FCC Annual Report (First Draft)
"Muzzling Civil Society" by Victor Catano
"Student Ratings of Professors are not Gender Blind" by Susan Basow
Faculty Conference Committee
mhcfaculty.net
e-mail Karen Hollis, FCC committee chairperson

 

FCC Responsibilities and Authority:The Faculty Conference Committee has the responsibility and authority to do the following: 
      a) Promote mutual understanding and cooperation between the Faculty and the Board of  Trustees. 
      b) Represent the Faculty in the presentation and discussion of any question of an educational character or any other question affecting the general welfare of the College that the Faculty instructs the Committee to refer to the Board of Trustees. 
      c) Consider any such questions suggested by individual members of the Faculty, presenting to the Trustees such of these as its considered judgment may direct. 
      d) Address issues of governance, and conflicts between Faculty members and other entities at the College. 
       e) Represent Faculty interests in discussions of benefits. 
       f) Set the agenda of Faculty meetings in consultation with the President and Dean of Faculty.  (Faculty members may also introduce agenda items at the appropriate time before an agenda is approved at the beginning of any meeting.) 
       g) Assign issues to appropriate committees at its discretion. 
       h) Make nominations for all elected committees and most appointed committees, except itself. 
        i) Oversee the revision and style of faculty legislation. 
        j) Promote understanding and cooperation between the Faculty and the Student Government Association, meeting at least once a year with the Student Conference Committee. 
        k) Represent the Faculty in recommending candidates for honorary degrees to the Trustees. 

FCC Operational Guidelines
        a) Meet weekly or as needed throughout the academic year. 
        b) Meet with the Trustee Conference Committee at least annually. 
        c) Appoint an ad hoc committee to review faculty benefits issues when appropriate. 
        d) Report to the Faculty at each Open Faculty Meeting. 
        e) Call special meetings of the Faculty as it deems necessary. 

FCC Reporting Responsibilities
The Committee shall report regularly to the faculty at the monthly Faculty Meeting. It shall submit an annual written report of its operations and achievements to be included in the agenda mailing for the May Faculty meeting..

bullet Responsibilities of the FCC
bullet Elected committees
bullet Appointed committees
bullet Faculty Legislation
bullet Faculty Meetings
bullet Faculty
bullet Emeriti
bullet Board of Trustees
 
 
bullet Letter to department and program chairs
 
bullet Faculty Survey on Class Size, etc.
 
bullet FCC Surveys Archive
 
bullet Read FCC Letter Regarding College Mortgage Benefit Policy
 
 

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