Membership

To join the UT-AAUP, please download our membership form, here.

Brief History and Objectives of AAUP

The AAUP's first president in 1915 was John Dewey who believed in an active, "working" association dedicated to the fundamental principles and values of academe. This included the staunch defense of academic freedom, professional standards and faculty interests at the local level. These traditions still anchor the core of AAUP's mission today.

AAUP strongly believes in faculty governance and is committed to a strong faculty senate. A strong AAUP chapter can empower a faculty senate by developing an organized constituency. The local chapter can enhance faculty senate resolutions by organizing a unified constituency behind them.

We are committed to high professional standards and faculty interests so that the ultimate University mission of educating students is facilitated through the creation of a campus environment in which students and teachers learn together as members of what Paul Goodman called "a community of scholars." Strong faculty governance will ultimately enhance the delivery of our services to our ultimate consumer -- the student. That's the bottom line.

For more information on AAUP Policy Documents & Reports, please contact the National AAUP at (202) 737-5900 to purchase a copy of the most current edition.

Benefits of Membership

Membership in the Association has obvious benefits for professional educators. Several of the pluses of belonging are:

Making your voice heard. No matter how correct and legitimate our concerns may be, we must face the ultimate political truth that numbers count. Administrators know this, and they tend to become noticeably more responsive as the chapter grows. To join the UT-AAUP please fill out a membership form.
Dues remain the same. AAUP annual dues are currently three-fourths of one percent (0.75 percent) of your annual salary. Your current deduction for AAUP fair share dues will remain the same.

Reduced rates on legal matters. Reduced rates are offered through an attorney in a local law firm on matters including but not limited to real estate transactions, domestic relations, starting businesses, and criminal matters.
Involvement. Develop a personal satisfaction in maintaining high professional standards and protecting faculty interests.

Staying Informed. The UT-AAUP through its electronic newletter (see archive) and other mailings keeps you abreast of the latest local, state, and national issues important to higher education. Included is a yearly subscription to the national, bimonthly journal ACADEME that prints scholarly articles on a broad range of issues and stages of academic life. Learn what these issues are and what is being done to see that faculty viewpoints are included in debating each one.
Social events. Annual social events for the UT-AAUP membership and guests.
So that we may better serve you, please help us keep our UT-AAUP database current by submitting your change of address to aaup@utaaup.com.

When you join the UT-AAUP members benefit from the following:Legal Services for UT-AAUP Members

The UT-AAUP has for some time retained Allotta, Farley and Widman Co. L.P.A. as their attorneys in legal matters confronting the association. We are pleased to announce that the law firm has recently agreed to provide the following benefits to UT-AAUP members:

A free standard Will for a member, member's spouse or partner.
One-half (1/2) hour free consultation for a member, pertaining to an issue related to the member, member's spouse or partner, and/or dependent child. Allotta and Farley Co. have attorneys experienced in many areas of law which might be of help to members.

Reduced rates on any matter which the firm is asked to handle. The reduction will be between twenty percent (20%) and thirty-three percent (33%), depending on the substance of the legal problem. Allotta and Farley handles legal issues such as personal injury, worker's compensation, probate, real estate, domestic relations, and criminal matters, among others.

Please identify yourself as a UT-AAUP member when contacting the Allotta and Farley Company for an appointment. Also, please bring verification of membership to the office at the time of consultation.

Allotta, Farley, and Widman Co., L.P.A
Attorneys and Counselors at Law
Phone: 419-535-0075
Fax: 419-535-1935
Marilyn Widman at marilynlw@afwlaw.com