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UUP Starts With “U”

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 […]

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College Review Panel – Need for Participation

Dear Colleagues, There are currently two (2) vacancies for UUP Buffalo Center Professional staff on the Chapter’s College Review Panel.  As a result, the Chapter is seeking reaching out to our Professional staff Members to see if you are interested in becoming a part of this group. Please read the verbiage below regarding the composition of the committee, the anticipated […]

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IDA Update

Dear Colleagues, The UB Individual Development Award (IDA) committee received notice that the final approvals from NYS GOER will be completed this week. Award letters will be sent out soon after we get the approvals. The committee would like to express our apologies for the delays due to the added GOER approval process. In Solidarity, […]

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UUP Workshop: Path to Permanency/Performance Programs & Evaluations

Dear Colleagues, Your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter is proud to announce a third workshop for the Spring 2022 semester. The Chapter will be offering a program on Path to Permanency/Performance Programs & Evaluations.  This virtual workshop is scheduled for: Monday, May 2nd12:00 Noon via Zoom Please RSVP your attendance by Wednesday, April 27th , to the following link: https://forms.gle/z8Qze55ujJ8zeyZB8 […]

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Contract Negotiations Update

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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Weber and Lesswing Elected to College Review Panel

Dear Colleagues, The UUP Buffalo Center would like to congratulate UUP Professional members Cheri Weber and Elizabeth Lesswing, for their recent election to the College Review Panel. The purpose and charge of the College Review Panel is outlined in Appendix A 28 of the your UUP contract: Each college president shall continue the procedure by which the […]

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College Review Panel Call Out

Dear Colleagues, The College Review Panel of the UUP Buffalo Center Chapter is in need of two Professional members to serve on the Chapter’s College Review Panel. College Review Panel (UUP at large) UUP Buffalo Center Chapter will run election if there are more than seven people interested to be in this committee. Per Appendix A 28 of […]

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Workshop #1/3 – Intellectual Property – SUNY Policy and Your Rights

Dear Colleagues, The Buffalo Center is happy to announce the first in our series of workshops for the Spring 2021 semester: Topic:  Intellectual Property – SUNY Policy and Your RightsPresenters: Jamie Dangler, UUP Statewide Vice President for Academics and Tara Singer-Blumberg, NYSUT Labor Relations SpecialistDate: Wednesday, February 17th, 2021Time: Noon – 2:00 p.m. Learn more about the following topics:  Copyright and Patent […]

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Reminder: UUP Individual Development Awards – Deadline January 25th

Greetings, The Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) and United University Professions (UUP) are pleased to announce the availability of the Individual Development Awards (IDA) provided for and funded under the UUP 2016-2022 Agreement. The purpose of the awards program is to assist eligible full-time and part-time employees in developing their full professional potential with an emphasis on […]

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NYS/UUP JLMC – Free Professional Development Opportunities

Dear Colleagues: The NYS/UUP Joint Labor management Council is offering free Professional Development Opportunities through online eLearning . Courses on subjects ranging from: writing, communication, dealing with difficult people, supervisory skills, Microsoft Products, project management and more are being offered through the Empire Knowledgebank (EKB) eLearning Program. Please see the attached flyer for more information.  In Solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center