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January 2018
Executive Committee: President – Ray Feroz; Vice President – Joyce Overly; Secretary – Christopher McCarrick; Treasurer – Linda Lillard;
Delegates –Ray Feroz, Barry Sweet; Jonathan Touster, Annette Rosati, Lorie Taylor; Alternate Delegates – Ellen Foster, Jennifer May, Cristin
Ketley, Karl Sprenger, Jacqueline Knaust; Coaches President - Sean Esterhuizen; Coaches Vice President – Al Modrzejewski; Coaches’ Grievance
Chair – Eric Laughlin; Venango Campus – Renee Bloom; CAP – Joseph Croskey; DRC – Amy Love-Conner/Mary Buchanan; Grievance – Mary
Buchanan/Mark Kilwein; Health & Welfare – Marilyn Howe; Legislative – Jonathan Touster; Membership – Paul Klenowski; Negotiations – Ray
Feroz; Nominations & Elections – YooJin Ha; Social Justice – Amy Conner-Love; Public Affairs/Relations – Christopher McCarrick; Student Liaison
– Naomi Bell O’Neil; Rules & Bylaws – Carey Childers; Mobilization Co-Chairs – Lorie Taylor & Jacqueline Knaust; State Temporary Faculty
Committee – Michael Hissam; State APSCUF Executive Council – Joyce Overly
The President’s Message…
Dear Colleagues,
Welcome back! Hope you had an enjoyable holiday break!
I have asked past chapter presidents (Emeritus!) to provide a column
for each upcoming spring newsletter. The first one, from Jamie Phillips, is inside. He gives us all
practical information on the topic of grievances. Thanks Jamie!
Thanks to everyone who responded to the chapter survey. We’ll compile the results and use
them to inform our spring semester planning (and beyond!).
Starting with this Newsletter, we will be sending you both hard copies and electronic copies.
Over communication is a good thing.
Have a great semester!
In solidarity,
Ray
WELCOME BACK RETURNING APSCUF MEMBERS!!
Michael Coulter – Social Sciences
Angelica Perez-Johnston – Human Services, Rehab, Health & Sport Sciences
Virginia Seybold - Nursing
CONGRATULATIONS & BEST WISHES TO OUR RECENT RETIREE!!
Linda Cheresnowski – Libraries
January 2018
www.apscuf.org/universities/clarion
1
SPRING 2018 MEETINGS
(Please mark your calendars!)
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (EC)
(Rhea Conf. Room @ 3:30 pm)
Tuesday, January 30
Tuesday, February 13
Tuesday, February 27
Tuesday, March 20
Tuesday, April 3
Tuesday, April 17 (Spring Elections)
Tuesday, May 1
DEPARTMENTAL REP COUNCIL
(Rhea Conf. Room @ 3:30 PM)
Tuesday, February 6
Tuesday, March 6
Tuesday, April 10
SPRING 2018 MEET & DISCUSS
Friday, February 2 – Pre-Meet & Discuss
Friday, February 16 – Meet & Discuss
Friday, March 9 – Pre-Meet & Discuss
Friday, March 23 – Meet & Discuss
Friday, April 6 – Pre-Meet & Discuss
Friday, April 20 – Meet & Discuss
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING/
SPRING ELECTION’S “MEET THE CANDIDATES FORUM”
Tuesday, March 27 – 250/252 Gemmell
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES
February 8-10, 2018 (Wyndham, Gettysburg)
April 12-14, 2018 (Toftrees, State College)
GENERAL APSCUF & BARGAINING UNIT MEETING is scheduled for Tuesday, March 27, 2018, @ 3:30 pm in
250/252 Gemmell Student Center. This meeting will also include “Meet the Candidates” Forum for the
2018 Spring Elections. Please “pencil in” this meeting in your meeting calendar.
NOTE:
The General Spring Elections will be held on Tuesday, April 17th.
