NYC Enacted Budget for 2024-25

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Beth Wilson

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BUDGET FOR SUNY 

  • Last year’s $163M increase to the system from last year’s budget is maintained; 
  • New operating aid of $114M authorized for the SUNY state-operated campuses; 
  • New full-time faculty funding of $53M for state-operated campuses and community colleges; 
  • Educational Opportunity Programs will receive an additional $1.9M, for a total of $44M; 
  • TAP GAP funding increases by $5.1M, to a total of $54.7M; 
  • The Benjamin Center funded with $150K for the year; 
  • $860M in new capital funds for campus maintenance and improvements systemwide; 
  • Closure of Downstate Medical Center averted! 

You can consult a much more comprehensive summary of the newly-enacted NYS budget here for the full PDF.

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UUP END OF YEAR GATHERING!

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Beth Wilson
Twin Star Orchard/
Brooklyn Cider House
155 N Ohioville Rd.
New Paltz, NY
 
Friday, May 10 from 4-7pm
 
Wood-fired pizza & burgers
+ soft drinks (water, sparkling cider, soda)
hard cider & beer available onsite at cost
 
Gathering is FREE to UUP dues-paying members; non-UUP guests $45 each, payable by check at the event.
 
RSVP BEFORE MAY 1 TO HOLD YOUR SPOT!!
 
RSVP HERE
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Debt Forgiveness for SUNY New Paltz Employees

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Beth Wilson

A UUP New Paltz Chapter Workshop

Tuesday, April 16th at 2 pm at JFT 1010
(in person with light refreshments)

Do you have student loan debt? As a SUNY employee you are eligible to have your loans forgiven. One New Paltz employee just had $58,000 in student loan debt wiped clean through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. (See the interview below.)

Did you know that UUP offers monthly virtual debt clinics that can help guide you through the often confusing bureaucratic process? Come and learn about some of the ways you might be able to have your student loan debt eliminated–from the personal experience of New Paltz adjunct Kimberly Ruth–and more information about the statewide UUP debt clinics. Register now for this in-person campus event!

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