About Plattsburgh Contingents|
(Data from Fall 2021)
185 out of 606 UUP represented employees are Contingents – that is 30% of academics and professionals on this campus.
25% of SUNY Plattsburgh Contingents have worked on campus for more than 10 years.
In fact 7% have been with us for more than 20 years!
Adjuncts and Lecturers by School:
- 60% in Arts and Sciences
- 34% in Education Health and Human Services
- 4% in Business and Economics
Resources for Contingent Members
UUP – CONTINGENT EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES https://uupinfo.org/resources/contingents.php
Part-time/Full-time Contingent Employees: Know Your Contract Rights and Benefits:
https://uupinfo.org/contract/pdf/ContingentEmployeesRights16-22.pdf
About Contingents:
Contingent employment is defined by the UUP Constitution as any appointment for which continuing appointment or permanent appointment is not prescribed. At present, any contingent employee may be non-renewed or terminated without cause.
Contingent status, the lack of eligibility for continuing appointment or permanent appointment, derives from the SUNY Board of Trustees Policies. Contingent Academics are those full-time and part-time employees in “qualified academic rank.” This includes rank “held by those members of the academic staff having titles of lecturer, or titles of academic rank preceded by the designations ‘clinical’ or ‘visiting’ or other similar designations (BOT Policies, Article II, pg. 14).” Contingent Professionals are full-time and part-time employees who serve in professional titles listed in appendix A, B, and C of the SUNY Board of Trustees Policies.
Taken from the UUP Position Statement on Contingent Employment
https://uupinfo.org/reports/reportpdf/ContingentsPositionPaper.pdf