Colleagues, As UUP continues to push for a reopening of campuses that is as safe as possible for all in our campus communities, it has become clear that SUNY needs to hear from all of us. Our voices and concerns must be heard by the leaders of the system, and we must be partners to […]
Category: Health and Safety
Colleagues, The deadline date for the Member Survey on Reopening Concerns is Friday, July 3rd. With my apologies,Ken Kern
Colleagues, In response to further identify your individual concerns about campus reopening, your Buffalo Center Chapter has worked with UUP’s Research Department, and has developed a survey for you to complete. I would like to encourage everyone to complete this survey no later than Friday, July 3rd. This survey takes about 10-12 minutes to complete. Here is the link to the […]
Colleagues, Please see the following Press Release from our Statewide President Fred Kowal. On this particular release, UUP tried to emphasise the lack of leadership from SUNY Administration. UUP prefers that the Governor be more direct in order SUNY to lead, and not prefer to have the Governor controlling SUNY that directly. Leadership must come […]
Dear Colleagues, An agreement with the State to extend the Telecommuting Agreement through October 2, 2020. UUP has updated the COVID 19 Q&A to reflect this and other developments since the last update. That updated Q&A can be found on the UUP COVID 19 Resources web page: https://uupinfo.org/resources/covid19/ In Solidarity, Ken Kern President, Buffalo Center Chapter […]
Dear Department Chairs, UUP invites you to attend a webinar to discuss issues confronting academic department chairs, including those pertaining to campus reopening in the COVID-19 context. The webinar will take place on June 25th at 1 pm. Instructions for joining are attached. At the start of the webinar UUP President Fred Kowal and Vice President for […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from Statewide Secretary/Treasurer Jeri O’Bryan-Losee: In solidarity,Ken Kern Chapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center Hello, Recently UUP released a Reopening Resource Guide to help campus chapters have conversations with management regarding the reopening of campuses. Members from Student Health Centers and Counseling Services, have a unique position to be a part […]
Colleagues, Your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter will be hosting a General Membership Meeting utilizing the Zoom platform. This meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 24th from Noon – 2:00 p.m. Please RSVP your attendance to the following link, for membership verification, and to receive your meeting invitation (which will include the details on how to […]
Colleagues, As SUNY, Western New York, and the University looks at future plans for providing service to our faculty, staff and students; there needs to be increased concerns for the health and safety of everyone currently working on campus, and those who return to campus. As such, the Buffalo Center Chapter looks to refocus the […]
Dear Colleagues, The attached flyer regarding available testing for essential workers was released from the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) for distribution. Please share widely. In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center