General Secretary Bowen to Speak at Our Fall Meeting
The UUP/AAUP's SUNY-Geneseo Chapter will host the 2004 Fall Meeting
of the New York State Conference at its Genesee Valley campus on
October 15-16. The Meeting will begin on Friday at 3:00 p.m. when
the business part of the Meeting will take place. Among the items
of concern may be the lifting of the AAUP censures of SUNY and
St. Bonaventure; the Medaille situation; and our relationship with
NYSUT. At 4:15 p.m. Roger Bowen, the new General Secretary of the
AAUP, will speak on the topic, "Academic Crimes: A Review
of Academic Freedom and Current Campus Speech Issues " A reception
and buffet dinner will follow, from 5:30 p.m. on.
On Saturday morning, following a continental breakfast at 8:45
a.m., there will be (at 9:30 a.m.) some Reports from the Field
and Discussion:
Adelphi - Stephen Z. Goldberg
CUNY - Cecilia McCall
Fordham - Eileen Burchell
Hofstra - Estelle S. Gellman
Medaille - Ellen Banks
and Others
The Meeting will adjourn at noon and will be followed by a lunch.
All the events are scheduled to take place at Campus House on
Main Street in Geneseo. You can find below directions for how to
get to the Geneseo campus. We can coordinate travel arrangements
as we approach the date for the Meeting.
A block of rooms has been reserved at Days Inn Geneseo, 4242 Lakeville
Road, RL20 A, Geneseo, NY 14454. (585) 243-0500. This motel is
approximately a mile from the campus. Please let the Executive
Director know immediately whether you wish her to place your name
on the room list. If so, please send her an email at
<jeanine.aaup@verizon.net>, or confirmation by mail: Jeanine P. Plottel,
50 East 77th Street, New York, NY 10021-1842). A special rate of $59.00 a night
has been negotiated not only for members of the Executive Committee, but also
for all other AAUP members.
How to Get to the Fall Meeting in Geneseo
Here are the various travel options taken from the Geneseo website.
For additional information, you may navigate yourself at: http://www.geneseo.edu.
If you are planning to drive:
From the west: Take the New York State Thruway to Batavia Exit
48; Route 63 South to Geneseo; bear left at fork after traffic
light (toward 20A); turn left at stop sign, onto 20A; first left
at stop light onto Main Street (Route 39); see continued directions
below. From the south: Take Route 390 North to Exit 7; Route 63/39
North (approximately 3 miles); turn left at the second traffic
light onto Main Street (Route 39); see continued directions below.
From the north or east: Take the New York State Thruway to Rochester
Exit 46; Route 390 South to Geneseo Exit 8; Route 20A West (approximately
five miles); turn right at the third traffic light onto Main Street
(Route 39); see continued directions below. Continued Directions:
Take the first left off Main Street onto Park Street; parking is
at the visitors' circle on the right. You will find detailed set
of directions at MapQuest.
Air Travel
You may make air travel plans by scheduling a flight to the Greater
Rochester International Airport, which is approximately 30 minutes
from the Geneseo campus. The following airlines are served: Air
Tran, American, Continental, Delta, Jet Blue, Northwest, United
and US Air. Transportation from the airport to Geneseo can be arranged
through Trailways Bus Lines or a rental car agent at the airport.
For Rochester airport information, please call (585) 464-6001.
Train Travel
Amtrak operates daily trains to Rochester. You may arrange transportation
from Rochester to Geneseo through Empire Trailways; the Amtrak
station in Rochester is located six blocks from the bus station;
downtown taxicabs are available throughout the city of Rochester
for your convenience. For additional information about train services,
please contact Amtrak reservation at (800) 872-7245.
Bus Travel
You can reach Geneseo by bus with the Trailways Bus Lines. For
schedule information and ticket costs for Trailways call (800)
295-5555. From Albany and points east and from Cleveland and points
west and southwest, all bus lines travel to Rochester where, if
necessary, you can transfer to Empire Trailways. The 50-minute
bus trip from Rochester to Geneseo leaves at 8:35 am (daily), and
also 4:15 pm on Friday, and 1:30 pm on Sunday. From New York's
Southern Tier and points south and southeast, bus lines would travel
to Elmira where you can transfer to Empire Trailways. Daily trips
on Trailways leave Elmira at 4:00 pm and arrive in Geneseo at 6:30
pm. Please contact Trailways for any changes to this schedule.
Once you arrive in the village of Geneseo, the campus is within
walking distance from the bus stop, down the hill from Main Street.
Taxi Service
Taxis to Geneseo are available at the train station, bus terminal
and airport. For a complete listing of taxi services available
in the city of Rochester, please visit http://www.thecityofrochester.org/taxi.
Executive Director
Jeanine Plottel
50 East 77th Street
New York, NY 10021-1842
(212) 535-6668 or 1-866-883-4812 (PIN 5400)
Fax: (212) 879-4105
jeanine.aaup@verizon.net
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