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 AAUP Wins        Two Significant Arbitrations  

#1 - Hiring of New        Faculty

Better communication with our        members is a very important priority for us.  Do you have any        suggestions, questions or concerns?  Please let us        know.

An        important arbitration concerning faculty rights was successfully settled        over the summer.  In the Spring of 2004, the administration refused        to allow an SPC to participate in a hiring decision for a full-time tenure        track position.  The SPC was told that if they wanted to keep the        tenure track line they had to hire a candidate identified by the        administration.  The settlement agreement provides:

AAUP-NYIT        Contract (Collective Bargaining Agreement -        pdf format)

In the event the Administration of NYIT provides funding        for a full-time, tenure track faculty position, and that position has not        been filled by a Presidential appointment under the terms of Article XIV        of the CBA, the hiring process will commence with the search for, and        evaluation of candidates by, the appropriate Faculty Personnel Committees        (FPC) as required by Articles XVI .2 and XXII .7 of the CBA.

TIAA-CREF Withdrawal Side        Letter This side letter        agreement gives members the right to  withdraw accumulated funds in        TIAA-CREF accounts at age 65 instead of age 70 1/2.

It is        very important that all of you who serve on FPCs continue to assert your        rights to review and recommend candidates in all aspects of the peer        review process, including hiring, reappointment, promotion and tenure.         In the event that the administration prohibits you from doing so,        please let the Union know immediately.

Joint Council Chapter        Officers

#2 - Teaching Assignment

Details concerning the officers of both chapters and        provided here.

In a        second hearing we obtained a successful settlement of an arbitration        brought on behalf of a faculty member who was denied the right to teach in        the field in which the member was tenured because the needs of another        school in which the member had volunteered his/her services.  NYIT        agreed to allow the faculty member to fill his/her course load in his/her        field if courses that the faculty member desired were not available to        him/her in the other school.

NYIT Academic        Calendars

View and print all calendars through        Spring 2011 here.

AAUP-NYIT Collective        Bargaining Agreement (Contract) Available

By-Laws and Chapter Constitutions (pdf):

Our current (2002-2007) Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with NYIT        was ratified by our membership at the meeting held on May 21,        2004. To obtain an electronic version of this contract in Adobe        Acrobat (pdf) format, simply click on the first hyperlink below.         Also provided are separate links to: (1) a summary of the contract changes        and (2) a chart showing the adjunct and overload salary rates.

AAUP at        NYIT, Inc. By-Laws   Manh. Chapter Constitution OW/CI Chapter        Constitution  

Current 2002-2007 Collective        Bargaining Agreement (CBA)  (pdf format)

Academic Senate Meetings

Summary        of Contract Changes

Schedule        of 2005-2006 Senate and Senate Committee meetings

Chart of        Adjunct and Overload Salary Rates (2002-2007)  (pdf format)

On October 11, 2005, Dr. Guiliano and the two Chapter Presidents signed        a "side letter" liberalizing the policy with respect to TIAA-CREF        withdrawals.  AAUP members are now able to withdraw funds accumulated        in TIAA-CREF retirement accounts at age 65; previously, the minimum age        was 70 1/2 years.  To view this side letter (in pdf format), simply        click the following hyperlink:

Introducing the AAUP at NYIT,        Inc.

Our first contract, other historical information, and        membership application forms are here.

TIAA-CREF        Withdrawal Side Letter  (pdf format)

Practice Safe        Computing!

Several minor typographical errors exist in the CBA - such as showing        "I" instead of "i," showing © instead of (c),        etc.  These errors will be corrected when the contract is reprinted        in the future.

Free Online        Computer        Scans

If you do not have a printed copy of the contract, we will gladly mail        you a copy.  To request a copy, please send an email to Ms. Deborah        Tibrewala (click here).         Clearly indicate whether you want the contract mailed to your office        address or your home address, and please specify that address in the email        to expedite processing.  Thank you!

Scan your computer often to see if it is        infected with viruses, trojans, or worms.

Symantec Security        Check   Look for the heading "Top Things to Do" at the        right hand side and click on the first item shown (Free Scan for        Viruses).  Two separate scans are available - for security        risks and for computer viruses.

Links to Important NYIT Web        Pages

Main NYIT Web        Site  

OTHER GOOD, FREE ONLINE        VIRUS SCANNERS (TRY THEM ALL!)

NYIT Connect        - access and print your rosters; search for classes; print your        schedule

Office        of Academic Affairs - contains useful information such as links to        the Faculty Handbook, Instruction Observation Forms, information on        student ratings of courses, sabbatical leave applications and information,        and much more.

