POSTED BY MARTIN KICH

The Wright State Chapter of AAUP will be holding three community forums this semester on the value of a public university to the Miami Valley region around Dayton. We have decided that since the university seems to de-emphasize faculty in its advertising and public messaging, we will attempt to redress that imbalance.

These forums are crucial as we attempt to facilitate ongoing conversations between faculty and community members about the role that we already play in the community and how we could better serve the Miami Valley.

1. ‘What Can a Public University Do For You?’

Sunday, March 25th 2:30 pm to 4 pm — Yellow Springs Public Library

Featuring: Volker Bahn, Marie Thompson, John Martin, Tom Rooney, & Sirisha Naidu

https://www.facebook.com/events/547930142242527/ 

2. The second forum will be held on Sunday, April 15^th, 2:30 to 4 pm— Dayton Public Library

3. The third forum will be held on Sunday, April 29^th, 2:30 to 4pm, location tbd

Faculty who live in or close to these towns are encouraged to attend and to invite or, even better, to bring their family, friends, and neighbors to the forums.

This is one of a number of opportunities that we are creating–strategies that we are pursuing–to show that we, as faculty, are an important part of the community—and of our university.