UUP Cortland Chapter

*****Public Loan Forgiveness Clinics*****
We will be offering virtual Members Only Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Clinics on the following dates:

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM via Zoom

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM via Zoom

To attend one of the virtual Members Only Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Clinics, you must pre-register here: http://go.aft.org/StudentDebtClinicRSVP. From the “student debt clinic” drop down menu, please select the UUP clinic that you are interested in attending – they are labeled “UUP [Virtual Student Debt Clinic] [date] [time].” In the affiliate field, type in the full name of our local (United University Professions), and it will autofill after a few keystrokes. 

Registration is first-come, first-serve, and we must cap attendance for a single clinic at 125 participants to ensure that we are able to provide maximum assistance to attendees. Registration will close 48 hours prior to the virtual clinic.  

***** Support SUNY ESF*****

Colleagues and Allies: Now is the time to raise your voice in support of SUNY ESF. Please share widely. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/gov-hochul-invest-in-the-future-of-suny-esf

*****UUP 101 Webinar*****

We have added an additional “UUP 101” webinar for those who have been unable to attend previous workshops. This workshop will cover UUP’s structure, who we are, who we represent, what we do, and our role in the larger labor movement.

Webinars will now be held on:

                               Wednesday, December 10 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM                             
Wednesday, January 7 from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

To join the discussion, please register using the link below.

https://forms.gle/tEUUdHReuwn6QpME9

United University Professions Cortland
Labor/Management Agenda

Monday, November 17, 2025

 1:30-2:30 PM, Miller 405

Present:

Items of Collegiality

1. UUP Cortland is proud to serve as a sponsor of the Men’s Ice Hockey AFSP charity hockey game and looks for opportunities to support our other collegiate sports charity events. Appreciation to Coach Cardarelli and UUP Grievance Officer Jaclyn Pittsley for their support of this event.

Old Business

1. Status of the Course Teacher Evaluation MOU (Box Agreement).

New Business

1. Status of Course Teacher Evaluations through Anthology rollout

2. Fall 2025 Enrollment for SUNY Cortland
   1. UUP Cortland requests a summary of our Fall enrollment data

3. UUP requests an update on the status of the RFP for a consultant related to academic portfolio review

4. What is the share of burden for financial hardship for SUNY Cortland, and how will the burden of financial hardship be shared across the University?

UUP Academics Town Hall

Wednesday, November 5
1:30-2:30pm
(link below)

This meeting is open to any member but is especially targeted at academic faculty of any rank (including FT, PT, and retired members)

AGENDA:

Updates from Academic Concerns Committee

Update from Vice President for Academics Kris Newhall on:

Program Review
Post-tenure Criteria
Discussion and Concerns

If you cannot make this meeting but have concerns or questions, please email me at kristine.newhall@cortland.edu or knewhall16@gmail.com

Meeting link:
https://sunycortland.webex.com/meet/kristine.newhall

Meeting number:
2530 381 7742

Join from a video conferencing system or application
Dial: kristine.newhall@sunycortland.webex.com
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.

Join by phone
+1-650-479-3208  United States Toll
Access Code: 2530 381 7742

Global call-in numbers
https://sunycortland.webex.com/sunycortland/globalcallin.php?MTID=mccbd32845232ec6e85cb592a54d99f85

Monthly Communication Highlights
UUP Cortland Chapter | November 2025                      Website: https://uuphost.org/cortland/

November Schedule of Events: 

Board/Executive Board Meetings:
Monday, November 3, 2025:       L/M Prep
Monday, November 10, 2025:    Members’ Forum & Executive Board Meeting
Monday, November 17, 2025:    L/M Meeting
Monday, November 24, 2025:    Executive Officers’ Meeting

Open Houses:

Friday, November 14^th from 8:00am to 10:00am, UUP Office – 001 Moffett Center
Tuesday, November 18^th from 11:30am to 1:30pm, UUP Office – 001 Moffett Center
Tuesday, November 25^th from Noon to 2:00pm, UUP Office – 001 Moffett Center
Please stop by for a snack and to share your concerns with our President Justin Neretich.

VPA   Zoom Meeting: This virtual meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 5^th at 1:30pm. This is an opportunity to discuss issues or concerns you may have as an academic faculty member at SUNY Cortland. Please see the chapter website or digital communication for zoom meeting information.

Student Teacher Supervisors Virtual Meeting: This virtual meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 12^th at 3:00pm.  Please register at Cortland@uupmail.org and a link will be sent to you.

HOLIDAY GATHERING: Will take place on Friday, December 5^th from 4:00pm to 7:00 pm.  It will be in the Hall of Fame room in Park Center. RSVP’s will be needed by Monday, November 17^th.

UUP Office Hours: On Veteran’s Day, November 11^th, the office will be closed.

UUP Office Closed: The UUP will be closed on November 27 & 28 for Thanksgiving break.

Holiday Food Drive: Our UUP holiday food drive will be taking place this holiday season.  Be on the lookout for a drop-off box location near you!

In keeping with the mission of Campus Equity Week to empower contingent employees and to highlight the issues that concern them, the Cortland Chapter of UUP presents:

An Invitation to Union Participation.
Hosted by Mario Hernandez, UUP Officer for Contingents

When: October 29, 2025

Time: 3:00pm – 5:00pm

Location: Virtual – Please RSVP or call 607-753-5991 to have the link sent to you.

This meeting will serve as

1. a) an introduction to the basic mechanisms the union provides for addressing professional conflicts and
2. b) an open discussion of our concerns right now as contingents at SUNY Cortland. Bring your questions and experiences.

Our union is the only campus entity that advocates for contingents as employees, provides political and social forums for their development as workplace unionists, and advances their interests at the bargaining table when contracts are negotiated.

UUP is the closest thing to a professional association for contingents at the university, and it is the privileged vehicle for addressing and resolving contingent workplace concerns.

Arise from the shadows, contingent masses!
Join hands with your union.

United University Professions – Cortland
Labor Management Agenda

Monday, October 20, 2025
3-4 PM, Miller 405

Present:

Items of Collegiality

1. UUP Cortland congratulates you on the success of the search for the new chief of staff.

Old Business

1. Reaffirming that SUNY Cortland is not identified as a distressed campus and has not been asked to submit any kind of stabilization documents to system administration.

New Business

1. Instructor tenure criteria
   1. Which departments have published instructor criteria?
   2. Instructor promotion to assistant professor?
2. What is the Faculty Salary Plan criteria?
   1. If there are any documents related to these criteria, UUP requests a copy.
3. UUP requests information regarding an academic portfolio review by an outside consulting firm.

 STATEWIDE UPCOMING EVENTS

*****VIRTUAL PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS CLINIC*****

We will be offering virtual Members Only Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Clinics on the following dates:

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM via Zoom

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM via Zoom

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM via Zoom

To attend one of the virtual Members Only Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Clinics, you must pre-register here: http://go.aft.org/StudentDebtClinicRSVP. From the “student debt clinic” drop down menu, please select the UUP clinic that you are interested in attending – they are labeled “UUP [Virtual Student Debt Clinic] [date] [time].” In the affiliate field, type in the full name of our local (United University Professions), and it will autofill after a few keystrokes.

***** Pre-Retirement Workshops*****

UUP’s popular monthly Pre-Retirement Workshops are scheduled for October 14^th and October 16, 2025. The part 1 workshop will take place on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 12:00pm which will cover Healthcare/Medicare.
The part 2 workshop will take place on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 12:00pm which will cover union benefits (dental & vision)

To register for the October pre-retirement workshop’s, use this link:   https://forms.gle/imhB5frCA1WPMabdA

***** Support SUNY ESF*****

Colleagues and Allies: Now is the time to raise your voice in support of SUNY ESF. Please share widely. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/gov-hochul-invest-in-the-future-of-suny-esf

*****UUP 101 Webinar*****

We have added an additional “UUP 101” webinar for those who have been unable to attend previous workshops. This workshop will cover UUP’s structure, who we are, who we represent, what we do, and our role in the larger labor movement.

Webinars will now be held on:

 Wednesday, October 15 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

  Wednesday, November 12 from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

To join the discussion, please register using the link below.

 https://forms.gle/tEUUdHReuwn6QpME9

                   UNION MATTERS 101

                              Tuesday, October 21, 2025                      Wednesday, October 22, 2025
         11:30am – 1:00pm                                     11:30am – 1:00pm
                       Brown Auditorium, Old Main               Hall of Fame, Park Center

                         DO YOU KNOW…..

                    what a union is?

                       why we have unions?

                    why we have union dues?

                   what a union can do for you?

Find out the answers to all these questions and more.  Attend a Union Matters meeting.  There will be a presentation by UUP Cortland Chapter President, Justin Neretich to answer these questions and more. Please RSVP

Snacks will be provided