Panda        ActiveScan

HouseCall (Trend        Micro)

NYIT        Academic Computing Web Site- contains useful information on a        variety of topics including how to set up a wireless computer connection        with the internet at NYIT

ONLINE SPYWARE  DETECTORS

Microsoft        AntiSpyware

MyMail -        Access your NYIT email online from home or any other location.         Note: once you click on this hyperlink to log onto MyMail,        you cannot use your browser's "Back" button to return back to this        page.  Instead, you will need to re-enter http://www.aaupatnyit.org/ in your        browser's window to return to this page.

PestScan

ONLINE SECURITY SCAN

ShieldsUP! The Internet's quickest, most popular, reliable and trusted, free        Internet security checkup and information service.  Locate the        ShieldsUP! link under Hot Spots to check your system and begin learning        about using the Internet safely. Additional        computer security programs you may download for free to protect you        against spyware, malware, trojans, etc.

Other NYIT Information and        Forms

NYIT        Libraries

NYIT        Academic Senate:  List of 2005-2006 Senate and Senate Committee        meetings (MS Word format)

NYIT        Undergraduate Catalog (2005-2006)  (pdf format)

NYIT Directories:   Quick Reference        List  (Lists main offices)     Online  Lookup

Zone        Alarm  (excellent free firewall)

Faculty/Staff:  Complete List - April 2004        (latest available list - no longer updated by NYIT)  

Ad-Aware

Spybot Search and        Destroy

Faculty        Handbook  (8/03) (pdf)    

NYIT Center for        Teaching and Learning with Technology

Official U.S.        time  (Eastern time zone)

Link to the        NYIT Intranet  (provides hyperlinks to the Office of Human        Resources, the Administrative Manual, Academic Computing, the OIT        Helpdesk, etc.)  Important Note:  You must        be at NYIT to access this information; you will receive an error message        if you attempt to access the NYIT Intranet from any other location.

Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®

To view and/or print documents in pdf format,        please install the latest version (7.0) of Adobe Acrobat Reader.         To download this version (free), just click here.  

Purging        email messages on MyMail; how to use Microsoft Outlook to archive email        messages - If you are troubled by popup notices on NYIT MyMail        stating that your email messages are taking up too much disk space, this        information will be helpful to you.  Messages which you delete still        count against your disk quota until they are purged (unless your Trash        folder is set to automatically delete messages when you log out).  Be        sure to read this document for more details.

Using Microsoft        Excel to Calculate Grades

MyMail        - How to automatically forward mail sent to your NYIT email address to        your personal email address

Click here        for helpful hints on preparing your own Excel spreadsheets to calculate        grades.  (Click the "back" button on your Web browser to return to        this page.)

Non-Tenure-Track Clinical        Faculty Positions Not Permitted

At the General Membership Meeting held on Friday, May        20, 2005, the NYIT Administration's efforts to establish        non-tenure-track clinical faculty positions in several departments        were discussed.  NYIT may not offer these positions to        faculty under the present collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

Many years ago (in the 1970's and 1980's), the CBA did        not require the granting of tenure to faculty members.         Instead, after six years, probationary (non-tenured) faculty members could        either be:  (a) granted tenure, (b) given a one-year terminal        appointment, or (c) given a special two-year extension of their        probationary period called a "term contract."  Faculty members could        theoretically be given many successive term contracts instead of receiving        tenure.  An actual term contract received by one faculty member at        that time may be viewed by clicking here.

After the National Office of the AAUP began to        investigate the situation at NYIT, there was discussion of a possible        censure of NYIT by the National AAUP because the term contracts violated        the AAUP's recommended guidelines for the granting of tenure.  Term        contracts were then eliminated at NYIT, and many faculty members received        tenure in the very late 1980's and early 1990's.

NYIT has been seeking to establish special        non-tenure-track positions called "clinical faculty" positions in certain        departments.  Several members reported to us in Spring 2005 that they        were told that these clinical faculty positions will definitely be offered        in the current (2005-06) academic year.  This is not        true:  the AAUP has not agreed to the creation of any        such positions.  Indeed, we previously explained to the NYIT        Administration that any such proposal to establish non-tenure-track        clinical faculty positions must first be approved by the Joint Council and        then by the membership as a whole before it may be put into effect        (because it involves a significant change in the existing collective        bargaining agreement).

In April and May, the Joint Council received no        proposals from the NYIT Administration with respect to these possible        non-tenure-track positions which we felt was worthy of        consideration.  For this reason, no actual proposals to establish        such positions were presented to the membership at the May 20 membership        meeting.

