General Faculty Association Meeting Coming Up

 

To all Full-time and Part-time Faculty!          

It’s Faculty Association Executive Board Elections!

We are excited to invite you to this critical Faculty Association meeting. 

Wednesday, March 17, from 2:30–4 p.m. on WebEx.

This is right after Spring Break. 😊

(Our FA President, Justice Morath, will send you an email with the link to the meeting.)

• This is the meeting where you can run for a Faculty Association Executive Board position and vote for the new Board members. 
• If you would like to participate in exciting, and meaningful service that directly effects our work life, consider running for a position on the Board. The FA Executive Board meets once a month during the Fall and Spring semesters. 
• Our current FA President and VP will not be returning. We will be sad to see them step down. They have served us so well. There may be other Board positions open too. Check out our current Executive Board. Our FA Constitution and Bylaws outline each position’s duties. https://faculty.slcc.edu/faculty-association/index.aspx
• Please email Justice.Morath@slcc.edu before March 17 if you are interested in running for a FA Executive Board position.
• This meeting will also be packed with current issues regarding COVID, your workload and benefits.

If you were unable to attend our Faculty Association meeting in February. Sorry you missed some important information. Here is just a taste of what happened.

1. Guest Speakers: The Faculty Development Office has new leadership. Reps from the Faculty Development Office came to our meeting and informed us about future opportunities for faculty. 

2. We addressed issues around COVID-19 such as: what’s up with vaccines and the Fall schedule? 

3. Our FA Pres shared an impressively written resolution to take to administration, advocating for faculty’s’ right to teach safely in Fall 2021 and not be pressured to teach face-to-face if it is too risky for them.

4. Ongoing policy and handbook changes were discussed including the FA Constitution and Senate’s AFPRT policy

5. The Faculty Association’s Website and Canvas site are getting a new and easy-to-use face lift

6. Tenure reviews during COVID were discussed

7. Our FA Rep to the Health Insurance Advisory Committee HIAC updated us about vetting potential health insurance providers

Don’t miss out. Your voice matters. The Faculty Association is here to support you. Come and share in ways to improve our work environment.

See you at our next meeting!

Wednesday, March 17, from 2:30–4 p.m. on WebEx.