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Congratulations to the First Hochner Travel Award Recipients!

This year, we have selected our first two Art Hochner Travel Awards to defray travel to conferences for full-time non-tenure track and adjunct faculty, who typically do not have access to funding from their departments.

Among the inaugural recipients was Dr. Isabelle Chang, an assistant professor (teaching/instruction) in Psychology; she will be presenting “It all adds up: A Comparison of Eighth-Graders’ Mathematics Achievement Around the World” at the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) in Washington, D.C. next month.

The second awardee is Dr. Adam Vidiksis, assistant professor (teaching/instruction) in Music Technology and Director of the Boyer Electroacoustic Ensemble Project (BEEP).  He presented one of his compositions at the International Computer Music Conference in Daegu, South Korea in August of 2018.  Both projects included Temple students, showing the crucial relationship between teaching, research, and creative activity.  The application process for this coming year can be found here; applications will be due at the end of September.

Click on the name of the presentation below to access a pdf brief.

Adam Vidiksis: Density Function score

 

 

Isabelle Chang: It All Adds Up

Digest: February 4 – 8, 2019, Happy Hours, Membership Drive, Phone Banking

Happy Hours!

This semester, each of the TAUP Constituency Councils will be holding a happy hour event at a conveniently located venue.  It’s a great opportunity to get together with colleagues from across the University, ask questions about TAUP, meet the people who represent your constituency in the union, discuss issues that you’d like them to know about, or just have a nice time chatting with some very interesting people. Everyone in the TAUP bargaining unit is welcome, whether you’re a dues paying member or not, and the first drink is on us!

Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty Happy Hour:

Wednesday, February 13th from 4-6pm

Draught Horse Pub and Grill

1431 Cecil B. Moore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19121    

Non-Tenure Track (NTT) Happy Hour:

Thursday, February 28th from 5-7pm

Draught Horse Pub and Grill

1431 Cecil B. Moore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19121

 

 

TAUP Membership Drive

Have you ever asked this question at work: What can I do to change things around here?

As individuals, we may not have the status or power to implement change. This is why decades ago, TAUP was formed, because collectively through our union, we have the legal authority to bargain with the administration over many issues, including minimum salaries, raises, benefits, and working conditions.

We’ll be at the table negotiating with the administration at the end of the month. We have more power to negotiate for everyone when the administration sees that our bargaining unit members support what we’re fighting for.

 

The way support is measured is through membership numbers. If you’re not a dues paying member yet, know that by joining, you will be increasing your TAUP colleagues’ ability to represent you well.

 

TAUP is comprised of colleagues: faculty, librarians and academic professionals who are working on behalf of us all. Show your support. Join us.  

If you’re already a member, you can join us for our…

 

Volunteer for Phone Banking

 

Learn how to have efficient and effective organizing conversations with your colleagues, and then put that knowledge to work by making phone calls to faculty, academic staff, and librarians. We’ll be finding out which workplace issues matter most to our colleagues, and asking them to join our union! Fridays through February and March from 12-3pm in Anderson 1138. RSVP here.

TAUP Digest: Negotiations, Happy Hour, Adjunct Dues Deductions, Student Debt Clinics, Dept. Organizers, General Membership Meeting

Negotiations Update

Last Tuesday, we had a productive meeting with the administration on open bargaining and finding a location for negotiations; discussions are ongoing.  Our Research and Data Team and Table Team are hard at work, and our Contract Campaign Team will be getting into gear soon. If you want to join your colleagues in this important work, please contact TAUP.

Adjunct Dues Deduction

We have been informed by the administration that dues deduction for adjuncts for this term will not begin until our March paychecks.  Dues will be deducted for the semester in 2 or 3 equal amounts. Please let us know if you have any questions.


Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty Happy Hour

Each of our constituency councils is holding happy hours this semester! Whether you are a TAUP member or not, if you are part of the tenured or tenure-track faculty, please join your TT Constituency Council for a happy hour (or two) at the Draught Horse on Wednesday, February 13th from 5-8pm. The first drink is on us,  so please RSVP here!

Register for a Student Debt Clinic

On the weekend before classes started, TAUP offered a training for individuals to learn how to run student debt clinics. Eleven people completed the training, and we’re eager to start running clinics.

Many of the faculty, librarians and academic professionals TAUP represents carry student debt. If you’ve got debt and would like to know more about the potential options for loan repayment and loan forgiveness, it may benefit you to attend one of our 90- minute clinics. Please sign up on our contact form here, and let us know your general availability so we can identify the best time to schedule. By being on our contact list, you’ll be in the loop when we run clinics.

 

Department Organizer Structure

Successful organizing and mobilization are never one-person enterprises. In order to keep everyone  TAUP represents informed and engaged, our union needs help from a network of active members who answer questions and provide information for members: the Department Organizers. Department Organizers (DOs) don’t just sign petitions and attend rallies–they enlist and motivate their colleagues to do the same. TAUP represents more than 2,400 faculty, librarians and academic professionals, and it’s the DO’s job to keep a network of 10 colleagues connected to their union. That way, whether it’s bargaining for a contract, showing solidarity with fellow unions, or celebrating victories, TAUP members can respond quickly and effectively.

Being a DO is a volunteer, non-elected position, and an opportunity for any member who is drawn to union work. If you are interested in becoming a DO, we offer monthly trainings  and will support you in this important role in TAUP! If you are interested, please contact the TAUP office.

Department Organizer Trainings:

Monday February 4th 11-12:30pm

Tuesday February 19th 4-6pm

 

General Membership Meeting

We will be meeting on February 15th from 2-4 p.m. in the large meeting space in the basement of Paley Library to give you an update on negotiations and listen to your questions and feedback.   RSVP to the TAUP Office.