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January 2023
Executive Committee: President – Joyce Overly; Vice President – Mark Kilwein; Secretary – Laurie Pierce; Treasurer – Xiaofeng Li; Delegates –Joyce
Overly, Jennifer May, Lorie Taylor, Jacqueline Knaust; Alternate Delegates – Ellen Foster, Cristin Ketley, Nripendra Singh, Barry Sweet, t/b/d; Coaches
President – Heath Calhoun; Coaches Vice President – Doc Neiman; Coaches Alternate – Keith Ferraro; Coaches’ Grievance Chair – Eric Laughlin; Venango
Campus Rep – Renee Bloom; CAP – Joseph Croskey; DRC – Mary Buchanan; Grievance – Mark Kilwein; Health & Welfare – Amy Shannonhouse;
Legislative – Jonathan Touster; Membership – Tonya Otto; Negotiations – Joyce Overly; Nominations & Elections – Rachel Newbury; Social Justice – Ron
Radaker; Public Affairs/Relations – Lacey Futon; Student Liaison – Marc Sanko; Rules & Bylaws – Jamie Phillips; Mobilization Co-Chairs – Jackie Knaust &
Andy Lingwall; State Adjunct Faculty Committee – Natasha Dias
*Faculty Meet & Discuss Team: Joyce Overly, Barry Sweet, Adam Roberts, Mark Kilwein, Jennifer May, Mary Buchanan, Laurie Pierce (rec. sec.)
*Coaches Meet & Discus Team: Heath Calhoun, Doc Neiman, Keith Ferraro, Eric Laughlin, Joyce Overly & Mark Kilwein
The President’s Message… WELCOME BACK TO A NEW SEMESTER!
Dear APSCUF Colleagues,
Happy New Year! I hope the beginning of the Spring 2022 semester finds you healthy and rested.
I feel like a broken record when I give updates on the issues that APSCUF is currently working on.
COVID and consolidation. Consolidation and COVID. Remember when we had time and energy to imagine and
discuss creative ways to help our students learn and grow? To immerse ourselves in scholarly work? To have a long
chat with a student or colleague? I hope that when the pandemic eases and the work of consolidation is finished,
we can again find the joy that drew us to this profession.
With respect to COVID-19, I encourage everyone to refer to the two emails with revised guidelines that came out on
ALL-L this week. If you have questions that aren’t answered in those documents, please share them with your DRC
rep or me. I already have a few questions to bring up at the next Meet & Discuss.
Developments with consolidation slowed over the winter break but are still moving along. All Penn West
departments have now elected a department chair and are at various stages of establishing departmental
committees and making decisions about how the department will function. The Penn West Interim Curriculum
Committee (ICC) has begun meeting. As required by the side letter to Article 31, the ICC will first “develop interim
processes and procedures for recommending curricular action.” These processes and procedures must then be
approved at Local and State Meet and Discuss before any curricular decisions can take place. Clarion’s
representatives on the ICC are Barry Sweet (Social Sciences Department) and Dan Shifflet (Chemistry, Mathematics,
and Physics) and I have confidence that they will represent Clarion well.
The three Penn West Chapter Presidents, Sam Claster (Edinboro), Craig Smith (California) and I, met with President
Pehrsson in late November and we have monthly meetings scheduled for this semester. At these meetings we share
concerns and ask questions that we’ve been unable to get resolved through other routes.
As always, if you have questions or concerns that you think APSCUF can help with, please reach out to your rep on
DRC, to our office manager, Jan Walters, or to me directly. Good luck next week!
In solidarity,
January 2023
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SPRING 2023 MEETINGS
(Please mark your calendars!)
