Appointments were made to standing PJC committees on behalf of PJCFA:
Budget Modeling: Audrey Morrison, Business, Pensacola campus; Charlotte Sweeney, LRC, Pensacola campus.
Benefits: Narla Zinermon, English/Communicaitons, Pensacola campus; Domma Mathia, Dental Hygiene, Warrington campus.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
PJCFA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
The PJCFA Board met yesterday afternoon and here's a short report of what took place:
We talked about making additions, updates and corrections to the web page. Thought it would be good to have the Constitution and by-laws up there as well as a direct link to the CBA. Update the administrative and professional salary list and maybe start using it to conduct some surveys. What would you like to see on the web page?
Work was done over the summer on the administrative evaluations by faculty. The plan is still to administer the evaluations in March or April.
Reminder that voting for ratification is currently taking place with ballots due October 2.
It was agreed that PJCFA would pay travel reimbursement for official local PJCFA business. Executive Board members, Negotiating Team members, PJCFA members serving as representatives on PJC or PJCFA committees will submit a travel reimbursement request when they have to travel among the campuses or from their home to campus on non-duty days.
Everyone agreed that the recent Bargaining and Membership training that was given by UFF and FEA was excellent. It was also good to network with UWF and Chipola. We think that there is much that we learned that can put into action right away.
The Executive Board voted to change the by-laws so that the nomination for Chief Negotiator will take place at the September meeting; Chief Negotiator will be voted on at October meeting; nominations for the bargaining team will take place at the November meeting; bargaining team will be elected at the December meeting. This change was made to allow the team to have time to meet, conduct research and prepare for negotiations which usually begin in March or April.
It was approved that up to 3 members will attend the FEA bargaining training to be held October 24 in Orlando.
Some of the PJCFA Senators will be attending the UFF Senate meeting October 5-7. Sessions held by the Distance Learning Task Force and the Librarians Task Force will be held in addition to the Senate meeting.
Campus Luncheons were planned. More information will be distributed as those plans are finalized.
Appointments were made to two PJC committees.
The next PJCFA Executive Board meeting will be held on October 17 at 1:30pm in the PJCFA Office , Room 9725.
We talked about making additions, updates and corrections to the web page. Thought it would be good to have the Constitution and by-laws up there as well as a direct link to the CBA. Update the administrative and professional salary list and maybe start using it to conduct some surveys. What would you like to see on the web page?
Work was done over the summer on the administrative evaluations by faculty. The plan is still to administer the evaluations in March or April.
Reminder that voting for ratification is currently taking place with ballots due October 2.
It was agreed that PJCFA would pay travel reimbursement for official local PJCFA business. Executive Board members, Negotiating Team members, PJCFA members serving as representatives on PJC or PJCFA committees will submit a travel reimbursement request when they have to travel among the campuses or from their home to campus on non-duty days.
Everyone agreed that the recent Bargaining and Membership training that was given by UFF and FEA was excellent. It was also good to network with UWF and Chipola. We think that there is much that we learned that can put into action right away.
The Executive Board voted to change the by-laws so that the nomination for Chief Negotiator will take place at the September meeting; Chief Negotiator will be voted on at October meeting; nominations for the bargaining team will take place at the November meeting; bargaining team will be elected at the December meeting. This change was made to allow the team to have time to meet, conduct research and prepare for negotiations which usually begin in March or April.
It was approved that up to 3 members will attend the FEA bargaining training to be held October 24 in Orlando.
Some of the PJCFA Senators will be attending the UFF Senate meeting October 5-7. Sessions held by the Distance Learning Task Force and the Librarians Task Force will be held in addition to the Senate meeting.
Campus Luncheons were planned. More information will be distributed as those plans are finalized.
Appointments were made to two PJC committees.
The next PJCFA Executive Board meeting will be held on October 17 at 1:30pm in the PJCFA Office , Room 9725.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH PUBLIC HEARINGS
The Presidential Search Screening Committee will hold the following campus hearings for the community-at-large and the college community to express comments regarding the search for a new president.
