UUP Cortland Chapter

UUP Open Office Hours will take place

Tuesday, September 23rd
1:00pm to 3:00pm
001 Moffett Center

Chapter Office

Come meet the new Chapter President, Justin Neretich
and a few of our Chapter Delegates.  Let them
know your thoughts and ideas.

Snacks will be provided

United University Professions – Cortland
Labor Management Agenda

Monday, September 15, 2025
3-4 PM, Miller 405

Present:

Items of Collegiality

1. Thanks to those of you who were able to stop by our Fall welcome event!

Old Business

1. Accessibility and Title II compliance for instructors, professionals.

New Business

1. September reporting on Performance Programs and Evaluations

2. UUP is seeking information regarding SUNY stabilization planning for our distressed campus.

3. UUP raises concerns regarding a weekly standing meeting within the School of Education, which occupies the common hour time.

4. UUP has received inquiries concerning the shifting role of the Center for Teaching and Learning and how it may affect faculty autonomy and leadership in the area of pedagogy and faculty development.

Discussion Items from Management to UUP:

1. SUNY Prodigi+ fellows Promotion and Tenure
2. EPC Handbook Policy Change regarding Emergency Weather and teaching obligations

 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.