UUP Cortland Chapter

 UUP STATEWIDE UPCOMING EVENTS

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

We will be offering virtual Members Only Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Clinics on:
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM via Zoom
Wednesday, September 24, 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.

*****UUP  WEBINAR*****
 “New Semester Know Your Benefits”  UUP’s Know Your Negotiated Benefits webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 12:00pm.

Learn all about UUP’s extensive benefits package and other discounted services.
Please use the link to register: https://forms.gle/LQorq3RLcNfiHsGu8

*****UUP Pre-Retirement Workshops (2-parts) Webinar*****

Part One: Health Care/Medicare:
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Part Two: Dental/Vision:
Thursday, September 25, 2025 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Please register on the UUP statewide website:   Statewide Calendar

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

September Schedule of Events: 

Meetings:
Tuesday, September 2, 2025:       L/M Prep
Monday, September 8, 2025:        Members’ Forum & Executive Board Meeting
Monday, September 15, 2025:     L/M Meeting
Monday, September 22,2025:      Executive Officers’ Meeting

Survey:
UUP Statewide has created a survey to find out what topics are important to you to help with the process of preparing for contract negotiations.  It is important to let your voice be heard. We are also appealing to your sense competition…other SUNY campuses have a better percentage rate of completed surveys, let’s see if we can give them some competition. Please fill out the survey in the link below.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CortlandUUPCONTRACT

Workshops:

UUP will hold a Virtual Professionals meeting on Thursday September 4^th from 12:00pm to 1:00 pm.  The link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84089532516

UUP presents Getting to Tenure: Appointment and Reappointment Procedures Workshop presented on Friday, September 12^th from 9am to 10:30am in the Fireplace Lounge, Corey Union.

Picnic:
UUP Welcome Back Picnic, September 12^th from 4pm – 7pm at Yaman Park, Kennedy PKWY

Delegate Assembly

The Fall UUP Delegate Assembly is on October 24th & 25^th in Albany, NY.  Registration opens to seated delegates on Thursday, August 28^th and closes Monday, September 22^nd   at 5:00pm.

Weekly Events Updates:

A reminder there is a negotiated listening session for the Cortland Chapter on August 27, 2025 at 4:00pm.  Please click on the link or check out the poster on UUP bulletin boards on campus.

Check out our August Member’s Spotlight.   This month’s spotlight is on Daniel Harms.

UUP Virtual Town Hall for Academic Faculty
August 14 3-4pm

[webex link will be sent the week of August 11]

All Academic Faculty (FT & PT) are invited to a Town Hall
hosted by UUP Cortland VP of Academics, Kris Newhall

Agenda

• Update on Demand to Bargain post-tenure policy and evaluation procedures
• President’s Opening Meeting
• Faculty Concerns Committee update and call for volunteers
• Tenure, promotion & reappointment
  • Tracking decisions
  • Fall workshop
• Call for submissions: What I did on my summer “vacation”
• Open floor for issues and concerns

Statewide Webinar

“Soak Up the Benefits” UUP’s Know Your Negotiated Benefits webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 12:00pm.

Learn all about UUP’s extensive benefits package and other discounted services.

Please use the link to register: https://forms.gle/VW5YKew2czmJoTsC7

Closure Date

AFLAC Open Enrollment period closes on August 20, 2025. 

YOU’RE INVITED………

August 27, 2025   at 4:00pm

Please join us for a virtual joint session meeting with UUP’s Oneonta Chapter and UUP Statewide in preparation of the upcoming contract negotiations.  Please register using  this registration link . 

It is also extremely important to fill out the contract survey (see link below).

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CortlandUUPCONTRACT

 This survey will allow us to better understand your needs and what is important to you during the negotiation process.

Please Note:

You must be a member to attend.  Sessions are not recorded.  Statewide makeup sessions will be provided on the following days.  9/16, 9/19 and 9/22.