From the fall 2007 issue of UConn Momentum
The UConn chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has expanded support for its approximately 1,400 members through a gift to the UConn Foundation. The AAUP Endowed Scholarship Fund, which was established with a $100,000 gift, will provide tuition assistance for children whose parents die while active members.
“We are hoping that the fund will offer some relief to the families of our colleagues who have made important contributions to the University, and whose family members may sometimes find themselves suddenly without needed support,” says Robert Stephens, Ph.D., professor of music and president of the UConn chapter of AAUP.
The new scholarship fund will provide aid for both incoming and continuing full-time undergraduate students who demonstrate financial need.
“Our executive board members were very excited to be able to do something like this because they see this as a really great member benefit—of course, one that no one wants to have to avail themselves of,” says Ed Marth, executive director of the UConn chapter of the AAUP. “It’s sort of like a peace-ofmind guarantee.”
Marth notes that, in addition to providing welcome support for current AAUP members, the new scholarship will show prospective employees that UConn and the AAUP care about the staff. He anticipates that it will help with recruiting new faculty.
Adds Stephens, “We hope this will serve as a good indicator to potential faculty members that here at UConn, the AAUP tries to meet a broad array of needs.”
