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Faculty A Look Inside

Prez Sez... Faculty Do You Want Leadership atters Association M Or Management? American Federation of Teachers By David Yancey Local 6157 PAGE 1

Personal Notes Prez Sez PAGE 2 Do You Want Leadership Or Management? In the Safe Zone By David Yancey, FA AFT 6157 President By Joseph King PAGE 3

Quality Education A man once said, “The rise of international levels. I believe there are By Jory Segal PAGE 3 management (managers) in a society such truths. always marks the decline of that The EVC Connection to culture”. He also said that a leader says, Leadership is Alive at SJCC Historic Landmarks “follow me because you love me” and I saw an example of these truths at a By Arturo Villareal a manager says, “follow me or else”. recent PD Day function at SJCC. In one PAGE 4 I have known about these statements of the often less than thrilling sessions for years and often wondered as to the in our PD Days I was seated at a table Reflections, For Pete’s Sake! validity of each. Being a historian I with several colleagues and a member By Jimmy Kelly know that nothing happens in a vacuum of the student body. As we discussed PAGE 6 and that there is a cause and effect for the topic of the small group it became Know Your Rights everything. So there must be a cause clear to me I was witnessing one of What About Activity Payments? and effect here as well. those truths I mentioned above. I found By Debbie De La Rosa myself seated at a table of leaders, PAGE 7 A search through history chronicles albeit grassroots leaders, while at the the rise of great leaders and the curse same time we were surrounded by Students Study Abroad of management on a country’s history. many potential managers. Belize & Guatemala Most historians believe, and I agree By Keenan Norris that leaders are made and not born. An The people at the table were normal PAGE 8 individual faced with extraordinary people, nothing extraordinary about circumstances rises to that occasion any of them except what they had done Spring One and leads or does heroic things that and perhaps most important what they make things work or overcomes great were going to do in the future. My challenges. If it is true in the macro of colleagues were true leaders who had www.fa-aft6157.org history is it also not true in the micro. in the course of their careers here at (408) 288-3106 What I mean SJCC taken on many tasks and at times fax (408) 295-7482 is; do truths at accepted great responsibility and had the local level assumed leadership roles to advance the 213 Student Center match those good and welfare of our faculty and the San José City College truths at the college as a whole. national or Acacia 1-205 Whether it is chairing a crucial Evergreen Valley College committee, leading and/or directing our David Yancey San José City College FA, AFT 6157 -continued on page 2 2100 Moorpark Avenue President San José, CA 95128 San José/Evergreen Federation of Teachers, AFT 6157 Faculty Matters ♦ FEB 2014

Executive Board Members -continuedPrez from Sez page 1 President David Yancey x3873 Vice-President Frank Espinoza* x6581 Fiscal Officer Linda Ferrell x3231 *Negotiations Team

EVC Representatives union, the Academic Senate or filling students every semester. Raise your Full-time Deborah De La Rosa* x6607 Full-time Nasreen Rahim x 6246 a huge administrative gap at a crucial voice and join the fray. It is an essential Adjunct Paul Humann x3779 *Negotiations Team time, they are leaders none the less in ingredient for our democracy and their own way. Most impressive was it is equally important to our own SJCC Representatives Full-time Jose Cabrera x3983 the student who is an emerging leader community. Find that level of action Full-time Kieron Connolly x3667 Adjunct Phil Crawford x3779 in the ASB whose future deeds will which will let you add your voice to the determine his impact on students on our discussion and when you can add your Ex-Officio Past President Mark Newton x3989 campus and perhaps around the state. action to the issue(s) that moves you. Grievance Deborah De La Rosa x6607 Negotiations Jory Segal x3779 Together, collectively, there is little Retiree President Bill Jacobs x3779 The significance of this realization we cannot accomplish and with the Council of Division Representatives was that my table was not unique. The dedication of the entire District, we

