Items of Collegiality

• We are excited for another new academic year, and we welcome all our new students and employees to campus!
  1. We hope to continue collaborating on future reception opportunities for the opening meeting. We were impressed with the turnout!

Old Business

• UUP Cortland looks to confirm enrollment numbers for Fall 2026:
  1. FY accepts
  2. Total Undergrad
  3. Total Grad
     
     
• UUP Cortland requests an up-to-date copy of the University’s Budget.

New Business

• Updates on the status of the Vice President for Finance and Management, and the Associate Vice President of Human Resources.
• Gray DI consultation and recommendations
  1. United University Professions reminds the campus back when UUP and Administration last discussed the consulting agencies’ charge; it was narrowly defined as a charge of finding areas of growth and revenue generation; it did not include recommendations of cost reduction or staffing cuts. Is this still the case?
     
     
  2. Will the consulting firm continue to only give recommendations for growth and not recommend any areas of savings/reduction?
     
     
  3. When is the next planned meeting/training scheduled for Gray DI to review the financial dashboard components?
     
     
  4. What are the expectations for how the dashboard is being utilized by:
     1. Departments
     2. Chairs
     3. Deans
     4. Provost’s Cabinet and aboveClarification of campus class attendance policy.
• Clarification of campus class attendance policy.

• How can SUNY Cortland UUP, FS, and Administration work together on the following items (Provost McClellan):
  1. Revising the office hour policy (including online/remote office hours for online classes/programs)
  2. clarifying expectations for the current “routine campus presence” policy?
• Forthcoming campus cell phone policy. (Provost McClellan)

Upcoming Business

TBD

Items of Collegiality

Congratulations on another successful Spring term, and congratulations to all our graduates!

Old Business

• UUP Cortland looks to confirm enrollment numbers for Fall 2026:
  1. FY accepts
  2. Total Undergrad
  3. Total Grad
• UUP Cortland requests an up-to-date copy of the University Budget.

New Business

• Reductions in PT/FT contingent academics, increased class sizes, and faculty workload concerns
  1. UUP has been informed that academic departments are being asked to identify all persons on PT term appointments.
  2. UUP Cortland requests to discuss options to support contingent members. What shared game plan can UUP and Management come up with to:
     1. support contingents as they are informed of the status of their term renewal/non-renewal
     2. seek to maintain their health insurance, reaching out to nearby campuses to assist our adjuncts in finding classes to teach (need at least 6 credits worth of courses at SUNY) and/or

• any unemployment benefits available to folks given nonrenewal.

1. What other cost saving measures have been explored for the temp service budget?

• Childcare disruptions
  1. UUP Cortland requests management implement more liberal telecommuting to support members working through recent unexpected disruptions to their childcare.
     1. UUP Cortland requests information regarding policy for bringing children to an employee’s workspace.

• Provost: Update on the pay for faculty grading graduate student culminating exams when out of obligation (i.e., in summer).
• Provost: Updates for 2026-2027 regarding office hours expectations and faculty presence on campus.

Upcoming Business

• Option to avoid the $100,000 fee for H-1B sponsorship.
• SoE box agreement Spring 2026

United University Professions – Cortland
Labor Management Agenda

Monday, January 12, 2026
 2-3 PM, Miller 405

Items of Collegiality

1. UUP Cortland looks forward to a successful 2026 for everyone at SUNY Cortland.

Old Business

1. CTE Anthology rollout reflections
2. Updates for Part-Time Employee appointment letters

New Business

1. UUP Cortland requests enrollment updates related to Spring 2026 admissions when information is readily available.

 Upcoming Business

Monday, August 18, 2025

 3-4 PM, Miller 405

Present:

Items of Collegiality

1. Introductions
   1. UUP Cortland’s chapter leadership welcomes the continued opportunity to practice shared governance and compromise to support our members.

Old Business

1. UUP looks forward to continuing the conversation regarding any new procedure to evaluate academic faculty performance.

2. Update regarding status of CTE Process and “box agreement” MOA

3. As a reminder, UUP will be inquiring about performance program and evaluation compliance in September, in accordance with our previous LM discussions.

New Business

1. Accessibility of all course materials on Bright Space:
   1. UUP understands the need to make course content accessible for all learning needs and abilities to comply with new guidelines for ADA enforcement. However, UUP has concerns about the workload increase for both academics and professionals to meet the deadline.

2. Part Time Academic clarifications
   1. Timely notification of appointment letters during obligation
   2. Adherence to appointment letters

3. Clarification of how to report a FOS concern: Academic facilities
   1. When calling customer service vs. submitting work orders