AFAC Meeting, Friday, October 1, 2021

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 22:42:21 -0400

October 1, 2021, WebEx (See access info at the bottom)

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

I. Welcome New Committee Members (with brief introductions)

a. Nandita Dasgupta (CMNS)

b. Mary Laurents (CAHSS)

c. Mina Seat (CAHSS)

d. Priscilla Villavicencio (Non-college)

II. Parking Committee Updates

a. Maggie will be our represnative of parking committee

b. Has been connected to Chuck Boddy

c. Awaiting meeting date(s)

d. Can report back to committee

III. Goals for 2021-2022

a. Continue to push for year-long contracts in all departments/colleges

b. Continue discussions with HR about health care coverage (lost during summer)

c. Continue to push/discuss salary parity for adjuncts in all colleges

IV. Discussion around tactics to achieve our goals

a. Are there better ways for us to engage/push administration?

b. While we’ve achieved successes, we’ve also been stalled on some issues

c. How do we measure success for this committee?

d. Must stay within the by-laws/charter

V. Fall Workshop Ideas

a. Unemployment workshop

b. Adjuncts and Public Loan Forgiveness
1. Amy Loyd of Department of Education recently did a presentation on this for CCBC

c. Other ideas?

d. Need to start moving/planning this….at the point end of October/in November seems best dates for holding them….

e. Should we just shoot for one in fall/another in spring?

VI. New Business

a: Reminder to set-up meetings with your Dean

b. If you can, volunteer for other department/college committees

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