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (EC) @ 3:30 pm
➢ Tuesday, January 24
➢ Tuesday, February 7
➢ Tuesday, February 21
➢ Tuesday, March 14
➢ Tuesday, April 4
➢ Tuesday, April 18
*April 18 & 19 – General Spring Elections
DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL (DRC)@3:30 pm
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Tuesday, January 31
Tuesday, February 14
Tuesday March 21
Tuesday, April 11
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
➢ Tuesday, March 28, 2023 (Includes Meet the
Candidate Forum)
➢ APSCUF’s End-of-Semester Gathering, Thursday,
May 4, 2023 @ 4:00 pm at CRBC
PRE-MEET & DISCUSS & MEET & DISCUSS
➢ Friday January 27 @ 2 pm (Meet & Discuss)
➢ Friday, February 24 @ 2 pm (Meet & Discuss)
➢ Friday, March 31 @ 2 pm (Meet & Discuss)
➢ Friday, April 28 @ 2 pm (Meet & Discuss)
➢ Thursday, May 26 @ 1 pm (Meet & Discuss)
➢ Thursday, June 29 @ 1 pm (Meet & Discuss)
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES (LA)
➢ Special LA Session – January 24 @ 10 am
➢ February 2-5, 2023 (Sheraton, Harrisburg)
➢ April 13-15, 2023 (Sheraton, Harrisburg)
GENERAL APSCUF & BARGAINING UNIT MEETING will be held on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, @ 3:30 pm.
Location will be announced. This will also include “Meet the Candidates” Forum for the 2023 Spring
General Elections. Please “pencil in” this meeting on your meeting calendar.
NOTE: General Spring Elections will be held on Tuesday & Wednesday, April 18 & 19 thru Survey Monkey.
More information is forthcoming of open APSCUF & Committee positions. Stay tuned!
SAVE THE DATE: In solidarity, join us for an End-of-the-Semester Gathering at the Clarion
River Brewing Company, Thursday, May 4th, from 4-6 pm.
WELCOME Returning & New Clarion APSCUF Members!!
Michael Boston – Communication Sciences & Disorders
Kristina Brzoza-Lewis - Biology
Meghan Ferraro – Education (Inter-university transfer)
Cynthia McCrea – Sociology, Political Science & Law
Michael Neiswonger - Nursing
Ashley Nichols - Sociology, Political Science & Law
Adam Romanik – Library & Information Sciences
Debra Shreve - Nursing
Christina Steffy – Library & Information
CONGRATULATIONS & BEST WISHES TO OUR RECENT RETIREE!!
Karl Sprenger - Education
APSCUF Membership is open to ALL active faculty and coaches - Tenured, Tenure-Track, Full-time Temporary,
and Part-time Temporary. APSCUF is the sole voice for protecting the rights of faculty and coaches giving you
the best working environment possible. Be an active and contributing member. Get involved today!
January 2023
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SPRING 2023 SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS SCHEDULE
(See additional information on pages 6 & 7)
Overload and Related Payments – March 23, 2023, pay
Distance Education Payments – April 21, 2023, pay
NOTE: Winter-Intersession payment will be paid Friday, January 27, 2023
SPRING PAY ANNUAL INCREMENTS FOR FULL-TIME REGULAR FACULTY:
Under Article 22, Section A.3.c: Effective with the 11th pay (February 10th) of the 2022-2023
academic year for faculty members on a 20-pay schedule and with the 14th pay (March 24th) of
the 2022-2023 academic year for faculty members on a 26 pay schedule, all full-regular faculty
members shall move one (1) increment.
For those faculty who are at Step 13, under Article 22, Section A.4.c, it states: Faculty members who are at Step 13
of their present rank as of the fall 2022 semester shall receive a one-time cash payment of two and one-half percent
(2.5%), which shall be paid effective with the 11th pay (February 10th) of the 2022-2023 academic year for Faculty
members on a 20-pay schedule and with the 14th pay (March 24th) of the 20222-2023 academic year for faculty
members on a 26-pay schedule. These payments are cash payments pad in lieu of longevity increased to employees
who are at or above the maximum step of their pay range.
Grant Related Faculty: Under Article 11. Section L, it states: All temporary full-time FACULTY MEMBERS whose
positions are primarily funded by Act 101, TRIO, Upward Bound, and other grants which have existed for fifteen (15)
or more years at the University, shall receive an annual service increment when such increments are provided to fulltime regular FACULTY in accordance with Article 22, Section B of this Agreement. Such employees shall also be
eligible for promotion provided they meet the minimum qualifications for rank in accordance with Article 16 of this
Agreement.
