Membership in the national AAUP makes available the opportunity to obtain certain benefits, such as group insurance policies, including professional liability insurance. Ollie W. Tolliver President, 1999-2000 Faculty Wives and Friends Faculty Wives and Friends is an organization of women who are faculty, faculty wives, staff, administration, or friends of the university. The group provides frequent social and cultural activities that bring members together and acquaint them with Old Dominion University, the greater Tidewater area, and each other. For more information, call Chris McAfee at 420-3734. It serves as a support organization for the university by assisting in awarding a scholarship to a worthy student each year and co-sponsoring various other campus functions.
Membership is open to men and women of all ages.
For more information, call Lucille Sebren at 423-7429. The University Women's Caucus, formed in 1974, is an organization of women whose concerns include actively advancing the welfare of women throughout the university. Specifically, the caucus aids affirmative-action efforts to recruit and retain women and lobbies for equal treatment in salary, rank, tenure, promotion, research leave, and responsibilities. The caucus sponsors workshops and presentations on a wide variety of topics for personal and professional development and provides a forum to discuss policies and decisions affecting women on campus.