SPRING 2018 SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS SCHEDULE
(See inserted memo)
Overload and Related Payments – March 16, 2018
Distance Education Payments – April 13, 2018
FACULTY AND COACHES ORIENTATION INTERNSHIP PROGRAM - Applications
are now being accepted from interested APSCUF members. The orientation
internship is intended for APSCUF members who have some local APSCUF
responsibility and are interested in expanding a working knowledge of the
union. It provides opportunities to observe the entire spectrum of union
administration and interact with the staff who serves in various capacities. The
program is designed to provide an impetus for APSCUF members to prepare for increased
local and/or state responsibilities. Internships shall be for a one-week period during the
summer months. Please find the application with details inserted in this newsletter.
http://www.apscuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/facultyinternship2016newform.pdf
TAX DEDUCTION CHANGES for 2017: TAX SEASON IS HERE! IF YOU ITEMIZE, PLEASE NOTE THE
FOLLOWING 2016 FEDERAL TAX DEDUCTION FOR UNION DUES OR FAIR SHARE PAYMENTS: NINETYONE (91%) PERCENT OF UNION DUES ARE DEDUCTIBLE WHEN FILING YOUR FEDERAL INCOME TAX
RETURN. NON-MEMBER FAIR SHARE PAYMENTS EQUATE TO NINETY-ONE (91%) PERCENT OF UNION
DUES AND ALL OF THESE PAYMENTS ARE DEDUCTIBLE. (See memo inserted in this newsletter.)
APSCUF’s “MEMBERS ONLY” SITE: Are you registered for the MEMBERS ONLY site? To get
yourself registered, go to www.apscuf.org. Here is the direct link to the registration page:
http://www.apscuf.org/membersonly/membership-registration/ . There you will find all
the information on APSCUF’s Special Services such as discounts on magazines, rental
vehicles, amusement parks, Verizon Wireless, etc. etc.
January 2018
www.apscuf.org/universities/clarion
2
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
with
Past Chapter President Jamie Phillips
Article 5: To Grieve or Not to Grieve
The single most important feature of our contract
is the right of faculty to file grievances. Without
this right it would become extraordinarily difficult
for the union to ensure that any aspect of the CBA
is followed or that any rights afforded to faculty in
the CBA are protected. Thus, the right to grieve is
of paramount importance.
What is a Grievance?
A grievance, by definition, is an “allegation that an
act by a manager or someone authorized to act by a
manager constitutes a violation, misinterpretation,
or improper application of a specific article(s)
and/or a section(s) of an article of the Collective
Bargaining Agreement and a statement of the
remedy being requested.” A written grievance,
then, is constituted by two features: (1) a statement
of the alleged contract infraction and (2) a
statement of what the grievant wants done as a
consequence of this infraction—the remedy. In
point of fact, grievances are not expected to be
heavily detailed or argued. They should simply be
brief, but accurate, statements of fact. Faculty are
allowed to write and submit grievances on their
own, but I would encourage any faculty member
who has not written a grievance to ask for help
from our local Grievance Committee.
5: Section C states “written grievance(s) shall be
submitted to the President or his/her designee
within forty (40) calendar days of the occurrence
giving rise to the grievance or within forty (40)
calendar days of the date on which the grievant or
grievants learned of such occurrence.” The only
exception to this is when the “grievable act” occurs
during the summer between May 1st and
September 1st. The chief moral to draw from this
is the following: if you suspect that your rights
under the CBA have been violated, you should
probably just go ahead and file a grievance to
avoid time expiring.
Resolution
Timeliness
The resolution of any grievance can be swift or
slow and is often determined by how willing the
Administration is to accept that a contract violation
has occurred and by how willing the
Administration and the faculty member are to fight
the grievance through to arbitration. Some
grievances are resolved almost immediately and
some can take years to reach a final conclusion.
But this latter fact should not be given too much
emphasis. My position is that no member of the
faculty should stand for their rights being violated.
What is more, faculty who are willing to stand up
for their rights will not be alone. They will have
the Union standing with them.
