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What’s happening now – April 28-May 3, 2013

Highlight from Audio-Video page Calendar Committee Meeting (April 25, 2013) (video) 2013-2014 Academic Calendar w/ a Winter Intersession was approved to go before the Board Trustees on May 1st. VP Bob Bell indicated that the calendar was sitting on his desk … Continue reading

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Bring your sick leave with you! (message from CalSTRS)

If you have worked at another district prior to working at PCC, don’t forget to let HR or Fiscal Services know that you would like them to inform CalSTRS to transfer your sick leave to PCC. Also remember that what … Continue reading

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Academic Senate’s Vote of No Confidence – April 2013

Watch the video(s) from the Academic Senate’s Vote of No Confidence proceedings: April 1, 2013 and April 15, 2013 Pasadena City College Headed to Second Showdown Over Cancelled Winter: http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_23075894/pasadena-city-college-headed-second-showdown-over-canceled PCC Academic Senate Votes No Confidence in President: http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/pasadena-city-colleges-academic-senate-votes-no-confidence-in-president/58675 Seeking to Mend … Continue reading

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PCC Faculty Association Board Election 2013 Results

PCCFA Election Results (2013) 428 ballots sent out 182 valid ballots received 4 invalid ballots  VICE-PRESIDENT Preston Rose 157 Write-Ins 4 TREASURER Danny Hamman 163 Write-Ins 4 DIRECTOR Rod Foster 135 Krista Walter 155 Mark Whitworth 54 Write-Ins 3

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Grand day for Shared Governance at PCC

The Academic Senate, in a historic and momentous meeting on April 15, 2013, took an unequivocal stand on Shared Governance. The Senate approved  a 2013-2014 Academic Calendar with Winter Intersession C&I NCNs. a vote of no confidence in President Mark … Continue reading

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2 Letters to “Pasadena Sun” from Faculty

http://www.pasadenasun.com/opinion/pas-0406-something-is-seriously-wrong-at-pcc,0,4259035.story Something is seriously wrong at PCC 6:10 PM PDT, April 6, 2013 My husband read part of the editorial of the Pasadena Sun to me (“The ridiculous impasse at PCC,” March 24). It made me feel ashamed to be … Continue reading

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PCCFA Statement on Professor Warren Swil

March 29, 2013 The PCC Faculty Association (FA) was alarmed to learn that the PCC administration has seen fit to retaliate against the outstanding journalism of the students at the PCC Courier newspaper, by removing without notice, their faculty adviser, … Continue reading

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Vote of No Confidence press clippings (March-April 2013)

Thank you to the independent Ad Hoc Faculty Committee’s efforts! 92% Faculty Vote of no Confidence - not too shabby! PCC Courier Campus Seethes: http://www.pcccourier.com/2013/03/20/reaction-2/ Faculty Overwhelmingly have No Confidence in Administration: http://www.pcccourier.com/2013/03/14/adhocnoconfidence/ President Defends His Administration: http://www.pcccourier.com/2013/03/14/rocha-response/ AS Presents No Confidence to the Board: http://www.pcccourier.com/2013/03/14/as-no-confidence-board/ … Continue reading

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PCC Faculty Association Meeting for March 21, 2013

For those that missed the PCC Faculty Association meeting, please watch the video and click on the links to the handouts below. Handouts PCCFA General Meeting Agenda (March 21, 2013) PCCFA Elections Announcement for General Meeting (March 21, 2013) Calendar … Continue reading

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URGENT: Faculty are entitled to FA representation when meeting with General Counsel or PCC Administration

  To all faculty, Recently the College Counsel, Gail Cooper, hailed a faculty member into her office to discuss the dropping of a student in one of her classes. Ms. Cooper informed the faculty member that she did not need … Continue reading

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