A REMINDER to the new Fall 2022 Part-time Temporary Faculty: If you were a new part-time
temporary faculty member for the fall 2022 semester and are returning to Penn West Clarion
University for the spring 2023 semester, please contact Jan Walters in the APSCUF office for a PA
Faculty Health & Welfare Fund enrollment card. YES, you do qualify for partial vision
and FULL dental coverage for you have fulfilled the obligation of serving one semester of the
previous three semesters.
NOTE: THIS IS NO COST TO YOU WHATSOEVER! Just one of the benefits negotiated in APSCUF’s faculty
collective bargaining agreement. For detailed coverage for part-time temporary faculty, go into the APSCUF
website udder forms-benefit at https://www.apscuf.org/members/forms-benefits/ .
HAVE YOU MOVED OVER WINTER BREAK? If so, please be sure to inform Jan in the APSCUF
office of your new address. Reporting your new address to Human Resources (HR Connect) DOES
NOT guarantee that we have received this information.
Faculty: You will also need to change this with the PA Faculty Health & Welfare Fund, your dental
and vision provider. For a new enrollment/change form, please contact Jan the APSCUF office today
at jwalters@pennwest.edu .
January 2023
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TAX DEDUCTION for 2022: TAX SEASON IS HERE! IF YOU ITEMIZE, NOTE THE BELOW 2022 FEDERAL
TAX DEDUCTION FOR UNION DUES: CURRENT TAX FEDERAL TAX LAW DOES NOT ALLOW A DEDUCTION
FOR UNION DUES FOR THE YEARS FROM 2018 THROUGH 2025. BUT FOR PENNSYLVANIA TAXPAYER
PURPOSES, THE FULL AMOUNT OF UNON DUES PAID ARE 100% DEDUCTIBLE.
January 2023
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SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
CLARION APSCUF 2023 FALL SCHOLARSHIPS: Applications are now being accepted for the
Fall 2023 Clarion APSCUF Scholarship to be awarded to SIX (6) Clarion University
students. Any student wishing to apply must be currently enrolled at Clarion University with a minimum of 3.2 QPA following
completion of the Fall 2022 semester. Eligibility, instructions, and “fillable” application can now be downloaded at
www.apscuf.org/universities/clarion . Deadline for submission is Friday, March 24, 2023 @ 12:00 pm.
Please feel free to share the direct link to the application: Application for APSCUF Scholarship
We are asking once again for you to announce this scholarship to your students in your classes along with posting the above link
in each of your D2L course sites. Also, we are asking to please display the announcement flyer in your department where
students can view it on page 4 of this newsletter.
In advance, thank you for your assistance: The Clarion APSCUF Scholarship Committee: Jeffrey Diamond (Chair), Todd Lavin &
Helen Hampikian
STATE APSCUF SCHOLARSHIP:
APSCUF offers a $3,000 scholarship to relatives of APSCUF or APSCURF members in good
standing. The 2023 application deadline is June 1, 2023. Award recipient(s) will be notified by August 1,
2023. Direct questions to APSCUF’s director of membership services at 717-236-7486, Ext. 3021.
FACULTY: Please feel free to share the below information to any of your students that may be interested in
applying for Government/Public Relations internship at State APSCUF in Harrisburg. Application deadline is
February 13, 2023.
GOVERNMENT/PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERNSHIP
State APSCUF offers a paid internship in government and public relations for
undergraduates attending a Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education university.
The APSCUF internship is a great opportunity for a student interested in government,
politics, public affairs, journalism, or communication. APSCUF interns must be
professional, self-motivated, and skilled communicators. Our interns have gone on to
jobs in the legislature, lobbying, and the news media (see Where are the APSCUF
interns now?).