Critically, faculty must submit their grievance in a
timely fashion. Failure to do so will void any
chance of the grievance being addressed. Article
Jamie Phillips
President Emeritus (that is a made-up title),
Clarion APSCUF
CLARION APSCUF 2018 FALL SCHOLARSHIPS: Applications are now available for the Clarion APSCUF Fall 2018 Scholarships
($500 each) to be awarded to six (6) currently enrolled Clarion University students. Instructions and applications can be
downloaded from the web at: www.apscuf.org/universities/clarion. Deadline for application is Friday, March 23, 2018 by
noon. We are asking once again for you to please announce this scholarship to your students in your classes along with
posting this link in each of your D2L course-sites. In advance, the Scholarship Committee wants to thank you for your
assistance.
January 2018
www.apscuf.org/universities/clarion
3
2018 STATE APSCUF ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP: For Family Members of APSCUF/APSCURF Members Only: State APSCUF
is now accepting applications for their annual scholarship program. The scholarship award of $3,000 will only be
presented to one (1) eligible applicant in his/her higher education career in August 2018. An eligible applicant must be
a “family member” of an APSCUF/APSCURF member in good standing or an APSCUF staff member and must be enrolled
at one of the fourteen (14) state-owned universities. Deadline is March 2, 2018. For more information on eligibility and
to download the complete application, go to http://www.apscuf.org/wpcontent/uploads/2017/05/APSCUFStateScholarshipProgram2018.pdf .
HEALTHY U participation deadline is May 31, 2018. Please DO NOT wait till the last minute! And when completed, be
sure to print out your “HOORAY” page showing your name and date completed!! TEMPORARY FACULTY: Please note
that if you are a temporary faculty member enrolled with Highmark for major medical, you should participate in this
program for it affects your premium contributions too for the upcoming 2018-19 AY.
REMINDER TO NEW FALL 2017 PART-TIME TEMPORARY FACULTY: If you were a new part-time temporary faculty
member for the fall 2017 semester and have returned for the spring 2018 semester, please contact Jan Walters in the
APSCUF office for a PA Faculty Health & Welfare Fund enrollment card and instructions. YES, you do have some partial
vision and dental coverage. This is no cost to you! For detailed coverage for part-time temporary faculty, go to
http://www.pafac.com/ptbenefits.htm.
NOTE: Normally included in the January newsletter are the 2018 Spring Election information and qualifications on
positions available for APSCUF Offices, Contractual Committees, and Coaches Positions. Instead, this information will be
included with the Nominating Petitions packet that will be sent out through campus mail or via US Postal service to offcampus faculty on February 1st. All Nominating Petitions must be returned by NOON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 to
YooJin Ha, N & E Chair, c/o APSCUF Office, Rhea Building. Additional nominating petition forms may be obtained from the
APSCUF office.
SPRING 2018 ELECTION CALENDAR
Thursday, February 1: Nominating petitions along with information and
qualifications for vacant positions will be sent to faculty and coaches and will be also available in
the APSCUF office
Wednesday, February 28: Nominating petitions due by Noon to YooJin Ha, Chair, Nominations and
Elections Committee, c/o APSCUF Office, Rhea Building
Monday, March 5: Candidate Statements due from candidates to be published in the Clarion
APSCUF March Newsletter (e-mail to jwalters@clarion.edu )
Tuesday, March 6: Slate of candidates and statements distributed with Clarion APSCUF March
newsletter
Tuesday, March 27: “Meet the Candidates” Forum @ 3:30 pm in 250/252 Gemmell Student Center
- Candidates introduced; comments and questions
Tuesday, April 3: Distribution of ballots by interdepartmental mail/US Postal Service/E-mail
Monday, April 16: Absentee Ballots are due by Noon in the APSCUF Office, Rhea Building
Tuesday, April 17: Elections: 9 am till 4 pm - Clarion Campus, Carlson Library and Suhr Library,
Venango Campus – Announcement of Winners
January 2018
www.apscuf.org/universities/clarion
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January 24, 2018
Dear APSCUF Local Chapter Offices:
Attached for your review are the instructions from the Chancellor’s Office to the University Human Resource Directors
regarding authorization for the 2018 Spring Overload/Related Payments and Distance Education payments.
Please make your faculty aware of the attached/following dates and deadlines:
OVERLOAD AND RELATED PAYMENTS
According to the attached instructions, overload and related payments must be submitted locally between now and by no
later than February 23, 2018.
