Collecting Data for Teaching Evaluations

Activities for Evaluating Teaching: Collecting Data for Teaching Evaluations Do you have questions about the kinds of activities faculty can use to collect data (i.e., student, peer and self) for their annual evaluation of teaching? Are you interested in learning more about the resources available to support faculty in completing their annual teaching evaluations? Bring these and any other teaching evaluation questions to one of the sessions below. October 26th, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.,… Continue reading

Post Tenure Review Impact Bargaining – 2023

The bargaining teams for UFF-FIU and the FIU Administration will hold bargaining sessions during the Fall 2023 term. They will be held remotely via Zoom. The Zoom link will be provided upon request to the bargaining team. The meetings are open for those who wish to view them, but only the bargaining teams will be recognized for discussion. October 12, 2023 at 3:30 pm Continue reading

Bargaining Update – October 10, 2023

Your UFF-FIU Bargaining Team, along with members of the faculty senate and administration, has been hard at work in a working group focused on developing procedures and policies to implement FIU Regulation 250 (faculty post-tenure review). The bargaining team will be hosting an info session on Wednesday, October 11th from 2-3pm to provide faculty with an update on where things currently stand, as well as listen to faculty concerns. Check your FIU email for the… Continue reading

Executive Summary: 2023-24 Reopeners

UFF-FIU and the FIU administration have concluded bargaining on reopeners for the 2023-2024 contract year. Negotiations began in the spring and concluded on August 26th, 2023. On Wednesday, Sept 6 and Thursday, Sept 7, the union will host a vote to ratify the following changes to the contract for years 2021-2024. 1. A Change to Appendix A: Position Classification in the Bargaining Unit (website link) Summary: The change brings some centre directors (administrative code C4)… Continue reading

2023 Bargaining Reopeners

On Wednesday, Sept 6 and Thursday, Sept 7, the union will host a vote to ratify the following changes to the contract for years 2021-2024. 1. A Change to Appendix A: Position Classification in the Bargaining Unit (website link) Summary: The change brings some centre directors (administrative code C4) who don’t evaluate faculty back into our bargaining unit. This helps ensure more faculty can benefit from the collective bargaining process, and are not erroneously prohibited… Continue reading

UFF-FIU Fall 2023 Kick-off in GL Breezeway

Dear Colleagues, Over the next two weeks, UFF-FIU’s Membership Committee members will volunteer at a table located in the Green Library Breezeway (MMC) to welcome you back to campus and build our collective power. When? August 28 – 31, 2023 from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM September 5 – 8 from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM Where? Green Library Breezeway We hope many of you will stop by our union table in GL Breezeway over… Continue reading

UFF-FIU Open Letter to Council

United Faculty of Florida – Florida International University Primera Casa – Charles Perry Building Room 111 11200 SW 8th Street Miami, FL 33199 Phone: 305-348-3212 Dear Eli Deville, It has come to the attention of the Faculty Union (UFF-FIU) that Dr. Bejar has put forward regulation No.: FIU-2508, Post Tenure Faculty Review, to be approved by the Board of Trustees (BOT) at the upcoming meeting on September 14th, 2023. We are alarmed that this regulation… Continue reading

Coffee On Us

Dear Colleagues, The United Faculty of Florida – FIU Chapter invites FIU faculty, librarians, and post-docs to join us for coffee: At the Barnes & Noble Café @ MMC (2nd floor of the bookstore) From 3:00 to 4:00 pm On Thursday, July 20th. Your first two coffees (or other beverages of your choice) are on us! In Solidarity, UFF-FIU Good and Welfare Committee   Continue reading