Petitions concerning changes to benefits

Petition on new TIAA retirement contribution policy for new faculty/staff:https://docs.google.com/document/d/15WxMtZ8E3a64kTeR_QLqk6VTc-A4qXjLA_hBqt_tsWg/edit The University plans for this change to take effect this January 1st. It would effectively create two ‘tiers’ of retirement benefits among faculty and staff. Petition on increases to employee health care premiums:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pQFsUmD1RaBHMQhyQ2dNWriWN7mnakPnxsP-Lx3OPhQ/edit Imminent increases to faculty/staff health care premiums set to also take effect… Read More Petitions concerning changes to benefits

SUMMARY OF STUDENT SURVEY, FALL 2021 In October 2021, SU-AAUP conducted a survey of students in order to get a better understanding of their experiences around Covid during the Fall semester. Based on nearly 400 student responses (305 from undergraduate students and 90 from graduate students), survey results reflect student concerns about a range of… Read More SU-AAUP Student Survey on COVID

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 suaaupLeave a comment

SU-AAUP ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2020-21

Leading the Faculty Response to the Extended Public Health Crisis Alternative Framework for opening campus in Fall 2020: developed and distributed a 3-part framework, prioritizing shared governance on teaching modes and pedagogy; robust COVID health and safety; and social and racial justice. Published letter to the editor in the Daily Orange “SU professors demand more… Read More SU-AAUP ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2020-21

December 7, 2021 suaaupLeave a comment

Queries to Public Health Team

Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2021 11:07 AMSubject: Queries to Public Health Team from SU AAUP Dear Ramesh, The Provost’s office offered you as the direct contact person for the University’s Public Health Team. Thank you, and the rest of the group, for your ongoing work, much of it invisible to the broader campus. We are writing as… Read More Queries to Public Health Team

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 suaaupLeave a comment

Faculty Control and Covid Safety

Date: Monday, August 23, 2021 at 4:31 PMSubject: RE: AAUP Questions on faculty control and covid safety Dear Provost Liu and Associate Provost Johnson, We wanted to follow up on our below AAUP message. We are very disappointed the new guidance announced Friday August 20th does not give faculty the autonomy to decide to require… Read More Faculty Control and Covid Safety

August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 suaaupLeave a comment

AAUP Open Meeting: What is Our Vision of Shared Governance?

April 28, 2021 A talk by Michael DeCesare, chair of the national AAUP’s governance committee, on how to strengthen the faculty’s role in governing Universities – including SU. The talk will be followed by a short Q&A and brainstorming discussion on how to apply the insights to the SU context.Links: https://www.aaup.org/report/statement-government-colleges-and-universities

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 suaaupLeave a comment

Resolution on Faculty Information Systems (FIS) / Faculty Evaluation

[to be introduced at April 21 Senate meeting] Whereas the Senate recognizes the potential benefits of updating and digitizing processes for faculty evaluation, especially for tenure and promotion review, Whereas all issues related to faculty evaluation must be developed with meaningful and substantive faculty participation, and the decision to implement a Faculty Information System (FIS)… Read More Resolution on Faculty Information Systems (FIS) / Faculty Evaluation

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 suaaupLeave a comment

Letter to Deans Concerning Faculty Review Table

Dear Dean [name]: We are writing to bring to your attention a concern regarding the memo circulated by Provost Liu on January 27, 2021 titled “Important Policy and Process Matters Relating to Non-tenure-track and Pre-tenure Faculty Reviews and Promotion for Tenure.” The memo requires all tenure files to include the table copied at the bottom… Read More Letter to Deans Concerning Faculty Review Table

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Instruction During Pandemic: SU-AAUP Report November 23, 2020

In early October, SU-AAUP conducted two forums and circulated a campus-wide survey to all faculty concerning teaching modality in a time of Pandemic. Over 100 faculty registered for the forums and over 300 completed the survey, representing 20% of faculty from all schools and across all ranks, including teaching faculty and part-time instructors. Faculty expressed… Read More Instruction During Pandemic: SU-AAUP Report November 23, 2020

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