E-Bulletin for 2/12/18
Help the TAUP FAST Fund for Temple Students in Need
TAUP is happy to announce that we have been designated by Prof. Sara Goldrick-Rab (College of Education) as the administrator of the seventh Faculty and Students Together (FAST) Fund, designed to help Temple students in need. Building on Prof. Goldrick-Rab’s important work analyzing and calling attention to the pressing needs of college students, the Fund is designed to provide rapid assistance to students whose attendance at Temple is threatened by financial emergencies such as overdue rent, car repairs, or insufficient funds for food. For more on how the FAST Fund works and how you can refer students for assistance, click here. Although Prof. Goldrick-Rab’s founding gift is very generous, we will need to supplement it if we want to reach as many students as we aim to help. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation here.
Take the Childcare Survey
After many discussions and considerable research into how nearly 20 other peer and aspirant universities approach child care for their employees, the joint TAUP-Faculty Senate Committee on Child Care is ready for the next step—to hear from you about a range of potential options to address this crucial issue. If you haven’t already, please take the survey. Your responses will be critical in shaping any proposal TAUP and the Faculty Senate presents to the administration.
Come to a Working People’s Day of Action, Feb. 24th
February 24th marks the 50th anniversary of the first march in Memphis for the rights of sanitation workers; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated while supporting their cause. As we continue to honor Dr. King, we continue to struggle for the rights of the people against racism, against the concentration of wealth and power that threatens to silence workers’ rights and democracy, and against other threats facing our nation and world. To move that struggle forward, rallies will be held on 2/24 in Memphis, New York City, Washington D. C., and many other cities, including Philadelphia, where we’ll gather from 10 a.m.-noon at Thomas Paine Plaza, 1401 JFK Blvd. Please contact TAUP (taupaft@gmail.com) if you plan to go!
Attend the TAUP General Membership Meeting, Feb 26th TAUP wants to give its constituents as many opportunities as we can to hear what’s on your mind and to let you know about how your Union is working for you. Please come to a monthly General Membership meeting 2/26 6:00-7:30 p.m., Tyler 104. See you there!
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