The Wartburg Chapter of the AAUP
On this award-winning website, you will find information, documents, and links pertaining to the Wartburg College chapter of the American Association of University Professors. Items include
- information about the national organization and the chapter, including how to join;
- key AAUP documents on academic freedom and shared governance;
- documents and links pertaining to Wartburg AAUP issues—the music education search, faculty-board communication, evaluation of administrators, the process leading to the wellness center project, efforts to fill the Saemann Chair, the HERI and Faculty Council surveys, recent developments regarding faculty pay raises, salary compression, and the ten-year North Central reaccreditation visit;
- upcoming AAUP events;
- a complete collection of Wartburg AAUP newsletters; and
- links to other AAUP sites.
Wartburg AAUP has played a critical role on campus for the last fifteen years. Standing on AAUP principles, the chapter has worked for
- fairer treatment of junior faculty,
- improved faculty personnel procedures,
- improved grievance procedures,
- faculty involvement in the routine evaluation of administrators,
- faculty participation in administrative searches,
- faculty participation in decisions related to budget and institutional planning,
- improvements to the faculty handbook, and
- competitive faculty compensation packages.
We have provided a voice for the faculty when administrative actions have been inconsistent with the principles of shared governance and academic due process. And by sponsoring forums and publishing a faculty newsletter, we have tried to raise faculty, board, and administration awareness of best practice standards in higher education.
In 1994 at the Association's Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., the Wartburg Chapter of the AAUP received the Beatrice G. Konheim Award for Outstanding Chapter in the Nation, given in recognition of its "vigorous defense of faculty rights."
Click here for the chapter constitution.
Joining the AAUP
To become part of this honorable tradition, join the AAUP by clicking here or by calling the AAUP's toll-free number: 1-800-424-2973 (have your credit card ready). If you would rather pay dues by Wartburg payroll deduction, download and fill out this form and bring it to the Human Resources Office by October 1. Other options include paying your dues by automatic bank debit or simply giving your check to Treasurer Paul Hedeen and letting us do the rest. Current national dues rates for Iowa faculty are posted here. An explanation of the various membership categories (full-time, entrant, part-time, joint, associate, and graduate) is here.
If you have any questions, contact any of our
CHAPTER OFFICERS:
- Warren Zemke, President
- Rebecca Blair, Vice President
- Paula Survilla, Treasurer
- Brian Jones, Secretary
- Greg Scholtz, Past President