San José City College room was full and this campus is full can resolve to move forward to a of normal, hardworking and dedicated more positive future. The overall Math and Science Iyun Lazik, x3633 people who have the potential to circumstances in the state have David Ahlberg x3877 be leaders. I make this example to improved and the future looks brighter Humanities and Social Sciences make this request. We are beginning today than it has for several years. Khalid White, x3050 a new semester and a new year with Applied Science Pat Space, Adjunct x3782 new stability and a hopefully a new The Union has long demonstrated its Isai Ulate, x3836 administration. It would be a great willingness to work collaboratively Jonathan Cronan x3779 time for all of us to move away from with all constituency groups and the Business/Service Careers Carol Ramirez, x3974 the conflicts of the last few semesters administration and we will reaffirm and join together to move this college, our intention to continue to push for Language Arts Ron Levesque, x3870 and by way of extension, this district positive and constructive solutions for Rebecca Gamez, x3308 forward. the campus and the district as a whole. Instructional Tech/Learning Resources So the question is; what do you want to Counseling and Athletics/PE Bob Wing, x3945 Raise Your Voice be and who do you want to work for? A Joseph King, x3115 It is one of the lessons I pass to my leader or a manager? Elena Dutra, x3943 Tuan Ngo, x3651 Carlton Connor x3847

Evergreen Valley College Business, Applied Technology Personal Notes

Counseling Elaine Ortiz-Kristich, x6680 Mirella Burton, x6014 Jan Emil Stroth passed away Dec. 24, physics of a bubble, he 2013, peacefully at home in San Jose. never tired of learning. Language Arts Phuong Banh, x6672 Born May 3, 1934, in , He was a renaissance Sravani Banerjee, x2029 Ken Jardin, x6695 he graduated from Saint Ignatius man who devoured College Prep, earned a B.S. in physics books on science, Technology/Instructional Services Shelly Blackman, x6660 at the University of San Francisco in history, philosophy 1956 and an M.S. at the University and art, and loved Math/Science Teck Ky, x6877 of Washington in Seattle in 1958. Jan body-surfing, bike riding and playing Guillermo Castilla, x3314 began teaching at San Jose City College hand-made Native American drums. Nursing in 1969 and moved to Evergreen Valley Jan’s impish humor and quick laughter Elaine Kafle, x6056 College in 1975. He taught physics, were legendary, as were his jokes, Social Science/Humanities/Arts/PE Arturo Villarreal, x6609 chemistry and math, retiring in 2006 at stories and the treasure trove of comic- Randy Pratt, x6592 age 72. strip collections he eagerly shared. Daniel Allen x3779 Steven Graham x3779 Donations made to the Alzheimer’s While Jan spent four decades in the Association in Jan’s name are welcome. classroom and could explain everything 2 from the theory of relativity to the Faculty Matters ♦ FEB 2014

ByIn Joseph the King SJCC Safe Council of DivisionZone Reps and SJCC Librarian

A Safe Zone program was started this students of color are LGBT since they past fall by Joseph King, librarian at have to deal with homophobia and SJCC. The program consists of online racism at the same time Safe Zone and face to face training. The objective programs have been very successful is for faculty, staff and administrators in ensuring a safe space for LGBT to work more effectively with gay, students. According to the Trevor lesbian, bisexual and transgender Project, only 7% of colleges nationwide students (LGBT). Safe Zone programs have resources for LGBT students. The also include outreach programs, campus program, started in fall 2013, has had awareness and events. According to the a slow start but is expected to pick up Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in spring 2014. The ground work was LGBT students have the highest rate of extremely difficult and had never been suicide of any student group and are the attempted at SJCC. The hope is that most marginalized. there will be ongoing efforts to support LGBT students by continuing the Safe This is even compounded greater when Zone program and programs like it.

