Now Open: AAUP Biennial Meeting Delegate Nominations

Members of Oregon Tech AAUP, GEU PDX, Lewis & Clark AAUP, and Pacific University AAUP: The AAUP chapter to which you belong has joined with other AAUP chapters in the state to form a section for the purpose of electing a delegate to represent the participating chapters at the biennial meeting of the American Association of University Professors, which will occur on Friday, June 14, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Saturday, June 15, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the DoubleTree Crystal City, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22202.

Section delegates will attend and represent the chapters in the section at the biennial meeting and will cast the votes of the participating chapter members in the election of AAUP Council members to be held at the biennial meeting. Participating chapters cannot elect individual chapter delegates. Based on the membership in the participating chapters, the section is entitled to 1 delegate.

Nominations are now being sought for section delegate and alternates. Alternate delegates will replace delegates who are unable to serve. Any chapter member in good standing is eligible to be nominated, or to nominate another member, as delegate or alternate. A member may self-nominate themselves for the position.

The section delegates who attend the biennial meeting and are credentialed shall be entitled to cast ballots in an election or weighted vote equal to the total number of members from the chapters participating in the section. If the section has more than one credentialed delegate, each delegate shall be entitled to an equal portion of the votes to which the section is entitled, with the delegation distributing any remaining votes.

The Oregon state conference can support travel and accommodation expenses if requested to facilitate delegate participation at the biennial.

The delegate(s) elected will serve a term from the date of the election until the close of the Association Biennial Meeting for which they are elected.

Nominations for delegate or alternate must be made in writing preferably by email, or by US mail, and must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 29.

Email Address: victor@aaup-oregon.org

Mail Address: 760 SW Madison Ave Ste. 202 Corvallis, Oregon 97333

In the event that there is only one nominee for each position after nominations have closed and prior to ballot distribution, that nominee will be considered elected by acclamation and no ballot vote will beheld.  

In the event of a ballot election, a notice of election will be emailed to the last known email address of each chapter member.

In solidarity,

Victor Reyes

Executive Director of AAUP Oregon