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Farewell Message

  May 17, 2017     1675 Views     Comments Off on Farewell Message  

by Margaret Butler, Outgoing Executive Director Thanks very much! I am retiring this week, and this newsletter is the last I will write for.  I have very much enjoyed my three and a half years at AAUP-Oregon and want to thank everyone I have worked with in building the statewide organization.  It has been great to work with you, and I will miss working side by side with faculty to strategize, build solidarity, create our legislative program, support faculty organizing at private universities, and much more.  You are very lucky to have Ashley stepping in as Executive Director, and I…

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PSU-AAUP: New PSU President & Caucus Creation

  May 17, 2017     1665 Views     Comments Off on PSU-AAUP: New PSU President & Caucus Creation  

by José Padín, President, PSU-AAUP On Monday, May 15, the PSU Board of Trustees approved Rahmat Shoureshi as the next President of Portland State University. I served on the Presidential Search Committee, representing PSU-AAUP, and welcome President Shoureshi with great enthusiasm. In all of our exchanges he showed sincere commitment to the mission of public higher education, humanistic values, and for the critical of role faculty/academic professional unions and Senate in successful universities. PSU-AAUP will join colleagues from all campus unions and the Faculty Senate to extend a warm welcome to President Shoureshi. We look forward to a strong, healthy, and productive…

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