Editor: Mary Gallucci UConn-AAUP Executive Committee President’s Message – Tom Bontly As 2018 fades into memory and we look forward to 2019, I am reminded of the words of Martin Luther King, Jr.: “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice”. The Reverend Dr....
B U L L E T I N January 18, 2019 The UConn-AAUP seeks nominations of its members for the UConn-AAUP Excellence Awards in Teaching, Research, and Service Recognition. The primary nominator must send the complete submission in one pdf file, indicating the award category, via e-mail to Barbara Kratochvil at...
UConn-AAUP Chapter invites member nominations and self-nominations to stand for election to the UConn-AAUP Executive Committee. We seek a wide diversity of UConn-AAUP members from different disciplines, points of view, and status of employment. We seek members interested in standing for officer roles (President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer), Regional Campus Representatives,...
Photo Credit: –https://today.uconn.edu/school-stories/leading-science-erin-young-kyle-baumbauer-team/ Our Stories – UConn Faculty: Dr. Erin Young, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing UConn Faculty Member: Dr. Erin Young, Assistant Professor, Assistant Director for Advancement in Managing Pain How long have you been at UConn: 3.5 years In a few words, tell us what you do and...
Between 175-200 faculty, staff, students, and community leaders rallied to show their support for collective bargaining rights in light of the impact a Supreme Court case will have on union’s power to negotiate for their members. Click here for an article ran in the local Chronicle! Here are a few images...
Howard Bunsis, Professor of Accounting and Chair of the Collective Bargaining Congress, presented “UCONN Financial Situation: Effect of the Expected Decline in the State Appropriation” to the AAUP Executive and Compensation Committee on March 1, 2015. Among other valuable information regarding the financial status of the University, was Howard’s contrasting of...
On February 25, 2015, members of UConn-AAUP held an action to raise awareness for National Adjunct Walkout Day, to bring attention to the wages and working conditions of adjunct faculty and all contingent faculty on the UConn campus and across the country. Many UConn AAUP members and colleagues came out...
Malloy Proposes Significant Cuts For Higher Education, Flat Funding for Local School Districts KATHLEEN MEGAN 9:25 pm, February 18, 2015 He’s often said that education is a top priority, but now some advocates are saying that the swipes Gov. Dannel P. Malloy made at higher education funding and the continued...
UCONN-AAUP Outstanding Contribution Award The UCONN-AAUP is establishing the Outstanding Contribution Award to honor a former or current AAUP member who has provided exceptional leadership and service to the members of the chapter. The award, presented in the form of a certificate of recognition and a memorial located on one...
Keep Personal Email Personal IN HER OWN WORDS: Keep Your Personal Email Personal Dr. Katie Rose Guest Pryal JD tells readers that most of us don’t pay attention when we use institutional technology to handle our private business. GUEST PRYAL We working women often find ourselves fitting the work of...
From Aaron Nisenson, AAUP Senior Counsel Dear Colleague: As you may have heard, there were three major developments from the National Labor Relations Board late last semester that positively affect the faculty’s ability to organize unions. In December the NLRB published decisions expanding the organizing rights of faculty members and...
Dear Colleague, As we reminded you last week, in celebration of the AAUP’s centennial this year, the AAUP Foundation is sponsoring competitions for undergraduates and graduate students for essays and artwork. We’re writing to let you know that the deadline has been extended to March 1. The theme of both...
Herbst Salary Raise From the Hartford Courant 12-29-15 By: Gregory Hladky The University of Connecticut’s Board of Trustees voted Monday to extend UConn President Susan Herbst’s contract until 2019 with an overall increase in salary and other compensation that will bring her total compensation to more than $758,000 a year...
Hybrid Memo 10-22-14 To: SEBAC Higher Ed Leadership From: Dan Livingston Re: Financial Issues from Delay in Processing Hybrid Purchases Date: 10/22/14 You asked me to respond to a concern expressed to some of you that the delay in consummating Hybrid plan purchases due to the backlog could have a...
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2019 UConn-AAUP Excellence Awards
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Together We Rise Rally – Feb. 26
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