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, Vice President – 814-732-1358
Laura Miller, Secretary – 814-732-1443
David Tucker, Treasurer – 814-732-2550
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
Gary Kagiavas, Coach Vice President, 814-732-1876
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, 2027. 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

Listed below are the APSCUF agendas for Meet and Discuss starting with the Fall 2024 semester. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Edinboro APSCUF President Sam Claster at

Meeting Dates: