pennwest Edinboro
Welcome to the PennWest Edinboro chapter site. We are proud of our member’s commitment to providing a high-quality, diverse educational experience for the students at Edinboro.
OFFICERS
Edinboro APSCUF encourages you to become familiar with the members who serve the faculty and coaches through various leadership positions in our union local. Our current officers and committees are listed below. Feel free to contact them.
Edinboro APSCUF operates according to the bylaws of our state organization and the Edinboro APSCUF Constitution ByLaws to collaborate in offering the best possible educational opportunities while ensuring that both the collective bargaining agreement and the collective bargaining agreement for coaches are followed.
Faculty Officers
Samuel Claster, President – 814-732-1551
Erik Bentsen, Interim Vice President – 814-732-1358
Lisa Joyce, Secretary – 814-732-2448
David Tucker, Treasurer – 814-732-2550
Marc Sylvester, Past President – 814-732-1181
Corinne Schaeffer, Grievance Chair
Messages can be left for any officer at the Edinboro APSCUF Office at any time by calling 814-732-2918 or by emailing .
Coach Officers
Matthew Hill, Coach President, 814-732-1855
Anthony Papley, Coach Vice President, 814-732-1848
Travis Myler, Coach Alternate Delegate, 814-732-1867
Executive Council
Executive Council consists of the CURRENT OFFICERS, elected COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES, and LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY DELEGATES. The officers and college representative terms will expire April 30, 2025. The delegate terms will expire August 31, 2025. Terms for the Coach President, Coach Vice President and Coach Alternate Legislative Assembly Delegate expire August 31, 2026.
Click here to download the Executive Council listing.
Delegates
Delegates to State APSCUF Legislative Assembly are elected each year according to the staggered system provided for in the state APSCUF bylaws (i.e., those seats established in even and odd years shall be filled at that time). Edinboro APSCUF’s Alternate Delegates are the elected members of our Executive Council.
Coach Travis Myler was elected to the position of Coach Alternate Delegate. His term expires 8/31/2026. Current delegates and their term expirations are:
Sam Claster, APSCUF Chapter President; (4/30/2025)
Marc Sylvester; (8/31/2025)
Roger Wolbert; (8/31/2025) – An alternate delegate will fill in for Roger while he is an acting manager.
Jim Wertz; (4/30/2025) – An alternate delegate will fill in for Jim while he is on sabbatical.
Matt Hill, APSCUF Coach Chapter President; (8/31/2026)
Committees
Chairpersons of Standing Committees shall have the right to place items on the agenda of meetings of the Executive Council.
Click here to download the list of Edinboro APSCUF committee chairs.
CALENDAR
Click here to view the Edinboro APSCUF 2024-2025 calendar of upcoming meetings.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Click the headers below to expand sections of useful information.
Collective bargaining agreements
Click here to view current and past collective bargaining agreements for faculty and coaches.
University-Wide Committee Lists and Information
Known as contractual committees, these committees are established by the collective bargaining agreement.
TENURE, PROMOTION, AND SABBATICAL
Click here to download a PDF of the current PennWest University-Wide Tenure, Promotion, and Sabbatical Committees.
Tenure – Click here to download the current PennWest Edinboro Tenure Guidelines.
Promotion – Click here to download the current PennWest Promotion Policy.
Sabbatical – Click here to download the current PennWest Sabbatical Policy. Click here to download the Sabbatical Leave Application Form, Appendix A.
CURRICULUM
Click here to download the current PennWest University-Wide Curriculum Committee.
Click here to download the current PennWest University Curriculum Committee Policies and Procedures.
Bylaws
Click here to download a PDF of Edinboro’s chapter constitution and bylaws.
Retirement information
Click here for retirement information, including a retirement checklist, PASSHE’s pre-retirement guide, and dental and vision information for faculty and coaches. If you’re already retired, check out the APSCURF forms-and-benefits page.
APSCUF Meet and Discuss Agendas
Performance Review and Evaluation
Click here for an updated Performance Review and Evaluation chart.
Contact Edinboro
Phone: 814-732-2918
Fax: 814-732-2286
Address:
210 Butterfield Hall
PennWest Edinboro
Edinboro, PA 16444
Chapter President
Sam Claster
Office Manager
Brenda Rajecki