

Calendar Town Halls
by dara, FA Vice President As you have heard, the Calendar Task Force has spent the semester researching, discussing, and developing...


Confirming Beneficiaries on Workday
By Luke Lara, FA Ombudsperson If you are anything like me, you double and triple check everything. Well, I was recently dealing with a...


Contract Spotlight: Reduced Workload
by Annie Ngo, Contract & Evaluation Liaison Are you familiar with K.2.0 Reduced Workload in our collective bargaining agreement?...


Banking Basics
By Billy Gunn, Treasurer Have you ever dreamed of taking a relaxing sabbatical in the fall semester and then continuing your luxurious...


Addressing Student Conduct Issues
By Luke Lara, FA Ombudsperson I recently heard a colleague ask, “When is enough, enough?” You may have noticed or heard of increased...


Fall 2023 Financial Update
By Billy Gunn, Treasurer Article III of the Faculty Assembly Bylaws defines the main role of the organization’s Treasurer as follows,...


President’s Update
By Mary Gross, FA President It has been a busy but productive fall for the Faculty Assembly. As you will read in this newsletter, the...


An Unofficial FA Dictionary Part II
By Luke Lara, FA Ombudsperson This article is a follow up to the unofficial FA Dictionary Part I. In the first part, we started with some...


MiraCosta Calendar Project Update
by dara, FA Vice President Last semester, work began on designing what would be a fruitful and positive vehicle to drive forward the...


CCCI Fall 2023 Conference
by dara, FA Vice President Mary Gross, Annie Ngo, Billy Gunn, Ruth Gay, and I attended the California Community College Independents...