FYI: Updates from the Executive Council and other news of note

February 2025

SUNY Campus Climate Survey drawing winners: Last semester, the FA promoted faculty participation in the SUNY Campus Climate Survey because we know that it’s important for faculty voices to be heard, offering prizes including the popular FA Yeti mug, our ceramic union mugs, the FA branded laptop case and our new FA logo gray fleece jackets.

All faculty who completed the survey were encouraged to enter our special drawing, and we are proud to announce our winners: Professional Assistant II Kathy McCoy (Honors Program, Ammerman), Adjunct Instructor of Biology Jen Roberts, Adjunct Instructor of Drafting Michael Rubinstein, Assistant Professor of Counseling Carissa Scarfi and Adjunct Professional Assistant II Carla Sutherland (Special Programs, Ammerman). Congrats to our lucky winners!

Faculty development and retraining workshops: FA Secretary Cynthia Eaton will host the annual faculty development and retraining workshops on the following dates. Zoom info will be sent by email.
- February 12 @ 12:30 pm — Zoom meeting
- February 14 @ 12:30 pm — Southampton 224J, Ammerman
Syllabus module for Brightspace updated: Each semester, we provide an updated Brightspace syllabus module that you can download into your Brightspace class website, edit and use in your classes. This one is reflects the syllabi template revisions distributed by Academic Affairs on January 13, 2025. Rather than upload a Word doc or pdf into your Brightspace sites, it is helpful to students to have a module where they can access each element of your syllabus individually—especially smart since so many of them access materials on their mobile devices. Go to the DE and Brightspace Resources page on the FA website and follow the instructions to download the syllabus module.

FA office hours: We are again hosting open office hours so members can pop in and ask questions, share their concerns and stories or simply say hello. Zoom info will be sent by email.

EC meeting dates: The Executive Council will meet on the following Thursdays at 3:45 pm on Zoom this semester: February 13, March 13, April 10, May 8 and June 5.

Spring 2025 adjunct/overload checks: According to payroll faculty will receive adjunct/overload pay on these dates:
- March 6 and 20
- April 3 and 17
- May 1, 15 and 29
Faculty teaching early end classes will receive four checks from March 6 to April 17; faculty who are teaching late start classes will receive four checks from April 3 to May 29.
Celebrate the FA's birthday on March 10: The FA was founded on March 10, 1970, and celebrated our 50th anniversary in 2020. We remind our members to pause and reflect on the value of our union on March 10 this year. It has taken generations of union activists and untold hours of labor to develop the contract and benefits that we enjoy today. While we know there is always room for improvement, we also know that without the FA the college would be very different workplace today.

Finding your total annual dues for your taxes: To find your total amount of dues paid from January to December 2024 for tax filing purposes, access SCCC OneLogin and click the Employee Dashboard tile. Click All Paystubs, change the year to 2024 and click the link for your last paycheck of 2024. Scroll down to the deductions section and look for the Faculty Association row and the Employee YTD column.

Prescription drug claim forms: Prescription drug claims for 2024 must be received by Daniel H. Cook by April 30, 2025. The form is available on the Benefit Fund forms page on the FA website.

EMHP updates: Faculty must submit all unpaid 2024 medical claims to Empire Blue Cross by March 31, 2025, to receive reimbursement for covered out-of-pocket expenses. Forms are on the EMHP website: www.emhp.org/members.aspx.
Update your personal email with the FA, please: The FA would like members to update their personal, non-SCCC email address with the FA. Please call (631-451-4151) or email Anita to do so. Thank you!