Overload and related payments will be included in the March 16, 2018 paychecks.
If a faculty member has not received an overload payment in his or her March 16, 2018 paycheck, there are three likely
possibilities: either (1) the faculty member has not yet earned credit overload (see explanation below); or (2) the
paperwork to authorize the payment was not sent to your Payroll Office; or (3) your Payroll Office has questions about the
paperwork.
In any case, please keep in mind that the affected faculty member will have forty (40) days from March 16, 2018 to file a
grievance if he or she has not received an overload payment or disputes the amount paid. This means that such grievances
must be filed at Step Two of the Grievance Procedure by no later than April 25, 2018 in order to be timely.
Please remember that most faculty members who teach 15 credits in the fall do not earn overload credit in the fall even if
they are scheduled to teach 12 credits this spring, as their workload could be modified to 9 credits in the spring, making
them ineligible for overload compensation. If the faculty member actually does teach 12 credits this spring, he or she will
have then earned the credit overload this spring.
DISTANCE EDUCATION PAYMENTS
According the attached instructions, distance education payments must be submitted locally between now and by no later
than March 23, 2018.
Distance Education payments will be included in the April 13, 2018 paychecks.
If a faculty member has not received a distance education payment in his or her April 13, 2018 paycheck, either the
paperwork to authorize the payment was not sent to your Payroll Office or your Payroll Office has questions about the
paperwork. In any case, the affected faculty member will have forty (40) days from April 13, 2018 to file a grievance if he
or she has not received a distance education payment or disputes the amount paid. This means that such grievances must
be filed at Step Two of the Grievance Procedure by no later than September 30, 2018 (summer extension) in order to be
considered timely.
I recommend that you contact the administrators on your campus who are responsible for entering this information to
make sure that the input of both forms of compensation are done in a timely manner.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact or mail me. Have a great semester.
Sincerely,
Mary Rita DuVall, MILR
Head of Labor Relations
State APSCUF
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January 2018
Executive Committee: President – Ray Feroz; Vice President – Joyce Overly; Secretary – Christopher McCarrick; Treasurer – Linda Lillard;
Delegates –Ray Feroz, Barry Sweet; Jonathan Touster, Annette Rosati, Lorie Taylor; Alternate Delegates – Ellen Foster, Jennifer May, Cristin
Ketley, Karl Sprenger, Jacqueline Knaust; Coaches President - Sean Esterhuizen; Coaches Vice President – Al Modrzejewski; Coaches’ Grievance
Chair – Eric Laughlin; Venango Campus – Renee Bloom; CAP – Joseph Croskey; DRC – Amy Love-Conner/Mary Buchanan; Grievance – Mary
Buchanan/Mark Kilwein; Health & Welfare – Marilyn Howe; Legislative – Jonathan Touster; Membership – Paul Klenowski; Negotiations – Ray
Feroz; Nominations & Elections – YooJin Ha; Social Justice – Amy Conner-Love; Public Affairs/Relations – Christopher McCarrick; Student Liaison
– Naomi Bell O’Neil; Rules & Bylaws – Carey Childers; Mobilization Co-Chairs – Lorie Taylor & Jacqueline Knaust; State Temporary Faculty
Committee – Michael Hissam; State APSCUF Executive Council – Joyce Overly
The President’s Message…
Dear Colleagues,
Welcome back! Hope you had an enjoyable holiday break!
I have asked past chapter presidents (Emeritus!) to provide a column
for each upcoming spring newsletter. The first one, from Jamie Phillips, is inside. He gives us all
practical information on the topic of grievances. Thanks Jamie!
Thanks to everyone who responded to the chapter survey. We’ll compile the results and use
them to inform our spring semester planning (and beyond!).
Starting with this Newsletter, we will be sending you both hard copies and electronic copies.
Over communication is a good thing.
Have a great semester!
In solidarity,
Ray
WELCOME BACK RETURNING APSCUF MEMBERS!!
