Tuesday Talk: Evaluations, Open Seats, Benefits Conference, EEO Training

‍TUESDAY TALK

‍Dear Colleagues: 

We hope you are having a good week so far! Don't forget that daylight savings, spring forward, happens this weekend! Below, sign up for our annual UF/FACCC Annual Benefits Conference, May 2, 2025, or the next Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Representative training offered live on Zoom Wednesday, March 5, from 1:00-4:00pm. More exciting news: timecards will be moving to digital form soon! 

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UF ANNUAL BENEFITS CONFERENCE 

This conference is open to all faculty (full and part-time) and other employees of the district. Come learn about benefits for active employees and for during retirement. 

A continental breakfast will begin at 8:30am and lunch will be provided midday. Vendors will be available at tables in the morning and during lunch. 

Registration is NOW available at UF/FACCC Benefits & Retirement Conference 

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EEO REPRESENTATIVE TRAINING FOR FACULTY HIRING COMMITTEES 

The District Human Resources Department is again offering Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Representative training, live on Zoom Wednesday, March 5, 2025, from 1:00-4:00pm. (The next training will be in the Fall semester, Thursday, September 4, 2025, 1:00-4:00pm) 

You should sign up for training if you have not already completed it and you plan to serve as the EEO Representative on a faculty hiring committee. 

All faculty hiring committees must include one EEO Representative (a manager for full-time faculty hires and a faculty member for part-time faculty hires). 

EEO Representatives can still be voting members of their committees, but they agree to act as liaison to our HR Department and to advise their fellow committee members, as needed, on EEO best practices. REGISTER FOR the EEO TRAINING HERE

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OPEN SEATS ON THE UF EXECUTIVE BOARD (E-BOARD) 

We want to thank those who have shown interest in serving the faculty by committing time to the UF Executive Board. DVC’s part-time seats did not receive new nominations; therefore, Renato Escudero and Noelle Leong will continue to serve in those roles. Thank you for your voices. 

We still have vacant seats to fill for Fall 2025: 

One DVC Full-time seat 

One LMC Full-time seat; 1 Part-time seat 

Please contact us if you have questions or are interested in serving. 

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EVALUATION TRAININGS 

Evaluators need to attend training every three years and there are a few ways to complete the training: In person (register in GROW@4CD); 

Synchronously on Zoom (register in GROW@4CD); or 

Asynchronously in Canvas UF Canvas shell 

Upcoming Evaluation Trainings for 4CD (register in GROW@4CD): 

1.Wednesday, March 5th, 2025 1:00pm-3:00pm hosted by Marci Lapriore, UF VP for LMC 2.Thursday, March 6th, 2025 12:00pm-2:00pm hosted by Katie Krolikowski, UF VP for CCC 

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EVALUATION FORMS 

New Synchronous evaluation forms and all other forms needed for evaluations are available on the UF Canvas page and the UF website: UF Canvas Shell; UF Website 

NEW SELF-SERVICE TIME ENTRY SYSTEM COMING FOR PT COUNSELORS, LIBRARIANS, AND OAS 4CD Human Resources and Payroll have been working on a new online system to replace paper timecards for all faculty who use them now. More information will be coming in early March, and Payroll and HR will be hosting (and recording) a Zoom session in mid-March to provide instructions and demonstrations. 

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UPDATES & OPPORTUNITIES FROM FACULTY ASSOCIATION FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES (FACCC) 

Upcoming Events: 

California Great Teachers Seminars, 2025: A high energy and powerful summer retreat that brings faculty together in search of the “great teacher” within themselves. With no experts or keynote speakers, the seminar is based on the principle that faculty are the experts in teaching and learn best from one another. Whether you teach full-time or part-time, are a veteran teacher, or are new to the profession, the seminar gives you a unique opportunity to reflect on what great teaching is all about.

San Diego, CA | June 8 - 12 [ Scholarship application DUE April 30, 2025] 

Monterey, CA | August 3 - 7 [Scholarship application DUE May 10, 2025] 

FACCC in collaboration with their sponsor the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office is proud to offer 40 scholarships for new (full-and part-time faculty teaching less than five years) and all part-time faculty currently teaching in California community colleges to attend the California Great Teachers Seminars. The scholarship will cover the following: the cost of seminar registration, program materials, four night double occupancy accommodations, and all meals. 

If you don't meet the criteria for a scholarship and would like to attend, REGISTER HERE 

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THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION 

Do I need to take the BEOI class to teach a hybrid or synchronous online class? Yes. If you have not taken the BEOI class, you are not eligible to teach a class that has any online requirement for students. This includes many hybrid and synchronous online classes. The next BEOI course begins March 31, 2025. Check GROW@4CD in InSite to register.

UF EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETINGS 

Our next Executive Board meeting is Thursday, from March 6 , 2:45-5:30. 

Upcoming meetings: March 20 , April 19 , May 1 , May 15 

We welcome public comments from 2:45-2:55 and attendance for the first part of our meeting. Please join us to make a public comment and / or to hear about what is going on during our general session time. To attend remotely, please email Lorena in the UF Office for the meeting zoom link: uf@uf4cd.org. 

And as always, if you have questions, comments or suggestions about anything related to negotiations or working conditions, contact the UF Office at 925-680-1771 or just reply to this email. We value your input! 

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In Solidarity, 

Marci Lapriore 

UF Communications Officer 

BCC ALL Part-time Faculty Districtwide; ALL Full-time Faculty Districtwide 

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For Part Time issues contact: Doug Dildine 

UF Part-time Advocate 

douglas.unitedfaculty@gmail.com 

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For CCC issues contact: 

Katie Krolikowski 

UF VP CCC 

kkrolikowski@contracosta.edu 

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For LMC issues contact: Marci Lapriore 

UF VP LMC 

mlapriore@losmedanos.edu 

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For DVC issues contact: Matthew Powell 

UF VP DVC 

mpowell@dvc.edu 

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Marina Crouse 

President, United Faculty of 4CD mcrouse@dvc.edu 

Cell:510-684-4446 

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Jason Mayfield 

Executive Director 

jmayfield@dvc.edu 

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