DCFA Ratifies First Contract
DCFA President Chris Curtis writes, “The DCFA Negotiation Team worked diligently with the Administrative Team over the past three years on Delta’s first complete collective bargaining agreement (CBA). On May 16, both teams reached a Tentative Agreement (TA). A presentation of the TA to the DCFA Executive Council took place on Friday, May 20, and…
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General Membership Meeting May 24
The DCFA General Membership has been invited to meet on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Members can check their non-Delta email for meeting details and Zoom login information. All members in good standing are welcome to attend.
Fantastic Faculty Update
The Fantastic Faculty feature has moved! Delta College President Dr. Gavin has invited these stories to be published internally via the Delta News and shared monthly with the Board of Trustees. Press looking for great tips can contact Leanne Govitz (leannegovitz-at-delta.edu), and visit the Delta home page for news features (www.delta.edu). The DCFA appreciates Dr.…
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General Membership Meeting
The next meeting will be Friday, January 21, 2022 (time TBD). Members can check their non-Delta email for meeting agenda and Zoom login information. The DCFA Executive Board continues meeting regularly.
Congratulations DCFA on First Contract!
Congratulations to the Delta College Faculty Association for negotiating its first ever contract with Delta College! The Tentative Agreement was ratified by the DCFA Membership at the end of June, and approved by the Delta College Board of Trustees at a special meeting on July 7, 2021. DCFA leadership expressed appreciation for the work of…
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Fantastic Faculty :: Creating Book Arts
While many of us appreciate a good book, Associate Professor of English Mark Brown has taken up a unique perspective of the book form through book arts, which he defines as “an artistic and scholarly field that asks questions about what a book is, what it does, how it’s constructed, and how its content and…
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Fantastic Faculty :: RAD-AID International
Professor of Radiology Cindy Kramer applied for and was awarded a grant through the American Society of Radiologic Technologists to work with RAD-AID International. RAD-AID brings radiology to low-resource areas by delivering education, equipment, infrastructure and support. Cindy explains, “My task was to develop informational and educational resources that could be shared with patients so…
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Fantastic Faculty :: Read More For Fun
In 2020, Professor of History Laura Dull set a goal for herself: Read more for fun. “It’s easy as a faculty member to count reading student work as ‘my reading,’” Laura explained, “but reading for enjoyment is a different activity. Between our tense electoral politics and the COVID crisis, doomscrolling became a real danger. Reading…
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Fantastic Faculty :: Helping Rebuild a Community
In May 2020, many of us watched in horror as the news unfolded: Heavy rains and poor upkeep caused a series of dams in Midland County to fail, resulting in catastrophic chain flooding of Secord Lake, Smallwood Lake, Wixom Lake, and then Sanford Lake, all of which were let loose. The lakes were drained in…
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Fantastic Faculty :: Thinking Civically for All
“Thinking civically,” explains Professor of Political Science Kimberly Klein, “involves looking beyond an ‘I’ toward a ‘WE’ viewpoint. This broader perspective encourages us to understand our role as a member of the larger community in shaping the world that we want to be a part of.” And Kim walks this talk, both on campus at…
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