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<Title>Election Announcement</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><span><p><span>We invite self-nominations to become representatives on the UMBC Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC). The AFAC is an elected body charged with representing the interests of our part-time adjunct faculty within our campus system of shared governance. Members of the AFAC are responsible for communicating adjunct needs and concerns to the campus administration, making recommendations related to adjunct professional development and working conditions, and providing advice on policies and procedures that concern adjunct faculty. In recognition that adjunct faculty are compensated only for course-by-course instructional services, </span></p><p><span>AFAC members receive a yearly stipend equivalent to one semester course and are reimbursed for travel and other reasonable expenses, consistent with USM and UMBC travel policies.</span></p><p><span>AFAC representatives will serve a two-year term from Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. </span></p><p><span>Elections are being held for 4 AFAC representatives: </span></p><p><span>2 representatives from CAHSS</span></p><p><span>1 representative from CNMS </span></p><p><span>1 representative from COEIT. </span></p><p><span>1 representative that is non-college affiliated.</span></p><p><span>All Adjunct I,  Adjunct II, and Adjunct III faculty employed to provide instruction on a course-by-course basis at UMBC this spring, including UMBC programs at Shady Grove, who have taught in this capacity at UMBC for </span><span>at least four previous semesters</span><span>, are eligible for nomination. </span></p><p><span>Please note that regular faculty and staff at UMBC who receive additional compensation to teach on a course-by-course basis are not eligible to serve on the AFAC. </span><span> </span></p><p><span>Self-nominations must include name, College, and length of service at UMBC as well as responses to the following questions:</span></p><p><span>1.       </span><span>What strengths do you think you would bring to the AFAC? </span><span>(200 words or less)</span></p><span>2.       </span><span>What issues do you think the AFAC should be addressing during the 2025-2026 academic year? </span><span>(200 words or less)</span></span><div><br></div><div><span><p><span>Nomination materials must be submitted electronically via </span><span><a href="https://forms.gle/m1irHnHpHNv96z1S8" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://forms.gle/m1irHnHpHNv96z1S8</a></span><span> by Friday</span><span>, May 2nd</span><span>.  </span></p><p><span>Candidate statements and voting instructions will be posted the following week and voting will take place from Monday, <strong>May 5th </strong>to Wednesday.<strong> May 14th</strong></span></p><p><span>For additional information, please contact Robert Bennett (<a href="mailto:bennerob@umbc.edu">bennerob@umbc.edu</a>) or Bonnie Kegan (<a href="mailto:bkegan1@umbc.edu">bkegan1@umbc.edu</a>)</span></p><div><span><br></span></div></span></div><div><span><span><br></span></span></div><div><span><span><br></span></span></div><div><span><span><br></span></span></div><div><span><span><br></span></span></div><div><span><span><br></span></span></div></div>
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<Summary>We invite self-nominations to become representatives on the UMBC Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC). The AFAC is an elected body charged with representing the interests of our part-time...</Summary>
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<Title>Middle States Self-Study</Title>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="148022" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts/posts/148022">
<Title>Open Union Meeting: Adjuncts welcome</Title>
<Tagline>No membership required to attend.  March 13, noon to 1 pm</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><div><div><span><em><strong>We are offering two ways to join the union meeting.</strong>  </em></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><strong>In person</strong><span> you can join us in the Commons, room 318.  </span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><strong>Virtually </strong><span>you can join us through your computer, tablet or smartphone, with or without video conferencing.  You will also have the option to join by phone if you do not have internet access.  </span><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><span>A Webex meeting has been created which you can access directly from your Google calendar. </span><span>The details are as follows:  </span></div><div><span><br></span></div><blockquote>Webex link:  <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID%3Dm0a18877059d67fe8bb50b44e076c5d6f&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usg=AOvVaw17wHbklqaYzyCiL_josAr7" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">26329973308@umbc.webex.com</a><br>Meeting ID:  26329973308<br>Password:  W3EjZy7rtv6<br>Call in number:  (202) 860-2110<br>Access code: 2632 997 3308</blockquote><div><span> </span><br></div><div><span>We will be discussing</span> the current Maryland legislative session<span>, membership outreach, Labor Management Committee (LMC) issues, and providing committee reports.</span></div></div>
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<Title>Join Summer Orientation to help create changes in student's lives!</Title>
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<Title>Meet the Artist for the Sherman Hall Public Art Installation</Title>
<Tagline>A chance to hear the "inspiration" behind the work</Tagline>
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<Title>Welcome New Adjuncts and Join in Good Discussion</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p><strong><span>New Adjunct Faculty Welcome: Co-constructing a Learning Community</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Create valuable teaching, learning, &amp; assessment experiences</span></strong></p><p><span>Wednesday, January 22, 2025 · 4 - 5 PM · Online · <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/calt/events/136404" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">REGISTER HERE</a></span></p><div><span><hr></span></div><p><span>Join other new UMBC adjuncts, faculty, and staff for a workshop designed to help you create successful teaching, learning, and assessment experiences for yourself and your students. Since course climate is vital to student success, first we explore our audiences and ourselves–Who are UMBC students overall? Who are the specific learners in your classrooms? How can we share who we are and co-construct a learning community with our students? How can we connect to the wide range of resources that UMBC offers? Next we discuss how to deepen this community connection: creating choices, cultivating competency, and connecting students’ work in your course to their own goals and dreams engages students through intrinsic motivation. Plus we answer any pressing questions about AI, ungrading, and other innovations in higher education.<br><br>The FDC’s collaborative programs, resources, and services are designed to support your introduction to teaching or reinvigorate you as you continue to refine your teaching. All faculty are invited to join us to welcome our new adjuncts, join the discussion, and contribute to community building</span></p></div>
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