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Ohio Senate Bill 83 Hearing

On Wednesday April 19th, Kent State University Professors Deborah Smith (Chapter President of AAUP-KSU) and Debra Calhoun gave testimony during a hearing at the Ohio Capitol in opposition to Senate Bill 83. Also present were Kent State University Professors Theresa Walton-Fisette, Yuko Kurahashi, and Denise Harrison.

AAUP-KSU Welcome Message

AAUP-KSU is the Kent State University chapter of the American Association of University Professors. At the national level, the AAUP is known for its work in promoting positive academic values and shared governance, as well as protecting faculty against attacks on tenure and academic freedom. AAUP-KSU shares those interests and also serves as the collective bargaining agent for all full-time faculty at Kent State University. First established in 1978, there has been an AAUP chapter at Kent State for forty (40) years.

Our local chapter of AAUP serves as your “union” and is responsible for negotiating the terms and conditions of employment for all full-time faculty at KSU’s eight campuses. The KSU chapter has two bargaining units: the FTNTT unit that represents the Full-Time Non Tenure Track faculty and the TT unit that represents the Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty. Each bargaining unit independently negotiates its own, unique Collective Bargaining Agreement every three years. Each of these agreements encompasses a wide array of salary and benefit provisions, grievance and appeal procedures, and outlines the fundamental principles for shared governance at Kent State University at the department, school, college, and campus levels.

While you are not required to be a member of AAUP-KSU to share in the benefits of collective bargaining, we hope that you will consider that option. Members provide ideas, leadership and financial support to the organization. Membership also entitles you to an active voice in determining the issues and priorities established for negotiations and to voting rights with regard to contract issues. Membership in AAUP-KSU includes membership in the national AAUP and the Ohio Conference AAUP. Membership forms may be downloaded directly from the site.

We are pleased to continue our tradition of service to faculty, and we hope to hear from you with your comments, concerns and suggestions for the future of the Association. Feel free to contact us – we look forward to hearing from you soon!

 

Deborah C. Smith
Chapter President, TT Unit
Sue Clement
President, FT NTT Unit

AAUP-KSU Supports Akron U Faculty!

Call to Action (HB 322 & HB 327) communication 9-20-2021

Dear faculty members,

 

This week (either Wednesday, September 22nd or Thursday, September 23rd), the Ohio legislature will be holding a hearing on House Bills 322 and/or 327, which would prohibit the teaching of “certain current events and certain concepts regarding race and sex” (HB 322) and “divisive concepts” (HB 327).  

 

Not only are these bills extreme threats to academic freedom, but they would place severe pressure on many types of faculty speech in the classroom given the serious consequences if found to be in violation of these laws (the university would lose ¼ of its state funding for the first offense!).

 

We are encouraging you to contact the Committee members and voice your opposition to these bills.  You can refer to these talking points in your communications with Committee members.  You can also find more information about these bills by watching the recent Save Ohio Higher Ed forum on Sept. 2, reading this recent Academe blog, or accessing more information and toolkits at the League of Women Voters' Honesty for Ohio Education website.

 

House State & Local Government Committee

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Representative

Position

Office Phone

Email

Twitter

Facebook

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Scott Wiggam

Chair

614-466-1474

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@Scott_Wiggam

NA

2

Marilyn John

Vice Chair

614-466-5802

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NA

https://www.facebook.com/MarilynForOhio

31

Brigid Kelly

Ranking Member

614-466-5786

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@brigidekelly

https://www.facebook.com/brigidkellyohio/

61

Jamie Callender

Majority Party Member

614-644-6074

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@JamieCallender

https://www.facebook.com/JamieCallenderOH/

43

Rodney Creech

Majority Party Member

614-466-2960

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NA

https://www.facebook.com/rodneycreechohiohouse

74

Bill Dean

Majority Party Member

614-466-1470

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NA

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Sarah Fowler Arthur

Majority Party Member

614-466-1405

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NA

https://www.facebook.com/SarahOhioEdu7

35

Tavia Galonski

Minority Party Member

614-644-6037

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@RepGalonski

https://www.facebook.com/RepGalonski/

5

Tim Ginter

Majority Party Member

614-466-8022

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@RepTimGinter þ

https://www.facebook.com/State-Representative-Tim-Ginter-570781376390526/

76

Diane Grendell

Majority Party Member

614-644-5088

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NA

https://www.facebook.com/OhioRep76

24

Allison Russo

Minority Party Member

614-466-8012

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@Russo4Ohio

https://www.facebook.com/Russo4Ohio/

13

Michael Skindell

Minority Party Member

614-466-5921

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@MikeSkindell

https://www.facebook.com/mikeskindell/

45

Lisa Sobecki

Minority Party Member

614-644-6017

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@ForSobecki

https://www.facebook.com/RepSobecki45

78

Brian Stewart

Majority Party Member

614-466-1464

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@BrianStewartOH

https://www.facebook.com/BrianStewartOhio

91

Shane Wilkin

Majority Party Member

614-466-3506

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@WilkinForOhio þ

https://www.facebook.com/WilkinforOhio/

Committee Site: https://ohiohouse.gov/committees/state-and-local-government

 

Additionally, you can submit opposition testimony, either in writing or in-person during the hearing.  Testimony must be submitted 24 hours in advance to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You can use this testimony template, fill in your own information, and even include some of these talking points. You must include the required Witness Information Form (which should be added as the first page). You can also contact your State Representative here or through this easy tool.

 

Coleen Taylor, MPA

Executive Director

330.673.9118

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