AAUP Events

  • MC-AAUP Spring 2023 Opening Meeting

    Hello Colleagues, The much deserved and well-earned break is coming to an end, but I hope it was restful and all that you needed. If you were able to avoid the various ailments floating around, good for you! We are back next week after the holiday on Monday. So, Tuesday the 17th, the Professional Week starts…

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  • Your MC-AAUP Renewed! Strategic Planning Forum (Online) on 12/7 at 4pm!

    Hello Faculty Colleagues, By now, you likely know that the Executive Committee has been working on a Strategic Plan for our Chapter over the past year! During that time we have held open forums and trainings to help us better understand how we are doing as your union representatives. Further, we have explored best practices related…

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  • MC-AAUP Fall National Organizing Summit

    Dear Colleagues, Since 1980 the Montgomery College AAUP Chapter has been the ONLY organized labor group to represent full-time faculty at a Maryland institution in higher education. In fact, because of newly passed legislation in Annapolis last year, it is just this year that other community colleges in Maryland can now start to consider whether…

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  • AAUP Update: Nominations and Commencement

    May 3, 2022 Colleagues: I have decided that rather than sending all of you one very long update to send you two shorter updates, one this week and one next week.  This week’s update will focus on nominations for Chapter Officers for next year and Commencement. This is a very busy time for all of…

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  • AAUP Update: Negotiations Primer- next week! Please join us!

    Dear FT Faculty colleagues,  Good evening!  The AAUP negotiating team will be sponsoring a “Negotiations Primer” to be held on Zoom on Wednesday May 4 from 3-4:30 pm, with Monica Owens, a trainer from AAUP National. Monica is joining us to discuss both traditional and interest-based methods of bargaining, the process of negotiation,  and strategies to increase effectiveness…

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  • AAUP: Strategic Plan Meeting (3/2/22)

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  • AAUP Update: AAUP Online Faculty Forum (2/22/22)

    Dear Faculty, Our chapter of the AAUP is looking for passionate faculty members (like you!) to share thoughts and ideas on how we can make our union/labor group the best it can be as we develop a Strategic Plan that benefits us all. We’d love for you to join us during our first Faculty Forum…

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  • AAUP Update-Full Faculty Meeting

    Colleagues: A number of faculty members have been contacting those of us on the Executive Committee about the College’s plans to offer more face-to-face classes and on-campus services this fall.  At the same time, discussions have been occurring amongst many of you who are part of our organizing group on the same topic. We have…

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  • AAUP Update: DL/OER ESH Request Reminder and Contract 101 Thank You

    Hi, everyone. I hope you’re all doing ok. I know this is a tough time for lots of folks, and many of you are tired and stretched thin. I also know there have been questions surrounding course development and compensation, so I’m sending this message to remind you–or alert you–of an upcoming deadline. Per the…

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  • AAUP Update: Contract 101, Survey and Overload Pay

    Colleagues: Contract 101 Session: The following is a message that was previously sent to all of you by Sharon Piper our Chief Negotiator.  I am sending it to you again as a reminder of the informative session our Negotiating Team will be hosting this afternoon at 4:00pm. “The Negotiating team for AAUP is planning two…

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