Out d'Coup LIVE | Dr. Jamie Martin, president of APSCUF on PASSHE's disconnected redesign

<p>On tonight’s show, I welcome Dr. Jamie Martin to the show. Martin is the president of the <a href='https://www.apscuf.org/'>APSCUF</a>, the faculty union representing the 14 state-owned universities making up the PA State System of Higher Education. Faculty, staff, and students are facing a precarious future as the Chancellor of the state system, Daniel Greenstein, pushes forward his agenda to merge six universities into two, layoff scores of faculty and staff, throw students' academic programs into flux, and force more classes online. Greenstein tells a fairy tale narrative of his "Redesign" plans, but many faculty, students, and staff aren't buying in. Earlier today, Greenstein dropped his 439 page university merger plan - a plan that will be presented to the Board of Governors this Wednesday, April 28. We'll talk about how we got here and where we need to go.</p> <p>Martin graduated from IUP with bachelor’s and master’s degrees and a doctorate in criminology. Her research has focused on qualitative research, corrections, and criminal-justice ethics. She has published articles in the Journal of Criminal Justice Education and American Journal of Criminal Justice, and she has also published a book called <a href='https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004C44PWY/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1'>Looking Out: Jailed Fathers’ Perceptions about Separation from Their Children</a>. Additionally, she won the Center for Teaching Excellence Award in 2004 and the Outstanding Teacher Award in the College of Health and Human Services in 2008.</p> <p>Resources:</p> <ul><li> <p>April 27 – LHU APSCUF town hall</p> <p>Lock Haven University’s APSCUF chapter will host an online Q&A session for alumni to discuss consolidation. The session runs 7–8 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, in Zoom meeting ID # 977 1143 0089.</p> </li> <li> <p>April 28 – Consolidation-plan presentation and Day of Action: 8:30 a.m. | BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING (livestreamed) —<a href='http://www.passhe.edu/meeting/Pages/default.aspx'> Click here</a> for