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Less than a month after taking office, UUP President Phillip Smith met with members in March to listen and to talk about issues important to part-time and contingent faculty.
Smith and UUP officers John Marino, Eileen Landy and Rowena Blackman-Stroud were at the three-hour meeting, held on March 12 at the UUP Administrative Office.
Seven UUPers – SUNY Cortland Chapter President Lawrence Ashley; Ross Borden and Anne Wiegard of SUNY Cortland; Peter Brown and Yvonne Aspengren of SUNY New Paltz; Jill Hanifan of SUNY Albany; and Stephen Street of Buffalo State – attended the meeting.
"One of my campaign themes was everybody gets a chance to be heard," said Smith.
"We need everyone on board," said John Marino, UUP’s statewide vice president for professionals. "These are not just part-time issues; they have to be UUP issues."
Members attending the meeting said they appreciated the opportunity to meet with Smith and union officers to share their ideas and opinions.
"We want to participate," Wiegard said.
– Michael Lisi