Salt Lake Community College Faculty Association

Faculty Association, SLCC, Unity is Strength

Schedule for Faculty Association General Zoom Meetings

Academic Year 2024-2025

Fall 2024

Spring 2025

August 2024

Convocation General meeting; Monday, August 19, 9:00am-9:45am; Oak Room

January 2025

General Meeting: Wednesday, January 29, 2:30-4:30

September 2024

General meeting: Wednesday, September 18, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Join Zoom Meeting
https://slcc-edu.zoom.us/j/88491425163?pwd=n8GoneHZPdUnabaJdJtvzWF74y1a2U.1

Meeting ID: 884 9142 5163
Passcode: 208255

February 2025

General meeting: Wednesday, February 19, 2:30pm-4:30pm

October 2024

General meeting: Wednesday, October 16, 2:30pm-4:30pm

March 2025

General meeting: Wednesday, March 19, 2:30pm-4:30pm

November 2024

General meeting: Wednesday, November 20, 2:30pm-4:30pm

April 2025

General meeting: Wednesday, April 16, 2:30pm-4:30pm

FA is here for you!

Please remember that we, the Faculty Association Executive Board, are here working for you. How, you may ask?
• Check out the link below on the “Benefits of a Faculty Association Membership.”
• Send your questions or concerns to me directly at Rachel.Marcial@slcc.edu
• Or our Executive Board at facultyassociationleadership@slcc.edu.
• Or your brilliant ideas on how to improve our workplace to our Suggestion Box (anonymously or not).

Dear Faculty Association Members,

As we embark on a new academic year, I am reminded of our Faculty Association motto: "Unity is Strength." To build trust and foster stronger shared governance, the Faculty Association is committed to enhancing transparency and open communication with all faculty members. This year will be a time of listening, gathering information for data-driven decisions, and understanding your needs to better serve and support you. Your participation and voices are crucial for driving the positive changes we all wish to see. Together, we can create a culture where every faculty member feels heard and valued.

Right now, we have one open position on the FA Executive Board: Communications Chair. Please email me (Rachel.Marcial@slcc.edu) if you are interested in that position.

Rachel Marcial

President, SLCC Faculty Association

Resources, Links, & More

FAQs
What are the benefits of FA membership?

Your benefits for joining are essential to your work. Faculty Association advocates for your salary, raises, rank advancement, fair treatment, workload, sick leave, medical benefits, retirement benefits, and more.

Are there dues?

Full-time faculty dues are minimal, only $2 auto-withdrawal per paycheck. The dues pay attorneys who advise and support FA faculty, two scholarships for students, member supplies, and more. Adjunct faculty dues are optional.

When and where are the meetings?

Faculty Association meetings are held on Wednesday of every month (from September through April) from 2:30pm until 4:30 p.m. Attendance is optional, but if you want your voice to be heard, the Faculty Association general meeting is the place to make it happen. We are meeting via ZOOM - so no worries about commuting to a campus. An Outlook calendar invite and link to the meeting each month will be sent out via the All Faculty email. Keep checking back for updated information.

What is the difference between Faculty Association and Faculty Senate?

Faculty Association and Faculty Senate are the two largest faculty governing bodies at the college. The Faculty Senate is a parliamentary body composed of faculty representatives from various schools and departments. The Faculty Association requires full-time and adjunct faculty to opt-in for participation.

	Faculty Association	Faculty Senate
Membership	Full-time faculty who join and are current dues-paying members. Adjunct faculty who join and dues are optional.	Faculty nominated to represent their colleagues from various schools and departments at the College.
Oversight	Salaries, raises, rank advancement, fair treatment, workload, days required to work, sick leave, vacation, medical benefits, life insurance, retirement benefits, and more.	Curriculum development, bylaws for Senate subcommittees, e.g., General Education, Tenure, etc.

Board Responsibilities

Rachel Marcial

(801) 957-4884
rachel.marcial@slcc.edu

President

Head the Discussion Team Support Committee, and choose members to serve as the Faculty Discussion Team
Preside at all meetings of this Association and shall chair the Executive Board
Be the official representative of the faculty at Salt Lake Community College on all boards and councils as shall be appropriate.
Act as a liaison for the dissemination of information between the Association and the Administration (or designee).
Currently, serve as an advocate for faculty in workload and compensation conflicts.

Gordon Dunne

Gordon Dunne

gordon.dunne@slcc.edu

Vice President

Assist the president
Serve on SLCC Discussion Team
Serve as Parliamentarian in Association meetings
Chair the Constitutional Review Committee

Shirene McKay

Shirene McKay

(801) 957-4402
shirene.mckay@slcc.edu

Past President

Informs the Board of past happenings in the Association
Head of the Elections Committee
Other duties as assigned

Elizabeth Nehring picture

Elizabeth Nehring

elizabeth.nehring@slcc.edu

Treasurer

Be custodian of all funds of the Association.
Make disbursements only as authorized by the Executive Board and/or Association membership. All bills shall be paid promptly. The signature of the Association President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer shall be registered with the bank, and all checks shall require two of the four registered signatures.
Present financial reports

Dennis O'Reilly

(801) 957-5324
dennis.o'reilly@slcc.edu

Membership Director

Maintain accurate membership lists in consultation with Treasurer
Promote Association membership in collaboration with Communication Director
Chair the Faculty Advocacy Committee
- Train faculty advocates on member rights, benefits, and SLCC complaint and grievance processes
- Publish members and contact information for Faculty Advocacy Committee
- Maintain records of faculty advocacy

Vacant

Communications Director

Maintains Association digital presence
Edits and distributes newsletter to membership
Serves as official spokesperson for Faculty Association with media as directed by President, within College policy
Promote Association membership in collaboration with Membership Director
Chairs Coalition Building Committee

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Rob Woodward

robert.woodward@slcc.edu

Secretary

Prepare the general correspondence of the Association;
Keep the official calendar for association activities;
Record the minutes of the regular Association meetings, Executive Board meetings, and special meetings.
Correspondence with Faculty

Courtney Fenlon

courtney.fenlon@slcc.edu

Discussion Team Member

Discussion Team Member is appointed at the discretion of the President of Faculty Association.
They serve on the Faculty Association Executive Board and Discussion Team.
The main role is to advocate for faculty issues relating to work conditions and compensation at Faculty Association and Discussion Team.
The position is appointed annually.

Anna Smyth

anna.smyth@slcc.edu

Adjunct Faculty Chair

Represents adjunct faculty issues to the Executive Board and General Membership;
Attends and participates as a full voting member of the Association’s Executive Board;
Attends and participates in the General Meetings of the Association.
- Position Conditions:
  - Must be an adjunct faculty member in good standing;
  - Must have academic supervisor approval to hold this position;
  - Will apply to the Association's Executive Board and be elected by a majority of those board members;
  - Term will be one year and can be renewed three times for a total of three-year service;
  - This position will be compensated up to 6 hours per month paid for by the Provost's office.

Meeting Information

You can access the meeting materials for all current meetings below. Click here to access meeting materials from previous semesters and years. Check your faculty email for an invitation to our monthly meetings. The Faculty Association board president will send the invite to All Faculty prior to the meeting.

Subcommittees

This area is reserved for future subcommittees to present content.