Chapter Development — An Overview
A presentation about the key strategies in developing and maintaining a healthy AAUP chapter
Alex Fallaw
Recruitment Letters: An Overview
An explanation of the various sample recruitment letters featured on this website
1999 Illinois AAUP Recruitment Letter
A recruitment letter written in 1999, undersigned by several members of the AAUP
Letter to New Full-time Faculty Members
Template of a letter for a chapter’s president or membership chair to send to new full-time faculty who could be potential AAUP members
Letter to Lapsed Members
Template of a letter for a chapter’s president or membership chair to send to lapsed members
Open Letter to Graduate Students
Cary Nelson’s recruitment letter to graduate students, written 2007
Open Letter to Part-Time Faculty
Cary Nelson’s recruitment letter to part-time faculty, written 2007
Negotiating Salary and Benefits Outside Collective Bargaining
Here is how at works at many (though not all) colleges and universities. If your faculty has no role in setting goals for salary and benefits, perhaps procedures on your campus should be changed. A standing committee of the faculty senate is charged with “negotiating” compensation with representatives of the administration. The members of the committee work assiduously in assembling and …
Communicating to Members and the Media by Newsletters, Web Sites, and Other Means
Chapter and conferences communicate via a variety of means—member newsletters, media releases, flyers, Web sites. Factors such as the intended audience, main message, and how fast the information needs to arrive dictate the choice of form. At the same time, keep in mind the probability that your newsletter, e-mail, or flyer will …
Campus Mail Use for Advocacy Chapters
This memorandum reviews current law on chapter (non-collective bargaining) access to campus mail. In the end, college and university administrations are permitted to carry non-collective bargaining faculty organization mail. Below is an overview of U.S. Postal Service statutes and regulations affecting internal campus mail. This memorandum, prepared by the AAUP legal office, does not provide binding legal advice; should you …