Phone: (814) 227-2420 www.apscuf.org December 2020 Executive Committee: President – Joyce Overly; Vice President – Mark Kilwein; Secretary – Christopher McCarrick; Treasurer – Linda Lillard; Delegates –Joyce Overly, Jennifer May, Barry Sweet, Jacqueline Knaust, Mark Lepore, Annette Rosati; Alternate Delegates – Ellen Foster, Jonathan Touster, Cristin Ketley, Jamie Phillips, Lorie Taylor; Coaches President – Chris Weibel; Coaches Vice President – Matt Hanhold; Coaches Alternate – Keith Ferraro; Coaches’ Grievance Chair – Eric Laughlin; Venango Campus Rep – Renee Bloom; CAP – Joseph Croskey; DRC – Mary Buchanan; Grievance – Mark Kilwein; Health & Welfare – Amy Shannonhouse; Legislative – Jonathan Touster; Membership – Paul Klenowski; Negotiations – Joyce Overly; Nominations & Elections – Rachel Newbury; Social Justice – Cahndice Matthews; Public Affairs/Relations – Christopher McCarrick; Student Liaison – Marc Sanko; Rules & Bylaws – Jamie Phillips; Mobilization Co-Chairs – Jackie Knaust & Andy Lingwall; State Temporary Faculty Committee – Natasha Dias; State APSCUF Executive Council – Joyce Overly Faculty Meet & Discuss Team: Joyce Overly, Barry Sweet, Adam Roberts, Mark Kilwein, Jennifer May, Mary Buchanan Coaches Meet & Discus Team: Chris Weibel, Matt Hanhold, Keith Ferraro, Eric Laughlin, Joyce Overly & Mark Kilwein Dear Clarion APSCUF Sisters and Brothers, We made it! The end of the semester is here. I’d like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the members of our tireless Meet & Discuss team and the members of the Executive Committee for all their work during this unprecedented semester, and to Jan Walters for always being there as the office manager and as a friend. I wish everyone a restful and relaxing break and a holiday season filled with peace, love, and joy; in whatever form it may take in this challenging year. Stay safe and healthy and I’ll see you in 2021! In solidarity, Joyce PS: Keep up with APSCUF developments over the long break by signing up for the blog at https://www.apscuf.org/blog/, following state APSCUF on social media like Twitter, and liking both the state and local Facebook pages. THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, don’t forget to buy unionmade holiday gifts! December 2020 www.apscuf.org/universities/clarion 1 SPRING 2021 MEETINGS (Please mark your calendars!) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (EC) Held virtually on Zoom @ 3:30 pm Tuesday, January 19 Tuesday, February 2 Tuesday, February 16 Tuesday, March 2 Tuesday, March 16 Tuesday, April 6 Tuesday, April 20* *Note: General Spring Elections DEPARTMENTAL REP COUNCIL Held virtually on Zoom @ 3:30 PM Tuesday, January 26 Tuesday, February 9 Tuesday, March 9 Tuesday, April 13 MEET & DISCUSS MEETINGS Held virtually on Zoom @ 3:30 pm Friday, January 15 – Pre-Meet & Discuss Friday, January 22 – Meet & Discuss Friday, February 12 – Pre-Meet & Discuss Friday, February 19 – Meet & Discuss Friday, March 12 – Pre-Meet & Discuss Friday, March 19 – Meet & Discuss Friday, April 9 – Pre-Meet & Discuss Friday, April 23 – Meet & Discuss Friday, May 14 – Pre-Meet & Discuss Friday, May 21– Meet & Discuss LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Held virtually on Zoom February 5, 2021 April 16, 2021 GENERAL APSCUF & BARGAINING UNIT MEETING is scheduled for Tuesday, March 30, 2021, @ 3:30 pm and will be held virtually on Zoom. This will also include “Meet the Candidates” forum for the 2021 Spring General Elections. Please “pencil in” this meeting on your meeting calendar. NOTE: General Spring Elections will be held on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 thru Survey Monkey. NOTE: The Clarion APSCUF Office will be closed the following days: December 4, 7, 14 & 18; December 21 - January 5; and Monday, January 18 in observance of Martin Luther King Day. REMINDER: State APSCUF in Harrisburg and our local Chapter Office staff continues to serve you remotely until further notice. They all remain accessible via email and phone. Thank you for your patience as we respond to your communication as soon as we are able. CONGRATULATIONS and BEST WISHES!! to Dr. Kathleen Murphy from the Education Department. She will be retiring in January 2021!! A REMINDER to the new Fall 2020 Part-time Temporary Faculty: If you were a new part-time temporary faculty member for the fall 2020 semester and are returning to Clarion University for the spring 2020 semester, please contact Jan Walters in the APSCUF office in January 2021 for a PA Faculty Health & Welfare Fund enrollment card. YES, you do qualify for partial vision and FULL dental coverage for you have fulfilled the obligation of serving one semester of the previous three semesters. NOTE: THIS IS NO COST TO YOU WHATSOEVER! Just one of the benefits negotiated in APSCUF’s collective bargaining agreement. For detailed coverage for part-time temporary faculty, go into the APSCUF website under forms-benefit at https://www.apscuf.org/members/forms-benefits/ . December 2020 www.apscuf.org/universities/clarion 2 COMING SOON…..GENERAL SPRING 2021 ELECTIONS!!! GET INVOLVED!!! New instructions for Nominating Petitions will be forthcoming in late January 2021. If you would like to run for positions on APSCUF Offices and Committees and/or University-wide Contractual Committees in the General Spring 2021 Elections, please check out the upcoming local Clarion APSCUF January 2021 Newsletter for election information and open positions. Please consider running for the available positions. SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES CLARION APSCUF 2021 FALL SCHOLARSHIPS: Applications are now being accepted for the Fall 2021 Clarion APSCUF Scholarship to be awarded to six (6) Clarion University students. Any student wishing to apply must be currently enrolled at Clarion University with a minimum of 3.2 QPA following completion of the Fall 2020 semester. Eligibility, instructions and application can now be downloaded at www.apscuf.org/universities/clarion . Deadline for submission is Friday, March 19, 2021 @ 12:00 pm. Please feel free to share the direct link to the application: Application for APSCUF Scholarship We are asking once again for you to announce this scholarship to your students in your classes along with posting the above link in each of your D2L course sites. Also, we are asking to please display the enclosed announcement flyer in your department where students can view it. In advance, thank you for your assistance. The Clarion APSCUF Scholarship Committee: Jeffrey Diamond (Chair), Todd Lavin & Helen Hampikian STATE APSCUF SCHOLARSHIP: APSCUF offers a $3,000 scholarship to relatives of APSCUF or APSCURF members in good standing. Click here to download the 2021 scholarship application in Word form, and click here to download a fillable PDF. Applications must be postmarked no later than March 1, and the committee will award the scholarship(s) in August. Direct questions to APSCUF’s director of membership services at 800-932-0587, Ext. 3021. APSCUF (AND APSCURF) MEMBERS: We have a great Christmas gift idea for your family!! Why not give a gift of health with a family membership to our local YMCA in Clarion and Oil City. Please see the enclosed flyer for details on how you can save by just being a member of APSCUF!! NOTE: This membership discount is for both the Clarion County and Oil City YMCA’s!! HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR!! December 2020 December 2020