News
Howard Bunsis' August 6th email to faculty
Faculty Colleagues:
I hope your summer is going well. Before you know it, the fall
semester will be upon us. Here are some news items and notes from
around campus
and the AAUP:
From the AAUP: Congratulations to our new president, Dr. Susan Martin
Eastern Michigan University now has a new president, Dr. Susan Martin.
This is an incredibly exciting time for EMU, as our new president is
Qualifications for a University President
1. Experience in the classroom at the university level, since academics are central to EMU's mission.
EMU Administration Goals for 2007-2008
Faculty Union Responds to Firing of EMU President John Fallon - 16 July 07
Though it is never satisfying to see anyone lose their jobs, we at the AAUP believe that the Board did the right thing in removing President Fallon and the others from office. Now, it is time to move forward and make academics once again the top priority of Eastern Michigan University.
Howard Bunsis' Address to the Board of Regents - 19 June 07
I come before you today to discuss the critical situation regarding safety and security on our campus, as well as ways in which the faculty can work with the Board and the administration in the future.
Howard Bunsis' Address of the Board of Regents - 19 Jan 07
Welcome Regent Parker, Regent Hawks, Regent Ahmed, and Regent Stapleton. Regents Clack, Incarnatti, Sidlik, and Wilbanks, welcome back, and Happy New Year. And it is a new year, and hopefully a new beginning for Eastern Michigan University.
Fact Finder's Report on Comparable Institutions Has Been Received
Today, at the AAUP office, we received the fact finder’s report on the comparable institutions that will be used in the remaining fact finding hearings (the full report can be viewed as a PDF attachment below).
Letters to the Ann Arbor News in Support of EMU Faculty
The following are letters published in the Ann Arbor News in support of Eastern Michigan University faculty:
EMU administration's comparisons are unfair
Analysis of Administration's Dec 12 Offer & Why We Reject It
Since the administration has leaked details of offer in spite of a confidentially agreement, we feel compelled to provide an analysis. Their original written confidentiality agreement, which we refused to sign, would have prohibited the negotiating team from informing the Executive Committee about the offer, but both sides verbally agreed not to release the details of such discussions, hoping that this type of confidentiality would lead to more fruitful discussions. (See attachment below for text of cover letter about confidentiality agreement.) We assumed breaking the agreement would also require mutual consent, but since they have released this information, we are now presenting what the administration proposed, and why the Executive Committee recommended that the offer be rejected (the Bargaining Council agreed with this rejection):
