by CCFT | May 17, 2018 | Budget, Contract Development, Elections, May 2018, Student Equity
by Karl Ewald These are such strange times… No matter what your political leanings might be, what we are seeing in Washington seems unprecedented. While we were expecting bad winds coming from Washington with the appointment of Betsy Devos, perhaps the mostly...
by CCFT | May 17, 2018 | May 2018, Uncategorized
by Gail West To help me gain more understanding of the different terms that are associated with the BSSOT Project, I asked Ann to define and clarify the following: BSSOT is the Basic Skills Student Outcomes Transformation Grant, which Cabrillo received in 2017. AB705...
by CCFT | May 17, 2018 | May 2018
by Andrea PattonSanctuary Santa Cruz is a grassroots movement that arose in response to the current administration’s harmful rhetoric and policies that threaten our neighbors and loved ones in the immigrant community. The group has organized Know Your Rights events,...
by CCFT | May 16, 2018 | Contract Development, May 2018, Negotiations, Part-timers, Struggle in the Courts
by David Lau There is an intensity and vehemence of purpose in the voice of Julie Olsen Edwards. The daughter of two leftists—Tillie Olsen, the journalist and legend of the short story, was her mother; her father Jack Olsen, a warehouse worker and organizer for the...
by CCFT | Mar 4, 2018 | Budget, Contract Development, March 2018 Faculty Voice
by CCFT Support for Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers’ Contract Negotiations As of Monday, February 12, 2017 Whereas, Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers (PVFT) has been negotiating for more than a year; and Whereas, the beginning teachers’ salary is among the...
by CCFT | Mar 4, 2018 | Legislation, March 2018 Faculty Voice, Negotiations, Struggle in the Courts
by David Lau Spring Semester 2018 at the Outset CCFT has held several meetings in the opening weeks of the semester. It is a season of transition for our local and for Cabrillo College. For flex week we welcomed our new executive director, Daniel Dodge, the former...
by CCFT | Mar 4, 2018 | Budget, Contract Development, Guided Pathways, March 2018 Faculty Voice, Negotiations, Non-credit Courses
by Karl Ewald Welcoming Daniel Dodge When I last wrote to you in December, we were preparing to interview candidates for CCFT’s Executive Director position. We had a strong group of candidates and were excited to invite Daniel Dodge to join our team. Daniel comes to...
by CCFT | Mar 4, 2018 | March 2018 Faculty Voice, Part-timers, Retirement
by David Lau I interviewed Brian Legakis over email for this issue of the newsletter. Brian is retiring this year after many years of dedicated teaching and service at Cabrillo College. He is also the outgoing CCFT historian and member of the CCFT executive board. He...
by CCFT | Mar 4, 2018 | March 2018 Faculty Voice, Student Equity
by Merritt Tucker The 8th annual Latino Role Models Conference was held on February 3rd at the Crocker Theater with over 450 middle, high school, and college students in attendance. The goal of the event Is to inspire students to achieve their dreams of college and...
by CCFT | Mar 4, 2018 | March 2018 Faculty Voice, Struggle in the Courts
by Debora Bone Marc A. Thiesson’s recent editorial in Santa Cruz Sentinel attacking public workers and their unions is filled with the blatant misrepresentations that underlie the Janus v American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) case...
