BEWARE THE JABBERWOCK – For Contingent Faculty, an Academic Grievance May Be a Land Mine
By Gregg Weatherby, Lecturer II Emeritus English Department – Many of us have faced the prospect of dealing with plagiarism challenges or grade complaints; and increasingly, it seems, students are resorting to the academic grievance process before making any real attempts to resolve the issues informally. In my experience, students have threatened to file a […]
UUP VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE SPRING SCHEDULE 2021
UUP COVID-19 Vaccination Statement
Dear Colleagues: As the possibility of vaccination against COVID 19 becomes a reality for many of our members, we are receiving questions from across the state, both about gaining access to vaccines from those who want to be vaccinated as soon as possible, and from those concerned that SUNY will mandate vaccination for UUP-represented SUNY […]
2021 CORTLAND CHAPTER ELECTIONS CANDIDATE STATEMENTS
Jaclyn Pittsley for President – If you continue to support me as your Chapter President, I will continue to advocate for your terms and conditions of employment during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. I will fight to keep our part-time members employed. I will advocate for the most liberal interpretation possible of the Telecommuting MOA and […]
Persevere through COVID Together
By Jaclyn Pittsley, President – The COVID-19 global pandemic crisis continues. SUNY Cortland is not immune from the effects that this health crisis has had on our citizenry. Not only our community but the country and world itself are divided about how to fight this disease and what issues we should prioritize; and as this […]
UUP 2021 State Legislative Agenda
UUP 2021 Federal Legislative Agenda
NYS/UUP JLMC ANNOUNCES NEW PROGRAM – Certification, Licensure Exam Fee Reimbursement Program (CLEFR)
CLEFR PROGRAM GUIDELINES CLEFR PROGRAM APPLICATION
Part-Time Labor-Management Agenda Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Old Business: With regard to the number of Part-Time Lecturers who taught at least one course in fall 2020, UUP requests an update on the following from the Dean of each of the three Schools for Spring 2021: Number of Part-Time Lecturers not invited back? Number of Part-Time Lecturers with reduced courses assigned? Number of […]