Quality Education By Jory Segal, Adjunct Negotiator, SCI Grant, EVC Faculty

Faculty at Evergreen and San Jose 5. Relationships between faculty experiment with individualized City College were asked to respond to members need to improve, instruction, etc. positive, sharing environment an open ended question about quality 13. More vocational classes and education. Below please find responses 6. Less bureaucracy, no SLO’s, less certifications. (increased career to the question, “What does quality testing, less assessments and less education options) measurements education look like for you? What 14. Transfer agreements between all changes would you like to see?” 7. Easily accessible and affordable community colleges and ALL CSU’s and ALL UC’s 8. Bachelor’s degrees programs If you have any further ideas, through community colleges 15. More full time faculty and please contact Jory Segal with your improved working conditions for suggestions. Responses need not 9. More smart classrooms that will part-time faculty accommodate large numbers of have any name attached. Ideas will be students that are found in some 16. Less emphasis on SLO’s. In many forwarded to California Federation of classes disciplines, SLO’s cannot be a Teachers to become part of the Quality one size fits every class. That is 10. Balanced educational especially true for classes that Education Campaign. opportunities including visual and focus on current events performing arts and kinesiology 1. Improve and increase the number of I thoroughly enjoyed my discussions language classes for ESL 11. The administration would consult with faculty before making with faculty members. They certainly 2. How to structure learning, how decisions. Faculty would be a opened my eyes to thinking about ways to use computers and integrate part of the final decision making to improve education. Please contact technology into the classroom process me if you have any additions to my list. 3. Enough classes for students 12. There are too many rules that stifle Thank you to everyone who took the innovation. More opportunities to time to share their ideas with me. 4. More Training for part-time counselors 3 Faculty Matters ♦ FEB 2014

The EVC Connection to Historic Landmarks By Arturo Villareal, EVC Council of Division Reps

McDonnell Hall and Guadalupe attended mass at the church in 1968 cities of California. The first chapter Church Historic Landmarks while campaigning for President. The was organized in . Sal old church (McDonnell Hall) was Alinsky sent Fred Ross to organize a On November 1, 2013 McDonnell Hall moved from Kammerer Avenue in 1974 second CSO chapter in the eastside of was granted State Historical Landmark and is now stationed behind the new San Jose in 1952. Father McDonnell Status by the State Historical Resource Guadalupe church. After the move, directed Fred Ross to . Commission on a unanimous vote. the old church was renamed after the Cesar joined the CSO as a volunteer In 1952, McDonnell Hall was the original priest of the church, Father and spearheaded a voter registration original mission church for Our Lady Donald McDonnell. drive, which often held community of Guadalupe Parish. In 1952 Father meetings at Our Lady of Guadalupe Donald McDonnell purchased the After witnessing Cesar Chavez’ Church (McDonnell Hall). These early church and it was also in 1952 when effective leadership in establishing organizing efforts in east San Jose by Mayfair resident Cesar Chavez and the new church, Father McDonnell Cesar Chavez were the foundation other church members who literally identified Cesar Chavez as a potential for Cesar’s leadership of the National hand sawed the church in half to move community leader and became a mentor Farmworkers Movement. it from the Burbank area of San Jose to to him, introducing him to theories of Kammerer Avenue at the present day non-violence, the teachings of Gandhi, The city of San Jose previously location of the Mayfair Community and Catholic theology. designated McDonnell Hall as a Center. city historic landmark. The National Cesar Chavez-East Side San Jose/ Park Service recently recommended A new church was eventually built a Organizer McDonnell Hall to be one of five sites couple of blocks away on San Antonio The great organizer Sal Alinsky to comprise a historic Park to honor Street in 1967. The very first mass organized the Community Services Cesar Chavez. Approval by Congress in English at the new church was in Organization (CSO) to support the would put McDonnell on track for honor of Senator Robert Kennedy who efforts of in the National Historic landmark Status. There are fewer than 2,500 national landmarks in the U.S.

