In general I think the draft is great work. It is well organized and clear. One thing I would suggest including is a “Retired from Higher Ed” member status similar to the “Student” status. This is the approach taken by peer groups such as NACUBO, AACRAO, NASPA, ALA, and AOC, among others.
As an ALA staffer once explained to me when I asked about the reason for discounted retired-level memberships some years back, retired members generally don’t cost as much to support as actively employed members. They don’t use most resources and have no travel budget for meetings but often can make experienced useful contributions to discussions, often have available time for committee work, and are generally on fixed pension incomes. Full disclosure: I’ve been retired from OSU for 5 years after 35 years service and am a retired member of ALA, AOC, and the university’s participating member delegation for EDUCAUSE (does not have individual members) as well as a post-retirement ex-officio member of the EDUCAUSE Higher Education Information Security Council’s Governance, Risk, and Compliance working group. I’ve also been on the ACUPA mailing list for many years before and after retirement and worked before retirement to encourage the development of broadly participative and transparent university policy processes. Bob Kalal Director (Retired), Information Technology Policy Office of the Chief Information Officer The Ohio State University PS: The usual higher ed association definition for “retired” is something like “retired from employment at a higher education institution with no current income from employment at a higher education institution or a support contractor or from individual consulting”. On Sep 5, 2014, at 8:25 AM, Michele Gross <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Dear policy colleagues, The ACUPA Board of Directors (Board) is excited to update you on its recent progress: drafting of the ACUPA Bylaws! The Bylaws provide the rules and framework that will govern ACUPA’s management of our association. Key components of the attached document include membership structure, meetings, the ACUPA Board of directors’ and officers’ roles, as well as committees and indemnification, to name a few of the parameters addressed. The six of us began the work, with assistance from Bob Schur of Colorado State University, about four months ago. We had a rough draft in hand when we met in Austin in July. The first major draft came together after two intense days of discussion (with very little fist thumping or gnashing of teeth!) We passed the draft by members of the Newsletter Committee, the 2014 ACUPA Conference Committee, and the Organizing Committee. Thanks to their sharp eyes and great ideas, the document is better than it was before. Snip, snip, snip ...
