Faculty are invited to attend the FACCC Advocacy & Policy Conference, a state wide gathering focused on faculty leadership, equity, shared governance, and the policy decisions shaping our community colleges. The conference offers timely panels,workshops, and space to connect with colleagues from across California who are engaged in advocacy, institutional change, and student success. If you’re interested in attending, registration details are available on the website. www.faccc.org ...Read More
The FA-PAC and FA-PAC Internship Program, along with the De Anza Public Policy School (PPS) interns, are happy to report thatProposition 50 passed! We want to thank all of our hearty volunteers (you know who you are!)who phone banked and canvassed. More than 45 student volunteers engaged in hundreds ofhours of phone banking and canvassing. Your hard work and dedication paid off! We want to thank the Bay Area Coalition,...Read More
This has been a very busy winter quarter. The FA-PAC and FA-PAC Internship Program (FA-PAC IP) are working hard on a number of important initiatives. If you’d like to get involved with FA-PAC or the FA-PAC Internship Program, please contact Laura Chin, Danny Solomon, or Bob Stockwell. Please share this opportunity with your students. Faculty Association Political Action Committee (FA-PAC) FA-PAC voting members include Danny Solomon (district part-time), Kerri Ryer...Read More
The FA-PAC and FA-PAC Internship Program focused on two campaigns this election season: Forest Peterson for FHDA Board of Trustees and Patrick Ahrens for State Assembly. Unfortunately, Forest Peterson did not win a seat on the Board, but he did run a strong campaign. We’re proud of you Forest! Thankfully, Patrick Ahrens won a seat in the State Assembly and will be sworn-in on December 2. Congratulations, Patrick. We’ll see...Read More
The Faculty Association Political Action Committee (FA-PAC) [FA-PAC – FAFHDA] and the FA-PAC Internship Program (FA-PAC IP) [FA-PAC Internship Program – FAFHDA] have much to celebrate and much to be thankful for this year. In fall, we rallied for part-time healthcare at Evergreen, interviewed board candidates, and endorsed Patrick Ahrens for Assembly. We advocated for the Arts facilities at De Anza and student/employee Housing throughout the year. On the budget...Read More
