PSU-AAUP Membership Benefits

Membership Benefits are eligible to all full members. If you are unsure whether you are a full member, please see our information on dues and fair share.

Union benefits:
Voting rights
Bargaining Team eligibility
Membership in the National AAUP and the Oregon Conference of the AAUP
Discounts:
Regalia Reimbursement
Child Care
Free subscription to Academe
Chronicle of Higher Education discount subscription
Issues in Science and Technology discount subscription
Financial benefits:
AAUP Affinity Credit Card
CD and Money Markets
Optional Insurance plans:
National Insurance Benefits

 

PSU-AAUP Membership Benefits

The right to vote on important chapter decisions and run for PSU-AAUP office

Eligibility to serve on the PSU-AAUP Collective Bargaining team

Eligibility to serve on other PSU-AAUP Committees

Membership in the National AAUP and the Oregon Conference of the AAUP
The National AAUP and the Oregon Conference of the AAUP protects the rights of all faculty on the state and national level.

Regalia Reimbursement
Reimbursement of rental cost for June Commencement rental. You must present invoice for rental to the PSU-AAUP office. The reimbursement request is due by October 15.

Child Care
Full members are eligible to receive up to $250 per year reimbursement for use of PSU Smith Memorial Center Child Care Center or the Helen Gordon Child Development Center. This includes any enrollment fees.

National AAUP Membership Benefits

Free subscription to Academe
Academe, the bulletin of the AAUP, is a bi-monthly journal of issues of concern to the profession. Subscription includes the influential Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession.

Chronicle of Higher Education discount subscription
Special introductory subscription rate to The Chronicle of Higher Education, the weekly newspaper for faculty, is available to new AAUP members. Focusing on issues and developments in higher education, as well as announcing hundreds of job opportunities, initial subscriptions are available for $32 for the next twenty-four issues, which is a half-year subscription at 20% off the regular rate.

Issues in Science and Technology discount subscription
Special introductory subscription rate to Issues in Science and Technology, the only quarterly journal to focus exclusively on important policy questions in which science, engineering, or health play a key role. A complimentary copy of Issues is reserved for all new AAUP members. New members are eligible to subscribe at the speical introductory rate of $24 for one year (four issues in all, including the complimentary first issue).

AAUP Bank of America Platinum Master Card
All AAUP members are eligible to apply for a Bank of America platinum Master Card card with no annual fee.

Liberty Mutual Auto and Home Insurance
Discounts on Auto and Home Insurance offered through Liberty Mutual.

Bank of America CD and Money Markets

Valuable additional programs are offered through an outside broker, Marsh Affinity Group Services/ Seabury & Smith, Inc.:

Professional Liability Insurance

Chapter Liability Insurance

Accident Insurance

Disabilty Insurance

Group Term Life Insurance

Short Term Medical Insurance

Excess Major Medical Insurance

Hospital Income Insurance

Customized Health Insurance Plans

For more detailed information on National AAUP Membership Benefits, please visit : http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/involved/join/membenefits.htm

Reciprocal Agreements

Association of University Teachers (AUT)
Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)
Association of Danish Masters (DM) Denmark
Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers (FUURT)
Norwegian Association of Research Workers (NARW)
Swedish Association of University Teachers (SULF)

 

Listserv

AAUP maintains a listserve for discussion of issues related to the profession. This is an open, unmoderated list. Although we encourage AAUP membership, it is not required for listserv subscription

 

For more information on any of our member benefits, or any other questions you may have, please call us at 503-725-4414, or please send us an e-mail at aaup@psuaaup.net