The Faculty Affairs Council (FAC) is the faculty union at The University of Scranton. FAC represents all full-time faculty members, and it also serves as a local chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Through collective bargaining and regular dialogue with the University administration, FAC seeks to improve the working conditions and terms of employment for full-time faculty by responding to concerns on issues related to academic freedom, shared governance, rank, tenure, compensation, benefits, and all other aspects of the collective bargaining agreement.
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Based on the FAC Open Forum and the Provost’s Faculty Forums, the FAC EC compiled a list of recommendations and questions regarding the University’s Fall 2020 Reopening Plans that were sent to the President’s Cabinet. On Tuesday, August 11, 2020, FAC Chair, Stacey Muir, shared the Cabinet’s response to those questions and recommendations with all …Continue reading FAC hosted a Faculty Open Forum on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, via Zoom, to provide faculty with an opportunity to discuss the University’s Royals Safe Together reopening plan. Faculty were able to express their concerns and unanswered questions. FAC compiled and anonymized the information and will bring the faculty’s questions and concerns to university administration. The Faculty Affairs Council and the University of Scranton signed a Memorandum of Understanding executed in June 2020 that extended the original 3-year contract from September 1, 2020, through August 31, 2021. The contract is available on FAC’s webpages: https://www.scranton.edu/academics/provost/FAC/fac_contract.shtml. As part of the MOU, the University of Scranton and the Faculty Affairs Council agree …Continue reading In Fall 2016, FAC conducted a survey of the faculty to determine levels of satisfaction with our current health care benefits. A summary of the survey results is accessible here: Summary of Faculty Health Benefits Survey (pdf). On Friday, September 16, 2016, Gerald J. Beyer, PhD, delivered a presentation at the University of Scranton titled “Catholic Universities, Unions, and Shared Governance: Working Together for the Common Good.” The Faculty Affairs Council sponsored this talk, the flyer for which can be found below. Gerry has shared with the FAC Officers two of his …Continue readingFAC Letter to President’s Cabinet Shared with the Faculty
FAC Hosts Open Forum
FAC Signs 1-year Contract Extension
FAC Conducts Survey on Faculty Health Benefits
Gerald J. Beyer Speaks at The University of Scranton
