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NEW YOUR STATE AAUP ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE
April 18-19, 2008

Friday Meeting [Directions | Campus Map]: St. John's University, Building 1 Room 15, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439, (888) 9STJOHNS

St Johns conference parking note: we havel reserved parking spots in the Alumni Lot next to Building #1. Non-St John's guests drive in Gate #1 which is located on Utopia Parkway and Kildare Road. Stop at the information booth and pick up a visitor's parking pass. You will then be directed to the reserve spots in the Alumni Lot.

Saturday Meeting [Directions | Campus Map]: Hofstra University, 105 Braslin, 100 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 11549 (516) 463-6600

Friday Dinner [Directions]: Verdi's of Whitestone, 149-58 Cross Island Parkway, Whitestone, NY 11357, Phone- 718-746-6000

Accomodations [Directions]: Courtyard by Marriott/LaGuardia, 90-10 Grand Central Parkway, East Elmhurst, NY 11369, (800) 321-2211, 718 446 4800, Fax: 718-446-4886 (note: room reservation due by 3/29/08, free shuttle from LaGuardia Airport)

Registration [Please complete our online registration by March 29th, 2008]

Schedule Summary

Friday, APRIL 18th at St John's 1:00PM-7:00PM, Building 1 Room 15 with the support of the local St John's AAUP chapter

1:00-3:00  Business meeting (closed to NYS AAUP Leadership) 

3:00-5:00  Open Forum with St. Johns AAUP Chapter and St. John's Faculty

5:00-7:00  Business meeting (closed to NYS AAUP Leadership) 

8:00-11:00 Dinner at Verdi's Restaurant (149-58 Cross Island Parkway Whitestone, NY 11357) with Keynote Speaker Joe Berry

Joe Berry

Joe Berry -
Keynote Speaker

Topic: Contingent Faculty Issues

Reclaiming the Ivory Tower

Saturday, APRIL 19th at Hofstra University, with the support of the local Hofstra AAUP chapter

8:30-9:00  Breakfast

9:00-9:30  NYS AAUP State Elections and National Election Discussion

9:30-11:00 Open Forum

11:00-12:00  Keynote Speaker - James Berger

James Berger

James Berger - Keynote Speaker

Topic: Challenges We Face with the Increasing Emphasis on Outcomes Assessment

AAUP : A Mission Counterstatement

Book : After the End

12:00-1:00 Lunch

Schedule Details

FRIDAY AGENDA

1:00-3:00 & 5:00-7:00 PM (closed to NYS AAUP Leadership)

  1. Call to Order: Stephen Z. Goldberg
  1. Approval of Minutes of Spring Meeting at NYSUT by Cecelia McCall
  1. President: Stephen Z. Goldberg - Report
  1. Vice-President: Kathleen Smith - Report [PDF]
  1. Treasurer: Pat Cihon - Report [PDF]
  1. Reports and Plans of Standing Committees
    1. Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure: Irwin Yellowitz - Report [PDF]
    2. Committee on Chapters, Members and Dues: Kathleen M. Smith
    3. Committee on Minorities in the Profession: Grace Vernon
    4. Committee on Government Relations: Patricia Bentley
    5. Committee on College and University Governance: Frank Higman
    6. Committee on the Economic Status of the Profession: Deborah Dolan
    7. Committee on Women in the Academic Profession: Patricia Bentley
    8. Committee on Retirement: Martin Kaplan - Report [PDF]
  1. Reports of Councils
    1. The Independent Council
    2. The CUNY Council: Cecelia McCall
    3. The SUNY Council: Fred Floss
    4. The Collective Bargaining Council: Estelle Gellman
    5. The Regional Councils
  1. Executive Director: Tom Policano - Report [PDF]
  1. New York Academe editor: Jeff Kraus - Report
  1. Old business
  1. Other
    • AAUP's involvement in state and national elections
    • National AAUP Restructuring

3:00-5:00 PM Open Forum with St. Johns AAUP Chapter and St. John's Faculty

8:00-11:00 PM Dinner at Verdi's Restaurant (149-58 Cross Island Parkway Whitestone, NY 11357) with Keynote Speaker Joe Berry

SATURDAY AGENDA

8:30-9:00 AM  Breakfast

9:00-9:30  AM NYS AAUP State Elections and National Election Discussion

At the NYS AAUP Spring Conference 2008 (April 18-19) the following NYS Conference offices will be elected/approved:
to be elected:  
  - President
- Vice-Prseident
- Elected At Large (2)
to be approved:  
  - National Council Members
- Independent Council
- SUNY Council
- Collective Bargaining Council (2)
- Committee On Chapter And Membership Development
- Committee On Government Relations
- Committee On Women In The Academic Profession
- Committee On Retirement
The NYS AAUP Conference By-laws provide for these positions.
Please consider serving on the NYS AAUP Conference leadership team by recommending or self-nominating AAUP members for any of the above positions by contacting us.



9:30-11:00 AM  Open Forum

11:00 AM -12:00 PM  Keynote Speaker- James Berger

12:00-1:00 PM Lunch

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