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| Vol.
1 No.4 |
February 2005 |
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Presidents' Day
Holiday FEC meeting Governing Board meeting
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ITS Program Review |
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| After last semester's disastrous experiences with Blackboard and Midas, the Faculty Executive Council formally requested that a program review of district Instructional Technology Services be instituted immediately. The letter requesting this review can be found at the FA website. | ||
| Meet & Confer Update | ||
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Your faculty team is working hard to improve working conditions, salary and benefits during the Meet and Confer process this year. Over 17 proposals have been presented so far and it is hoped that many of these will be approved. Stay tuned for more information next month. | |
| MAT Reclassification | ||
| At the last Governing Board meeting, the Faculty Executive Council spoke in support of the proposed changes to the MAT job descriptions and reclassifications. This was due to several reasons which included: the MAT job descriptions had not been reviewed or updated for 15 years; the external consultant found that over 50% of MAT employees were working out of scope; and that the recommendations for increases in the Grade/Salary structure had not been moved forward to the Governing Board. (In other words, CEC did not accept the recommendation that the higher end of the grade structure be increased from 21 to 25 and that the top salary range be increased from $128,921 to 159.594.) The members of FEC believe that all employees be compensated in a fair and equitable manner, that reflects current market value. For more information, go to the FA web site. | ||
| January Convocation | ||
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Many of the Maricopa Faculty celebrated
the beginning of the spring semester by attending the January 7th
Convocation at Phoenix College. Workshops were available to
assist faculty in writing sabbatical applications, learning grants and
summer projects. In addition, previously awarded projects in each
of these categories were showcased. Steve Saffron celebrated his last day as a Maricopa faculty member with his Laughter, Humor and Play presentation . Those who were not in attendance missed the opportunity to witness dance moves rarely seen in clubs these days! The Faculty Association celebrated our most senior faculty, at least those in attendance. Jim Mancuso and Rajinder Kalia tied for the most years of service at 36, and won tickets to an upcoming Phoenix Suns game. The highlight of lunch was the raffle, where over twenty faculty were the winners of gift certificates for meals, books and other prizes. If you missed this year's convocation, try to get to the 2006 celebration. You can't win if you don't play! |
| FEC meets with Senator Linda Gray | ||
In an effort
to continue to promote Maricopa Faculty and their interests, the
Faculty Executive Council will meet at the Capital on Tuesday, February
8 to meet with Senator Linda Gray, the Chair of the
University/Community College and Technology Committee. We hope
that this meeting will lead to more faculty involvement in higher
education initiatives at the state level.
Happy
Valentine's Day!
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| MCCD Faculty Association 2411 W. 14th Street Tempe, AZ 85281-6941 Phone: 480-731-8113 Email Faculty Association |
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