Negotiations: Article 34, Emeritus Professor

The administration wishes to change Article 34, Emeritus Professor. Our Negotiating Team received the proposal below from the administration on February 1. Current language proposed for deletion is shown in the strikethrough format, and proposed new language is shown in the red underlined format. For comparison, you may wish to view the entire current CBA and this article in particular.

For more about bargaining now under way toward a successor of our current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), please see our Negotiations page. There, you will find rosters of our Bargaining Council and Negotiating Team, a table showing the status of each article (those in the current CBA and new ones, too), and also reports about each negotiating session.

At the March 21 bargaining session, our Negotiating Team stated that AAUP-WSU accepts the proposal below, so that bargaining over this article will not be necessary.

Administration Proposal for Article 34, Emeritus Professor
34.1 The title of Emeritus professor recognizes past contributions to the community of scholars at Wright State University. 34.2 The Emeritus title confers on the recipient the rights and privileges of other members of the community of scholars at Wright State University, subject to the limitation of the right to vote and the right to hold elective office, and is conferred as a lifetime status. Insofar as it is possible, and subject to fiscal considerations, the University will extend courtesies and services to Emeritus faculty that facilitate their continuing contributions to the academic life at Wright State University. 34.3 Bargaining Unit Faculty who have served as full-time faculty ten or more years at Wright State University will automatically be granted the Emeritus title upon retirement and upon written request by the Member of the Bargaining Unit to the Provost. Bargaining Unit Faculty Members who have served as full-time members of the faculty for five or more years, but less than ten years, may request consideration for the Emeritus title through the process of a petition to the Provost through the Member’s own administrative unit. In order to be considered for the Emeritus title, the petition of a Member of the Bargaining Unit must be supported by the Dean of the College or School in which the Member holds his or her primary appointment. 34.4 The criteria and procedures for awarding the Emeritus title to a deceased Member are the same as set forth in Section 34.2 except the process may be initiated by a department chair or dean.

Administration Proposal for Article 34, Emeritus Professor

34.1 The title of Emeritus professor recognizes past contributions to the community of scholars at Wright State University.

34.2 The Emeritus title confers on the recipient the rights and privileges of other members of the community of scholars at Wright State University, subject to the limitation of the right to vote and the right to hold elective office, and is conferred as a lifetime status. Insofar as it is possible, and subject to fiscal considerations, the University will extend courtesies and services to Emeritus faculty that facilitate their continuing contributions to the academic life at Wright State University.

34.3 Bargaining Unit Faculty who have served as full-time faculty ten or more years at Wright State University will automatically be granted the Emeritus title upon retirement and upon written request by the Member of the Bargaining Unit to the Provost. Bargaining Unit Faculty Members who have served as full-time members of the faculty for five or more years, but less than ten years, may request consideration for the Emeritus title through the process of a petition to the Provost through the Member’s own administrative unit. In order to be considered for the Emeritus title, the petition of a Member of the Bargaining Unit must be supported by the Dean of the College or School in which the Member holds his or her primary appointment.

34.4 The criteria and procedures for awarding the Emeritus title to a deceased Member are the same as set forth in Section 34.2 except the process may be initiated by a department chair or dean.

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