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.
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The nominees for APSCUF President are:

Mark Rimple

Nominations close Mar 24, 2017.
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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Mark Rimple


Department: Music Theory, Composition and History

I would be honored to serve a second term as your union president. We are not too far from the next contract negotiations, and I believe that keeping our team intact and building on our strengths is vital, particularly given the difficult position of a collective bargaining unit at this moment in time.

In my first term, I have been able to

- effectively steer an incredible team of union leaders through the union's first ever strike with the lowest level of strike-crossing in the system; - renegotiate a promotion policy that gives more credit for the scholarly and service work that our faculty do; - build a solid working relationship with local management in a way that has resulted in changes demanded by faculty; - increase full membership in the union; - work with state APSCUF to forge relationships with state politicians; and - work with other shared governance groups to better integrate and define our roles within collective bargaining.

With your support, I hope to continue advocating for faculty to have safe working spaces, to be involved in shared governance and be treated respectfully, and to work towards a better contract.

Sincerely,

Mark Rimple President WCU-APSCUF


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