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VP Masucci will discuss efforts at the Office of Research to improve research administration, compliance, and innovation and her role in reducing workload as Vice Chair of the Federal Demonstration Partnership and TU representative to the Government University Industry Research Round Table. Attendees are invit- ed to ask questions and make suggestions.
Thursday March 29th from 11:30-1:30pm Anderson 1221
Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP to taupaft@gmail.com
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T A U P Elections 2018
Do you want to shape working and teaching conditions at Temple? Do you have ideas for how to help TAUP better serve members? Do you have goals and ideas for the next contract campaign? Do you know someone who would be a good representative for your field or school? TAUP is seeking members to run for a seat on one of three faculty Constituency Councils: Adjunct, Non-Tenure Track, and Tenure Track.
Constituency Council members are the active voice for their constituents among our nearly 3,000 members. They serve as the communication channel between our Executive Committee and our membership, making sure that the Executive Committee is aware of each constituency’s voices and that each constituency is aware of initiatives and questions raised by the Executive Committee. Constituency Council members help engage and recruit members so that the Union can be responsive to its members and can do the work it needs to do. Each Constituency Council meets at least once per semester. If you want to run or have a good candidate in mind, let us know!
Constituency Council members typically serve three-year terms. Delegates serve one-year terms.
We also have seats for alternate delegates who can represent TAUP at affiliate meetings, such as the AFT national convention. These posts are open to all dues-paying members—faculty, librarians, and academic professionals.
Incumbents may run for re-election. There are no term-limits on Constituency Council or Delegate seats.
How to Get on the Ballot and Election Timetable
The Nominating Committee is responsible for drawing up the slate. Any dues-paying TAUP member interested in running for a seat on their Constituency Council should send a declaration of interest and a statement of purpose (max. 250 words) to the Nominating Committee, c/o taupaft@gmail.com by March 30. (Members can also get on the ballot through a petition; for details, see Article I.2 of the TAUP Bylaws.)
Ballot information will be emailed to all dues-paying members on or about April 2.
Elections for the Constituency Council will take place from April 16-23.
(Note: Paper ballots will be provided upon request and will be available on or about April 16. All paper ballots must be received at the TAUP Office (Ritter Annex 721 (004-15)) no later than noon, April 23.)
Ballot counts will be announced at a General Membership Meeting, details TBA.
Offices Available and Length of Term
2 Three-year positions from May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2021
2 Three-year positions from May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2021
1 One-year position from May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019
4 Three-year positions from May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2021
1 Two-year position from May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2020
1 One-year position, May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019
Five alternate positions from May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019
If you have any questions about running, please contact the TAUP office (taupaft@gmail.com).
Current Executive Officers (terms expire April 30, 2019):
President: Steve Newman, CLA/English
Vice President: Jennie Shanker, Tyler/Art
Treasurer: Norma Corrales-Martin, CLA/Spanish & Portuguese
Current Constituency Council Members
| Tenured /Tenure Track | NTT | Adjunct |
| Cheryl Hyde
CHP/Social Work Term expires April 30, 2018 |
Stanley McDonald
CLA/Writing Program Term expires April 30, 2018 |
Timothy Clifford
CLA/History Term expires April 30, 2018 |
| Joseph Schwartz
CLA/Political Science Term expires April 30, 2018 |
open | Zoe Cohen
Tyler/Visual Arts Term expires April 30, 2018 |
| Will Jordan
EDU/P,O &L Term expires April 30, 2019 |
Laurie Fitzpatrick
FSBM/Marketing Term expires April 30, 2019 |
Melissa DeGezelle
CLA/Intellectual Heritage Term expires April 30, 2018 |
| Jeffrey Solow – AT LARGE
Music/Instrumental Term expires April 30, 2019 |
Andrew Mossin –AT LARGE
CLA/Intellectual Heritage Term expires April 30, 2019 |
Ryan Eckes
CLA/Writing Program Term expires April 30, 2018 |
| Damien Stankiewicz
CLA/Anthropology Term expires April 30, 2019 |
Donald Wargo CHAIR
CLA/Economics Term expires April 30, 2019 |
Matthew Ray
SMC/Advertising Term expires April 30, 2018 |
| Karen Palter -CHAIR
CST/Biology Term expires April 30, 2020 |
Jeffrey Doshna
Tyler/Planning & Comm Term expires April 30, 2020 |
Open |
| Marsha Weinraub
CLA/Psychology Term expires April 30, 2020 |
Kolson Schlosser
CLA/Geo & Urban Studies Term expires April 30, 2020 |
Andrew Babson
EDU/Secondary Term expires April 30, 2019 |
| Fred Rowland
Paley Library Term expires April 30, 2020 |
Milca Dubon
CLA/Spanish & Portuguese Term expires April 30, 2019 |
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| Suzanne Seesman
Tyler/Foundations Program Term expires April 30, 2019 |
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| Sam Allingham -AT LARGE
CLA/English Term expires April 30, 2020 |
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| Paul Dannenfelser
CPH/Social Work Term expires April 30, 2020 |
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| Wende Marshall -CHAIR
CLA-Anthropology Term expires April 30, 2020 |
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| Seth Steinbacher
CLA/Writing Program Term expires April 30, 2019 |
TAUP
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Join Grad Students as We Rally for a Fair Contract at the Bell Tower, Weds. 3/14 @ noon!
No matter what department you do your teaching and research in, you no doubt recognize the contribution that graduate teaching and research assistants make to this university. Graduate assistants teach the majority of undergrad gened courses and lead labs, hold recitation, crunch data, write reports, hold office hours, proctor exams, and grade a multitude of essays, assignments, and exams. What you might not know is that Temple’s graduate teaching and research assistants do all of this vital work for around $15,000-$18,000 a year – roughly $1300 a month during the school year. In a rapidly-gentrifying city like Philadelphia, rents are going up and grad students often have to choose between having multiple roommates in far-flung neighborhoods or taking out loans so that they can live closer to campus or have fewer roommates.
Fortunately, the graduate teaching and research assistants at Temple have a union – TUGSA (Temple University Graduate Student Association). TUGSA has been negotiating with Temple administration since this past Fall and we are down to the wire on economics – raises, pay equity among departments, and preserving healthcare. TUGSA has been pushing for modest raises to be enacted over the life of the contract that begin to keep pace with inflation and the local cost of living.
On Wednesday, March 14th at 12pm TUGSA will be holding a Rally for a Fair Contract at the Bell Tower. As professors, leaders in your fields, and fellow union members, TUGSA is asking for your support by attending the rally and – even more importantly – showing your solidarity with graduate employees by wearing “I <3 my TA” pins and stickers on Wednesday. Please contact staff@tugsa.org if you would like pins and/or stickers delivered to your office on Wednesday morning, and if you are active on social media, please post pictures and share ours using the hashtags: #I<3myTA, #WeAreTUGSA, #DoBetterTemple.