Michael Coulter – Social Sciences
Angelica Perez-Johnston – Human Services, Rehab, Health & Sport Sciences
Virginia Seybold - Nursing
CONGRATULATIONS & BEST WISHES TO OUR RECENT RETIREE!!
Linda Cheresnowski – Libraries
January 2018
www.apscuf.org/universities/clarion
1
SPRING 2018 MEETINGS
(Please mark your calendars!)
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (EC)
(Rhea Conf. Room @ 3:30 pm)
Tuesday, January 30
Tuesday, February 13
Tuesday, February 27
Tuesday, March 20
Tuesday, April 3
Tuesday, April 17 (Spring Elections)
Tuesday, May 1
DEPARTMENTAL REP COUNCIL
(Rhea Conf. Room @ 3:30 PM)
Tuesday, February 6
Tuesday, March 6
Tuesday, April 10
SPRING 2018 MEET & DISCUSS
Friday, February 2 – Pre-Meet & Discuss
Friday, February 16 – Meet & Discuss
Friday, March 9 – Pre-Meet & Discuss
Friday, March 23 – Meet & Discuss
Friday, April 6 – Pre-Meet & Discuss
Friday, April 20 – Meet & Discuss
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING/
SPRING ELECTION’S “MEET THE CANDIDATES FORUM”
Tuesday, March 27 – 250/252 Gemmell
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES
February 8-10, 2018 (Wyndham, Gettysburg)
April 12-14, 2018 (Toftrees, State College)
GENERAL APSCUF & BARGAINING UNIT MEETING is scheduled for Tuesday, March 27, 2018, @ 3:30 pm in
250/252 Gemmell Student Center. This meeting will also include “Meet the Candidates” Forum for the
2018 Spring Elections. Please “pencil in” this meeting in your meeting calendar.
NOTE:
The General Spring Elections will be held on Tuesday, April 17th.
SPRING 2018 SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS SCHEDULE
(See inserted memo)
Overload and Related Payments – March 16, 2018
Distance Education Payments – April 13, 2018
FACULTY AND COACHES ORIENTATION INTERNSHIP PROGRAM - Applications
are now being accepted from interested APSCUF members. The orientation
internship is intended for APSCUF members who have some local APSCUF
responsibility and are interested in expanding a working knowledge of the
union. It provides opportunities to observe the entire spectrum of union
administration and interact with the staff who serves in various capacities. The
program is designed to provide an impetus for APSCUF members to prepare for increased
local and/or state responsibilities. Internships shall be for a one-week period during the
summer months. Please find the application with details inserted in this newsletter.
http://www.apscuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/facultyinternship2016newform.pdf
TAX DEDUCTION CHANGES for 2017: TAX SEASON IS HERE! IF YOU ITEMIZE, PLEASE NOTE THE
FOLLOWING 2016 FEDERAL TAX DEDUCTION FOR UNION DUES OR FAIR SHARE PAYMENTS: NINETYONE (91%) PERCENT OF UNION DUES ARE DEDUCTIBLE WHEN FILING YOUR FEDERAL INCOME TAX
RETURN. NON-MEMBER FAIR SHARE PAYMENTS EQUATE TO NINETY-ONE (91%) PERCENT OF UNION
DUES AND ALL OF THESE PAYMENTS ARE DEDUCTIBLE. (See memo inserted in this newsletter.)
APSCUF’s “MEMBERS ONLY” SITE: Are you registered for the MEMBERS ONLY site? To get
yourself registered, go to www.apscuf.org. Here is the direct link to the registration page:
http://www.apscuf.org/membersonly/membership-registration/ . There you will find all
the information on APSCUF’s Special Services such as discounts on magazines, rental
vehicles, amusement parks, Verizon Wireless, etc. etc.
January 2018
www.apscuf.org/universities/clarion
2
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
with
Past Chapter President Jamie Phillips
Article 5: To Grieve or Not to Grieve
The single most important feature of our contract
is the right of faculty to file grievances. Without
this right it would become extraordinarily difficult
for the union to ensure that any aspect of the CBA
is followed or that any rights afforded to faculty in
the CBA are protected. Thus, the right to grieve is
of paramount importance.
