VOTE-COPE: What it is and Why we Ask
VOTE-COPE is the acronym of Voices of Teachers in Education—Committee on Political Education. This is the political action fund of our parent union, NYSUT, and, as up to 40% of […]
We Unite to Save NCC: September 19th Faculty & Students’ Joint Presentation to Nassau County Legislature
On Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, faculty and students presented academic funding needs to the Nassau County Legislature, arguing that they will jump start the college’s enrollment and catapult us into […]
The NCCFT Strategic Initiative Supplemental Budget Proposal
For almost 6 million we could hire about 50 new faculty and move forward on the following 36 initiatives; all but 8 are direct workforce ready programs, sitting on the […]
Faculty Excluded at 9/11 Mourning
The full-time faculty at NCC has always honored the memory of 9/11 and those that perished on that never-to-be forgotten day. Since that time the college has held an annual, […]
How to Improve Enrollment
We all know NCC is “enrollment challenged,” so we encourage the administration to adopt the following policies: Give our students a simpler, easier online application and an “instant acceptance.” The […]
More Exciting Work by NCC Professors
We are delighted to share some of the accomplishments of our faculty that have recently come to our attention: Congratulations to Communications professor Deirdre O’Connor, who wrote and directed the […]
NCC Prof Jacqueline Lee Co-Leads $5 Million NSF Grant
Nassau Community College and Hofstra University have received a $5 million, six-year grant from the National Science Foundation. The principal investigators and co-leaders of the program are Prof. Jacqueline Lee […]
Long Island Herald reports on NCCFT questions regarding the 2023 budget
In her article, “NCC Teachers Union Questions the College’s Spending Plan,” Reine Bethany of the Long Island Herald reported on our concerns regarding the College’s 2023 budget on June 30, […]
Our Concerns with the 2023 Budget Passed by Nassau Legislators Yesterday
Nassau County legislators passed the 2023 NCC budget yesterday, June 27, 2022, and it includes an astounding 1,000% increase for “contractual services,” including “workforce development” and a 26% increase in […]
Board of Trustees, Please Revise
We ask the Board of Trustees to submit a revised College budget proposal for 2023 that reflects an increase in operating funds. We ask the Nassau County Legislature […]