Akron-AAUP: Mission and Purpose

To advance the welfare of the University and of its faculty and students; to promote high standards of teaching, scholarship and public service; and to increase the usefulness and advance the standards, ideals and welfare of the profession.

- Excerpted from the Akron-AAUP Chapter Constitution

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Choosing AAUP: On Wednesday, March 12, 2003 The State Employees Relations Board certified the American Association of University Professors as the sole representative of the University of Akron Faculty for the purposes of collective bargaining. 

The final election count, with 608 uncontested votes cast, was 388 voting in favor of AAUP representation.  Akron-AAUP won the election with 64% of the vote representing 58% percent of all eligible voters.

National AAUP representatives tell us this is the largest margin of victory in the past 20 years of campaigning. Congratulations to University of Akron Faculty for this impressive step towards Real Shared Governance!

Executive Committee 2008-2009:

President  Walter Hixson  College of Arts and Sciences

Vice-President  Karen Lahey  College of business Administration

Past President  Jennifer Holz Wayne College

Secretary  Kate Budd  College of Fine and Applied Arts

Treasurer  John Hebert  College of Business

Chief Negotiator  Michael Cheung  College of Engineering

Grievance Officer Linda Barrett  College of Arts and Sciences

Department Liaison Council Members-at-Large

Michael Graham College of Arts and Sciences

Stacy Willett Summit College

Please contact any of these officers via email if you have questions or issues of concern.

Regular chapter elections are held at the end of Spring term.

Next regular election: April 2010