Council of Academic Professionals
NAU employees help move the university forward
The Council of Academic Professionals consists of employees of NAU in the category of Academic Professional.
The purposes of CAP are to:
- address the professional interests and concerns of council members and be a collective voice for members on issues related to the conditions under which members practice their professions
- be the collegial body through which members participate as professionals in the shared governance of the university library
- provide for the participation of members in the shared governance of the university by the election of a Faculty Senate Representative, election to university committees as appropriate, and by recommending to the Dean and University Librarian representatives of the library to elected university committees, and in other appropriate ways
- provide for peer participation in personnel decisions related to its members, including appointment, retention, continuing status, promotion, salary adjustments, and related professional concerns
Officers (2024 – 2025) Accordion Closed
Chair: Sam Meier
Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Theresa Carlson
Secretary: Melissa Lawton
Parliamentarian: Jack Hallin
Committee for Academic Professional Policies and Procedures (PPC) Accordion Closed
Chair: catherine lockmiller
Members: Trace Glau, Amy Hughes, Sam Meier
Committee on Academic Professional Status (COAPS) Accordion Closed
Chair: Brittany Blanchard
Members: Pamela Buzzard, Aimée Quinn
Committee of New Academic Professionals (CNAPS) Accordion Closed
Spokesperson: Melissa Lawton
Members: Rita Baladad, Meredith Brown, Trace Glau, Jack Hallin, Mowana Lomaomvaya, Sam Meier, Aimée Quinn, Bridget Wipf
Library representatives to university committees Accordion Closed
Faculty Senate: Melissa Lawton
Faculty Grants Program Committee: Theresa Carlson
General Studies Committee: Bridget Wipf
Inclusive Curriculum Committee: Mowana Lomaomvaya
University Graduate Committee: Mary DeJong
University Library Committee: Cynthia Childrey (ex-officio)
University Undergraduate Committee: Rita Baladad