End of Semester Luncheon
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Articles from April 2011
NCCFT Supports Child Safety
Our members in the NCC Criminal Justice Department announce the following event, sponsored by the Criminal Justice Society.
FREE FINGERPRINTING FOR CHILDREN
All children of the NCC community, including children of students, faculty, staff and administration are welcome.
When: Thursday April 14, 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Where: G-159
Who: Children ages 5-10 years old
For further information please contact Professor Robert [...]
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And Now For Something Completely Different: A Bit Of Good News!
On Thursday, April 7, elementary, secondary and higher education faculty came together with health care workers and school related professionals for the NYSUT Representative Assembly. This is the yearly gathering where the 600,000 member state-wide union’s agenda is set for the coming year. It is also an opportunity for rousing speeches, sobering assessments, and joyful celebrations. This year was all the more joyful because one of our own was being celebrated. Frank Frisenda, the NCCFT Vice President for Classroom Faculty, and an Associate Professor in the Engineering, Physics, and Technology, was named NYSUT Higher Education Member of the Year. Here is the video shown at the RA.
Frank’s acceptance speech was even better than the video, and we’ll share it with you as soon as NYSUT sends us a copy. Meanwhile, here is a photo of him at the podium:
Another bit of good news: When the RA concluded on Saturday, thousands of NYSUT members marched to Times Square to join the We Are One rally organized by the New York State AFL-CIO. The rally stretched from 43rd Street all the way down to Penn Station. Labor leaders from unions like the Teamsters, the Sheet Metal Workers, the Theatrical Stage Employees, and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Workers joined those from PSC-CUNY, UUP (SUNY), and NYSUT to address the crowd. The message was clear. We are united in defense of the right to collective bargaining, and to the expansion of the middle class. We are opposed to the growing gap between the rich and everybody else. We are strong enough to take the nation back. Here’s a short slideshow from the rally:
Elizabeth ran into Stephanie Sapiie and Ed Boyden, from the History, Geography and Political Science department at the rally. Were you there too? Send your photos to us at nccft@ncc.edu and we’ll post them here. And remember, if you want to be entered in our Visibility Campaign raffle, you have until today at 5pm to [...]
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Rally for jobs and justice in Times Square on Saturday, April 9 at Noon
Join the NCCFT Executive committee, NYSUT, NYS AFL-CIO, the Long Island Federation of Labor, and union sisters and brothers from around the state this Saturday in Times Square to demand jobs and justice.
We Are One from New York State AFL-CIO on Vimeo.
We Are One from New York State AFL-CIO on Vimeo.
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Take it to the streets! Monday, April 4 and Saturday, April 9
Today is the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and across the country the We Are One coalition is demonstrating against the attacks on worker rights, the cuts to public services, and the undermining of the middle class. Check out http://local.we-r-1.org/ to find an event in your community.
If you prefer to [...]
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Communication in Chaos
Preface: Respect, disregard, and unnecessary ill will
Imagine that you have been a member of the faculty of NCC for 25 years. You retire with the title of Professor Emeritus and you wish to remain actively involved with the life of the campus. You attend events, you participate in online discussions, and you share information with [...]
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