APSCUF are seeking a junior or senior majoring in political science, communication,
journalism, or a related field to serve as a government relations/communication intern
for the state APSCUF office, which is based at 319 N. Front St. in Harrisburg. The
student internship must be for academic credit under the supervision of a State System
university faculty member. The successful applicant should have strong knowledge of government
workings, as well as excellent oral and written communication skills. APSCUF will pay $11 per hour, and
interns are expected to work 35 hours each week, Monday through Friday.
Upcoming and current internships:
Click here for the 2023 application information and form. The internship will run Tuesday, May 30,
2023, through Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. The application deadline will be Feb 13, 2023.
For more information, please contact Kathryn Morton, communications director.
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PENNSYVANIA WESTERN UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY-WIDE PROMOTION COMMITTEE
2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR
Michelle Early Torregano (Chair)California
Robin Weaver
California
Grafton Eliason
California
Nikolas Roberts
California
Renae Shawgo
Clarion
Ambreena Siddiq (Co-Chair)
Clarion
Paul Woodburne
Clarion
Helen Hampikian
Clarion
Jeremy Galante
Edinboro
Christine Rine
Edinboro
Steve Sullivan
Edinboro
Peter Kuvshinikov (Co-Chair)
Edinboro
Mary Buchanan (Non-teaching) Clarion
Early Childhood & Elementary Education
Nursing
Counseling
Criminal Justice
English
Chemistry
Finance, Accounting & Economics
Biology
Art
Social Work
History, Philosophy & Modern Languages
Applied Engineering, Technology & Physics
Library Services
2025
2024
2024
2023
2025
2024
2024
2023
2025
2024
2024
2023
2025
PENNSYVANIA WESTERN UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY-WIDE TENURE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR
Louise Nicholson
Scott Hargraves
Keat Murray
Amy Shannonhouse
David Lott
Rachel Newbury
Mary Jo Melvin
Dan Bennett
Wayne Hawley
California
California
California
Clarion
Clarion
Clarion
Edinboro
Edinboro
Edinboro
Natural Science & Engineering Technology
Health Sciences
Arts & Humanities
Education
Natural Science & Engineering Technology
Library Services
Education
Business, Communication & Inform Sciences
Social Sciences & Human Sciences
2025
2024
2023
2025
2024
2023
2025
2024
2023
Updated: 10/05/2022
PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN UNIVERSITY - CLARION (only)
SABBATICAL LEAVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
2022-2023 AY
Jennifer May
Tonya Otto – Chair
Marc Sanko
Amanda Lockwood
Nripendra Singh
Natasha Dias
Ronald Radaker
Sociology, Political Science & Law (Human Services)
Libraries
History
Chemistry
Marketing & Management (Marketing)
Biology
Student Services
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
Updated 11/7/2022
January 2023
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PENNSYVANIA WESTERN UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY-WIDE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FEBRUARY 2023 – MAY 2024
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COLLEGE
NAME/DEPARTMENT
TERM ENDING
College of Arts & Humanities
• Jamie Phillips (History, Philosophy & Modern Languages)
May 31, 2024
College of Business, Communication & Information Sciences
• Paul Hettler (Finance, Accounting & Economics)
May 31, 2024
College of Education
• Mike Perrotti (Middle & Secondary Education)
May 31, 2024
College of Health Sciences
• Robin Weaver (Nursing)
May 31, 2025
College of Natural Science & Engineering Technology
• Jennifer Wilburn (Applied Engineering, Technology & Physics) May 31, 2025
College of Social Science & Human Services
• Emily Sweitzer (Sociology, Policy Science & Law)
May 31, 2025
Non-Teaching Faculty Representative
• Ryan Sittler (University Libraries)
May 31, 2025
CALIFORNIA Representatives (2)
• Jodi Dusi (Allied Health)
