AAUP SHU
An Advocacy Chapter of the American Association of University Professors at Sacred Heart University
Why we're here
An AAUP chapter convenes under the principles and procedures of the AAUP and our profession at large. AAUP SHU is committed to protecting academic freedom, strengthening shared governance, and offering thoughtful solutions to the pressing issues facing higher education as they play out on our campus. We are not a collective bargaining unit.
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What we're doing
Founded in November 2024, we invite all eligible SHU faculty, both full-time and part-time, to join our chapter. We will be holding meetings and socials over the rest of this academic year to introduce you to what the AAUP chapter is about and why we think you will want to be part of it. Our growing membership will decide the activities and actions that the chapter undertakes.
You can read our values and aims below. See our executive committee members and read our bylaws at About.
You can find about membership at Join.
You can email us at aaupshu@gmail.com or by clicking the button at the bottom or any page.
No one will advocate for faculty and our profession if we don't do so ourselves. Come be part of the solution!
Our values and aims
We believe that the entire SHU community can only benefit from an informed and empowered faculty.
We aim to promote a strong, meaningful role for SHU faculty in shared governance by...
Contributing to efforts to reform and improve shared governance,
Participating as faculty members in shared governance and in the whole range of committees at the university, and
Serving as a strong, independent voice advocating for faculty.
We advocate for the health, safety, and well-being of the SHU community.
We support a fair and manageable workload.
We affirm the faculty’s decision-making role in matters that directly impact the education of our students.
Images on this site are--to the best of our knowledge--in the public domain from Pexels, Photoshelter, images provided by the AAUP, photos taken by the members, and graphics created by the members . The banner photo on the home page is the faculty procession at SHU's commencement in 1969.