Dear Colleagues, After the university ran the compression analysis for this year, your Buffalo Center Chapter learned that all clinical faculty had erroneously been excluded. This impacted almost 200 of our members. The Chapter worked with the university and had a new run done for everyone in that title. Earlier this week, clinical faculty who […]
Dear Colleagues, Your Buffalo Center Chapter wishes to remind you of the various Town Halls scheduled for next week for the President’s Advisory Council on Race. Each Town Hall will be addressing different topics. See below for more information. In solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center President’s Advisory Council on Race: Town Halls Tuesday, March […]
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: I am pleased to inform you that we have begun posting information about our preparations for negotiations in the Members Only section of the UUP website. As of this morning there are now three items posted and available for viewing by UUP members. These are: Our first Negotiations Bulletin which includes an overview […]
Dear Colleagues, A well represented contingent of your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter joined UUP President Frederick E. Kowal, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, Peter DeJesus of the AFL-CIO, SUNY students, and higher education advocates at SUNY Buffalo State to pressure lawmakers to fully fund public higher education and reestablish the SUNY system as a cornerstone […]
Dear Collegues,Even though your Buffalo Center Chapter was notified yesterday of the lifting of the mask Mandate, we have now been told that the university has changed the effective date to Saturday, March 5th. In solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center
University Mask Mandate Lifted
Dear Colleagues, Your Buffalo Center Chapter received notice from the university’s Employee Relations Department yesterday that the mask mandate is lifted as of today, regardless of vaccination status, for all students, faculty, and staff. In solidarity, Ken KernChapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center
2022 VOYA Zoom Webinars
Dear Colleagues, Please see following calendar of events for upcoming VOYA Zoom Webinars. If you are interested, please email Molly Pecoraro to register. Her email is: molly@teamifs.com In solidarity, Kathleen KielarVP for ProfessionalsUUP Buffalo Center We have had a request from many of you, both new employees and those employees who have been here a while, […]
Revised SUNY COVID Guidance
Dear Colleagues, SUNY System Administration had held in place the mask mandate that had been ordered prior to the start of the semester. However, there was to be the development of guidelines by which campuses could relax that mandate. The guidelines have been issued and are attached. In Solidarity, Ken Kern Chapter PresidentUUP Buffalo Center […]
Colleagues, We are pleased to share that UUP Buffalo Center member, Dr. Henry Louis Taylor Jr., has been named to the New York State 400 Years of African American History Commission by Governor Hochul. We are proud and appreciative of Henry, and all our members, for the important work they do. Below is a link […]