You Can Run for TAUP Office
We Welcome Candidates
Do you want to shape the direction of your union? Do you have ideas for how to help the union better serve the needs of its members? Run for a seat on one of our three faculty Constituency Councils: Adjunct, Non-Tenure Track/PIRC (Professional, Instructional, Research, and Clinical Faculty), and Tenure Track. (All dues-paying librarians and academic professionals are on their respective Constituency Councils.)
We also have seats for TAUP delegates who share in representing the TAUP at affiliate meetings and conventions of AFT, AFTPA or the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO. Delegate positions are open to all members—faculty, librarians, and academic professionals.
Constituency Council members act as advisors to their constituents and the TAUP Executive Committee and serve as a conduit between the Executive Committee and members. Constituency Council members engage members with the union’s activities, and keep the union responsive to its membership’s needs. Each faculty Constituency Council sends two members to the Executive Committee.
Constituency Council members normally serve three year terms and each Council meets at least once per semester. Each member is expected to take an active role in organizing and engaging their constituents.
- Tenured/Tenure Track Constituency Council: Two 3-year positions from May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2023.
- NTT/PIRC Constituency Council: Three 3-year positions from May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2023; one 2-year position from May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2022. Longer terms will go to those who receive the most votes.
- Adjunct Constituency Council: Two 3-year positions from May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2023; two 1-year positions from May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021. The one-year terms are to replace colleagues unable to finish their terms. Longer terms will go to those who receive the most votes. .
- Delegates: Five alternate positions from May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021, TAUP affiliates’ delegate formulas currently allow for a maximum of seven delegates; seven positions are automatically assigned to Executive Officers and Constituency Council Chairs. Five alternate positions allow delegate substitution as necessary.
You may either self-nominate or be recommended by TAUP’s Nominating Committee.
If you are interested in running for office and would like to learn more about it from someone who is currently serving, contact any officer or constituency council member listed below.
To run for election:
- You must be a dues-paying member of TAUP;
- You must state in writing your willingness to be a candidate;
- You must provide a statement of purpose (250 words or less) to be distributed to the membership.
- Incumbents may run for re-election; there are no term limits on any positions.
- To self-nominate, submit a petition signed by at least 15 dues-paying members in addition to following the process above.
- Self-Nomination Petitions must be received by the Nominating Committee, TAUP Office, 1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Ritter Annex 721 (004-15), Philadelphia, PA 19122-6091, by March 27.
Ballot information will be emailed to all dues-paying members on or about April 1.
Voting will open on April 23 and conclude on April 30.
Ballot counts will be announced at a General Membership Meeting, details TBA.
Current Executive Officers (terms expire April 30, 2021):
President: Steve Newman, CLA/English
Vice President: Leanne Finnigan, Charles Library
Treasurer: Norma Corrales-Martin, CLA/Spanish & Portuguese
Current Constituency Council Members
| Tenured /Tenure Track | NTT/PIRC | Adjunct |
| Barbara Ferman CLA/Political Science Term expires April 30, 2021 |
Max Avener CST/Mathematics Term expires April 30, 2022 |
Carla Anderson-AT LARGE CLA/FYWP Term expires April 30, 2022 |
| Terry Halbert FSBM/Legal Studies Term expires April 30, 2021 |
Debbi Casey FSBM/Human Resources Term expires April 30, 2020 |
Jay Bagley CST/Physics Term expires April 30, 2021 |
| Will Jordan-AT LARGE EDU/P,O &L Term expires April 30, 2022 |
Jeffrey Doshna City & Regional Planning Term expires April 30, 2020 |
Benjamin Curttright-CHAIR CLA/FYWP Term expires April 30, 2021 |
| Karen Palter CST/Biology Term expires April 30, 2020 |
Kolson Schlosser CLA/Geo & Urban Studies Term expires April 30, 2020 |
Melissa DeGezelle CLA/Intellectual Heritage Term expires April 30, 2021 |
| Jeffrey Solow Music/Instrumental Term expires April 30, 2022 |
Mary Stricker-AT LARGE CLA/Sociology Term expires April 30, 2021 |
Milca Dubon CLA/Spanish & Portuguese Term expires April 30, 2021 |
| Damien Stankiewicz CLA/Anthropology Term expires April 30, 2022 |
Donald Wargo -CHAIR CLA/Economics Term expires April 30, 2022 |
John (Jack) Krick Engineering/Electrical & Computer Term expires April 30, 2021 |
| Marsha Weinraub-CHAIR CLA/Psychology Term expires April 30, 2020 |
1 open Term Expires April 30, 2021 |
Jason (Alex) Schechter Tyler/Painting Term expires April 30, 2022 |
| 4 open 2 expiring April 30, 2023 2 expiring April 30, 2021 |
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| Fred Rowland-CHAIR Charles Library Term expires April 30, 2020 |
Academic Professional Constituency Council Chair election in process |