Welcome Back!
Faculty Colleagues:
First, I’d like to extend a warm welcome back to the fall semester. I hope your summer was reinvigorating, and I have no doubt you are ready to offer our students what we are known for: excellence!
Now for some serious talk. We’re facing challenging times.
In addition to dealing with the June 5 series of leadership changes that significantly impacted the district, we are facing underfunded colleges, a $45 million lawsuit loss, and the existential threat of the failure to pass Proposition 486 (to raise the District’s spending cap under the Expenditure Limit). These challenges, however, are opportunities to demonstrate our ability to take initiative and work collaboratively to solve problems.
Despite the challenges we have faced thus far, the faculty has had some significant gains:
- Faculty Association advocacy made sure that our Governing Board candidates running for reelection got on the ballot and are running unopposed.
- Faculty received a 4.12% salary increase this year.
- The Faculty Association is working toward collaborating with Chancellor Gonzales on the design of a more efficient and effective hiring process for administrators.
- The Faculty Association is working toward collaborating with Chancellor Gonzales on a process to provide meaningful feedback about the effectiveness of administrators at each college.
Moving forward, how do we address our challenges? We do it together.
We all must be involved in educating ourselves and our community about the impact of Prop 486 and the threat of the current Expenditure Limitation to students, the faculty, and the District. The Faculty Association has plans to actively lead this effort. In order to do this, we must have your personal information. Please complete our Personal Contact Information Form so that we can reach out with important information and messages to share about Prop 486.
We partner with administration to craft solutions to the District’s financial challenges. The Faculty Association has representatives on all key committees to preserve fiscal responsibility – without sacrificing faculty rights – by developing long-term plans that address the potential outcomes of the current challenges and prepare for future uncertainties.
The Faculty Association fights battles on behalf of our whole community – faculty, staff, and students alike. When it succeeds, everyone benefits; when it fails, everyone suffers. But it is important to remember that the strength of the Faculty Association comes from its members – we are stronger when we all stand together. Larger membership gives greater weight to our influence by demonstrating that we speak on behalf of the group. It also gives us the resources we need to advocate effectively.
Our fight is your fight. Our success is your success. Our story is your story. Every member increases our ability to keep winning victories for you.
We sincerely thank all of our current members for their support. If you have not had the opportunity to join or renew your membership, please consider standing with your colleagues. To join the Faculty Association or to renew your membership (for anyone not currently paying dues), please go to https://mccfa.org/become-a-
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Additionally, if you wish to join or renew your membership via personal check, select Pay by Check upon checkout and send your completed check via USPS to:
Maricopa Community Colleges Faculty Association
520 East Southern Avenue
Tempe, AZ 85282
Visit Membership Benefits to learn more about the benefits of being a Faculty Association member.
Thank you for all you have done and continue to do in support of our students and each other. We wish you a successful semester.
Ramona Goth
Faculty Association President 2024-2025
Maricopa Community College Faculty Association