

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...


Lawsuits Challenge California Community Colleges System Over DEIA in Evaluations and Tenure
By Luke Lara, FA Ombudsperson The Board of Governors (BOG) of the California Community Colleges recently approved and chaptered updates...


"On-Ground" Requirement
by Annie Ngo, Contract & Evaluation Liaison In response to the pandemic in early 2020, many colleges and universities, including...


Investing in the Future of the Faculty Assembly
by Billy Gunn, FA Treasurer As the financial resources and obligations of the MiraCosta College Faculty Assembly have increased over the...


President’s Update
By Mary Gross, FA President Welcome to the start of the 2023/24 Academic Year. I trust by now you are all deep into the work of educating...




































