Primary Initiator(s): Jo-Ann Pelletier, on behalf of the Central Committee, which reports
to President Douglas
Department/Division:
Information Technology Services
Telephone
# & Extension: 774-357-2412 Date: 1/8/2018
Email: jo-ann.pelletier@bristolcc.edu
Initial Proposal
Working
Title of Proposed Project: Adjunct
Faculty Governance Pilot Project
The
Central Committee has been discussing ways that the college’s committee system
can promote shared governance and increase transparency. As we reviewed constituencies at Bristol, it
was evident that adjunct faculty have the potential to provide valuable input
on many established committees. The
Central Committee has developed a plan that would provide adjunct faculty with the
opportunity to participate in the college’s governance as a part of a pilot
project.
This
pilot project would include most, but not all committees (i.e. not including
committees in the Contractual category), and pilot members would participate as
a full voting member during the time in which they serve. The Central Committee believes it is
important to ensure participation across academic divisions and will propose a
system of weighting to determine the number of adjunct faculty from each
division. The actual population and
number of participants will be determined later; however, we expect about 20-25
participants based on the current committee system structure and will look to
the academic divisions to provide guidance.
Each
adjunct faculty member will be paid a stipend that aligns with the existing
contract ($40 per hour for each of the semester in-person meetings) and it will
be expected that pilot members will attend each of the meetings scheduled
during the pilot semester. Afterward, we
expect to survey adjunct faculty participants as well as existing members and
chairs to learn more about the pilot’s impact.
The is a time-limited pilot project and the Central Committee will make
recommendations on future plans to President Douglas at the end of this pilot.
As a complement to this project, the Central Committee is also looking to
update the 2013 Committee System document and this pilot will inform the
process to ensure the inclusivity of all constituents at the college.
The
Central Committee plans to communicate its plans for this pilot with MCCC union
leadership (full-time and adjunct) and the BCC Faculty and Professional Staff
Senate leadership. We would like to see
a brief mention of our plans be included as part of Professional Day and its adjunct
faculty counterpart in January followed on by a more detailed discussion at the
first All-Academic Area Meeting in the spring semester. Email will be part of the Central Committee’s
communication strategy, both as a means of informing stakeholders about the
project and its success as well as ensuring interested adjunct faculty may identify
their interest in being included in the pilot.
Additionally, committee members will be available to meet with the
Faculty and Professional Staff Senate and MCCC members. Divisional representatives on the Central
Committee will continue to be encouraged to share information at division and
department meetings. The Central
Committee proposes the following timeline:
December
2017
|
Share
current plan and timeline with President Douglas.
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December
2017
|
Reach
out to appropriate constituencies about the pilot (MCCC Union, Faculty and
Professional Staff Senate, Academic Affairs and divisional deans).
|
January
2018
|
Pilot
project is mentioned during professional days as part of a college-wide
effort to increase shared governance efforts.
|
January
2018
|
Central
Committee determines recommended approach for divisional representation on
committees.
|
February
2018
|
Academic
Affairs and divisional deans solicit interest (including particular areas of
college governance) from adjunct faculty.
Central Committee members provide assistance in their divisions to
help ensure clear understanding of the goals of the project.
|
March
2018
|
Using
feedback from Academic Affairs, the Central Committee spends its March
meeting determining recommended placement for adjunct faculty.
|
April
2018
|
Central
Committee seeks approval from President Douglas and notifies adjunct faculty
of their placement.
|
September
2018
|
Adjunct
Faculty join committees as full members for the fall semester.
|
November
2018
|
Central
Committee develops a comprehensive survey to gauge the success of the pilot. Pilot as well as permanent members are
administered the survey.
|
December
2018 – late-January 2019
|
Survey
is administered.
|
Spring
2019
|
The
Central Committee reviews survey results as well as feedback from divisions and
makes recommendations to President Douglas.
|
Due Date
(please indicate if fixed & why): We
would like to ask that the project be mentioned at the forthcoming Professional
Day activities in January.
Population(s) to be served: Adjunct
faculty
Identified
or requested funding source: The college
budget will support this activity.
Notification
President of F&PS Senate __________________________
Required for all College-wide Academic Initiatives
Approval
President or his designee, usually Academic V.P.
Academic VP ___________________
Required for all College-wide Academic Initiatives
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