The faces of UUP

UUPers in action: The phrase may evoke images of unionists picketing and protesting.

UUPers in action, though, depicts that and so much more. During the last few months, the many faces of UUP emerged in the face of tragedy upon this nation. Recent issues of The Voice have described union members’ help with rescue efforts. Their work has been an awakening on many levels, not the least of which is a realization of what colleagues do with their skills as a contribution to their communities.

There are also the day-to-day actions of academic and professional faculty that are so important in making the world a better place, especially for students seeking to improve their lives through education. Witness the librarian, the doctor, the financial aid advisor, the professor or the research scientist.

Come with us as we visit UUPers in their roles as mentors, teachers, activists and advocates.

— Liza Frenette

UUPer Heather Hamelin helps an actor into costume for a “Miracle on 34th Street” parade scene.
	SUNY Delhi culinary arts instructor Tom Recinella guides students through his plating technique in the college’s state-of-the-art kitchen facilities.
Associate professor Barbara Sturdevant uses SUNY Delhi’s tools of distance learning in her business classroom.
	Ron Daloia, a medical social worker at Upstate Medical University, arranges a discharge plan for a patient.
Joe Coppola, an assistant professor of electrical technology at SUNY Morrisville, takes a student through the complexities of an experiment.
	Kerry Beadle, an assistant professor of food service administration at SUNY Morrisville and a certified executive chef, gives students a hands-on lesson in the Greenery, the college’s student-run restaurant.
UUP President Bill Scheuerman, Fredonia Chapter President Tim Allan, left, and members gather at a recent chapter meeting to discuss issues and set goals.
	Frank Rader, Empire State College professor, mentors student Laura Piorkowski at the college’s Northeast Center in Albany. For her independent European studies class, Piorkowski meets with Rader biweekly.
Members of the union’s statewide Elections and Credentials Committee — including, clockwise from left, Kate Latal of SUNY Albany, Joe Lamendola of SUNY Canton, Rand Bishop of SUNY Oswego, Robin Nichols of Upstate Medical, Joe Baldwin of SUNY Oneonta, Jackie Howard of SUNY Delhi and Carol Gizzi of Stony Brook HSC — update delegate packets during a recent Delegate Assembly.
	EOC concerns: Members of the union’s statewide Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) Concerns Committee — chaired by UUP Executive Board member Lorna Arrington of SUNY Buffalo — discuss the EOC budget, facilities improvement and recruitment issues during a recent meeting at UUP headquarters in Albany.
Culinary artist: UUPer Julee Miller, a culinary arts instructor at SUNY Delhi, won a gold medal with her “wood Nymph” sculpture during the International Hotel, Motel and Restaurant Show, held last month at the Jacob K. Javitz Convention Center in New York City. Her sculpture, which is a special mixture of flour and salt, also won a gold medal at a regional American Culinary Federation Competition on the Delhi campus in October. Meanwhile, Miller and fellow UUPer Tom Recinella joined chefs from around the country in preparing meals for the “Say Thanks to a Hero” luncheon at the Javitz convention center. Meals were sold at $50 a plate and diners had a chance to mingle with those being honored — Sept. 11 emergency workers.
	Focus on higher ed: UUP Secretary Eileen Landy, left, addresses the NYSUT Higher Education Council at a recent meeting in Albany. Seated with her are VP for Professionals John Marino, center, and Tom Kriger, UUP’s director of legislation and research.
Editors’ workshop: Several UUP chapter leaders and newsletter editors take part in the union’s first-ever regional newsletter workshop, held in late November in Albany. The training, led by UUP Communications Department staff under the direction of VP Phil Smith, included hands-on instruction on desktop publishing, layout, writing and editing. Attending the workshop, from front, are UUPer Mary Jane Kuhle of Old Westbury, and Kathy and Tony Markham of Delhi. Also in attendance were Candy Keyoskey of Albany and Delhi Chapter President Gary Edwards.