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NYS AAUP Agenda - Fall 2011

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NEW YORK STATE AAUP ANNUAL FALL CONFERENCE
October 14-15, 2011

Meetings [Campus Map, Directions]: Niagara University, Niagara University, NY 14109

Accommodations [Directions]: Barton Hill Hotel, 100 Center St., Lewiston, NY 14092, (716) 754-9070 ($119/night)

Banquet: at Niagara University

Registration [Please complete our online registration by October 12, 2011]

Schedule Summary

Friday, October 14th at Niagara University, Bisgrove Hall / Building 12, Room 250 (Board Room) 1:00PM-4:00PM

1:00-4:00  Business meeting (open to NYS AAUP Leadership only)

Friday, October 14th at Niagara University, BisgroveHall / Building 12, Room Room 351 (Conference room) 4:00PM-6:30PM

4:00-5:30  Open Forum

5:30-6:30 Keynote Speaker - Howard Bunsis, AAUP Secretary-Treasurer (2012) and Collective Bargaining Conference Chair (2013) Eastern Michigan University

7:30-10:30  Dinner Banquet

Saturday, October 15th at Niagara University, St. Vincents Hall / Building 5, Room 211 8:30AM-1:00PM

8:30-9:00  Breakfast

9:00-10:00 Completion of Conference Business

10:00-12:00  Open Forum

12:00-1:00 Lunch


Schedule Details

FRIDAY AGENDA

1:00-4:00 PM (open to NYS AAUP Leadership only)

  1. Call to Order: David Linton
  1. Approval of Minutes of Spring 2011 Meeting by John Polemeni
  1. President: David Linton- Report
  1. Vice-President: Jeanette Jeneault - Report
  1. Treasurer: Pat Cihon - Report
  1. Reports and Plans of Standing Committees
    1. Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure: Irwin Yellowitz
    2. Committee on Academic Professional:
    3. Committee on Chapters, Members and Dues:
    4. Committee on College and University Governance: Peter Gormori, Jane Koretz
    5. Committee on the Economic Status of the Profession: Dr. Joan Levinson
    6. Committee on Faculty Holding Contingent Appointment: Jeanette Jeneault
    7. Committee on Government Relations: Jeff Kraus
    8. Committee on Retirement: Frank Higman
    9. Committee on the Status of Minorities in the Profession: Raul Huerta
    10. Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession: Sally Dear
  1. Reports of Councils
    1. The National Council: Lenore Beaky, Rana Jaleel, Chris Moylan
    2. The Independent Council :
    3. The CUNY Council: Cecelia McCall
    4. The SUNY Council: Fred Floss
    5. The Collective Bargaining Council: Stanley Aronowitz
  1. Executive Director: Tom Policano - Report
  1. New York Academe editor: Jeff Kraus - NY Academe Volume 34, Number 3, June 2010
  1. Old business
  1. Other

4:00-5:30 PM Open Forum - Topics:

  1. CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS OF THE NEW YORK STATE CONFERENCE-AAUP – Proposed Amendments DRAFT Discussion
  2. Interactions with Administration, before a "problem" occurs. How to maintain postitive lines of communication. What has worked for others.
  3. Governance - Different models for an academic senate.



5:30-6:30 Keynote Speaker - Howard Bunsis, AAUP Secretary-Treasurer (2012) and Collective Bargaining Conference Chair (2013) Eastern Michigan University

7:30-10:30 PM Dinner Banquet

SATURDAY AGENDA

8:30-9:00  Breakfast

9:00-10:00 Completion of Conference Business



10:00-12:00 Open Forum - Topics:

  1. Administrative encroachment on curriculum
  2. Faculty Governance and Curricular Control
  3. Campaign for the Future of Higher Education, the initiative begun in California in January 2011


12:00-1:00 Lunch

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