Spring 2010 Newsletter Main

	Volume 2010 No. 2 May 2010
	What has your Towson Faculty Association/AAUP done for you lately? TU-AAUP Accomplishments 2009-2010: Primary Caregiver Policy and Workshop Furlough Resolution and Email Alert Resolution to Place a Lecturer Representative on University Senate Mentoring Workshop and Program Development Active Faculty Grievance Committee Salary and Compensation Studies University Faculty Elections Annual Faculty and Friends Crab Feast/Vegetarian Extravaganza Active Participation in Shared Governance Discussions of Budget, University Planning and Vision, and University Senate Help and Support for Faculty with Questions about Promotion and Tenure, Workload, and Grievance Procedures
Editor's Note Read this important message from our Newsletter Editor!	Think these things are worth $15? What about an hour of your time once or twice a semester? Join the TU-AAUP/Faculty Association today! And become an active member. Or quit complaining! While you're at it, why not help to safeguard Academic Freedom and the Quality of Higher Education by also becoming a member at the national level. Click here to join the national AAUP!	Save the Dates! September 3, 2010: TU-AAUP/Faculty Association Fall Meeting and Friday Happy Hour 3-4 PM at the Burkshire Marriott (happy hour follows in the University Club) ***** Thursday, October 7, 2010 6-9 PM 5th Annual Faculty Crab Feast and Vegetarian Extravaganza!! Click here for more info...!
	READ ON!!! Important Updates in the following Reports: Junior Faculty Committee Updates Salary and Fringe Benefits Committee Ad Hoc Lecturer Committee Voluntary Faculty Mentoring Program Notes from the TU-AAUP/Faculty Association Spring Meeting Notes from the Maryland AAUP Regional Spring Meeting
	TU-AAUP/Faculty Association Officers and Committees President: Jennifer R. Ballengee, Dept. of English Vice-President: Matthew Durington, Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice Secretary: Virginia Thompson, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Planning Treasurer: Shaun Johnson, Dept. of Elementary Education Junior Faculty Committee: Chair, Pamela Lottero-Purdue, Dept. of Physica Membership Committee: Chair, Kimberly Katz, Dept. of History FLIC (ad hoc committee on Family Leave Issues): Chair, Chris D'Addario, Dept. of English Committee W: Chair, Michelle Manasse, Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice Ad Hoc Lecturers Committee: Chair, Tina Kelleher, Dept. of English Salary and Fringe Benefits Committee: Chair, Matthew Durington, Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice Newsletter Editor: Kimberly Katz, Dept. of History Webmaster: Tina Kelleher, Dept. of English