Dear Faculty and Librarians,
The last day of classes has arrived. Campus always seems to be a bit more crowded this week including filled seats in our classrooms compared to the last few weeks. For those who patronize the food court, Rosa’s breakfast (eggs, pancakes) and lunch station (bowls) ends on Wednesday.
Parking & Transportation Bargaining Session, May 13th at 3:30PM
The next bargaining session with administration is Wednesday, May 13th at 3:30PM ISC 4 – 4300. We expect to receive a response to our counter proposal related to economic issues – no change in the daily rate, a new 30 use multi-use pass, a 50% subsidy on MBTA passes and capping the amount of West Garage debt to $2 million in the escalator language (Administration proposal is $4.5 million)
Help Us Stop the Daily Rate Increase and get what we need – a 30 use multi pass and increased MBTA Subsidy
Stop by the ISC 4th floor from 3:00 to 3:30PM on Wednesday, May 13th to show your support. Show administration bargainers that rate increases are wrong and impact our quality of life.
If you teach MWF at 2:00PM, come by after class and join us.
REMINDER: NTT Promotion to Senior Lecturer, Senior Lecturer II and Senior Lecturer III
Reminder that the deadline to inform your department chair of your intent to apply for promotion is Wednesday, May 13th.
Lecturers, Senior Lecturers and Senior Lecturer IIs received detailed information in an April 30th email. If you have any questions, please contact us
University Conference on Teaching, Learning, and Technology (UCTLT) 2026, May 14th 8:00- 3:00
Join faculty, students, and staff from across the university for UCTLT 2026, a half-day conference exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping teaching, learning, and higher education. Through short talks, applied case studies, and student perspectives, UCTLT 2026 centers equity, intentional practice, and human judgment in an AI‑rich world.
For more information and to register, go to https://blogs.umb.edu/uctlt2026/
REMINDER: PRIM Voting Ends May 22nd.
As members of the Massachusetts State Employee Retirement System (MSERS), we elect Pension Reserves Investment Management (PRIM) board members. PRIM manages our pensions funds. The MTA PRIM Task Force is recommending we elect Lenore Palladino, an economist at UMass Amherst.
Ballots were mailed to your home address. If you have not voted, we ask that you please do so. Our pensions funds depend on it.
If you have not voted, the attached document contains instructions on how to easily do so.
UPDATE: MTA Annual Meeting of Delegates
MTA’s annual meeting of delegates met this past weekend and adopted a budget, new bylaws and elected our new leadership. Effective July 15th, our new President is Matt Bach and Vice President is Deb Gesualdo.
MTA Benefits: Free Admissions!
Dues paying FSU members have access to a variety of services and discounts at MTA Benefits. All you need to do is set up your account. Once done, you have access to local and national discounts. Some local discounts include free admission to Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, American Heritage Museum in Hudson, Battleship Cove in Fall River, Castle Hill at Crane Estate in Ipswich, Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, and Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst.
The last Nuts & Bolts of the semester will be published on May 18th.
Sincerely,
Caroline Coscia
FSU President
Senior Lecturer II
Political Science Department