Greetings everyone:
I hope this member message finds you all well. Winter came early this year...we shall see what the weather holds for us in the upcoming months.
New Hire
Great news! PSU-AAUP has hired a full-time internal organizer, Michelle Zellers! She will begin on December 1. She will be busy working with the Executive Council, the Executive Director, and all of you to mobilize our union and move us towards the bargaining table in spring of 2015. We hope you can meet her personally early in winter quarter.
Summer Term
We resent the survey for summer session. It is very important for us to gather data so that we can develop a response and plan for summer of 2015 as well as consider the impact on collective bargaining. Hope to see you at the coffee hour drop in from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday, November 21 in 238 Smith. Members of your Executive Council and CORE will be present to speak with you individually and in small groups about your experiences this past summer.
Here is a letter to the editor of the Portland State Vanguard about summer term written by Patricia Schechter, Professor of History and member of PSU-AAUP's Executive Council.
Armed Police Force
There is another meeting of the Committee on Campus Public Safety on Monday, November 24 at University Place from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. There does not appear to be an agenda for this meeting on the website at this time. Students, Faculty Senate, staff, and faculty across the campus are continuing to be engaged about having an armed police force on our campus. This could be the last opportunity to air your views before the full Board of Trustees makes a decision on December 11.
Warm regards,
Pam Miller
PSU-AAUP President