May 31, 2025
• Kyle Fredrick (Geosciences)
May 31, 2024
CLARION Representatives (2)
• David Lott (Biology)
May 31, 2025
• Douglas Knepp (Exercise & Sports Science)
May 31, 2024
EDINBORO Representatives (2)
• Douglas Puharic (Mathematics)
May 31, 2025
• David Tucker (Computer Science & Information Systems)
May 31, 2024
Updated: 12/08/2022
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Executive Committee: President – Joyce Overly; Vice President – Mark Kilwein; Secretary – Laurie Pierce; Treasurer – Xiaofeng Li; Delegates –Joyce
Overly, Jennifer May, Lorie Taylor, Jacqueline Knaust; Alternate Delegates – Ellen Foster, Cristin Ketley, Nripendra Singh, Barry Sweet, t/b/d; Coaches
President – Heath Calhoun; Coaches Vice President – Doc Neiman; Coaches Alternate – Keith Ferraro; Coaches’ Grievance Chair – Eric Laughlin; Venango
Campus Rep – Renee Bloom; CAP – Joseph Croskey; DRC – Mary Buchanan; Grievance – Mark Kilwein; Health & Welfare – Amy Shannonhouse;
Legislative – Jonathan Touster; Membership – Tonya Otto; Negotiations – Joyce Overly; Nominations & Elections – Rachel Newbury; Social Justice – Ron
Radaker; Public Affairs/Relations – Lacey Futon; Student Liaison – Marc Sanko; Rules & Bylaws – Jamie Phillips; Mobilization Co-Chairs – Jackie Knaust &
Andy Lingwall; State Adjunct Faculty Committee – Natasha Dias
*Faculty Meet & Discuss Team: Joyce Overly, Barry Sweet, Adam Roberts, Mark Kilwein, Jennifer May, Mary Buchanan, Laurie Pierce (rec. sec.)
*Coaches Meet & Discus Team: Heath Calhoun, Doc Neiman, Keith Ferraro, Eric Laughlin, Joyce Overly & Mark Kilwein
The President’s Message… WELCOME BACK TO A NEW SEMESTER!
Dear APSCUF Colleagues,
Happy New Year! I hope the beginning of the Spring 2022 semester finds you healthy and rested.
I feel like a broken record when I give updates on the issues that APSCUF is currently working on.
COVID and consolidation. Consolidation and COVID. Remember when we had time and energy to imagine and
discuss creative ways to help our students learn and grow? To immerse ourselves in scholarly work? To have a long
chat with a student or colleague? I hope that when the pandemic eases and the work of consolidation is finished,
we can again find the joy that drew us to this profession.
With respect to COVID-19, I encourage everyone to refer to the two emails with revised guidelines that came out on
ALL-L this week. If you have questions that aren’t answered in those documents, please share them with your DRC
rep or me. I already have a few questions to bring up at the next Meet & Discuss.
Developments with consolidation slowed over the winter break but are still moving along. All Penn West
departments have now elected a department chair and are at various stages of establishing departmental
committees and making decisions about how the department will function. The Penn West Interim Curriculum
Committee (ICC) has begun meeting. As required by the side letter to Article 31, the ICC will first “develop interim
processes and procedures for recommending curricular action.” These processes and procedures must then be
approved at Local and State Meet and Discuss before any curricular decisions can take place. Clarion’s
representatives on the ICC are Barry Sweet (Social Sciences Department) and Dan Shifflet (Chemistry, Mathematics,
and Physics) and I have confidence that they will represent Clarion well.
The three Penn West Chapter Presidents, Sam Claster (Edinboro), Craig Smith (California) and I, met with President
Pehrsson in late November and we have monthly meetings scheduled for this semester. At these meetings we share
concerns and ask questions that we’ve been unable to get resolved through other routes.
As always, if you have questions or concerns that you think APSCUF can help with, please reach out to your rep on
DRC, to our office manager, Jan Walters, or to me directly. Good luck next week!
In solidarity,
January 2023
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SPRING 2023 MEETINGS
(Please mark your calendars!)