On March 9, 2012, an exciting opportunity for nine EVC faculty members to tour the historic Mayfair community, the heart and soul of the old Eastside San Jose, was arranged by the steering committee of the Title V HSI Cambios Project at Evergreen Valley College and led by Sociology professor Frank Espinoza. The tour included a stop at Guadalupe church, providing an opportunity for EVC faculty to become better familiar with the rich history and culture of the historic Mayfair community. See the April 2012 FA, AFT 6157 Faculty Matters, article by Arturo

San Jose CSO - Cesar Chavez, Sal Alinsky, Fred Ross and other CSO members - continued on page 5 4 Faculty Matters ♦ FEB 2014

The EVC Connection to Historic Landmarks -continued from page 4

Villareal, “A Journey through the Heart and Soul of Old Eastside San Jose”.

Making McDonnell Hall State Historic Landmark Several months ago I was invited by the office of Assemblymember Nora Campos to serve as a volunteer consultant for her team which was drafting a proposal to make McDonnell Hall a state historic landmark. My contribution was attending meetings, conducting research, and conducting interviews.

I was born in San Jose and was a farmworker here during my youth. I picked prunes every summer until I entered high school. I supported the Cesar Chavez (center) and Father McDonnell efforts of the United Farmworker (UFW) Movement led by Cesar Chavez. As residents of the eastside, my family and I attend services at the Guadalupe Church. My interest in researching the eastside began as a student at San Jose City College, and it continued while a student at SJSU. While teaching at EVC, I have continued researching and writing about the eastside. In 2010 Evergreen Valley College history Professor Nannette Regua asked me to co-author a book with her titled Mexicans in San Jose. Chapter three of this book is devoted to the history of the Eastside.

I am very fortunate and honored to have been a part of the process associated with making McDonnell Hall a State Historic landmark site honoring the efforts of Cesar Chavez. I feel that my involvement in the process is my way of giving a little something back to the city of San Jose, to a church, and to a man who gave so much to our San Jose - Mayfair Area Map community and to many others. 5 Faculty Matters ♦ FEB 2014

Reflections for Pete’s Sake! By Jimmy Kelly, Adjunct Faculty SJCC Labor Studies

Pete Seeger, America’s folk music fifties he went to the Highlander legend passed recently and brought Labor School in Tennessee where major contributions to American Rosa Parks became versed in labor history and culture. His father what became the Montgomery Charles Seeger was a Harvard bus boycott to desegregate public ethnomusicologist recording transportation. Soon the singing Southern music during the 1920’s of the anthem of the civil rights and introduced his son to the Banjo movement “We Shall Overcome” that would help change the world. would inspire freedom fighters throughout the world. Pete was Pete dropped out of Harvard and stilled banned in the sixties. pursued playing folk music during the . His voice Pete Seeger Joins With the Labor would be heard in union halls and Movement would stir working people’s hopes It was in the eighties when Pete by motivating union organizing for Seeger the icon of the left and the CIO (Congress of Industrial Joe Glazer, a troubadour of the Organizations). He started palling Pete Seeger’s Banjo Skin conservative AFL-CIO had come with Woody Guthrie and would visit “This Machine Surrounds Hate and Forces it to Surrender” together at the George Meany Center union halls singing “Which Side Are for Labor Studies in Washington D.C. You On,” “Roll the Union On,” on I attended and was inspired to produce support among maritime workers picket lines and in organizing drives for the Western Workers Labor Heritage resisting efforts to deport the leader of labor unions. Festival. Seeger came to the third the International Longshore Workers and fourth events to play in the ILWU Union (ILWU). During the Cold War He was actively involved with the hall and at the Maritime Union in San and Red Scare of the 1950’s Seeger militant labor movement combatting Francisco. was called before red baiting House the often time violent effort of Un-American Activities Committee businesses to literally kill the unions. President Clinton described Pete at (HUAC). He refused to testify to that Pete would take popular hymns and the 1994 Kennedy Center honors as committee based upon a defense of his patriotic tunes like “Battle Hymn of “an inconvenient artist who dared to First Amendment Rights of Free Speech the Republic” and sing “Solidarity sing things as he saw them.” “Over rather than the Fifth Amendment Forever” to lift workers’ spirits and the years,” Barack Obama said “Pete protections of self-incrimination. He living standards. He and Guthrie toured used his voice- and his hammer believed he had done nothing wrong, the country as the Almanac singers to strike blows for workers’ rights but was convicted of contempt of before World War II. Later he would and civil rights; world peace and Congress! His guilty verdict was enlist and entertain troops with songs environmental conservation and he overturned on appeal and his principle like “Round Round Hitler’s Grave.” always invited us to sing along.” Pete stand held firm but his musical career would sing with Bruce Springsteen at as a member of the Weavers was Seeger Blacklisted in the 50’s the Obama inaugurations, at the Wall destroyed as he was blacklisted and After the war Pete continued singing Street Occupation rallies and was still denied radio airplay. and “Talkin’ Union” while the country chopping wood for his fireplace 10 days turned right and passed the anti-union before his death at age 94. Rest in Pete, Justice delayed became justice denied. Taft -Hartley law. Pete composed the for he made the world a better place for He lost his recording contracts and “Ballad of Harry Bridges” to build all. spent time touring overseas. In the late

