{"id":8169,"date":"2026-09-24T06:35:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/?p=8169"},"modified":"2026-09-24T06:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:37:22","slug":"dsi-self-nomination-deadline-is-october-2-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/2026\/09\/24\/dsi-self-nomination-deadline-is-october-2-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"DSI Self Nomination: Deadline is October 2, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HR has set a deadline of\u00a0<strong>October 2, 2026<\/strong>\u00a0for submitting\u00a0<strong>Discretionary Salary Increase (DSI)<\/strong>\u00a0self-nominations. This timeline is intended to ensure supervisors have adequate time to review and consider submissions. The process applies to all\u00a0<strong>Buffalo Center Chapter members\u2014both professionals and faculty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chris Putrino, Director of Employee Relations, has advised that DSI decisions remain\u00a0<strong>entirely at the discretion of University leadership<\/strong>, and no formal criteria have been provided for either self-nominations or supervisory recommendations.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Importantly, the University is&nbsp;<strong>not officially sponsoring<\/strong>&nbsp;a self-nomination process. Employees are neither encouraged nor discouraged from submitting one, and&nbsp;<strong>all employees\u2014regardless of whether they self-nominate\u2014will be considered for DSI<\/strong>. The University has not issued guidance on format or content, leaving it up to each individual to decide whether to submit and how to frame their case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you choose to submit a self-nomination, please focus on the&nbsp;<strong>specific contributions or achievements<\/strong>&nbsp;you believe merit consideration for DSI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All self-nominations must be submitted to your supervisor\u00a0<strong>by close of business on October 2, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for your continued dedication and service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warm regards,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kat Kielar<br>Chapter President<br>UUP Buffalo Center<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HR has set a deadline of\u00a0October 2, 2026\u00a0for submitting\u00a0Discretionary Salary Increase (DSI)\u00a0self-nominations. 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Chris Putrino, Director of Employee Relations, has advised that DSI decisions remain\u00a0entirely at the discretion of University [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>DSI Self Nomination: Deadline is October 2, 2026 - UUP Buffalo Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/2026\/09\/24\/dsi-self-nomination-deadline-is-october-2-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DSI Self Nomination: Deadline is October 2, 2026 - UUP Buffalo Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"HR has set a deadline of\u00a0October 2, 2026\u00a0for submitting\u00a0Discretionary Salary Increase (DSI)\u00a0self-nominations. 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