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (EC) @ 3:30 pm
➢ Tuesday, January 24
➢ Tuesday, February 7
➢ Tuesday, February 21
➢ Tuesday, March 14
➢ Tuesday, April 4
➢ Tuesday, April 18
*April 18 & 19 – General Spring Elections
DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL (DRC)@3:30 pm
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Tuesday, January 31
Tuesday, February 14
Tuesday March 21
Tuesday, April 11
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
➢ Tuesday, March 28, 2023 (Includes Meet the
Candidate Forum)
➢ APSCUF’s End-of-Semester Gathering, Thursday,
May 4, 2023 @ 4:00 pm at CRBC
PRE-MEET & DISCUSS & MEET & DISCUSS
➢ Friday January 27 @ 2 pm (Meet & Discuss)
➢ Friday, February 24 @ 2 pm (Meet & Discuss)
➢ Friday, March 31 @ 2 pm (Meet & Discuss)
➢ Friday, April 28 @ 2 pm (Meet & Discuss)
➢ Thursday, May 26 @ 1 pm (Meet & Discuss)
➢ Thursday, June 29 @ 1 pm (Meet & Discuss)
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES (LA)
➢ Special LA Session – January 24 @ 10 am
➢ February 2-5, 2023 (Sheraton, Harrisburg)
➢ April 13-15, 2023 (Sheraton, Harrisburg)
GENERAL APSCUF & BARGAINING UNIT MEETING will be held on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, @ 3:30 pm.
Location will be announced. This will also include “Meet the Candidates” Forum for the 2023 Spring
General Elections. Please “pencil in” this meeting on your meeting calendar.
NOTE: General Spring Elections will be held on Tuesday & Wednesday, April 18 & 19 thru Survey Monkey.
More information is forthcoming of open APSCUF & Committee positions. Stay tuned!
SAVE THE DATE: In solidarity, join us for an End-of-the-Semester Gathering at the Clarion
River Brewing Company, Thursday, May 4th, from 4-6 pm.
WELCOME Returning & New Clarion APSCUF Members!!
Michael Boston – Communication Sciences & Disorders
Kristina Brzoza-Lewis - Biology
Meghan Ferraro – Education (Inter-university transfer)
Cynthia McCrea – Sociology, Political Science & Law
Michael Neiswonger - Nursing
Ashley Nichols - Sociology, Political Science & Law
Adam Romanik – Library & Information Sciences
Debra Shreve - Nursing
Christina Steffy – Library & Information
CONGRATULATIONS & BEST WISHES TO OUR RECENT RETIREE!!
Karl Sprenger - Education
APSCUF Membership is open to ALL active faculty and coaches - Tenured, Tenure-Track, Full-time Temporary,
and Part-time Temporary. APSCUF is the sole voice for protecting the rights of faculty and coaches giving you
the best working environment possible. Be an active and contributing member. Get involved today!
January 2023
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SPRING 2023 SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS SCHEDULE
(See additional information on pages 6 & 7)
Overload and Related Payments – March 23, 2023, pay
Distance Education Payments – April 21, 2023, pay
NOTE: Winter-Intersession payment will be paid Friday, January 27, 2023
SPRING PAY ANNUAL INCREMENTS FOR FULL-TIME REGULAR FACULTY:
Under Article 22, Section A.3.c: Effective with the 11th pay (February 10th) of the 2022-2023
academic year for faculty members on a 20-pay schedule and with the 14th pay (March 24th) of
the 2022-2023 academic year for faculty members on a 26 pay schedule, all full-regular faculty
members shall move one (1) increment.
For those faculty who are at Step 13, under Article 22, Section A.4.c, it states: Faculty members who are at Step 13
of their present rank as of the fall 2022 semester shall receive a one-time cash payment of two and one-half percent
(2.5%), which shall be paid effective with the 11th pay (February 10th) of the 2022-2023 academic year for Faculty
members on a 20-pay schedule and with the 14th pay (March 24th) of the 20222-2023 academic year for faculty
members on a 26-pay schedule. These payments are cash payments pad in lieu of longevity increased to employees
who are at or above the maximum step of their pay range.
