Spring-2014-Chapter-Meeting

Help yourself to food and drink and please take handouts

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Call to order

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Approval of meeting agenda

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Approval of Fall 2013 meeting minutes

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Announcements

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Chapter business

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Reports/discussion

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Good of the order

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Adjournment

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Approval of Agenda

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Approval of Fall Meeting Minutes (8/21/13) ◦ See handout

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AAUP website (www.nmuaaup.org)

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State Ballot Referendum on Minimum Wage

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Coping with Distressed and Distressing Students

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General Education Council Forum

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Advancing Diversity at NMU, Dr. Mordean Taylor-Archer

◦ Look for latest information and links

◦ Please sign the ballot petition

◦ March 21st, 1-3pm, Whitman Commons

◦ March 24th, 3-5pm, Charcoal Room, University Center ◦ March 26th, 4-5pm, Mead Auditorium

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Michigan AAUP Annual Meeting

◦ April 5th, 9am-3pm, EMU, Ypsilanti, MI

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AAUP National Officers and Council Elections ◦ Return your ballot by April 15th

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Promotion and Tenure Workshops

◦ April 15th, 3-4pm and April 16th, 4-5pm location TBD



Board of Trustees Meetings

◦ May 1st and May 2nd, location TBD

Wednesday, March 26th, 4 p.m., Mead Auditorium Co-sponsored by the AAUP & the Office of the President

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Nominations for Elections

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Approval of Budget

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Proposed Amendment to the Chapter Constitution

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Balloting Committee

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Bruce Sarjeant, Chair

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Committee Members ◦ Mitch Klett ◦ Marsha Lucas

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Persons nominated will have their name placed on a ballot

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Secret ballots will be sent out in late March/early April

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Faculty will have several weeks to cast their ballot

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Detailed voting instructions will be provided when the ballots are distributed

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Election winners and vote tallies will be announced before the end of the semester

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Newly elected officers will take office on July 1st

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President

◦ Rebecca Mead ◦ Nominations from the floor

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Vice President (special 1 year term)

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Treasurer

◦ ??? ◦ Nominations from the floor

◦ Carol Johnson ◦ Dan Kill ◦ Nominations from the floor

We Need You

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Arts & Sciences Representative (1)

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Professional Studies Representative (1)

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Business/AIS Representative (1)

◦ ???? ◦ Nominations from the floor ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦

Nancy Maas Bob Marlor Chris Kirk Nominations from the floor

◦ ???? ◦ Nominations from the floor

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Business/AIS Representative (1) ◦ ??? ◦ Nominations from the floor

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Carol Johnson, Treasurer

AAUP ACTUAL & BUDGET DATA Actual 7/1/11-6/30/12

Cash Inflows: Dues

$

Interest Earned

158,923

Budget 7/1/11-6/30/12 $166,000

Actual 7/1/12-6/30/13

Budget 7/1/12-6/30/13

$160,272

238

Total Cash Inflows Cash Outflows: Pers. Serv.-Personnel Services

$159,161 $

AAUP National Dues

$166,000

$160,272

$168,000 $

Budget 7/1/13-6/30/14

Budget 7/1/14-6/30/15

180,000 $

194,500

1,000

1,000

1,000

$169,000

$181,000

$195,500

12,720 $

15,000 $

12,089 $

15,000 $

7,500 $

18,000

40,639

40,000

42,566

48,000

56,700

60,000

State Dues

6,927

15,000

6,482

8,000

8,600

9,000

Telephone

820

2,200

2,100

2,200

2,000

2,000

Supp Office

628

1,000

825

1,000

1,000

1,500

Postage

259

200

9

200

200

200

Printing

750

2,000

690

2,000

1,000

1,000

Legal

3,269

7,000

3,979

10,000

5,000

5,000

Food

4,580

4,000

4,879

4,000

4,000

8,000

20,238

20,000

16,260

20,000

2,500

10,000

330

755

2,000

1,000

1,000

5,000

490

500

250

500

Negotation Expense Data Admin Stipends Paid

28,079

22,000

28,416

24,000

32,000

32,736

Federal Witholding

7,068

7,000

5,683

7,000

6,400

6,547

FICA & M-Care Wtheld

2,148

3,500

2,557

3,500

2,448

2,504

State Tax Wtheld-State Witholding

1,685

1,000

1,279

1,000

1,360

1,391

904

2,500

2,500

2,500

500

3,000

2,000

500

Audit

954

Insurance

2,366

6,000

Travel

2,874

10,000

7,505

10,000

10,000

10,000

Grant/ Gifts

5,000

500

10,250

2,000

1,500

1,000

443

1,000

561

1,000

1,000

1,000

Misc

Computer & Software

525

2,000

228

2,000

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FICA Tax Paid

1,865

5,000

2,557

5,000

2,448

2,504

FUTA-Federal Unemployment

2,246

4,000

350

4,000

1,920

378

SUTA-State Unemployment

1,000

1,762

1,000

Total Cash Outflows

$

152,166 $

169,400 $

153,675 $

178,900 $

153,826 $

181,160

Cash Inflows - Outflows

$

6,995 $

(3,400) $

6,597 $

(9,900) $

27,174 $

14,340

Fund Balance History

754

2011

$

183,059

2012

$

195,055

2013

$

198,341

500

3,900

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2011 Balance = $183,059

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2012 Balance = $195,055

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2013 Balance = $198,341

“AAUP members have the right to equal treatment regardless of union rank, gender, sexual orientation, or ethnic minority status. Members may voice dissenting opinions without fear of retaliation. Disciplining or censuring of members is not the role of the NMU-AAUP” (see handout) 

Discussion

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Vote

◦ Consider for Chapter Ratification ◦ Do not Consider for Chapter Ratification

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Grievance Officer (Brent Graves)

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Educational Policy Committee (Amy Orf)

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Committee C (Kristine Granger)

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Committee O ( Lynne Johnson)

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Committee W (Mollie Freier)

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Safety Committee (Nancy Maas)

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President (Ron Sundell)

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Contract Enforcement

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Promotion and Tenure

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Academic Program Planning and Support

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Academic Program Review

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Enhancement Position Requests

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Contingent Appointments and Faculty Governance “Special Presentation”

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Report on Activities

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Future Actions

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Upcoming Meeting

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Lynne M. Johnson Contingent Assistant Professor NMU English Department 208 Gries Hall (906) 362-0882

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Current Activities

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Future Actions

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Background and Purpose

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Forums ◦ Tomorrow, March21st, 1-2pm, Whitman Commons

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Future Topics

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State of the Union

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Challenges Ahead

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New Opportunities

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My Thanks to All!

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Comments, questions, thoughts

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remember it’s not “the union,” -- it’s “OUR UNION!!!