What is a Grievance?
A grievance, by definition, is an “allegation that an
act by a manager or someone authorized to act by a
manager constitutes a violation, misinterpretation,
or improper application of a specific article(s)
and/or a section(s) of an article of the Collective
Bargaining Agreement and a statement of the
remedy being requested.” A written grievance,
then, is constituted by two features: (1) a statement
of the alleged contract infraction and (2) a
statement of what the grievant wants done as a
consequence of this infraction—the remedy. In
point of fact, grievances are not expected to be
heavily detailed or argued. They should simply be
brief, but accurate, statements of fact. Faculty are
allowed to write and submit grievances on their
own, but I would encourage any faculty member
who has not written a grievance to ask for help
from our local Grievance Committee.
5: Section C states “written grievance(s) shall be
submitted to the President or his/her designee
within forty (40) calendar days of the occurrence
giving rise to the grievance or within forty (40)
calendar days of the date on which the grievant or
grievants learned of such occurrence.” The only
exception to this is when the “grievable act” occurs
during the summer between May 1st and
September 1st. The chief moral to draw from this
is the following: if you suspect that your rights
under the CBA have been violated, you should
probably just go ahead and file a grievance to
avoid time expiring.
Resolution
Timeliness
The resolution of any grievance can be swift or
slow and is often determined by how willing the
Administration is to accept that a contract violation
has occurred and by how willing the
Administration and the faculty member are to fight
the grievance through to arbitration. Some
grievances are resolved almost immediately and
some can take years to reach a final conclusion.
But this latter fact should not be given too much
emphasis. My position is that no member of the
faculty should stand for their rights being violated.
What is more, faculty who are willing to stand up
for their rights will not be alone. They will have
the Union standing with them.
Critically, faculty must submit their grievance in a
timely fashion. Failure to do so will void any
chance of the grievance being addressed. Article
Jamie Phillips
President Emeritus (that is a made-up title),
Clarion APSCUF
CLARION APSCUF 2018 FALL SCHOLARSHIPS: Applications are now available for the Clarion APSCUF Fall 2018 Scholarships
($500 each) to be awarded to six (6) currently enrolled Clarion University students. Instructions and applications can be
downloaded from the web at: www.apscuf.org/universities/clarion. Deadline for application is Friday, March 23, 2018 by
noon. We are asking once again for you to please announce this scholarship to your students in your classes along with
posting this link in each of your D2L course-sites. In advance, the Scholarship Committee wants to thank you for your
assistance.
January 2018
www.apscuf.org/universities/clarion
3
2018 STATE APSCUF ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP: For Family Members of APSCUF/APSCURF Members Only: State APSCUF
is now accepting applications for their annual scholarship program. The scholarship award of $3,000 will only be
presented to one (1) eligible applicant in his/her higher education career in August 2018. An eligible applicant must be
a “family member” of an APSCUF/APSCURF member in good standing or an APSCUF staff member and must be enrolled
at one of the fourteen (14) state-owned universities. Deadline is March 2, 2018. For more information on eligibility and
to download the complete application, go to http://www.apscuf.org/wpcontent/uploads/2017/05/APSCUFStateScholarshipProgram2018.pdf .
HEALTHY U participation deadline is May 31, 2018. Please DO NOT wait till the last minute! And when completed, be
sure to print out your “HOORAY” page showing your name and date completed!! TEMPORARY FACULTY: Please note
that if you are a temporary faculty member enrolled with Highmark for major medical, you should participate in this
program for it affects your premium contributions too for the upcoming 2018-19 AY.
REMINDER TO NEW FALL 2017 PART-TIME TEMPORARY FACULTY: If you were a new part-time temporary faculty
member for the fall 2017 semester and have returned for the spring 2018 semester, please contact Jan Walters in the
APSCUF office for a PA Faculty Health & Welfare Fund enrollment card and instructions. YES, you do have some partial
vision and dental coverage. This is no cost to you! For detailed coverage for part-time temporary faculty, go to
http://www.pafac.com/ptbenefits.htm.