Grant Related Faculty: Under Article 11. Section L, it states: All temporary full-time FACULTY MEMBERS whose
positions are primarily funded by Act 101, TRIO, Upward Bound, and other grants which have existed for fifteen (15)
or more years at the University, shall receive an annual service increment when such increments are provided to fulltime regular FACULTY in accordance with Article 22, Section B of this Agreement. Such employees shall also be
eligible for promotion provided they meet the minimum qualifications for rank in accordance with Article 16 of this
Agreement.
A REMINDER to the new Fall 2022 Part-time Temporary Faculty: If you were a new part-time
temporary faculty member for the fall 2022 semester and are returning to Penn West Clarion
University for the spring 2023 semester, please contact Jan Walters in the APSCUF office for a PA
Faculty Health & Welfare Fund enrollment card. YES, you do qualify for partial vision
and FULL dental coverage for you have fulfilled the obligation of serving one semester of the
previous three semesters.
NOTE: THIS IS NO COST TO YOU WHATSOEVER! Just one of the benefits negotiated in APSCUF’s faculty
collective bargaining agreement. For detailed coverage for part-time temporary faculty, go into the APSCUF
website udder forms-benefit at https://www.apscuf.org/members/forms-benefits/ .
HAVE YOU MOVED OVER WINTER BREAK? If so, please be sure to inform Jan in the APSCUF
office of your new address. Reporting your new address to Human Resources (HR Connect) DOES
NOT guarantee that we have received this information.
Faculty: You will also need to change this with the PA Faculty Health & Welfare Fund, your dental
and vision provider. For a new enrollment/change form, please contact Jan the APSCUF office today
at jwalters@pennwest.edu .
January 2023
www.apscuf.org/clarion
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TAX DEDUCTION for 2022: TAX SEASON IS HERE! IF YOU ITEMIZE, NOTE THE BELOW 2022 FEDERAL
TAX DEDUCTION FOR UNION DUES: CURRENT TAX FEDERAL TAX LAW DOES NOT ALLOW A DEDUCTION
FOR UNION DUES FOR THE YEARS FROM 2018 THROUGH 2025. BUT FOR PENNSYLVANIA TAXPAYER
PURPOSES, THE FULL AMOUNT OF UNON DUES PAID ARE 100% DEDUCTIBLE.
January 2023
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SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
CLARION APSCUF 2023 FALL SCHOLARSHIPS: Applications are now being accepted for the
Fall 2023 Clarion APSCUF Scholarship to be awarded to SIX (6) Clarion University
students. Any student wishing to apply must be currently enrolled at Clarion University with a minimum of 3.2 QPA following
completion of the Fall 2022 semester. Eligibility, instructions, and “fillable” application can now be downloaded at
www.apscuf.org/universities/clarion . Deadline for submission is Friday, March 24, 2023 @ 12:00 pm.
Please feel free to share the direct link to the application: Application for APSCUF Scholarship
We are asking once again for you to announce this scholarship to your students in your classes along with posting the above link
in each of your D2L course sites. Also, we are asking to please display the announcement flyer in your department where
students can view it on page 4 of this newsletter.
In advance, thank you for your assistance: The Clarion APSCUF Scholarship Committee: Jeffrey Diamond (Chair), Todd Lavin &
Helen Hampikian
STATE APSCUF SCHOLARSHIP:
APSCUF offers a $3,000 scholarship to relatives of APSCUF or APSCURF members in good
standing. The 2023 application deadline is June 1, 2023. Award recipient(s) will be notified by August 1,
2023. Direct questions to APSCUF’s director of membership services at 717-236-7486, Ext. 3021.
FACULTY: Please feel free to share the below information to any of your students that may be interested in
applying for Government/Public Relations internship at State APSCUF in Harrisburg. Application deadline is
February 13, 2023.
GOVERNMENT/PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERNSHIP
State APSCUF offers a paid internship in government and public relations for
undergraduates attending a Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education university.
The APSCUF internship is a great opportunity for a student interested in government,
politics, public affairs, journalism, or communication. APSCUF interns must be
professional, self-motivated, and skilled communicators. Our interns have gone on to
jobs in the legislature, lobbying, and the news media (see Where are the APSCUF
interns now?).
