by CCFT | Sep 19, 2017 | September 2017 Faculty Voice
by David Lau On Tuesday September 5, Trump declared the Obama-era program for younger immigrants, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) over. In response activists and labor called several rallies across the country to support immigrant youth. In our region,...
by CCFT | Sep 19, 2017 | Contract Development, September 2017 Faculty Voice
by David Lau For this issue’s Faculty Profile, I interviewed Katie Woolsey, adjunct instructor in the English Department and incoming Adjunct Chair for CCFT. Katie holds degrees from UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz. She is a valued and trusted colleague in our...
by CCFT | Sep 19, 2017 | September 2017 Faculty Voice, Student Equity
by Leticia Maldonado The October 5 DACA Renewal Deadline As many of us still stand in disbelief about the recent announcement of the rescission of DACA, our ability to act as a college, and act quickly, has been critical. We may be in shock from the wave of...
by CCFT | Sep 19, 2017 | September 2017 Faculty Voice
by David LauUnion Victory at CCSFCFFT’s flex week events kicked off with our part-timers solidarity lunch, which was organized by CCFT’s new adjunct chair and executive board member Katie Woolsey. CCFT’s Wednesday luncheon featured the president of CFT local 212, City...
by CCFT | Sep 19, 2017 | Accreditation, Budget, Contract Development, Elections, Guided Pathways, Negotiations, Non-credit Courses, President's Report, September 2017 Faculty Voice
by Karl Ewald As you’ve probably figured out, I’m a big picture guy and my strategy has almost always included trying to reach outside my designated bounds to try to change the context in which I’m working. My feeling is that the health of CCFT and...
by CCFT | May 5, 2017 | COPE
by Tobin Keller The Committee on Political Education coordinates faculty efforts on matters of a political nature and funds candidates, propositions, and causes that Cabrillo faculty— through their representatives on the CCFT Council— choose to support. For instance...
by CCFT | May 5, 2017 | May 2017 Faculty Voice, Part-timers
by Sadie Reynolds Cabrillo part-timers, did you know that you may qualify for unemployment benefits over summer break? Because Part-Timers’ work is contingent upon enrollments and departmental need, we are legally temporary, part-time workers. While you have the...
by CCFT | May 5, 2017 | Accreditation, May 2017 Faculty Voice, Struggle in the Courts
by David Lau A new interim ACCJC President spoke before the Community College Council at the CFT Convention in April. Dr. Richard Winn struck an amicable note in his seemingly apologetic comments and then took questions from the crowd for several hours. Winn sounded...
by CCFT | May 5, 2017 | May 2017 Faculty Voice
by David LauMay Day DemonstrationsMay Day is International Workers’ Day and in the U.S. it has been revived as a political day by the immigrant rights movement. This year saw a groundswell of protests against the Trump administration’s reactionary policies...
by CCFT | May 5, 2017 | Contract Development, May 2017 Faculty Voice, Negotiations, Part-timers
by CCFTNew moms and dads can now use up to 12 weeks of paid sick leave to bond with a new child. This applies to biological parents within the first year of her or his infant’s birth as well as non-biological parents within the first year of adopting a child.The most...
