Beat the Winter Blues

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Have the cold, gray days got you down?

United University Professions (UUP)
Binghamton Chapter
invites faculty and professional staff to

“Beat the Winter Blues”

Wednesday, February 19
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Mandela Room
University Union

Join us for hot hors d’oeuvres, mini pastries, cold beer, wine, soda, water, and good company.
Music will be provided by the
Harpur Jazz Conspiracy.

There will be a short discussion of membership issues as part of the festivities.

Please RSVP to Linda O’Branski, Chapter Assistant by
Wednesday, February 12 at
777-4382 or email uup@binghamton.edu.

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Need Help Managing Your Student Loan Debt?

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Dear Colleagues,

Over 12 million people in the United States are struggling to make their monthly student loan payments, and millions more see economic and personal opportunities pass as they prioritize paying down their debt. Does this sound like you or someone you know?

Many of these people may qualify for free federal programs that can help reduce their monthly payments and eventually lead to student loan forgiveness, but these lifeline programs are significantly under-enrolled. In an effort to help our members get access to these programs, United University Professions and the American Federation of Teachers are proud to host a Student Debt Clinic which will provide information on how to enroll in Income-Driven Repayment plans and Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

We will be offering a Student Debt Clinic on Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at SUNY Binghamton, UUW 324 from 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

 To attend a Student Debt Clinic, you must pre-register here: http://go.aft.org/StudentDebtClinicRSVP. From the “student debt clinic” drop-down menu, please select the UUP clinic that you are interested in attending – they are labeled “UUP [Campus Name] [time] [date].” In the affiliate field, type in the full name of our local (United University Professions), and it will autofill after a few keystrokes.

Registration is first-come, first-serve, and we must cap attendance for a single clinic at 50 participants in order to ensure that we are able to provide maximum assistance to attendees. [If you can’t make one of these clinics, don’t worry – we’re planning on offering them again. If you want to help host a clinic at your worksite, please let us know!

Managing your student loan debt is the first step in taking on the inequities which plague our system of higher education, and we look forward to seeing you at the Student Debt Clinic and working together to find a collective solution to the problems of student debt and college affordability!

Register now!

In Solidarity,

Jeri

Jeri O’Bryan-Losee
Statewide Secretary/Treasurer
United University Professions
Post Office Box 15143
Albany, New York  12212-5143
800 342 4206 / 518 640 6600
www.uupinfo.org

2019 Fall Frolic

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United University Professions (UUP),
Binghamton Chapter
invites faculty and professional staff to

“FALL FROLIC”

Wednesday, October 16, 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m Mandela Room, University Union

Join us for hot hors d’oeuvres, mini pastries, beverages, and good company.

Music will be provided by the Harpur Jazz Conspiracy.

Interested in joining UUP, new member signup cards will be available.
There will be a short discussion of membership issues as part of the festivities.

Please RSVP to Linda O’Branski, Chapter Assistant by Wednesday,
October 9 at 777-4382 or email uup@binghamton.edu.