Information on Roundtable Discussions of Proposed Amendments to the DCCFA Constitution and the DCCFA Bylaws, and Proposed Resolutions

This Advance Blog post will be updated as additional roundtable discussions are scheduled.

For more on the full list of submissions and about the convention, see this post on the DCCFA Advance Blog.

Constitutional Amendments 2 and 3, and Bylaws Amendments 4, 5, and 6

Wednesday, August 11, 2021 9:30 - 10:15 a.m.

This roundtable is to allow discussion about Proposed Constitutional Amendments 2 and 3 in this document as well as Proposed ByLaws Amendments 4, 5 and 6 all submitted by Jennifer Baggett, Lamrot Bekele, C. Patrice Lockett, Rolanda Randle and Mary Wood.

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Bylaws Amendment 8, and Resolutions 1-5 and 6-12

Thursday, August 12, 2021 9:00 - 930 a.m.

This roundtable is to allow discussion about Proposed Bylaws Amendment 8, and Proposed Resolutions 1-5 and 6-12, in this document, submitted by various authors who office at the Eastfield campus.

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Constitutional Amendment 4, and Bylaws Amendments 3 and 7, and Resolution 13

Thursday, August 12, 2021 9:30 - 10:00 a.m.

This roundtable is to allow discussion about Proposed Constitutional Amendment 4 in this document as well as Proposed ByLaws Amendments 3 and 7, all submitted by Patrick Moore.

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Constitutional Amendment 1, and Proposed Resolution 14

Thursday, August 12, 2021 10:00 - 10:30 a.m.

This roundtable is to allow discussion about Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1, and proposed resolution 14 in this document, both submitted by Jennifer Hudson Allen.

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Faculty Council Seeks FT Faculty to Volunteer to Serve on Faculty Evaluation System Task Force

The DCCFA Faculty Council seeks full time Dallas College faculty to serve on a task force charged with reviewing, and recommending revisions to, the Faculty Evaluation System (including, but not limited to, the IAP form).

If you are interested in volunteering to serve on this task force, please complete this brief survey.
Volunteering to serve on the task force does not guarantee that one would be selected to serve.

This survey, which is built with Microsoft Forms, automatically collects respondents’ name and email. Because it is important that a task force include individuals who bring valuable experiences and insights, and bring a balance of representation among Schools, campuses, programs/disciplines, experience as faculty, race/ethnicity and sex/gender, there are a series of questions respondents are asked to answer. If you choose to complete the survey and select “yes” or “maybe” about volunteering to serve on the task force, please answer the questions so that a task force can be sufficiently representative and inclusive.

The survey closes Friday, August 20.

Proposed Amendments to DCCFA Constitution and Bylaws, and Proposed Resolutions, Published for Member Review

Proposed amendments to the DCCFA Constitution and Bylaws, and proposed resolutions, are now published for members to review, in this linked PDF file.

Thanks to Jennifer Hudson Allen for preparing the PDF file after having received all of the proposals.

All proposals were received by the DCCFA Faculty Council sufficiently in advance to be eligible for consideration at the August convention.

Details of the August convention are still to be determined by the Faculty Council. The Faculty Council will meet Friday, August 6. The Council will promulgate plans for the convention as soon as they are available.

This notice having been posted in the Advance Blog, the official publication of the DCCFA, on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, meets the advance notice requirement for all the proposed amendments to the Constitution and the Bylaws to be considered and voted on no earlier than Tuesday, August 17, 2021.

If you have any questions, please contact your campus Faculty Association president.

Dallas College Board of Trustees Votes June 1 to Name Next Chancellor; Graduation Speaker Announced

At the June 1 regular business meeting of the Dallas College Board of Trustees, the Board voted unanimously to name Dr. Justin Lonon as the "sole finalist" to succeed Dr. May as Chancellor.

Dr. May is expected to remain in the role through August 2022.

Dr. Lonon most recently has been serving Dallas College as executive vice chancellor and previously served in numerous other roles, including as interim president of Brookhaven College.

During the meeting, Dr. May also announced that First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will be the speaker at this month's Dallas College graduation. It was not reported if Dr. Biden would speak virtually or in person.

