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President’s Update
By Mary Gross, FA President Our full contract reopener negotiations have begun in earnest. Your FA negotiating team, Annie Ngo, Billy...
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Fall Education Event: Facts about FACCC
by Dara, FA Vice President Our Education Luncheon this semester was focused on introducing or re-introducing the Faculty Association of...
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Fall 2024 Financial Update
By Billy Gunn , Treasurer Reporting on expenditures and proposing annual budgets is one of the key duties I have as Treasurer of the...
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Its Cold and Flu Season… Things to know about Sick Leave
by Annie Ngo, Contract & Evaluation Liaison Full-Time Faculty accrue one (1) day of sick leave for every calendar month of contracted...
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CCCI 2024 Fall Conference Update
By Luke Lara, FA Ombudsperson As an independent collective bargaining unit, the MiraCosta College Faculty Assembly (FA) is one of 13...
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Get to Know an FA Council member: Mark Laurel, Mathematics
Get to Know an FA Council member: Mark Laurel, Mathematics
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Fond Farewells to Two of MiraCosta’s Best
MiraCosta lost two highly regarded faculty members this year. Read about the tributes to Brad Byrom and Raymond Clark
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President’s Update
Your FA Council and Leadership has been hard at work this summer and fall preparing for upcoming Negotiations
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FSA Deadlines and HRA (Health Reimbursement Account) Info
Reminders about FSA spending deadlines: both Grace Periods and Runout Periods.
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Maximizing Your Future: The Benefits of Voluntary Retirement Savings Accounts
By Luke Lara, FA Ombudsperson Disclaimer: Parts of this article were written with the help of AI. This article is intended as...