The FA-PAC met three times in fall. Here are the highlights: Rallying for Part-Time healthcare at Evergreen (October) Adopting a PAC/PAC Internship Program budget for 2023-2024 Interviewing two Board of Trustee Candidates for November 2024 General Election from district 5 (FHDA Board of Trustees District Map) Endorsing Patrick Ahrens for Assembly District 26 (March 2024 Primary Election) Patrick Ahrens for Assembly; Donate to Patrick Ahrens for Assembly 2024 The FA-PAC...Read More
Rally to Win Healthcare for Part-Time Faculty: Friday, October 13th, at the San Jose Evergreen Community College District Office FA-PAC Intern Coordinator Isabel Caballero Teixeira, faculty mentors Danny Solomon and Laura Chin and some of her POLI 1 students (first row). The Faculty Association Political Action Committee (FA-PAC) is the political arm of the union. It advances the interests of faculty through campaigns and elections, advocacy, and community organizing. The...Read More
Faculty who will not be teaching in spring quarter are eligible to receive unemployment benefits. Unemployment claims are filed with the California Employment Development Department (EDD). There is an excellent resource produced by John Govsky, a Cabrillo College part-time faculty member, that walks one through the entire application—with screen shots! This can be found here.Read More
In Memory of Rich Hansen, an FA News Eulogy by Tim Shively As most of you by now know, Rich Hansen, De Anza Mathematics Instructor and former Faculty Association President passed away recently. His loss to our organization is incalculable as is the personal loss for those many across the District who worked with him. For he left a legacy, a model to work from, a touchstone which FA personnel...Read More
