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Grievance Officer for Academics Call Out

Dear Colleagues, Your UUP Buffalo Center will be in need of a Grievance Officer for Academics beginning with the Fall 2024 semester. Here is the description of the position from your Chapter Bylaws: Grievance Officer for Academics 5.2.5 The Grievance Officers shall be responsible for assisting members of the bargaining unit in the categories they […]

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Academics Education Membership Professionals

IDA Committee Members Needed

Dear Colleagues, Your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter is looking to add additional UUP faculty and staff members to your Individual Development Awards Committee this fall. As part of this committee, you will be working with a team to review and score IDA applications each cycle. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the […]

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Academics Event Meeting Membership

General Membership Meeting for Academic Members: How Can Unionization Benefit the Academic Profession?

Dear Colleagues, A General Membership Meeting for UUP affiliated Academics has been scheduled for Thursday, October 5th at Noon via Zoom. Hosted by Alissa Karl (UUP Statewide Vice-President for Academics) and Bret Benjamin (UUP Statewide Executive Board member and recent Chief Contract Negotiator), this meeting will have a focus on information and open discussion on […]

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Academics Buffalo Center News Contingents Membership News

Vacant Officer Positions

Dear Colleagues, In follow up the recent UUP Buffalo Center Chapter elections, the Chapter is in need of individuals interested to fill the positions of the Chapter’s Vice President for Academics, and Officer for Contingents. Members are asked to review the positions descriptions below, and consider becoming a Chapter Officer for one of these two […]

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Academics Buffalo Center News Membership News

UUP Members Named SUNY Distinguished Professors

Dear Colleagues, The UUP Buffalo Center Chapter wishes to recognize Academic Members Xiufeng Liu, and Thomas Thundat who have been named SUNY Distinguished Professors, the highest rank in the SUNY system. They were appointed to the distinguished professor rank by the SUNY Board of Trustees at its April meeting. The rank of distinguished professor is […]

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Academics Meeting Work Load

UUP Academic Membership Meeting

Dear Colleagues, With various reorganizations of departments at the university, Academic staff are being asked to do more work than ever before. Some of this work may have been previously performed by other support staff. Your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter is pleased to announce an Academic Membership Meeting to review and discuss the implications of, […]

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Academics Contract News Professionals

Knowing Your Intellectual Property Rights

Dear Colleagues, Your UUP Buffalo Center Chapter would like to remind you of your rights when it comes to your course materials and the distribution of those materials, whether they be in printed or digital format, per SUNY’s Policies. Specifically:  With respect to materials used on the web for instruction, under the current SUNY policy, copyright […]

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Congratulations to Distinguished Professors

Dear Colleagues, Congratulations to four UUP Buffalo Center Faculty Members who have been named SUNY Distinguished Professors, the highest rank in the SUNY system! Diana S. Aga, Jochen Autschbach, Paul Vanouse (who is also a Department Rep) and Igor Žutić were appointed to the distinguished professor rank by the SUNY Board of Trustees at its […]

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University Policy Review

Dear Colleagues, The following university policy is now posted in 30-Day Review in the University Policy Library: Naming University Properties, Facilities, and Academic and Non-Academic Programs The policy is available to review from now through January 20, 2023. Feel free to forward this email to others in your area so that they may review and provide feedback. As […]

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Academics Contingents Event Meeting Work Load Workshop

UUP Buffalo Center Chapter Meeting for Academics

Dear Colleagues, The UUP Buffalo Center Chapter will be holding a Meeting for Academic Members (full time, contingents, and adjuncts) via Zoom on Tuesday, December 6th at Noon The purpose of this meeting is to have open discussions on a variety of Academic Concerns involving, but not limited to: In addition to having Matt Kibler […]