Dear Colleagues, With various reorganizations of departments at the university, Academic staff are being asked to do more work than ever before. Some of this work may have been previously performed by other support staff. Your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter is pleased to announce an Academic Membership Meeting to review and discuss the implications of, […]
Category: Academics
Academic employees (as opposed to Professional employees) represented by the UUP.
Dear Colleagues, Your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter would like to remind you of your rights when it comes to your course materials and the distribution of those materials, whether they be in printed or digital format, per SUNY’s Policies. Specifically: With respect to materials used on the web for instruction, under the current SUNY policy, copyright […]
Dear Colleagues, Congratulations to four UUP Buffalo Center Faculty Members who have been named SUNY Distinguished Professors, the highest rank in the SUNY system! Diana S. Aga, Jochen Autschbach, Paul Vanouse (who is also a Department Rep) and Igor Žutić were appointed to the distinguished professor rank by the SUNY Board of Trustees at its […]
Dear Colleagues, The following university policy is now posted in 30-Day Review in the University Policy Library: Naming University Properties, Facilities, and Academic and Non-Academic Programs The policy is available to review from now through January 20, 2023. Feel free to forward this email to others in your area so that they may review and provide feedback. As […]
Dear Colleagues, The UUP Buffalo Center Chapter will be holding a Meeting for Academic Members (full time, contingents, and adjuncts) via Zoom on Tuesday, December 6th at Noon The purpose of this meeting is to have open discussions on a variety of Academic Concerns involving, but not limited to: In addition to having Matt Kibler […]
Dear Colleagues, Attached are two university policies currently under review through the University Policy Committee. Members are asked to review these and send any comments to kmkielar@buffalo.edu by Wednesday, November 9th. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center Ethics PolicyNaming Policy and Attachments
Dear Colleagues, Recently, the 2022 Stanford University study was released and the following UUP Buffalo Center Chapter Members were ranked among all UB researchers (living/deceased, across all disciplines). Lead by Deborah Chung who was ranked #1, the following is the list of UUP Members and their respective rankings: 1. Deborah Chung (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering) 5. […]
Dear Colleagues, In follow up to the General Membership Meeting of last month, the UUP Buffalo Center Chapter is currently looking for Members to become more involved with the Chapter. There are both immediate and long-range plans for continuing and improving the work of the UUP Buffalo Center Chapter, focusing on ensuring the terms and conditions […]
Dear Colleagues, At our most recent Formal Labor Management Meeting, concerns were brought to the attention of the administration regarding university exclusions to the Article 49 Provision. The UUP Buffalo Center was pleased to be informed late last week that “…the Provost has approved a change to UB’s implementation of the Article 49 provision. Beginning […]
Dear Colleagues: I am happy to report a major legislative win that was spearheaded by your union, UUP, at the end of the legislative session. UUP’s advocacy has led to the passage in the State Senate and State Assembly of S8389C & A9523B. This legislation will be an incredible benefit for our contingent and adjunct members. This bill […]