SPECIAL UPDATE--CCA President Ron Norton Reel spoke before the Board of Governors on Monday, Jan. 9th re: the Chancellor’s Student Success Taskforce. You can view/download his speech here. Chancellor’s Student Success Taskforce Meets Resistance Chancellor Jack Scott, and Immediate Past President of the Statewide Academic Senate, Jane Patton, presented findings of the task force at the CCA Fall Conference. Afterwards, CCA presented 6 major concerns, 42 recommendations, and 14 data collection concerns to the Chancellor’s Office, the Task Force, and to the Board of Governors. Concerns regarding the lack of time for meaningful local input on the recommendations ... || Read more ...

Members are often interested in the processing of CCA legislation. Ideas for legislation come from members, committees or Board members. In June or October, those ideas, with their rationales, are presented to the CTA State Legislation Committee on behalf of CCA by the CCA Vice President and the members of CCA sitting on the CTA State Legislation Committee. These ideas are then sent to various departments of CTA for evaluation. At the October or February CTA State Council following the introduction of the initial ideas, the bills are presented to the CTA State Legislation Committee. Our Legislative Advocate then finds an author to carry the bill and follows the bill as it makes its way through the state legislature. || Read more ...

In this engaging feature, "Before They Taught At A Community College", seven of our fellow CCA members share their unique stories. Although teaching is a long-established and respected profession in of itself, many a professor who enters the community college environment comes from an entirely different career path – and that’s a good thing. In community colleges, more so than the K-12 or four-year colleges and universities, real-world work experience is not only accepted, it is valued and sought-after. Even with that, however, making a professional career change has its challenges. Here’s how several CCA members responded to questions from the CCA Advocate's Dina Martin. || Read more ...

UPDATE: You can now download the CCA Award Nomination Form and the Faculty Equity Committee Survey. There was excitement in the air at the 2011 CCA Spring Conference in Newport Beach! The recipients of this year's "We Honor Our Own" awards--and the first annual David Milroy Part-Time Faculty award were announced during the annual W.H.O. banquet and gala. Plus, there's still LOTS of other news. Fola Odebunmi received the first annual Mary Ann Pacheco Award Achievement for promoting ethnic minority issues, and the first annual David A. Sanchez GLBT Award was given to Mr. Joseph Frank, Professor at Mt. San Antonio College. Read all about these wonderful recipients, as well as about our CCA Legislator of The Year. || Read more ...

In volume 1 of CCA History Makers: The Story of CCA Told By CCA Leaders (1965-2009), CCA Past President Carolyn Inmon brings us face-to-face with the inspirational leaders who preceded us courageously and tirelessly, fighting to achieve the working conditions we have today. That is why she chose to tell the story primarily from the mouths of those leaders. In winter 2006, CCA past presidents were asked to present a panel at the CCA Academy for Building Strong Locals. The idea was born: we need to record this interesting history before we lose any more of our past. The interviews began with staff members Ed Romeo, Chris Maitland, and Diana Fernandes-Lisi. We also began interviewing CCA Presidents. || Read more ...