Reminder: AAUP-UC General Membership Meeting this Wednesday, September 9 at 4:30pm

This is a reminder that we will have our first AAUP-UC general membership meeting of the 2015 fall semester this Wednesday, September 9, at 4:30pm in the Newman Center. 

This membership meeting is open to active (i.e. dues paying) AAUP-UC members. We will be discussing a number of important items, including the status of negotiations.

Refreshments (pizza & non-alcoholic beverages) will be available and this will also be a great chance to chat and unwind with your colleagues.

Hope to see you there!

AAUP-UC General Membership Meeting On Wednesday, September 9 at 4:30pm

We will have our first AAUP-UC general membership meeting of the 2015 fall semester on Wednesday, September 9, at 4:30pm in the Newman Center.

We realize the meeting is late in the day, but please make every effort to attend as we will be discussing a number of important items, including the status of negotiations.

If you have items you would like to see on the agenda, please contact Paul MacArthur. Refreshments (pizza & non-alcoholic beverages) will be available and this will also be a great chance to chat and unwind with your colleagues.

AAUP-UC Contract Extended Thru October 16th

The current Utica College — AAUP-UC Collective Bargaining Agreement has been extended thru October 16, 2015 as negotiations continue through the fall.

If you are due a base salary increase for a favorable Professional Development evaluation (see 8.14 of the CBA) and/or promotion (see 18.2 of the CBA), such increase(s) should already be reflected in the paychecks you receive in August.

If raises/increases are negotiated into our new contract, we anticipate they will be retroactive to the original end date of the CBA, as has been the case in previous negotiations. We cannot, however, guarantee that this will happen.

For your reference, the current CBA can be found here.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the AAUP-UC president, Paul J. MacArthur.

Congratulations to our new board members!

Congratulations to our new board members, Kirstin Impicciatore, Arlene Lundquist, and Denise Nepveux, who will take office on July 1.

The AAUP-UC Governing Board for 2015-2016 is:

Governing Board Officers:

  • President:  Paul J. MacArthur, Associate Professor of Public Relations & Journalism
  • Vice President: Adam Pack, Professor of Biology
  • Treasurer: Brad Emmons, Associate Professor of Mathematics
  • Secretary: Dan Kurtz, Associate Professor of Biology
  • Past President: Laurence Zoeckler, Associate Professor of Education

Governing Board Members At Large:

  • John Cormican, Professor of English
  • Leonore Fleming, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
  • Kirstin Impicciatore, Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Recreation
  • Tyson Kreiger, Associate Professor of Psychology
  • Arlene Lundquist, Associate Professor of Psychology
  • Denise Nepveux, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy

We also want to take a moment to thank Lawrence Day, Tom Diana and Tom Fryc, whose terms end on June 30, for their service on the Governing Board. We really appreciate their dedication to the union and their efforts to make our union stronger.

AAUP-UC Call for Nominations – Deadline Friday, May 15

We are seeking active members from the bargaining unit who are interested in serving on the governing board.

Specifically, we are seeking candidates to fill the following positions:

Vice President: The Vice-President shall assume the duties of the President in the absence of, or at the request of, the President, and be responsible for orientation of new bargaining unit members and recruitment of active, that is, dues-paying members.  In the event the President resigns, cannot fulfill the duties of the office, or complete the term of office, the Vice-President shall become the President for the completion of the term, and a special election will be held to fill the position of Vice-President for the completion of the term.

Secretary: The Secretary shall take, distribute and permanently file the minutes of all board and chapter meetings, keep and organize all records in the AAUP office, carry on correspondence as required, be responsible for maintaining the AAUP bulletin board, maintain mailing lists of bargaining unit members and active, that is, dues-paying members, and be responsible for the newsletter.

Treasurer: The treasurer shall provide a financial report at each regular meeting of the membership, provide a financial report at each meeting of the governing board, collect dues, maintain up to date records of dues-paying members, have authority to make expenditures only for approved operating expenses of the chapter annual budget, and prepare an annual budget for the next fiscal year.

Three At Large Governing Board Members: The Governing Board shall consider all matters of interest to the Chapter and bring them to the attention of the active membership at the Chapter meetings.

Any active, that is, dues paying, member may self-nominate in order to run for a vacancy on the governing board. Other nominations may be made by a petition containing the signatures of at least twelve active members.

If you would like to learn more, please contact any member of the governing board.

If you would like to run for any of these positions, you can self-nominate yourself by sending an email to: Paul J. MacArthur

Please submit your nominations by Friday, May 15 @ 4:30pm.

Please Note: Only dues-paying members of the AAUP-UC may hold the above offices. All terms are for two years, with the exception of the treasurer position, which is for one year.