It was here at Hopkins that AAUP was born and academic freedom codified. It is not an exaggeration to say that the survival of this principle is at grave risk and the future of scholarship in our country is imperiled. There has never been a more important time to serve on the AAUP. Your leadership can help support our faculty and the future of higher education in a historic time. We will be electing the four chapter officers; their duties description per the chapter bylaws is below, followed by additional election details.
Please note that you must be a member of the national AAUP to run or vote in the chapter elections. Our chapter has a list of all current members. If you sign up in April, we may not have your name on the list. In that case, you may send François Furstenberg, Secretary a screenshot of a membership to confirm your eligibility (f.furstenberg@startmail.com).
Duties
President: The duties of the president shall include carrying out the policies of the chapter, appointing all committees of the chapter, exercising general supervision over the activities of the chapter, and presiding at meetings of the chapter and executive committee. The president shall be a member ex officio of all committees.
Vice president: The duties of the vice president shall include those usually appertaining to the office and those delegated by the president. In the absence of the president, the vice president shall serve in the president's stead.
Secretary: The duties of the secretary shall include keeping a record of all proceedings and correspondence of the chapter, certifying chapter delegates to the Association's annual meeting, preparing or overseeing the preparation of newsletters for distribution to the faculty if such shall be desired, maintaining official contact with the Association. It shall be the duty of the secretary to provide the secretary-treasurer of the Association the names of the officers of the chapter and the chapter bylaws and to conduct the correspondence of the chapter with the secretary-treasurer. In the absence of the president and vice president, the secretary shall preside at meetings of the chapter.
Treasurer: The treasurer shall keep an accurate record of all funds received and disbursed. At the request of the executive committee, the treasurer shall prepare an annual chapter budget and report of finances, and submit them for approval. It shall be the duty of the treasurer to remit to the Association and/or to the applicable state conference any dues collected on behalf of the Association and/or conference. In the absence of the president, vice president, and secretary, the treasurer shall preside at meetings of the chapter.
Election schedule and procedures
April 1-18: Nominations for chapter officers. We encourage anyone interested in serving to put their names forward.
- We ask all nominees to provide a brief biographical profile that also explains their vision for the chapter. Please send your nomination with paragraph to f.furstenberg@startmail.com
April 21-25: Conversations and discussion. We will host at least one Q & A sessions to ask questions of candidates.
April 28 to May 2: Elections.
Meet the candidates
Find a list of the current nominees for office here.
Questions
Please contact Secretary, François Furstenberg if you have any questions about the election process or serving as an officer. During our weekly Friday morning 9am AAUP hosted interdivisional discussions there will be time set aside to review election issues. We hope to see you there: https://zoom.us/j/3987638377