What is the AAUP-AFT Wright State University Chapter website?

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The site at aaup-wsu.org is the official online home of the AAUP-AFT Wright State University Chapter, a faculty organization that serves as the collective bargaining agent for a single, unified bargaining unit at Wright State University. It exists to represent faculty interests in bargaining and to invite eligible faculty and other academic personnel to join the chapter.

What the chapter is

According to the chapter's own description, the AAUP-AFT WSU chapter acts as the collective bargaining agent for one unified bargaining unit. That unit was officially formed by combining two previously separate units:

  • Tenure-track and tenured faculty, except those holding certain administrative appointments at the rank of chair and higher, on both the Dayton and Celina (Lake) campuses.
  • Non-tenure-eligible ("NTE") faculty, except those with primary appointments in the Boonshoft School of Medicine, on both the Dayton and Celina (Lake) campuses.

So the bargaining unit covers two distinct faculty groups across two campuses, with specific carve-outs for certain administrative roles and medical school appointments.

Who is invited to join

The chapter's membership invitation is broader than the bargaining unit itself. The site states that all Wright State University faculty are cordially invited to join, including:

  • Adjunct faculty
  • Faculty with administrative appointments
  • Faculty with primary appointments in the Boonshoft School of Medicine or the School of Professional Psychology
  • Faculty already in the bargaining unit described above
  • Emeritus faculty
  • Academic professionals
  • Graduate students

This means the organization distinguishes between who it formally represents at the bargaining table and who it welcomes as members.

What the site is for

The website functions primarily as an informational and organizing tool. Based on the page content, its main purposes are:

  1. Explaining the chapter's role as the collective bargaining agent for the unified unit.
  2. Describing who is eligible for the bargaining unit and who is invited to join as a member.
  3. Inviting participation, including an open call for anyone who wants to help the chapter.
  4. Sharing content through social media links (X and Facebook).

Key things to keep in mind

  • The bargaining unit and the membership are not identical — some people invited to join are not in the unit the chapter bargains for.
  • Coverage spans the Dayton and Celina (Lake) campuses.
  • Certain administrative appointments (chair rank and higher) and Boonshoft School of Medicine primary appointments are excluded from the bargaining unit, though those individuals may still be invited to join as members.

If you are Wright State faculty or an academic professional and want to know whether you fall inside the bargaining unit or are simply eligible for membership, the site's description of the two unit components and their exceptions is the place to check.