AAUP Meeting Minutes
March Meeting
March 3rd Washington Street Java Co., 7:30 Am

Meetings are open to all University faculty members

Present: Marc Becker, Keith Doubt, Stephanie Fore, David Gruber, James Harmon, and Peter Rolnick,

1. Treasurer's Report Balance -- $273.39. We just gained one new member for a total of 42 members in the Truman AAUP Chapter.

2. President's Report --The membership drive continues, distributing flyers and newsletters in the Human Potential and Performance Division, the Business Division, and the Math and Computer Science Division, the Divisions in which AAUP is less popular. Extra flyers and newsletter will be distributed a second time to the remaining Divisions.

3. Old Business -- State of the University Survey-- It was agreed to support Judi Misale's efforts to undertake a third annual State of the University Survey. There was discussion of the timing of the AAUP Survey in relation to Teresa Heckert's University Survey. Judi has indicated that, given her circumstances, she will undertake the Survey at the end of March. Four people volunteered to help her with the work.


4. New Business -- David Gruber raised the subject of the current search for a History and Philosophy of Science Position, as a point of information. The following points were made during the discussion: (1) the low number of applicants for this search in which the President Magruder's son is a finalist, (2) the fact that Professor Sue Magruder resigned her position in the Education Division when her husband became Vice-President, (3) the recent decision of the Board of Governors to create an oversight committee to review hiring that might trigger the nepotism clause (4) the Science Division'a attempt two years ago to hire President Magruder's son for a temporary position after Michael Tannenbaum, (5) the legal advice of the University's counsel, Warren Wells, to several Divisions on the need to be legally vigilant during faculty hiring, (6) the different ways throughout the University in which a faculty applicant's undergraduate and graduate transcripts are treated in the hiring process, and (7) the observation that one applicant will soon have two doctoral degrees, one in science and another in philosophy and history of science.

5. There was discussion on the current activities and history of the University Club, which is formally called the University Faculty and Staff Club.