At this meeting, various faculty members spoke out for        and against these appointments.  Some faculty felt that the use of        clinical faculty appointments (not requiring the same research or        scholarship commitment commonly required of other faculty members) might        be appropriate in certain specific departments.  Other faculty        members expressed the view that the introduction of non-tenure-track        positions was undesirable at NYIT because it might lead to an expansion in        the number of such positions in other departments (not originally        envisioned) and in an further erosion of tenure.  There was a        consensus that this proposal needs to be explored in much greater detail,        and that no specific action should be taken at this time.

Please rest assured that we will keep all members        informed of any developments along this line on this web site.

An AAUP Committee A report, "On Full-Time        Non-Tenure-Track Appointments," may be viewed by clicking here.

Links to Unions and Other        Organizations

TIAA-CREF          Chronicle of Higher        Education   National        AAUP    NY State AAUP        Conference 

Links to all AAUP        Chapters   Links to AAUP        Collective Bargaining Chapters

Adelphi        University AAUP Chapter    Adelphi-AAUP        Contract  (9/1/01 through 8/31/06) (pdf) Adelphi-AAUP        Stipulation  (Extension of contract three years from 9/1/06        through 8/31/09) (pdf)

Hofstra        University AAUP Chapter    Hofstra-AAUP        Contract  (9/1/01 through 8/31/06) (pdf)

American Federation of        Teachers (AFT) Higher Education 

L.I.U. Faculty        Federation (B'klyn)    LIU Contract         (pdf)

United University        Professions  (union which represents 21,000 faculty and other        professionals on 29 SUNY campuses)

Professional Staff        Congress - City University of New York (union which represents over        20,000 faculty and staff at CUNY)

Faculty Association at        Suffolk Community College  

IRS 990 Forms        Filed by NYIT  (pdf)

Fiscal        Year 2004  (period from 9/1/03 to 8/31/04)  [LATEST        AVAILABLE FORM]

Fiscal Year 2003  (period from 9/1/02 to        8/31/03)   Fiscal Year        2002  (period from 9/1/01 to 8/31/02) Fiscal Year 2001  (period        from 9/1/00 to 8/31/01) Fiscal Year 2000  (period        from 9/1/99 to 8/31/00) Fiscal Year 1999  (period        from 9/1/98 to 8/31/99) Fiscal Year 1998  (period        from 9/1/97 to 8/31/98) Note:  All IRS 990 forms on        this web site are in the public domain and were obtained courtesy of        GuideStar - The National Database of Nonprofit Organizations (http://www.guidestar.com/)

Information        about IRS Form 990  (from GuideStar)  

Continuing Ellis College        Concerns

At our membership meetings held on May 21 and        September 2, 2004, members discussed Ellis College and whether or not the        grading standards, topics covered, etc. might be different for Ellis        College courses than for conventional NYIT courses.

As some long-time members of our union know, NYIT many        years ago established innovative and very profitable educational programs        in the early 1970's such as "Adult Accelerated Degree Program" (AADP)" and        "College Accelerated Program for Police" (CAPP).  Students in these        programs received three credits for taking a given course, even though        they had to appear in class only once a week instead of twice.  In        theory, the material was covered in class at an accelerated pace, and        students were responsible for learning more work on their own.

After the New York State Education Department (NYSED)        received inquiries, details such as course and grading standards were        looked into.  NYIT initially tried to establish that students who        took accelerated courses learned the same amount of material as students        in conventional courses, by attempting to institute comprehensive        multiple-choice examinations in all courses (conventional and        accelerated).  This effort was abandoned when NYIT decided to        eliminate these accelerated programs.  Henceforth, all        students were required to appear in class for the same number        of minutes (at least the minimum required by NYSED).

NYIT presently has an innovative educational program        which offers credit-bearing courses and NYIT degrees through Ellis        College.  (Ellis College students receive the same degrees which        regular NYIT students receive.)  An initial agreement covering terms        and conditions pertaining to Ellis College courses was signed on June 25,        2003.

Ellis College Undergraduate        Catalogs are available in pdf format.  Please click on the        hyperlink for the academic year desired to view the Ellis College        undergraduate catalog for the academic year indicated:   2005-06          2004-05

A special AAUP meeting was held on October 30, 2003 to        discuss faculty concerns with respect to UNext and Ellis College.  In        response to those concerns, the AAUP and NYIT continued their discussions        and modified the earlier agreement (signed on June 25, 2003) with respect        to UNext and Ellis College.  Specifically,        we signed a supplemental agreement on November 25, 2003 to add three new        paragraphs covering the important issues of:  (1) job security,         (2) possible crossover students and cannibalization, and  (3) control        of core-academic functions.

