CFHE forms plan of action

UUP statewide Secretary Eileen Landy, left, makes a point as California Faculty Association President Lillian Taiz listens during a work session on promoting unity and solidarity in the higher education community. The session was one of several held during the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education’s (CFHE) three-day conference Nov. 4-6. (MORE)

New Paltz, Cortland chapters hold events for “Campus Equity”

New Paltz UUPer Jeff Johnson watches as a student signs a petition calling for fair wages, working conditions and treatment for contingent and part-time college employees during a Campus Equity Week (CEW) outreach event hosted by New Paltz’s UUP chapter. (MORE)

Stony Brook Chapter mounts successful food drive

UUP Stony Brook Chapter President Arty Shertzer, third from right, and Nancy Gaugler, right, chair of the chapter’s Community Services Committee, stand behind the more than 2,450 pounds of food collected during the chapter’s October food drive. Fellow UUPer Mark Woodruff, third from left, Stony Brook’s assistant director of facilities and services, is also pictured. (MORE)

UUP president: SUNY straying from academics

Testifying before the Assembly Higher Education Committee, UUP President Phil Smith says SUNY is gradually shifting its emphasis away from academics and more toward economic development. NYSUT Executive Vice President Andy Pallotta, left, listens as Smith testifies at the Oct. 26 public hearing in Albany. (MORE)

Leaders hone their skills

Downstate Medical Center Chapter delegate Henry Flax, left, and Buffalo Center Chapter delegate Kim Behun raise their hands during a workshop about the UUP contract. The union members attended the “Know Your Contract” workshop, one of five seminars offered in the 2011 Fall Leadership Training Program. (MORE)