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NYS AAUP SPRING CONFERENCE - APRIL 13-14, 2007

ADELPHI UNIVERSITY

Schedule Summary

Friday, April 13 - All Friday sessions at the Wingate Hotel, 821 Stewart Ave, Garden City, NY 11530, 516-705-9000 [ Map ]

3:00-5:30 Business meeting
5:30-6:30 Cocktail reception
6:30-7:30 Dinner
7:30-9:30 Film: “Declining by Degree: Higher Education at Risk”

Saturday, April 14 - Adelphi University Center [ Building Location - star shaped building fourth entrance from east ] , Room 211-212, 1 South Ave, Garden City, NY 11530 [ Map ]

9:00-9:30 Breakfast
9:30-12:00 Elections and conclusion of business meeting and other discussion
12:00 Lunch

Schedule Details

FRIDAY AGENDA – 3:00-5:15 pm

(The meeting will cover as much of the business agenda as possible up to 5:30 at which time the meeting will adjourn for a reception and dinner to be followed by the screening of “Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk .” Unfinished business will be completed at the reconvening of the meeting on Saturday.)

  1. Call to Order: Stephen Z. Goldberg
  1. Approval of Minutes of Spring Fall Meeting at Daemen College presented by Marilynn Fleckenstein
  1. Report of the President: Stephen Z. Goldberg
  1. Report of the Vice-President: Kathleen Smith
  1. Report of the Treasurer: Pat Cihon
  1. Report of the Nominating Committee: Frank Higman
  1. Reports and Plans of Standing Committees
    1. Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure: Irwin Yellowitz
    2. Committee on Chapters, Members and Dues: Kathleen Smith
    3. Committee on Contingent Faculty and the Profession
    4. Committee on Government Relations
    5. Committee on College and University Governance
    6. Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession: Patricia Bentley
    7. Committee on Retirement: Martin Kaplan * see note below
    8. Committee on the Economic Status of the Profession
  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. Report of the Executive Director: Tom Policano
  1. Report of New York Academe editor: Jeff Kraus
  1. Old business
  1. New business
  1. Other???

5:30-6:30 PM Reception Wingate Hotel Lounge

6:30 PM Buffet Dinner

7:30 PM Screening and discussion of parts of the 2005 documentary concerning U.S. higher education "Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk”

SATURDAY, APRIL 14 – 9:00-12:00- Adelphi University Center, Room 211-212

  1. Elections
  2. Continuation and completion of business meeting adjourned from previous night
  3. Consideration of the following resolution submitted by Martin Kaplan on behalf of the Retirement Committee: [the resolution is adapted from one that was approved by the PSC of CUNY unanimously on 3/5/07]

* Title: Problems with TIAA-CREF

WHEREAS there have been major problems with TIAA-CREF service in recent years, including but not limited to the following:

  • TIAA-CREF delays in providing participants with required minimum distribution payments, which may subject participants to significant penalties;
  • Problems with TIAA-CREF reporting to the State of New York the status of distribution to participants, which has resulted in participants being subjected to audits of their tax returns by the State of New York;
  • Late payments to participants of their scheduled distributions;
  • Delays in participants being able to make withdrawals from TIAA-CREF accounts;
  • Transfers requested by participants that are either not made or are made incorrectly;
  • Errors on TIAA-CREF*s account statements mailed to participants on the TIAA-CREF internet site and on TIAA-CREF*s automated telephone response system;
  • Delays by TIAA-CREF in resolving reported problems;
  • Advice given by TIAA-CREF representatives that is either inaccurate or incomplete, and perhaps to the benefit to TIAA-CREF while not necessarily beneficial to the participant;
  • Long delays in reaching representatives by phone.

Therefore, be it RESOLVED:

  • That the NYS/AAUP hereby supports efforts by the PSC Retiree Executive Committee and the PSC in its efforts to press TIAA to redress these grievances; and be it further
  • RESOLVED that we call upon our AAUP national offices and all appropriate affiliates and other interested parties to join us in pressing TIAA to address these concerns; and be it further
  • RESOLVED that we direct the President of NYS/AAUP to communicate our position to the national leadership and other appropriate bodies and individuals.
  1. Discussion with Mike Mauer from national AAUP of State Conference/National relations.
  1. Discussion of Leadership issues at the local level [if there are a significant number of both CB and non-CB leaders, we could split into two groups.This is a workshop and open discussion of how to enhance membership and presence at the local level.]
  1. Discussion of chapter relations to other employee units in the respective institutions, particularly in situation where others are engaged in negotiations or collective bargaining drives.

Adjourn to lunch

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