Welcome To Our Newest AAUP Collective-Bargaining Chapter
North Central State College


Welcome North Central State College

We would like to welcome North Central State College as our newest AAUP Collective-Bargaining Chapter! North Central's elections were held in March 2008 and they will begin negotiations on their contracts at the begining of their 2008-2009 year.



Updated 2008 AAUP Dues Rates



The Ohio Conference AAUP will be donating $3000 to the Antioch Faculty Legal Information Fund

The purpose of the fund is to conduct the necessary legal research to preserve Antioch College as a distinct and separate entity with its own governing board, and to provide counsel for any negotiations that may occur to keep the College open.

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Committees and Other Services

The American Association of University Professors is the professional organization for faculty members in American higher education. The Ohio Conference AAUP assists individual faculty members in many ways. To reach any Committee Chair contact the Conference office.

Committee A (Academic Freedom)
Faculty members who are having difficulty with academic freedom, promotion, tenure, reappointment and other academic matters receive assistance from COMMITTEE A.
  • Steve Aby, University of Akron, Chair.
  • Ann Hall, Ohio Dominican University.


  • Committee on Professional Ethics
  • Cheryl Casper, Kent State University, Chair.


  • Committee on the Needs of Retired and Soon-to-Be Retired Faculty Members

    Committee on Membership and Dues
  • Dave Rubin, Central State University, Chair.


  • Committee on Our Historical Records
    The Ohio Conference records (except for Committee A ) are kept in an archive at the Ohio Historical Center.
  • Paul Davis, Cincinnati State and Technical College, Chair.


  • Committee on Ohio Faculty at Historically African-American Institutions

    Committee on Chapter Organizing and Collective Bargaining
    In Ohio, the AAUP is the collective bargaining agent on ten campuses: Central State University, Cincinnati Technical and Community College, the University of Cincinnati, Cleveland State University, Cuyahoga Community College, Kent State University, University of Toledo, University of Akron, Wilberforce University and Wright State University.
  • Rodger Govea, Cleveland State University, Chair.


  • Committee on Part Time and Adjunct Faculty Issues

    Committee on the Interests of the Professoriate
  • Dave Patton, Ohio State University, Chair. (The Conference's Executive Director is a registered lobbyist in Ohio.)


  • Committee on Governance Issues
  • John Cuppoletti, University of Cincinnati, Chair.


  • Committee on Interests of Faculty at Ohio's Two-Year Campuses and Community Colleges
  • Clark Stull, Cincinnati State, Chair.


  • Committee on the Status of Women in Academia in Ohio

    Committee on Economics
    Annual surveys of economic issues such as salaries and benefits are conducted by this committee, in addition to helping chapters arrange for an analysis of their institutions’ finances.
  • Maita Levine, University of Cincinnati, Chair.


  • Other Ohio Conference Services
    • Ohio Academe
    • Representation in Ohio Public Employees United (concerned primarily with the protection of Ohio's Collective Bargaining Law – ORC 4117) and the Ohio Alliance for Higher Education and Development (includes all unions present on higher education campuses.)
    • Chapter Leadership Training
    • Collection and publication of institutional data regarding salary increases and salaries.
    • Training and assistance in newsletter production.
    Ohio Conference American Association of University Professors
    P.O. Box 9791 • Cincinnati • Ohio • 45209
    P: 513.312.2752 • F: 866.245.1082
    ocaaup@ocaaup.org