Who We Are—The Coalition for Contingent Faculty (CCF) was started by a group of UUP members who are active in the struggle for equity for part-timers on SUNY campuses across the state. Meeting during UUP's 2005-2006 Delegate Assemblies in Albany and again at the Leadership Conference in March 2006, the group established a steering committee, which currently includes:

Yvonne Aspengren, Instructor in German, SUNY New Paltz, aspengry@newpaltz.edu

Ross Borden, Lecturer in English, SUNY Cortland, bordenr@cortland.edu

Peter D.G. Brown, Distinguished Service Professor of German, SUNY New Paltz, brownp@newpaltz.edu

Jeff Crane, Instructor in Art and Art History, SUNY New Paltz, cranej@newpaltz.edu

Nuala Drescher, Past President of UUP, Dept of History, Buffalo State, n.drescher@att.net

Vicki K. Janik, Chair, Dept. of Professional Comm., Prof. of English, Farmingdale, janikvk@hotmail.com

David Landrey, retired Associate Professor of English, Buffalo State, chaosbewitched@yahoo.com

Steve Street, part-time Lecturer in English at SUNY-Brockport, SUNY-University at Buffalo, and SUNY-Buffalo State College, sstreet@brockport.edu, street@buffalo.edu , streetsm@buffalostate.edu

Jan Tewes, Instructor in Psychology, SUNY Morrisville, tewesjb@morrisville.edu

Anne Wiegard, Lecturer III in English, SUNY Cortland: wiegarda@cortland.edu

The CCF's first open meeting was held on April 21, 2006, at the UUP's Spring Delegate Assembly. About thirty-five people were in attendance, representing a dozen campuses. Subsequently, more than a hundred faculty have joined the CCF. Many have participated in the development of the CCF's specific proposals to address salary inequities, increase job security and expand opportunities for advancement. The CCF needs your support as we work to improve the situation of contingent faculty in the months and years ahead.