Tennessee Conference of the AAUP
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The Tennessee Conference of the
American Association of University Professors
Advancing Academic Freedom and Shared Governance, Defining Fundamental
Professional Values and Standards for Higher Education, and Ensuring Higher
Education’s Contribution to the Common Good.
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TAAUP Constitution
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What TAAUP Does
The Tennessee Conference of the AAUP provides services to its constituent colleges and universities and to the state as a whole, and strives to protect the rights of all faculty members in Tennessee public and private institutions, whether they are full-time or adjunct, tenured, tenure track, or non-tenure track. We attempt to help government officials, the media and the general public understand the importance of higher education in helping students become more competitive in a global economy and more capable of exercising their rights and responsibilities as citizens, and to convey the vital role that faculty plays in achieving those goals.
Conference Officers
President, Tennessee AAUP Conference:
Máté Wierdl, University of Memphis, Department of Mathematical Sciences Wierdlmate@gmail.com
Past President, Tennessee AAUP Conference:
Troy Smith, Tennessee Technological University (TTU) tdsmith@tntech.edu
Vice President, Four-Year Public Universities:
Vacant
Vice President, Community Colleges: David Johnson, Volunteer State Community College
Vice President, Contingent Faculty: Vacant
Vice President, Private Universities:
Linda White, Associate Professor of English,
LeMoyne-Owen College
Acting Secretary: Josie McQuail, retired, Tennessee Technological University, Secretary, jamquail@gmail.com
Treasurer:
Dora Estes (retired), adjunct faculty, Nashville State Community College, Dept of Accounting and Finance, dorast6@gmail.com |
Seeking Officer Candidates
The TN State Conference of the American Association of University Professors represents ALL types of faculty in the state of Tennessee. We seek candidates for the executive committee. If you would like to make a nomination, please email a headshot along with a brief Candidate Statement regarding your reason for being an AAUP member and what you hope to do in the office you propose to serve in, to our Secretary at
jamquail@gmail.com .
Vacant positions are: vice president for four year public universities, vice president of two-year community colleges (one candidate has stepped forward to run), vice president for contingent faculty (one candidate has stepped forward to run); vice president of private universities (one candidate has stepped forward to run); and secretary, but nominations are accepted for ALL positions. If NOT self-nominations, please check with the person you are nominating to ensure they are willing to serve first. Candidates must be AAUP members in good standing. They must show a commitment to AAUP values like shared governance and Academic Freedom as well as to the protection of tenure. They must be capable of working in a constructive way with other executive committee members.The nominating committee (current Executive Committee) will use their discretion in culling candidates who do not meet these strict guidelines. Why Serve?
The National AAUP offers many faculty development opportunities like training at the Summer Institute; travel opportunities like attending the biennial meetings (this year in Chicago; previously in Washington, D.C.); and opportunities to meet with national leaders in higher education; and even to liaise with national and local politicians. The AAUP has existed over one hundred years and has been instrumental in making U.S. Higher Ed the envy of the world in many ways. National AAUP Policy serves as the basis for most faculty handbooks and academic policies in the U. S. Academic Freedom is the foundation of U.S. Higher Ed and is defended fiercely by the AAUP.
Consider becoming a leader in the AAUP today!
You will gain and the U.S. and the state of Tennessee will gain. There are publishing opportunities in the journal Academe and Academe blog. You can even put this service on your C.V.! We must protect our system of Higher Education in the precarious future we face. Please join us!
Presidents' Duties
The duties of the president include: presiding at the meetings of the conference and the executive committee; calling meetings of the Executive Committee and special meetings of the chapter at the direction of the Executive Committee; with the advice of the Executive Committee, appointing members to standing committees and designate chairpersons; with the advice and consent of the Executive Committee, appoints a member to complete the unexpired term of office should a vacancy occur among the officers or members of the Executive Committee.
Vice Presidents' Duties
Duties of the Vice Presidents include: 1) to participate in the bi-annual Tennessee Conference of the AAUP meetings (spring and fall, via Zoom and/or in person), 2) to attend any meetings called between the bi-annual meetings, usually no more than quarterly and held via Zoom), 3) to represent their constituency, 4) to support the president, and 5) to communicate between meetings via email, zoom, or phone with the Executive Committee in exchanges which are necessary to conduct business or communicate to make decisions.
Secretary's Duties
The secretary attends all meetings and takes notes to produce minutes, as well as supporting the President and VPs in managing distribution of Action Now email messages, as well as other electronic assets such as the website, email accounts, social media accounts, cloud drives, and other digital assets to support the business of TN AAUP. The Secretary will also be required to communicate between meetings via email, zoom, or phone with the Executive Committee in exchanges which are necessary to conduct business or communicate to make decisions. |
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