Faculty Council Elects Officers and Committee Reps for 2021-2022

The DCCFA Faculty Council for 2021-2022 consists of:

Brookhaven Campus: Jennifer Hudson-Allen (elected 2020)

Cedar Valley Campus: Tommy Thompson (re-elected 2021)

Eastfield Campus: Matt Hinckley (elected 2020)

El Centro Campus: Wade Hyde (re-elected 2021)

Mountain View Campus: Ryan Pettengill (elected 2020)

North Lake Campus: Keith Baker (re-elected 2021)

Richland Campus: Rolanda Randle (elected to fill unexpired term 2021)

 

The Faculty Council met at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 1, to elect officers of the DCCFA for the 2021-2022 Council year. The results are as follows:

President: Ryan Pettengill

Vice President: Tommy Thompson

Secretary: Jennifer Hudson-Allen

Treasurer: Keith Baker

 

The Council also elected chairs of its seven standing committees, as follows:

Budget and Finance: Keith Baker

Communications: Jennifer Hudson-Allen

Convention Planning: Wade Hyde

Instructional Goals and Academic Freedom: Rolanda Randle

Membership: Tommy Thompson

Political Information: Matt Hinckley

Welfare and Benefits: Ryan Pettengill

 

Terms of office for all officer and committee chair positions are June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2022.

Zoom Meeting Link Now Available for May 14 DCCFA Faculty Council Special Meeting

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Time: May 14, 2021 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Zoom Meeting Info for May 7 DCCFA Faculty Council Monthly Business Meeting

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Zoom Meeting Info for Special Faculty Council Meeting on Monday, April 26

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Zoom Meeting Info for April 9, 2021 DCCFA Faculty Council Business Meeting

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Topic: DCFA Business Meeting
Time: Apr 9, 2021 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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Minutes of March 26 Faculty Council Meeting with Provost Now Available

Minutes of the DCCFA Faculty Council's meeting with Provost Shawnda Floyd, Senior Vice Provost Greg Morris, and Vice Provost Anna Mays, are now posted in this linked folder on the DCCFA SharePoint site.

Zoom meeting info for March 5, 2021 DCCFA Faculty Council Monthly Business Meeting

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Time: Mar 5, 2021 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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Agenda:

I. Dallas College mask policy

a. Will wearing a mask be mandatory after 5.10.21?

b. Is DC contemplating a vaccination requirement for DC employees?

c. Will DC provide shots?

II. Scheduling issues

a. Status of universal credential knowledge for deans/chairs

b. Questions/concerns re: the faculty schedules appeals process

c. Cap management concerns and alternatives

d. Scheduling transparency issues

e. Plans to address the four issues

III. Welfare/benefits update

a. What are the priorities for welfare/benefits for 2021-2022?

b. What is the status of discussions on priorities?

c. Are there issues that welfare/benefits need to discuss?

d. Welfare/benefits survey

IV. IncludED issues

a. Deadlines for submitting adoptions

b. Coordination of schedule, class assignments, and book adoptions

c. Plans to address these two issues

V. Our understanding of “equity”

a. What is the administrative understanding of the term “equity”?

b. What is our understanding of the term “equity”?

c. Plans to address the issue

VI. Communication issues

a. Need to get up-to-date content list by School/follow-up plan

b. Need to get up-to-date content lists for instructional support areas; future plans?

c. Need to get up-to-date content lists for functions outside of instruction (HR, facilities, etc.); future plans?

d. Need for coordinated and uniform communication; future plans?

Faculty Council Monthly Business Meeting Begins at 12 noon Friday, Feb. 12

Ryan Pettengill is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting:

Agenda: 

I.                     Curriculum memo/update 

1. Review and discussion of letter 
2. Implications 
3. Proposed actions 
   
    

II.                   DCCFA Convention 

1. Review of processes and procedures 
2. Motion from convention: review voting mechanism; find new voting system 
3. Suggested features for the new voting mechanism 
4. Potential alternatives 
5. DCCFA Townhalls?  
   
    

III.                 School Review Committee 

1. Faculty involvement? 
   
    

IV.                Summer Schedule 

1. Encourage faculty to review assignments once schedule goes live 
2. Get feedback on faculty concerns/accuracy of preference forms 
3. Collection of processing of those concerns; how to handle concerns going forward 
4. How to have internal communication (among council) re: equity concerns on other campuses 
   
    

V.                  Book adoption process 

1. Any bookstore concerns?   
2. IncludED: Feb. Provost message re: cost-effectiveness 
   
    

VI.                Student Progress Reporting 

1. Ways for improvement 
   
    

VII.               Lec/Lab equivalency 

Topic: DCCFA Business Meeting
Time: Feb 12, 2021 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Final Agenda for Feb. 5 Special Convention, and Document with Proposed Resolutions, Bylaws, and Constitutional Amendments, Now Available

This linked folder on the DCCFA SharePoint site now has an updated agenda for the Feb. 5 convention, and an updated PDF file with the proposed resolutions, proposed bylaws changes, and proposed constitutional amendments.

The Special Convention of the DCCFA will convene at 12 noon Friday, Feb. 5, via Zoom. Here is the information to attend the meeting:

Topic: DCCFA CONVENTION

Time: Feb 5, 2021 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Dallas College Faculty Helping to Program Black History Month Events

The calendar of events for Black History Month offered by Dallas College is available at this link.