USA Africa Dialogue Series - American Association of University Professors: Call for Nominations: December 14 Deadline

Subject:AAUP Call for Nominations: December 14 Deadline


Dear Colleague,



Are you passionate about higher education and the AAUP's core principles? Concerned about the erosion of tenure and the rise in contingent appointments lacking job security and full academic freedom protections? And do you have time and talent to dedicate to ensuring that the faculty's voice is heard in debates about these issues?



If so, or if you have a colleague who fits the bill, we urge you to nominate yourself or a colleague as a candidate for the national AAUP Council, the Association's governing body. The Council is responsible for overseeing the affairs of the AAUP, including setting dues, overseeing finances, establishing standing committees, and promoting the exchange of ideas among the membership, the leadership, and the staff. The Council generally meets in person twice a year in Washington, DC; between meetings, it conducts business via frequent e-mail discussions and conference calls.

All members of the Association in good standing, with the exception of associate members, are eligible to be elected to Council positions and to nominate other eligible members. The 2014 Nominating Committee seeks a diverse group of candidates with experience in the AAUP at the local, state, or national level.



Nine three-year positions are open for election: Two at-large Council positions, and one Council position in each of these geographical districts: I, II, IV, V, VII, VIII, and X.*

Nomination Procedures

To nominate themselves for the Council or to nominate another eligible member, individuals must submit the following information to the Nominating Committee:



1. The position for which the individual is being nominated.
2. The name, institution, and e-mail address of the individual being nominated.
3. The name, institution, and e-mail address of the individual making the nomination (if not self-nominating).

In addition, endorsements by letter or e-mail from six AAUP members (one of whom may be the nominee) must also be provided to the Nominating Committee. Endorsements must cite the specific position for which the individual is being endorsed and the name, institutional affiliation, and e-mail address of the endorser. Note that nominees to a district Council position must be endorsed by at least six eligible members employed in that district. To ensure that all six endorsements arrive by the deadline, we encourage you to collect and submit them together in one letter or e-mail.

Complete procedures are set forth in the AAUP Constitution<https://online.aaup.org/aaupssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E39432A15044339B1C14436>. All materials must be received by the AAUP by December 14, 2014. Please send nominations by e-mail to nominations@aaup.org<https://online.aaup.org/aaupssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E39432A15044339B1C14437> or by surface mail to AAUP Nominating Committee, 1133 Nineteenth Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036.

The Nominating Committee will submit its final report to the Council by December 21. All proposed nominees who meet the eligibility requirements will have their names included on the ballot for the national Council elections in spring 2015.

*Council districts open for election are I (Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah); II (Alaska, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming); IV (Arkansas, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia); V (Alabama, Canada, Florida, Foreign, Georgia, Guam, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Virgin Islands, West Virginia); VII (New Jersey); VIII (New York); and X (Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island).

For more information, please visit: http://www.aaup.org/about/elected-leaders/elections<https://online.aaup.org/aaupssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E39432A15044339B1C14438>.

The mission of the AAUP is to advance academic freedom and shared governance; to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education; to promote the economic security of faculty, academic professionals, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and all those engaged in teaching and research in higher education; to help the higher education community organize to make our goals a reality; and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good. Visit the AAUP website<https://online.aaup.org/aaupssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E39432A15044339B1C14439> and Facebook<https://online.aaup.org/aaupssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E39432A15044339B1C14440>. Follow us on Twitter<https://online.aaup.org/aaupssa/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E39432A15044339B1C14441>.

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