Introduction

  • This election is for APSCUF President. The rules for this election are listed below.
  • The nominees for the APSCUF President election are listed to the right. The list to the right is not a ballot.
  • This list in not official until nominations have been closed and the list of nominees has been reviewed and verified by the APSCUF Nominations and Elections Committee.
  • The statements the candidates submitted with their nominations are given below. By clicking on a name in the list of candidates, you will be taken to that candidate's statement.
  • Clicking on the words Return to Top will return you to this part of the page.
  • If you are a nominee and wish to modify your statement or withdraw your nomination, click on the "Modify" button. You will need your password to make any modifications.
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The nominees for APSCUF President are:

Lisa Millhous
Jack Waber

Nominations close Mar 17, 2011.
All APSCUF Faculty may be nominated.

Rules for the Election

    • This election is decided by a majority of the votes cast. If no candidate receives a majority, there will be a run-off election between the two top candidates. A tie in the second election will be settled by lot. If there is only one candidate, the candidate will be voted on by an approve/disapprove ballot.
    • Candidates are required to submit a written statement to the membership with their nomination. Statements should provide the candidate's philosophy, aims for office, and general attitude for the position sought.
    • Only members of WCU APSCUF in good standing may be nominated.
    • Only members of WCU APSCUF in good standing may vote in this election.

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Lisa Millhous


Department: Communication Studies

I am a candidate for APSCUF local President this year because I believe that we have come to a crossroads as an institution. Faculty decisions and the faculty response in the coming two years will be critical in setting the future course of this institution. As we struggle with a financial crisis, state negotiations in an unfriendly-to-labor environment, and new management at WCU, it will be a challenge maintain the core values that have made WCU what it is today.

I have been a faculty member at WCU since 1999 and I anticipate investing several more decades in this institution. But WCU is changing and I worry about the sustainability of our jobs over the long haul. As class sizes increase and service obligations multiply it is critical that the changes strengthen our institution. The very core of our mission rests on the excellence of faculty work, and this must not be lost. Although it is challenging to represent WCU’s unique interests among our sister institutions, we negotiate from a stronger position under APSCUF's collective bargaining agreement.

Since arriving at WCU, I have been a member of the APSCUF Local Delegates Assembly in every year. Locally, I have chaired the Social Justice Committee and the Student-Faculty Liaison Committee, as well as chairing the state-wide Social Justice Committee for APSCUF. I have served two terms as your representative at the Statewide Legislative Assembly. I am familiar with the contract, having advocated for faculty with grievances. I have participated in local negotiations over the promotion policy and engaged in discussions with management as Chair of local meet and discuss. I have been part of the campus mobilization efforts during negotiations of the past 3 contracts. And currently, I serve as your local APSCUF Vice President.

Not only have I been an active participant in our faculty union, but my scholarly pursuits position me well to fulfill the duties of your union president. I teach business communication including the fundamentals of argument, persuasion, and image management. I study the dynamics of complex organizations where cultural diversity is both synergetic and an obstacle. I have written about Russian-American joint ventures, about the dynamics of building and sustaining hope, and about institutionalizing mentoring in a way that goes beyond paternalism.

I know that I have a lot to learn and that the only way to protect our institution is to work together. If you give me the opportunity to serve, I ask you for your help. We need to do this well, if we are to continue on this journey together.


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Jack Waber


Department: Biology

I have been nominated for the Presidency of WCU-APSCUF and been asked to provide a statement to accompany that nomination. As the President of an academic union, I feel it is important for that individual to have the appropriate formal credentials, mine are:

A.B., Hope College 1969 Ph.D., University of Hawaii 1973 Assistant Professor, UH 1973-74 NASA Post Doctoral Fellow in Biochemistry, University of California, 1974-76 WCU, 1976 to Present, currently Professor and Chair of Biology

At this critical time in the history of public higher education, I feel we need a strong, competent leader of our LOCAL union whose first priority is what is to do what is in the best interest of OUR campus. We, both the administration and faculty, are permanently tethered together and thus must work together for the benefit of WCU first and other entities second. Being the best, in my unbiased view, of the fourteen universities in the System, demands that the contract be tailored to our specific needs or the progress we have made in recent years will be in jeopardy. This clearly means working with the administration when appropriate and vigorously opposing it when necessary.


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