Dear Colleagues, The UUP Buffalo Center Chapter requests the following considerations be made by chairs when assigning or canceling courses taught by adjunct and contingent faculty: Please assign adjunct and contingent faculty courses chairs know are more likely to run. Course cancellations do not affect tenured faculty financially, but they do negatively and often drastically […]
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Persons appointed to any academic or professional position which does not prescribe eligibility for continuing or permanent appointment.
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 […]
Dear Colleagues, Your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter is proud to announce the second of two scheduled workshops for the Spring 2022 semester. The Chapter will be offering a program on Unemployment Insurance for Contingents. We are excited to have fellow UUP member, Chair of the UUP Statewide Contingent Employment Committee and Adjunct Faculty from Fredonia, Anne Fearman, present. […]
Dear Colleagues, We received the following flier from UUP central yesterday afternoon. If you are part-time/contingent faculty, please consider becoming involved in the contract negotiations effort to have a voice on this topic. If you are interested, please email us at buffalocenter@uupmail.org or 716-276-3377. In solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following update on your upcoming contract negotiations from Statewide President Fred Kowal and Chief Negotiator Bret Benjamin. Additional town halls have been scheduled based on position: Dear Colleagues, Over the last couple of weeks, we sent emails to our widest membership list with information about the upcoming negotiations constituency town […]
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Campus Equity Week
Dear Colleagues, The week of October 24th has been designated as National Equity Week, to recognize contingent employees. The Buffalo Center Chapter would like to take this opportunity to recognize not only the work of our Contingent members, but also the continued struggles of all contingent members of UUP. At present, any contingent employee may be […]
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Reminder – Contingent Survey
Dear Colleagues, The Buffalo Center Chapter of UUP wishes to address issues of concern of our identified contingent employees. This survey is intended for contingent employees at the University at Buffalo. A “contingent” employee works in a non-tenured academic appointment (either full- or part-time) or in a professional staff appointment (full-time or part-time term, temporary […]
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Survey for Contingents
Dear Colleagues, The Buffalo Center Chapter of UUP wishes to address issues of concern of our identified contingent employees. This survey is intended for contingent employees at the University at Buffalo. A “contingent” employee works in a non-tenured academic appointment (either full- or part-time) or in a professional staff appointment (full-time or part-time term, temporary or probationary). Here […]
Dear Colleagues, The NYS Education Department has a pathway for individuals with College teaching experience to become public school teachers (quickly) and local school districts are in desperate need of substitute teachers. The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has a pathway for certifying individuals (who have at least two years experience teaching at the college level) as […]
Dear Colleagues, The Buffalo Center Chapter is in need of someone to fill our vacant Officer for Contingent’s position. This will be a temporary appointment (upon Chapter Board approval) through June 30, 2021. The individual will focus on concerns and issues involving our “contingent” members including those in Adjunct and similar temporary positions. This individual would be required […]