For those of you who might not have had a chance to meet all of our new full-time faculty hires in 2018, the Faculty Assembly posed a question to them to help you get to know your new colleagues a little better. Below are the responses they were excited to share with you. "Tell us how you came to MiraCosta!" Mariana Silva, Non-Credit ESL My journey of working at MiraCosta started in 2009 when I took a Spanish course. Later, I attended a workshop at the CLC and immediately kne

“You know how you don’t work at all during summer and have tons of free time during weekends? We of course know neither of those things is true, but the misconception of MiraCosta’s faculty being overvalued indolent crybabies living a life of leisure is still out there in certain segments of the population. You know who knows how hard we work and what it takes to support us, and therefore our students? Our two board members who are up for re-election: Bill Fischer and Rick Ca

Many of the questions the FA receives from faculty involve Department Chair duties. Specifically, many chairs report being frustrated or even overwhelmed by additional duties they face that are not expressly detailed in the FA Contract. As a Chair, what duties am I required to perform? To start with, it’s important to recognize that each department is unique, and in order to function smoothly, Chair duties are not entirely consistent from one department to the next. A list of

(aka Five Tips to Maximize Your Faculty Benefits) (aka Five Easy Ways to Put Money in Your Pocket) Whether you’re new to MiraCosta, or you're a veteran faculty member, here are five things you should know that can increase your professional development, give a little boost to your retirement, and put some money back in your pocket. 1. Get pay distributed over 12 months and make an extra $250-700 Many faculty like to get a paycheck every month instead of just ten (or eleven) o