APSCUF are seeking a junior or senior majoring in political science, communication,
journalism, or a related field to serve as a government relations/communication intern
for the state APSCUF office, which is based at 319 N. Front St. in Harrisburg. The
student internship must be for academic credit under the supervision of a State System
university faculty member. The successful applicant should have strong knowledge of government
workings, as well as excellent oral and written communication skills. APSCUF will pay $11 per hour, and
interns are expected to work 35 hours each week, Monday through Friday.
Upcoming and current internships:
Click here for the 2023 application information and form. The internship will run Tuesday, May 30,
2023, through Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. The application deadline will be Feb 13, 2023.
For more information, please contact Kathryn Morton, communications director.
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PENNSYVANIA WESTERN UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY-WIDE PROMOTION COMMITTEE
2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR
Michelle Early Torregano (Chair)California
Robin Weaver
California
Grafton Eliason
California
Nikolas Roberts
California
Renae Shawgo
Clarion
Ambreena Siddiq (Co-Chair)
Clarion
Paul Woodburne
Clarion
Helen Hampikian
Clarion
Jeremy Galante
Edinboro
Christine Rine
Edinboro
Steve Sullivan
Edinboro
Peter Kuvshinikov (Co-Chair)
Edinboro
Mary Buchanan (Non-teaching) Clarion
Early Childhood & Elementary Education
Nursing
Counseling
Criminal Justice
English
Chemistry
Finance, Accounting & Economics
Biology
Art
Social Work
History, Philosophy & Modern Languages
Applied Engineering, Technology & Physics
Library Services
2025
2024
2024
2023
2025
2024
2024
2023
2025
2024
2024
2023
2025
PENNSYVANIA WESTERN UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY-WIDE TENURE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR
Louise Nicholson
Scott Hargraves
Keat Murray
Amy Shannonhouse
David Lott
Rachel Newbury
Mary Jo Melvin
Dan Bennett
Wayne Hawley
California
California
California
Clarion
Clarion
Clarion
Edinboro
Edinboro
Edinboro
Natural Science & Engineering Technology
Health Sciences
Arts & Humanities
Education
Natural Science & Engineering Technology
Library Services
Education
Business, Communication & Inform Sciences
Social Sciences & Human Sciences
2025
2024
2023
2025
2024
2023
2025
2024
2023
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PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN UNIVERSITY - CLARION (only)
SABBATICAL LEAVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
2022-2023 AY
Jennifer May
Tonya Otto – Chair
Marc Sanko
Amanda Lockwood
Nripendra Singh
Natasha Dias
Ronald Radaker
Sociology, Political Science & Law (Human Services)
Libraries
History
Chemistry
Marketing & Management (Marketing)
Biology
Student Services
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
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UNIVERSITY-WIDE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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NAME/DEPARTMENT
TERM ENDING
College of Arts & Humanities
• Jamie Phillips (History, Philosophy & Modern Languages)
May 31, 2024
College of Business, Communication & Information Sciences
• Paul Hettler (Finance, Accounting & Economics)
May 31, 2024
College of Education
• Mike Perrotti (Middle & Secondary Education)
May 31, 2024
College of Health Sciences
• Robin Weaver (Nursing)
May 31, 2025
College of Natural Science & Engineering Technology
• Jennifer Wilburn (Applied Engineering, Technology & Physics) May 31, 2025
College of Social Science & Human Services
• Emily Sweitzer (Sociology, Policy Science & Law)
May 31, 2025
Non-Teaching Faculty Representative
• Ryan Sittler (University Libraries)
May 31, 2025
CALIFORNIA Representatives (2)
• Jodi Dusi (Allied Health)
May 31, 2025
• Kyle Fredrick (Geosciences)
May 31, 2024
CLARION Representatives (2)
• David Lott (Biology)
May 31, 2025
• Douglas Knepp (Exercise & Sports Science)
May 31, 2024
EDINBORO Representatives (2)
• Douglas Puharic (Mathematics)
May 31, 2025
• David Tucker (Computer Science & Information Systems)
May 31, 2024
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