2:00 p.m. Sept. 24, 2007 Pensacola Campus, Hagler Auditorium Rm. 252
2:00 p.m. Sept. 25, 2007 Warrington Campus, Health Sciences Bldg., Rm. 3736
2:00 p.m. Sept. 26, 2007 Milton Campus, Building 4900, Rm. 4902
7:00 p.m. Sept. 27, 2007 Pensacola Campus, Hagler Auditorium, Rm. 252
I'll be attending each of the hearings and hope that you will attend at least one of them. This is your chance to say what qualities, characteristics and experience you want the next president of PJC to possess.
I'll be on each campus visiting around prior to the hearing so let me know if you'd like to meet with me then. See you soon!
2:00 p.m. Sept. 24, 2007 Pensacola Campus, Hagler Auditorium Rm. 252
2:00 p.m. Sept. 25, 2007 Warrington Campus, Health Sciences Bldg., Rm. 3736
2:00 p.m. Sept. 26, 2007 Milton Campus, Building 4900, Rm. 4902
7:00 p.m. Sept. 27, 2007 Pensacola Campus, Hagler Auditorium, Rm. 252
I'll be attending each of the hearings and hope that you will attend at least one of them. This is your chance to say what qualities, characteristics and experience you want the next president of PJC to possess.
I'll be on each campus visiting around prior to the hearing so let me know if you'd like to meet with me then. See you soon!
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
PRESIDENTIAL SCREENING PROCESS TO BEGIN
This Friday, September 14th, will be the first meeting of the Presidential Screening Committee. The faculty who are serving on this committee are Dr. Jimmy Hightower,Business; Mr. Keith Prendergast, English; and me. At the meeting on the 14th, we'll receive an overview of what activities are being planned and what our role will be in the process. I'll post a summary after the meeting, but please contact Jimmy, Keith or me when you have questions or concerns or just want make sure your opinion is heard.
CBA RATIFICATION PENDING
All faculty members should have received an email today with the proposed changes to the CBA attached to the email. The major changes have to do with Article 18 (Distance Learning) and salaries.
We agreed to remove a lot of the language from Article 18 during this round of negotiations. The main reason for this is that having lived with distance learning for several years, we have learned that many of the items that we initially believed had to be included separately are actually addressed within other articles of the contract.
We will continue to work on the issues of class size and office hours in distance learning.
Everyone received the proposed 5% raise in their last paycheck pending ratification of the CBA. The other proposal affecting wages is the additional $3 to be added to the overload.
If you have questions about the ratification process or want more information about the contract, please give me (x2007) or Tom Grow (x1101) a call.
You should receive your ballot by Monday, September 17 and ballots should be returned by Tuesday, October 2.
We agreed to remove a lot of the language from Article 18 during this round of negotiations. The main reason for this is that having lived with distance learning for several years, we have learned that many of the items that we initially believed had to be included separately are actually addressed within other articles of the contract.
We will continue to work on the issues of class size and office hours in distance learning.
Everyone received the proposed 5% raise in their last paycheck pending ratification of the CBA. The other proposal affecting wages is the additional $3 to be added to the overload.
If you have questions about the ratification process or want more information about the contract, please give me (x2007) or Tom Grow (x1101) a call.
You should receive your ballot by Monday, September 17 and ballots should be returned by Tuesday, October 2.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
TIME FOR A BREAK
Tomorrow will complete my contractual obligation to the college for this summer term and I plan to take a break until the New Faculty Orientation on August 17th. I will periodically check my work voice mail and email and respond as needed. Hopefully, I won't be needed! I'll also be taking a break from the blog unless something that needs sharing comes up. So enjoy these last few weeks before the new term starts and come back ready and raring to go!
NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENTIAL SCREENING COMMITTEE NAMED
The PJCFA Executive Board will nominate Dr. Jimmy Hightower (Business/Legal Assisting), Mr. Keith Prendergast (English/Communications) and Ms. Charlotte Sweeney (LRC) as the faculty members to be appointed to the Presidential Screening Committee. The nominees must be confirmed by the Pensacola Junior College Board of Trustees.
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