the Committee that he would be having hip replacement surgery on June 18, 2008, the day of the June Executive Committee meeting. The Committee agreed to hold the June meeting on Tuesday, June 17, 2008, so that D. Burns and C. Smith could report on the national AAUP Annual Meeting.

Minutes. The minutes of the March 26, 2008 meeting were adopted by unanimous consent.

Treasurer's Report. M. Crichton reported that the Chapter had received $232.30 as the sixth installment of payroll deduction dues and that the balance in the Chapter's checking account is $2,394.29. The Treasurer's Report was adopted by unanimous consent.

Nominating Committee. T. Moore reported that the Nominating Committee had a complete slate of officers and members-at-large for presentation at the Chapter Annual Meeting on April 30, 2008. He said that he would prepare paper ballots for distribution but that he could not attend the Annual Meeting himself.

Active Cases. J. Lehman reported on one potential grievance that was related to an administrative action.

Faculty Governance. J. Lehman announced that classics professor D. Potter had been elected Chair of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA) and that engineering professor M. Thouless had been elected Vice-Chair. He added that the Academic Affairs Advisory Committee (AAAC) has been working on a) a questionnaire on instructor evaluation, b) priority registration for students involved in intercollegiate athletics, and c) a report on international study, i.e. study abroad. C. Smith reported that he had been appointed by President M. Coleman to the search committee for the Executive Vice-President for Medical Affairs. He noted that this Vice-President oversees nearly one-half of the University's annual budget.

2008 Annual Chapter Meeting. D. Burns said that he had placed announcements of the April 30, 2008, Chapter Annual meeting in the Ann Arbor News, the Ann Arbor Observer, the Michigan Daily and The University Record. He added that he was preparing a flyer about the meeting for distribution.

Report on the All Campus Labor Council. R. Lomax reported that after a one-day work action the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) had reached an agreement with the University. He said that the agreement included no cost for health benefits and a 3% increase in salary with a recurring cash addition that brought the pay increase in base salary to approximately 6.2%.

2008 Annual Newsletter. D. Burns noted that he had received all articles for the annual newsletter and that he had distributed a mock-up of the newsletter to the Committee by email. He anticipates that the newsletter will be printed and distributed sometime during the week of April 14, 2008.

State Conference Developments. C. Smith reminded the Committee that the Annual Meeting of the State Conference will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2008, at the Eagle Crest Conference Center in Ypsilanti. He expressed the hope that there would be good attendance by Chapter members.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:15 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

C. B. Smith

Chapter Secretary

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