ANNOUNCEMENTS

Tenure & Promotion Workshop on February 13

The UFF USF Chapter will conduct a workshop on the tenure and promotion process on Friday, February 13, from 2 pm to 4:30 pm on USF Tampa in the Marshall Student Center, room MSC 3704. The workshop is open to all UFF members, and we will have membership forms for anyone who wants to join. RSVPs would be nice as we would like to know how many handouts and cookies to bring; you can send RSVPs to the Chapter Secretary.

$ 500 Travel Grants for New UFF Members - and for UFF Members Who Recruit New Members

The USF Chapter of the UFF will award four $ 500 Travel Scholarships for summer and fall.

• UFF USF employees who join UFF this Spring (as of April 23) are eligible for one of two scholarships to be randomly selected at the April 24 UFF USF Chapter Meeting. For information on how new members (or non-members who would like to join UFF) may apply, see the flyer for new and prospective members (click here). Non-members wishing to be eligible must have their membership forms in our hands by April 23. Proposals must also be in our hands by April 23, and two proposals from new members will be randomly selected for funding.
• Current UFF members who recruit at least one new UFF member are eligible for one of two scholarships to be randomly selected at the April 24 UFF USF Chapter Meeting. For information on how UFF members may apply, see the flyer for UFF members who would like to recruit new members (click here). Notice that recruiters should put their name on the membership form for the new member. If a new member is recruited, the new member is eligible for one of the scholarships for new members and the recruiter is eligible for one of the scholarships for current members. Again, membership forms and proposals must be in our hands by April 23, and two proposals by recruiters will be randomly selected for funding.

Next Chapter Meeting on USF St. Petersburg

On Friday, January 30, the Chapter will meet on USF St. Petersburg, in the Student Center in the Ocean Room. All USF employees are invited: come check us out.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

It's election time for the UFF USF Chapter, and time to ask UFF USF members to consider running for office or representative seats. All dues paying UFF USF members, and only dues paying UFF USF members, may run and vote in this election. You must be a member by February 13 to be eligible to run or vote this year. The deadline for nominations is February 13.

Any UFF USF member may run for any one of these offices:

• The President oversees the operations of the chapter.
• The Vice President assists the President.
• The Secretary maintains documents and records.
• The Treasurer handles finances.

• The UFF Senate is the primary policy-making body of the statewide United Faculty of Florida, which is the strongest voice for higher education in Florida. It meets twice annually, during a weekend, in Tampa or Orlando, and the USF Chapter of UFF is represented by senators elected by UFF USF members in this election.
• The FEA Delegate Assembly is the primary policy-making body of the Florida Education Association, which represents K-20 teachers and professionals and is the strongest voice for education in Florida. It meets annually, in mid-fall, for Friday and early Saturday in Tampa or Orlando, and UFF USF is represented by delegates elected by UFF USF members in this election.

If you are interested or wish to nominate another member, please start the process by downloading, filling, and sending the nomination form to the Chapter Secretary.

LOGISTICS

Chapter Meeting Friday, January 30, at noon in the Student Center in the Ocean Room, on USF St. Petersburg.

• Click here for the standing agenda.

Membership: Everyone in the UFF USF System Bargaining unit is eligible for UFF membership: to join, simply fill out and send in the membership form.

NOTE: The USF-UFF Chapter website is http://www.uff.ourusf.org, and our e-mail address is uff@ourusf.org.

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