The UNO AAUP provides a number of benefits to faculty and students on our campus. We are the bargaining entity for our contracts. In addition, through membership, UNO professors can stay abreast with the latest trends and issues in higher education, including the most recent legislative developments in Lincoln and Washington, DC. The association's national magazine, Academe, is published bimonthly, and our local newsletter AAUP Newsletter is distributed on a regular basis.

Following are some of the regular activities sponsored by UNO AAUP:

• Represents faculty in any contract disputes
• Consults with faculty regarding contract issues
• Maintains a presence at the Nebraska Unicameral
• Sponsors a annual fall wine and cheese reception in the UNO Art Gallery
• Hosts chapter dinners in the fall and spring semesters
• Hosts a fall luncheon for new faculty
• Grants Kolasa scholarships: two $1000 graduate scholarships anually for UNO graduates
• Co-sponsors of Nebraska AAUP meetings, events and dinners
• Sponsors presentations on timely issues in academia related to faculty governance