Introduction

  • This election is for APSCUF Treasurer. The rules for this election are listed below.
  • The nominees for the APSCUF Treasurer election are listed to the right. The list to the right is not a ballot.
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The nominees for APSCUF Treasurer are:

Benjamin Brumley
Michael Malcolm

Nominations close Mar 24, 2025.
All APSCUF Faculty may be nominated.

Rules for the Election

    • This election is decided by a majority of the votes cast. If no candidate receives a majority, there will be a run-off election between the two top candidates. A tie in the second election will be settled by lot. If there is only one candidate, the candidate will be voted on by an approve/disapprove ballot.
    • Candidates are required to submit a written statement to the membership with their nomination. Statements should provide the candidate's philosophy, aims for office, and general attitude for the position sought.
    • Only members of WCU APSCUF in good standing may be nominated.
    • Only members of WCU APSCUF in good standing may vote in this election.

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Benjamin Brumley


Department: Ed Foundations and Policy Studies

For the past seven years, I have proudly represented the Department of Educational Foundations and Policy Studies at the APSCUF DRC. In the 2023–2024 academic year, I accepted an invitation to serve as Co-Chair of the APSCUF Committee on Adjunct Faculty and actively participated in WCU-APSCUF Executive Committee meetings. I continue to serve in this role for the 2024–2025 academic year.

As Adjunct Committee Co-Chair, I helped co-sponsor the Pay Equity Working Group alongside the Social Justice Committee and spearheaded several initiatives to support adjunct faculty at WCU. In addition, I represent WCU adjunct faculty on the state-level APSCUF committee.

I am eager to serve as Treasurer for our APSCUF chapter. I will advocate for the transparent and responsible management of our chapter’s funds, and my experience on the WCU-APSCUF Executive Committee has reinforced my deep commitment to our union in these difficult times.

In solidarity, Ben


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Michael Malcolm


Department: Economics & Finance

I am currently serving as our treasurer and am seeking your support for another term. I served in a variety of roles with APSCUF prior to becoming treasurer, including on the state APSCUF budget committee (two terms), statewide Meet and Discuss (two years), state delegate (nine years), and the PASSHE university success task group. I have always seen this work as a two-way process -- Advocating for my colleagues and for the university as well as bringing information from our union back to them.

As treasurer, I am committed to transparency and to responsible management of our financial resources. Major initiatives I have undertaken over the last two years include:

(1) Modernizing our workflow, especially with respect to invoicing and payments

(2) Bringing to a final resolution several outstanding bookkeeping issues that had been lingering for many years

(3) Enhancing lines of communication with campus offices we frequently interface with, particularly financial aid and the bursar's office

If elected to another term, I will continue work on (3), and build on these relationships even further to include state-level offices. Another issue I would like to address in collaboration with APSCUF leadership is that our various budgetary processes (e.g., audits at the state and local level) operate on different timelines. Streamlining these processes would enhance transparency and would make it easier for us to allocate our financial resources in the way that best serves the organization's goals.

I have always been committed to organized labor, starting with participating in a job action during my days as a grad student at UW-Madison and some research early in my career on bargaining processes; being an economist provides a useful perspective on this job! Finally, the School of Business has been historically underrepresented in APSCUF leadership, and I value serving as a liaison in both directions.

I would appreciate your support for a second term.


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