UAPUWL Origins

We are a group of faculty members (both tenure-track and instructional academic staff) at UW-La Crosse. Our local chapter originated in the wake of Act 10 (2011) and today continues to organize higher education professionals to address current issues in our workplace.

2025 UAPUWL Brochure 

Recent Accomplishments

• Coordinating pushback of Act 15: UWL Faculty Senate passed a resolution opposing the General Education changes through Act 15. We are now working to lobby the Board of Regents to reject the Act 15 proposal. Read more here.
• Midterm Grade-in, 2024: Event made the often-hidden labor of mid-term grading and other invisible academic tasks visible to the campus community.
• Get Out The Vote project, 2024: Postcard writing event to personally urge community members to help elect education-friendly candidates.
• Fund UW Now Rally, 2024: One of a series of coordinated events held across UW campuses to draw attention to the importance of fully funding our Universities.
• Academic Freedom and EDI endorsement by Faculty Senate, 2022: Prepared & presented "Resolution in Support of Academic Freedom and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Education."
• What’s Next? How can we work together to create positive change in our workplace? Send your thoughts to uapuwl6502@gmail.com!