by Tobin Keller | Dec 17, 2021 | Contract Development, Negotiations, Uncategorized
At the December Governing Board meeting all Trustees voted to approve the Spring 2022 memorandum of understanding (MOU) and the first review of the Sunshine Proposal for contract negotiations for the 2022-25 contract. Please see the links below. Also please note that...
by Tobin Keller | Nov 15, 2021 | 2021 Faculty Voice, 2021 Faculty Voice, Faculty Voice
Dr. Marina Ramon, Director, Title III HSI STEM Grant, Adjunct Instructor, Biology Department by Rachel Mitchell, Anthropology Instructor, CCFT Adjunct Chair I’m so delighted to share this month’s faculty profile featuring Dr. Marina Ramon. At the time of this...
by Tobin Keller | Oct 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dear colleagues, To conclude Campus Equity Week, I’d like to invite you to post a note of thanks on this Kudo Board to our adjunct faculty, or a specific adjunct faculty member with whom you work or have worked either in your department, division,...
by Tobin Keller | Oct 27, 2021 | 2021 Faculty Voice, Faculty Voice, Part-timers
Fellow Seahawks, I hope these last few days of education and empathy inspire solidarity and activism so that we may all work together at the state level to demand solutions that result in better pay and working conditions for all faculty. Fund our Future!...
by Tobin Keller | Oct 27, 2021 | Part-timers, Uncategorized
Dear campus community, Day 3 of Campus Equity Week is devoted to a state level focus. Recently, Governor Newsom vetoed AB375, a bill that had worked its way through the legislature and landed on his desk with unanimous, bipartisan support. AB375...
by Tobin Keller | Oct 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dear campus colleagues, You’re probably aware of the UC-AFT efforts at UCSC to negotiate job security and improved compensation for lecturers. Their issues are our issues, bringing much needed attention to the precariat* professoriate in higher...
by Tobin Keller | Oct 20, 2021 | 2021 Faculty Voice, Faculty Voice, Part-timers
OCTOBER 25-29, 2021 Visit – Essential Professionals Padlet – Cabrillo College Adjunct Faculty. This week is Campus Equity Week, a state and national level initiative to raise awareness about the working conditions of faculty working on...
by Tobin Keller | Oct 18, 2021 | 2021 Faculty Voice, 2021 Faculty Voice, Faculty Voice
by Rachel Mitchell, Anthropology Instructor, CCFT Adjunct Chair. A heartfelt thank you to my fellow faculty who allowed me to share these glimpses of their personal and professional lives with you. I hope you have enjoyed reading them as much as I have enjoyed...
by Tobin Keller | Aug 15, 2021 | 2021 Faculty Voice
Lean On Me! First I want to thank our newest E-Board member, Rachel Mitchell – Adjunct Chair & Historian, for providing our own Flex week theme of Lean On Me. The inspiration comes from a YouTube performance by the Sunset Signers on April 2020 of the Bill...
by Tobin Keller | May 23, 2021 | Elections
Congratulations to the following Division Council Representatives: BELA: Jospeh Carter, Cristy Pazera, Cheryl Chaffin, John Robertson, and Andrew Fague. C&ESS: Motoko Nakazawa-Hewitt, Becky Skinner Library, Heath Services, and Other: Aloha Sargent HAWK: Bridgete...