by CCFT | Dec 3, 2017 | December 2017, Guided Pathways
by Robin McFarland and Skye Gentile It has been a busy semester! A few highlights from Faculty Senate: Guided Pathways Faculty Senate continues to engage in the work to implement Guided Pathways. As one of twenty California community colleges to be selected to...
by CCFT | Dec 3, 2017 | Contract Development, December 2017
by David Lau Editor’s note: I interviewed Rachel Mitchell over email. She is working on some dynamic projects around adjunct instruction and we had a lively exchange about her teaching and other work she’s been doing. David Lau: How has...
by CCFT | Dec 3, 2017 | December 2017, Elections
by David Lau Postscript to Napolitano’s Visit And so now the tide begins to turn. University of California President Napolitano’s visit to Cabrillo College coincided with another wave of criticism of her management at UCOP. A new investigative report from former...
by CCFT | Nov 12, 2017 | November 2017 faculty voice
by David Lau I interviewed Mathematics instructor Joe Caputo over email during early November. He answered questions about a variety of issues for the Faculty Voice. David Lau: How is your semester going? Are there new courses you’re teaching or changes to...
by CCFT | Nov 12, 2017 | November 2017 faculty voice
by Beth McKinnon A little information goes a long way. Ninety three percent of Cabrillo faculty are members of CCFT. Yay! Recently, union reps have been contacting fellow faculty who are Agency Fee Payers (AFPs) but not Members of the union. What’s the difference?...
by CCFT | Nov 12, 2017 | Budget, Contract Development, November 2017 faculty voice, President's Report
by Karl Ewald And just like that, we find ourselves cruising past the middle of semester… One way to understand the contract is as the set of rules that dictate how faculty agree to work with the district to facilitate the college’s broader goals. The word I want you...