The supplemental agreement is acceptable to the AAUP        on the basis of representations from NYIT regarding other online        degree-granting programs, which have been approved by the relevant        regional accrediting bodies, and that the curriculum review process        referenced in paragraph 15 includes one or two levels of faculty approval        in each School.

Apparent Lack of Uniform Grading Standards for Ellis        College Courses and Conventional NYIT Courses

Faculty members in various departments have raised        significant concerns about the grading standards employed by Ellis College        in their courses.  One faculty member has informed us that Ellis        College tends to significantly downplay the use of examinations in        determining final course grades.  In contrast, in conventional NYIT        courses offered in departments such as mathematics, examinations count        heavily towards the final course grades of students, because faculty        members need to see whether or not individual students are able to meet        the standards expected of them.

The apparent lack of uniform grading standards        between Ellis College courses and conventional NYIT courses is a        significant cause of concern among faculty who believing in maintaining        academic standards so that NYIT degrees will have significant value after        the students graduate.  This matter still needs to be properly        addressed and resolved.  If this is not done, the situation with        respect to Ellis College courses might in the future be similar to the        situation involving AADP and CAPP courses years ago (described        above):  students will wind up getting NYIT degrees through Ellis        College, and people will wonder how much these students have actually        learned.

The following        material represents the official position of the AAUP at NYIT,        Inc.

The faculty groups that develop and review curricula        vary from School to School.  For example, in the School of        Management, the School Curriculum Committee develops the course and the        entire faculty votes to approve it, while in the Mathematics Department        the Curriculum Committee of the Mathematics Department develops the course        and it is approved by the School Curriculum Committee.  After the two        levels of faculty participation/review are completed, the course is        reviewed by the Curriculum Committee of the NYIT Academic Senate, and it        is then voted on by the entire Senate.

We would like to take this opportunity to remind all        faculty members of a number of important details concerning Ellis College        courses: First, the Curriculum Committees of each School have the        right, and the obligation, to ensure that courses taught by Ellis College        are equivalent to conventional courses taught by NYIT faculty. This means        that the curriculum committees must review and approve all        relevant details concerning proposed Ellis College courses. It is not        sufficient for the Curriculum Committee of a given School to merely review        the course descriptions of the two courses to see that they are the same        or similar. Instead, the Curriculum Committee must be mindful of all        relevant details including workload, course content, and the total number        of hours which students would be expected to devote to the course        material. Furthermore, all decisions as to which courses need to        be ?rebuilt? to meet NYIT standards must be made by the faculty of each        School, through its Curriculum Committee, and not by the NYIT        Administration. If a course is offered        by Ellis College without the required approval of that School?s Curriculum        Committee, then the faculty of that school have the right and the        obligation to notify the AAUP immediately so that we may file a grievance        and request that this matter be corrected.

If you have any questions or concerns about Ellis        College which you feel need to be brought to our attention, please send an        email to Ms. Deborah Tibrewala by clicking here.         Thank you.

The Ellis College agreements appear as Appendix D        of our contract (click the following link to view):  Current 2002-2007 Collective        Bargaining Agreement (pdf format)

Office:  Old Westbury Campus - Schure        Hall, Room 205 Telephone numbers:          (516) 626-6340  and  (516)        686-1120 Fax:  (516)        626-6341 Please send all U.S. mail to us using this        address: AAUP at NYIT, Inc. P. O. Box        321 Greenvale, NY 11548-0321

Inter-office mail may be also sent to:

 Ms. Deborah        Tibrewala Mathematics Department Room 112A,  Old Westbury        Campus  

Click on these links to send        email to Chapter Officers and Staff

Better communication with our membership is a very        high priority for us this academic year.  If you have any        suggestions, questions, or concerns, please let us know.  Anonymous        comments or suggestions may always be mailed to us at any time at this        address: AAUP at NYIT, Inc.,  PO Box        321,  Greenvale, NY  11548-0321.

Our telephone and fax numbers are listed in the        section above.  Emails containing general comments or suggestions may        be sent simultaneously to all four individuals listed below if you        simply click here.         Otherwise please click on the individual hyperlinks shown below to send an        email to a specific individual.  Thank you!

Dr. Ellen Katz, President, Manhattan        Chapter:  ekatz@nyit.edu  

Dr. , Shin-R, Lin, President, OW/CI        Chapter:  ')">javascript:parent.addSender('Shin-R%20Lin%20<slin04@nyit.edu>')

Dr. Yael Roitberg, Vice-President, OW/CI        Chapter:  yroitber@optonline.net 

Ms. Deborah Tibrewala, Executive        Director: dtibrewala@optonline.net

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