We are pleased to report that the Board voted a net 7.5% pay increase (step plus 5.5% for full-time faculty, 7.5% increase for part-time/overload pay) as part of a projected two-year adjustment in salaries. Senior Administration officials have said their goal is to request at least the same for next year as well (FY2025). This
On Friday March 10, the Senate sent an executive summary to all faculty regarding its approved compensation goals for FY24. A link to the full compensation study may be found here. The full details of the Senate's objectives are contained within the study linked above. Briefly, the primary ones are as follows: Continued merit-based
In October, the Senate will be reminding the Board of the existence of the Faculty Bill of Rights. If you don't remember it, or have never seen it at all, here it is: (adopted March 11, 2022) We, the Faculty of the Houston Community College System (HCCS), pronounce and establish that we have rights inherent
If you are not yet a member of the Texas Community College Teachers Association, you may wish to consider taking a few moments to visit their website and see all that they have to offer. TCCTA is the voice of all community college faculty across our state. They play a valuable role in championing shared
All information here is taken directly from the Houston Community College publicly-accessible section on transparency: http://www.hccs.edu/media/houston-community-college/district/pdf/Approved-Budget---FY-2018.pdf Salary Schedule Listed In Approved-Budget---FY-2018
UPDATE: results are now in! Please consult the election results link at the top of the page; the newest results are at the bottom. Voting is now open for At-Large Senate positions. Please ONLY select 11 individuals from the nominated faculty. Voting will close at 12 noon on September 7, 2019. Once the note
The delay is over, and the Senate is pleased to announce the results of the initial round of voting for Faculty Senate delegates. The link to the list is at the top of the page, or you can just click here. A supplemental at-large election will be held soon to bring the Senate to
In the summer of 2019, demands were made by certain administrators to hold faculty directly accountable for classes whose non-completion rates were unacceptable --by their own definitions. The demands included implied threats of forced professional development and other consequences. The Senate was rightfully appalled at this breach of protocol and academic freedom. For that
From the Faculty Excellence Awards Subcommittee: We are now officially ready to accept nominations from students. In fact, this year it is a requirement that nominators be currently enrolled HCC students. We have a short questionnaire that only takes a couple of minutes for students to fill out. The link is below: Faculty Excellence Award Nomination
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