Faculty Voice Newsletter: May 2017: CCFT President’s Report: Some First Year Reflections
by Karl EwaldThe CCFT and district negotiations teams met on April 25th and came to an agreement on compensation that both sides felt was a workable deal. I’m writing this right after the May 1st Governing Board meeting and I’m happy to say that the board approved the...
Faculty Voice Newsletter: May 2017: Faculty Profile: English Instructor Victoria Bañales is EOPS Instructor of the Year
by David Lau Victoria Bañales has taught at Cabrillo since 2005, the year she finished her doctorate in Literature at UC Santa Cruz. In addition to her doctorate, she holds degrees from UC Santa Barbara and San Francisco State. She is a distinguished colleague in the...
Faculty Voice Newsletter: April 2017: Organize and Resist: Notes from 2017 CFT Convention
David Lau The California Federation of Teachers annual convention took place this year in the sharp contradictions of downtown Sacramento. The walk between small numbers of upscale restaurants in the hotel district was crowded with destitute people. The corporate...
Faculty Voice Newsletter: April 2017: Still Time to Prioritize Faculty
by Maya Bendotoff and Karl EwaldCCFT recently commenced negotiations with the District on salary and benefits, safety, the DC matrix, and some other issues. Negotiations have been moved to Human Resources (from Administrative Services). For our first two negotiations...
Faculty Voice Newsletter: April 2017: CCFT President’s Report: Embracing and Bracing for Change
by Karl EwaldI’m encouraged by the response educators have had in relation to our undocumented, vulnerable and targeted students. CCFT passed a resolution at our flex week Council meeting and the Cabrillo College Governing Board has adopted several over the past few...
Faculty Voice Newsletter: April 2017: Political Education Corner
On March 15th our COPE committee held a successful #IdesOfTrump postcard signing event at the Buttery Bakery in Santa Cruz. Pictured are – Jan Greene, a community supporter and Cabrillo Student, Maya Bendotoff, Tobin W. Keller, and Sadie Reynolds.The Committee on...
Faculty Voice Newsletter: February 2017: Democracy In Action: Call for Nominations to the 75th CFT Convention
"Organize, Resist" is the theme of this year’s CFT Convention, to take place March 31-April 2 in Sacramento. Convention delegates will forge the CFT's path for the coming year. Please consider nominating your self or a colleague to attend as an official AFT 4400...
Faculty Voice Newsletter: February 2017: Committee on Political Education (COPE) Column
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. COPE funds are generated from...
Faculty Voice Newsletter: February 2017: Faculty Senate Update
by Robin McFarland and Skye GentileStudents, We are here for you:The November election and ensuing uncertain climate have highlighted the importance of our focus on equity and success for all students. Thus, at the January 31 meeting, faculty senate passed a...
Faculty Voice Newsletter: February 2017: Update on Enhanced Non-Credit Courses
by Claudia CloseOn the 11th of January, Dr. Sofía Ramirez Gelpi from Allan Hancock College visited Cabrillo to give a well-attended, stimulating and informative pre-flex seminar on developing our fledgling noncredit program. Noncredit courses offer Cabrillo the...