UUP Buffalo CenterDomenic J. Licata is an Instructional Support Technician and Instructor in the Department of Art at the University at Buffalo. His primary areas are Graphic Design and Emerging Practices. He has also worked as an Adjunct Professor of Digital Media at Canisius College, and is the owner of Licata Design, offering photography, graphic design, and consultation services. He holds an Ed.M. in Education and Technology from UB.
Domenic serves as the Buffalo Center Chapter Membership Development Officer and Delegate for Professionals. He is the previous chair (2015–2019) of the UB Professional Staff Senate.
Did you know that if you have to travel to a meeting located off site from your regular work location, you have several options: you can be told to take a University vehicle, you can be told to take the UB shuttle, or if neither of those are options, and you drive your personal vehicle, […]
UUP professionals are eligible for, and entitled to, compensatory time. “Comp time” is compensatory time given to employees who have worked beyond their professional obligation. The UUP Contract DOES specifically contemplate comp time (in Appendix A-29) and you should request it if you are requested to work beyond your obligation. An example of a reason […]
Every UUP member has the legal right to consult with the union over any issue involving the terms and conditions of employment. This right is written into the Public Employees Fair Employment Act, commonly known as the Taylor Law, a labor relations statute covering most public employees in New York State. The legal term for […]
If you are a part-time faculty, you can be hired as a temporary employee, but your title must be changed to term employee after four consecutive semesters. There are two huge differences between a temporary and a term employee: a temporary employee can be let go at any time, with no notice or other rights […]
Academic employees can be hired on tenure track or non-tenure track lines. According to the UUP Contract, Academics can receive an appointment letter of up to three years’ duration. Typically, full time faculty will get an appointment letter for one or two years. Part-time faculty typically get an appointment letter each semester. The appointment letter […]