PSC Chat #9 All about Pensions!
On October 8th, 2024, Greg Douros of PSC Contract Enforcement and Diane Menna, longtime PSC activist and current retiree, visited our chapter meeting to talk all about pensions: how important they are, how to make sure you can retire well, and how to deal with CUNY's mess ups. A recording of his presentation is available here.
-PSC Chat #7-
Know your rights: Understanding the grievance process
Introduced by Evelyn Burg, Donniece Davis-Cooper, and Karen Miller
An overview of how the PSC can help when individual problems arise will be given and followed by discussion.
Friday, June 2
12 pm
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrf--vrz4oGtaWpQbt3yvtjTResZfonefW
-PSC Chat #6-
Higher Education in an Era of Low Enrollment
Introduced by Lara Beaty
A little history of community colleges and a brief consideration of the current initiatives will set the stage for a discussion about the future of LaGuardia and CUNY. Transfer initiatives, Degree Maps, Advisement Models, Project Conexion, and all the others we've seen recently haven't come from faculty and staff. As we see all the tensions, what do we want?
Wednesday, May 31
6 pm
The discussion can be viewed here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/9Prm0H3WpHgRK5cJZGbYHEEkF3HEf2lyJqUtDmzZLcpbdqajF130b7mUKaxUIWs_.Zf-yCxSuLWIDcs-r
Passcode: =8+Nmv1p
-PSC Chat #5-
Student Alienation and the Enrollment and Retention Crisis
Introduced by Kristen Gallagher and Laura Tanenbaum
We discussed and shared experiences about how thoughtful assignment design can be an often-overlooked way to help re-engage students who have been alienated from academic environments.
Friday, March 17🍀
12:30 PM
The discussion can be viewed here:
Passcode: 29.^4sHcn
-PSC Chat #4-
Discussion with Dr. Robin Isserles
BMCC, author of The Costs of Completion: Student Success in Community College
Friday, January 20th, at 12:30
Robin Isserles lead a discussion of the relationship between retention and CUNY policies in community colleges. This discussion broughty in the political and economic contexts that frames all the work we do as a union.
You can learn more about Robin and her work at her website.
The discussion can be viewed here: https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/axWZukVdlsGT1SCLZz1tuBgVnpk7f5wK3GFFf2xkNwXvIA7wq9WwfOfEGyQJ3Ba7.tFNa850yWzDCPKp5
Passcode: +FFgb3n.
-PSC Chat #3-
In this Chat, we discussed Liberal Arts and Democracy. There is a constant drum beat about jobs, but college is about more than jobs. Cheri Carr led us as we considered what it's really all about:
PSC Chat, Friday, December 9, 12:30-1:30
The discussion can be viewed here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/xfDWPp03bmZC_KRQqvbjgINevnvNMqsT51pBvmkrNhYFUScE-LFbxYl6BoEERRRS.m2BuJ4Z8ZNNqxSbM
Passcode: vnNT$w9M
-PSC Chat #2-
Our second PSC Chat will focus on "advisement." After opening remarks by Chapter Chair Lara Beaty, we will share ideas about:
What is advisement?
What do students need?
How has the advisement process changed?
What concerns do we have about proposed changes?
This is an opportunity to have an informal discussion, allowing us to hear each other, share experiences, and brainstorm about next steps. Different perspectives are encouraged!
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This meeting took place in Zoom on Friday, December 2 at 4 pm.
The recording is available here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/s5aqfipB4miBwh22GiRfcRYvysx5TWxKIiVXCHuNx3cdhlr0c2ql4jLEobV_b5vA.f_Gb68-zs0TjIylh
Passcode: C7kumb=b
-PSC Chat #1-
The first chat gave us a chance to share reactions to President Adam’s Fall Report and Town Hall Meeting. Recordings of these events follow:
The discussion took place place in Zoom on Friday, November 4th at 11 am. The recording is available here:
Passcode: FhZ^4%v#