Bylaws

Please review proposed changes to Chapter Bylaws

The Cincinnati State AAUP Executive Committee is recommending to the Chapter members several proposed revisions to the Chapter Constitution and Bylaws.

The proposed revisions and an explanation of the reason for each revision are as follows:
- The proposed revisions are contained in the document AAUP_Bylaws09.doc
- An explanation of the reason for each revision is contained in the document BylawsChangesExplained.doc

Any Chapter member with suggestions, questions, or concerns must inform Chapter President Paul Davis by noon on Friday, Dec. 4.

Voting to approve or deny the proposed amendments will begin the following week.

Why are changes needed?

Some changes to the Chapter Constitution and Bylaws are required because of revisions in the structure of the National AAUP. Chapter governance documents must be modified to ensure that all legal requirements are met.

Additionally, some changes have been proposed by the Executive Committee to update or clarify Chapter procedures.

At the national level, AAUP is in process of reorganizing into three separate but interlocked entities: the AAUP, the AAUP Collective Bargaining Congress, and the AAUP Foundation.

The restructuring plan was approved at the Annual Meeting of National AAUP in June 2008.

Additional information about National AAUP restructuring is available at http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/about/Restruct.

The original Chapter Constitution and Bylaws were ratified in September 1989. Amendments were approved by the Chapter members in March 1991 and November 1998.