Minutes of the AAUP Executive Committee Meeting of October 17, 2007
Present: D. Burns (Chapter President), E. Chudacoff, M. Crichton, W. Ensminger, J. Lehman (SACUA Liaison), R. Lomax, C. Smith
D. Burns called the meeting to order at 12:20 p.m.
Agenda. The proposed agenda was adopted by consensus.
Announcements: There were no announcements.
Minutes. The minutes of the September 12, 2007 meeting were adopted by consensus.
Treasurer's Report. M. Crichton reported that the Chapter neither received nor dispersed funds since the last Executive Committee meeting and that the balance in the Chapter's checking account remains at $1,255.34. The Treasurer's Report was adopted by consensus. M. Crichton said she had received no response from current Chapter members with respect to the payroll deduction option for membership dues.
Active Cases. C. Smith reported on a case of an emeritus professor who was charged with sexual harassment and removed from the classroom. The professor was ordered to relinquish office space, and the professor is planning to file a grievance. C. Smith noted that there was some question as to whether the professor had actually violated University regulations on sexual harassment. J. Lehman said that there were no updates on other cases that had been brought to the attention of the Chapter in recent months.
Faculty Governance. J. Lehman reported that Provost T. Sullivan was reexamining cost-sharing arrangements for teaching support between various units in light of a possible further reduction in funding by the State of Michigan. C. Smith announced that the Senate Assembly will meet on Monday, October 22, 2007 and that Senate Assembly members will vote on resolutions related to the report of the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics and on a proposal on copyright agreements sponsored by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC). He added that emeritus Professor Irwin Goldstein has requested time on the agenda to make a presentation in opposition to the reconstruction of Michigan Stadium that has been approved previously by the Regents.
All Campus Labor Council (ACLC). R. Lomax said that the committee still had not heard from Executive Committee member I. Perfecto with respect to her representation of the Chapter at meetings of the ACLC.
Other. D. Burns said that he would contact Julie Schmitt and Pat Shaw at national headquarters about attending a meeting in late November or early December on the possible organization of the clinical faculty.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
C. B. Smith
Chapter Secretary