UPDATES

I am now pleased to announce that per the updated NYS DOH COVID-19 Vaccine Program guidance all in-person, essential staff at our colleges and universities will now also be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at any State or Local Health Department operated vaccine site effective immediately.

To Schedule and verify your eligibility

go to the NYS Vaccine Appointments

Coming This Week

"Candidates Edition" of our Updates Newsletter

All members who are running in the UUP Potsdam Chapter Elections have been given the opportunity to submit up to a 500 word statement addressing you, the UUP Potsdam Membership in the upcoming "Candidates Edition" of our Newsletter.

ELECTION BALLOTS

Election ballots will be arriving to your home address' this week as well.

Your participation in our local election is a great 1st step in getting more involved in your union.

Please take a moment and respond!

It goes without saying that the COVID pandemic has been draining on all of us! Both mentally and physically it has taken a toll on all of us.

Along with our continued ZOOM trainings we would also like to invite our membership to partake in some safe, creative, and fun ways to bring back some socialization and unity both here on campus and at home.

We are excited to Spring back healthy

Unity on campus

Mentally

Physically

JOIN US! Lets Make 2021 Great!

Have questions or would like to help with future events, reach out to organizers Chapter Assistant Jennifer Hernandez, Alexis Foster, Maria Freitas Ladouceur

Join your fellow UUP Potsdam members in a fun and healthy Walk/Run competition

Prizes going to:

Most miles

Best UUP Run/Walk photo

Most Creative way to keep moving photo

Keep an eye out next week for registration

When warmer weather hits

UUP under the Stars will go into effect. (subject to NYS pandemic rules and guidelines)

• UUP music night at the park
• UUP Drive In Movie Night

Your voices were heard!

From: Malatras, Jim <>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 9:50 AM
To: Fred Kowal <>
Subject: FW: Expanded COVID Vaccine Eligibility

Dear Colleagues,

Because of our unified message and non-stop advocacy from the System Administration team, individual campus leadership, our partners from the SUNY community—including the strong push by UUP, PEF, CSEA, and others—our highest risk SUNY faculty, staff, and students are eligible to receive the vaccine as increased federal supply has been made available to New York State’s COVID-19 Vaccination program. From the onset of the vaccine distribution program in December, we ensured that faculty and students working or learning in health care settings were eligible in the early phases of distribution, and last week we were able to clarify that all staff who provide regular residence life programming to students are vaccine-eligible as in-person instructors.

I am now pleased to announce that per the updated NYS DOH COVID-19 Vaccine Program guidance all in-person, essential staff at our colleges and universities will now also be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at any State or Local Health Department operated vaccine site effective immediately.

While there is still a way to go in combatting this pandemic, this eligibility expansion is a critically important step in moving our campuses forward.

Testing is Ongoing and MANDITORY!

If you are on campus, you are subject to Testing!

For all those who have a presence on campus, regardless of length of time spent or if you have contact with others, you must test weekly!

Please join the UUP Benefits Department Wednesdays at 12 pm for Benefits 101 Webinar. During the webinar, UUP’s Director of Member Benefits Doreen Bango will give you tips for maximizing your benefits.

You can register Here

Dear Colleagues,

Over 12 million people in the United States are struggling to make their monthly student loan payments, and millions more see economic and personal opportunities pass as they prioritize paying down their debt. Does this sound like you or someone you know?

Many of these people may qualify for free federal programs that can help reduce their monthly payments and eventually lead to student loan forgiveness, but these lifeline programs are significantly under-enrolled. In an effort to help our members get access to these programs, United University Professions and the American Federation of Teachers are proud to host a Student Debt Clinic which will provide information on how to enroll in Income-Driven Repayment plans and Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

We will be offering virtual Student Debt Clinics on the following dates:

Wednesday, March 03, 2021 from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM via webinar.

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM via webinar.

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM via webinar.

To attend a Student Debt Clinic, you must pre-register here: http://go.aft.org/StudentDebtClinicRSVP. From the “student debt clinic” drop down menu, please select the UUP clinic that you are interested in attending – they are labeled “UUP [Virtual Student Debt Clinic] [date] [time].” In the affiliate field, type in the full name of our local (United University Professions), and it will autofill after a few keystrokes.

Registration is first come, first serve, and we must cap attendance for a single clinic at 75 participants in order to ensure that we are able to provide maximum assistance to attendees. Registration will close 48 hours prior to the virtual clinic. Webinar login information will be provided prior to the clinic to all who register. [If you can’t make one of these clinics, don’t worry – we’re planning on offering them every payday. If you want to help host a clinic at your worksite, please let us know!]

Managing your student loan debt is the first step in taking on the inequities which plague our system of higher education, and we look forward to seeing you at the Student Debt Clinic and working together to find a collective solution to the problems of student debt and college affordability!

Register now!

Potsdam Chapter Office

Email: potsdam@uupmail.org
Website: https://www.uuppotsdam.org/
Location: SUNY Potsdam
Phone: 315-267-3177
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UUPPotsdam/