by Kathryn Morton | Apr 6, 2020 | News
As the COVID-19 crisis has forced faculty and coaches to shift their work online, APSCUF’s membership committee has shared stories of how solidarity is keeping our union strong. APSCUF faculty, who believe in the tested, tried-and-true practice of in-person education,...
by Kathryn Morton | Apr 3, 2020 | News
Photo/Pexels Members:Â Stay up to date with health benefits-related announcements by clicking here. We’ve compiled some specifics and recent changes to your benefits. COVID-19 TESTING Highmark is covering all COVID-19 testing at 100% when recommended by a medical...
by Kathryn Morton | Mar 16, 2020 | News
From noon today until further notice, State office staff members are working remotely due to COVID-19 precautions. They remain accessible via phone and email. Click here for our staff directory. Thank you for your patience as we respond to your messages and calls as...
by Kathryn Morton | Mar 11, 2020 | News
This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Photo/Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM via Public Health Image Library Individual Pennsylvania’s State System of...
by Kathryn Morton | Mar 11, 2020 | News
We’d planned to post today about an April rally in support of Gov. Tom Wolf’s Nellie Bly Scholarship program, proposed in his 2020–21 budget. Wolf’s plan would provide scholarships to Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education students and help...
by Kathryn Morton | Feb 27, 2020 | News
APSCUF sent the following letter to University of California President Janet Napolitano; John A. PĂ©rez, chair of the board of regents of the University of California; and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Feb. 27, 2020 On behalf of the faculty and coach...
by Kathryn Morton | Feb 21, 2020 | News
Delegates begin their day of speakers, reports, and discussion at APSCUF’s legislative assembly, held Feb. 7–8 at Radisson Hotel Harrisburg near Camp Hill. Photos/Kathryn Morton At APSCUF’s 201st legislative assembly, delegates and officers welcomed guest speakers,...
by Kathryn Morton | Feb 11, 2020 | Position Statements
APSCUF’s February 2020 legislative assembly approved the following resolution about psychological services. Whereas the first responsibility of educators and universities is the well-being of students; Whereas facilities for psychological services across the State...
by Kathryn Morton | Feb 10, 2020 | News
Our guest post today is by Dr. Glenn W. Richardson Jr. of Kutztown University. These are his comments to APSCUF’s legislative assembly in the Harrisburg area in February. Richardson chairs APSCUF’s statewide legislative committee and is a professor in Kutztown’s...
by Kathryn Morton | Feb 6, 2020 | News
Members of APSCUF’s nominations-and-elections committee, assisted by staff, open contract-ratification ballots Feb. 6 at the Radisson Hotel Harrisburg near Camp Hill. Clockwise from bottom left are committee members Cassandra Reyes of West Chester University, Julie...