NOTE: Normally included in the January newsletter are the 2018 Spring Election information and qualifications on
positions available for APSCUF Offices, Contractual Committees, and Coaches Positions. Instead, this information will be
included with the Nominating Petitions packet that will be sent out through campus mail or via US Postal service to offcampus faculty on February 1st. All Nominating Petitions must be returned by NOON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 to
YooJin Ha, N & E Chair, c/o APSCUF Office, Rhea Building. Additional nominating petition forms may be obtained from the
APSCUF office.
SPRING 2018 ELECTION CALENDAR
Thursday, February 1: Nominating petitions along with information and
qualifications for vacant positions will be sent to faculty and coaches and will be also available in
the APSCUF office
Wednesday, February 28: Nominating petitions due by Noon to YooJin Ha, Chair, Nominations and
Elections Committee, c/o APSCUF Office, Rhea Building
Monday, March 5: Candidate Statements due from candidates to be published in the Clarion
APSCUF March Newsletter (e-mail to jwalters@clarion.edu )
Tuesday, March 6: Slate of candidates and statements distributed with Clarion APSCUF March
newsletter
Tuesday, March 27: “Meet the Candidates” Forum @ 3:30 pm in 250/252 Gemmell Student Center
- Candidates introduced; comments and questions
Tuesday, April 3: Distribution of ballots by interdepartmental mail/US Postal Service/E-mail
Monday, April 16: Absentee Ballots are due by Noon in the APSCUF Office, Rhea Building
Tuesday, April 17: Elections: 9 am till 4 pm - Clarion Campus, Carlson Library and Suhr Library,
Venango Campus – Announcement of Winners
January 2018
www.apscuf.org/universities/clarion
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January 24, 2018
Dear APSCUF Local Chapter Offices:
Attached for your review are the instructions from the Chancellor’s Office to the University Human Resource Directors
regarding authorization for the 2018 Spring Overload/Related Payments and Distance Education payments.
Please make your faculty aware of the attached/following dates and deadlines:
OVERLOAD AND RELATED PAYMENTS
According to the attached instructions, overload and related payments must be submitted locally between now and by no
later than February 23, 2018.
Overload and related payments will be included in the March 16, 2018 paychecks.
If a faculty member has not received an overload payment in his or her March 16, 2018 paycheck, there are three likely
possibilities: either (1) the faculty member has not yet earned credit overload (see explanation below); or (2) the
paperwork to authorize the payment was not sent to your Payroll Office; or (3) your Payroll Office has questions about the
paperwork.
In any case, please keep in mind that the affected faculty member will have forty (40) days from March 16, 2018 to file a
grievance if he or she has not received an overload payment or disputes the amount paid. This means that such grievances
must be filed at Step Two of the Grievance Procedure by no later than April 25, 2018 in order to be timely.
Please remember that most faculty members who teach 15 credits in the fall do not earn overload credit in the fall even if
they are scheduled to teach 12 credits this spring, as their workload could be modified to 9 credits in the spring, making
them ineligible for overload compensation. If the faculty member actually does teach 12 credits this spring, he or she will
have then earned the credit overload this spring.
DISTANCE EDUCATION PAYMENTS
According the attached instructions, distance education payments must be submitted locally between now and by no later
than March 23, 2018.
Distance Education payments will be included in the April 13, 2018 paychecks.
If a faculty member has not received a distance education payment in his or her April 13, 2018 paycheck, either the
paperwork to authorize the payment was not sent to your Payroll Office or your Payroll Office has questions about the
paperwork. In any case, the affected faculty member will have forty (40) days from April 13, 2018 to file a grievance if he
or she has not received a distance education payment or disputes the amount paid. This means that such grievances must
be filed at Step Two of the Grievance Procedure by no later than September 30, 2018 (summer extension) in order to be
considered timely.
I recommend that you contact the administrators on your campus who are responsible for entering this information to
make sure that the input of both forms of compensation are done in a timely manner.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact or mail me. Have a great semester.
Sincerely,
Mary Rita DuVall, MILR
Head of Labor Relations
State APSCUF
January 2018
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