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The Value of Service: Share the Burden

1/18/2023

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by Kyle Fennell & Peter Knuepfer, SUNY University Faculty Senate Communications Committee
As a professional in higher education, do you find that the same individuals tend to perform significantly more service than their colleagues, often times stretching themselves thin because there aren’t enough hours in the day to do it all? Do you see the time spent on service being ignored when faculty and professional staff are considered for promotion and/or permanency? Are the expectations of service uniform, or are some (women, underrepresented minorities) asked to do more than others? Given the challenges facing higher education institutions, from recruiting and retaining students from a smaller "traditional" pool to engaging with administrations to have a role in decisions that impact the entire university, it is becoming increasingly more important that we share the burden and do our part to provide quality education to all.  As the saying goes, many hands make for light work.  Patrick V. Farrell and Robert A. Flowers share their thoughts on the value of service with Inside Higher Ed here.
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UFS President Attends the Inauguration of Governor Kathy Hochul

1/9/2023

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by Jie Zhang, SUNY University Faculty Senate Communications Committee
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NYS Governor Kathy Hochul
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UFS President Keith Landa, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, & SA President Alexandria Chun

​On January 1, 2023, University Faculty Senate (UFS) President Keith Landa joined the SUNY Government Relations team and Student Assembly (SA) delegation to attend the historical inauguration of Governor Kathy Hochul, the first female Governor of New York State.

President Landa stated, "Governor Hochul’s inauguration was historic, breaking a glass ceiling that should have been broken long ago.  I look forward to her continued leadership, which will allow the State and SUNY to further their collaboration to support public higher education and make SUNY a global flagship."

Link to the inauguration ceremonies: https://www.governor.ny.gov/programs/2023-new-york-state-inaugural-ceremonies
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Link to the SUNY Student Assembly Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SUNYS

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