The Adjunct Voice

9/14 City College Academic Senate Candidates Forum

On Friday, September 14, from 12 -3pm, at City College, room MS-123,  SDAFA will sponsor a forum for candidates campaigning for the position of Academic Senate Adjunct Faculty Officer. This is a paid position and City College generally takes progressive positions on faculty equity. All candidates are welcome to come and discuss adjunct issues. Lunch […]

Medicare Rumors cleared up in Flex Activity August 15, 2018

There are so many rumors and misinformation about Medicare that I felt it important to get all the key players, i.e. VEBA, Kaiser, United Health and SDCCD HR in one place so that a group of us could all get the same information at the same time. For more information, contact VEBA who conducts Medicare […]

Finding a Full Time Job: Part 4 of 4

During the August 2018 Academic Senate for the Community Colleges of California, a reoccurring theme in General Sessions and Break-Out Sessions was Employment, i.e. how an Adjunct can get a full time job at a Community College.   While much of this was repeated, I will organize it the way it makes sense to me.  There […]

SDCCD Adjuncts: Did your class get cut?

Email to fellow Adjuncts:  sent 9/3/18 Hello everyone, Did you have a class cancelled?  I did.  Allow me to share some tips that I have been told: Go to PeopleSoft and turn in a timesheet for the hours you did actually meet with your students.  Be precise.  For example, my class actually meets, per the […]

Finding a Full Time Job: Part 3 of 4

Finding a full time Community College teaching job: From the August 2018 Academic Senate for the Community Colleges of California, this is Part 3 of 4 (From the recollections of Carlynne Allbee): 3) Experience: Applications and hiring committees want to see that you have experience. Look at job listings to see a sample of what […]