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Know Your Rights What about Activity Payments? By Debbie DeLaRosa, FA, AFT 6157 Grievance Officer

Most of the away from moving across or down the V, and VI at Step 4 or above on the time, full time schedule. current salary schedule and who have faculty focus on completed three (3) years satisfactory either moving Why consider an activity payment? service in the District may qualify for across the After reaching your salary limit, you a salary adjustment in the following salary schedule may still want to develop additional academic year based on additional or down the knowledge in your field and possibly educational training and/or experience. salary schedule. add to your expertise and receive some Adjunct faculty monetary reimbursement. This is when 10.2.1.1 For approved professional may only consider moving across to the activity payment can prove to be growth activities, payment shall be improve their pay. Yet, faculty seldom beneficial. made on the basis of $175 per semester consider the option of an activity unit or the equivalent to a maximum of payment. And as mentioned above, a closer look six (6) units within any three (3) year at the activity and the cost involved period. However, an activity payment is a may also work for those at other possibility that does exist and can be columns and steps of the schedule. 10.2.1.2 Faculty may submit worth a look. applications for growth activity Below you will find the exact language payment awards to the PRC once Who should consider an activity from Article 10 with the specific annually and no later than April 1st of payment? For full time faculty at information about this professional the school year. The committee shall Step 19, this is the only option for growth option. As always, check review each request and shall notify professional credit and reimbursement. with a member of the Professional applicants of their recommendations no For adjunct faculty, this is the only Recognition Committee on your later than May 10th of each academic option at Column VI, Step 8 for campus if you have any additional year. professional credit and reimbursement. questions about this choice. Faculty at other columns and step 10.2.1.3 Applications shall be obtained can apply as well, but need to weigh Article 10 Option 1: Professional from and submitted to Human the benefits of this choice if it takes Growth Activity Payment Resources, which shall forward them to Full time regular and adjunct faculty the chairperson of the PRC. members who are placed in classes IV,

72nd Annual California Federation of Teachers State Convention Executive Board Meetings and Other Important Meetings Spring Semester 2014 The FA, AFT 6157 announces a call for nominations for delegates to the Date Time Campus Location Friday Feb 21st 9:30am-12:30pm EVC Appi Mishra California Federation of Teachers Friday March 7th 9:30am-12:30pm SJCC SC104 (CFT) 72nd Annual Convention to be - Council of Div Reps 1:00-3:00pm SJCC SC104 held in Los Angeles March 21st-March Friday April 4th 9:30am-12:30pm EVC Appi Mishra 23rd, 2014. Please consider nominating Friday April 25th 9:30am-12:30pm SJCC SC104 Friday May 9th 9:30am-12:30pm EVC Appi Mishra a colleague or self-nominating to attend the convention as an official AFT 6157 Adjunct Meetings delegate. Submit your name to David Monday March 17th 4:00-5:00pm EVC Appi Mishra Yancey, the President of the FA, AFT Monday March 24th 4:00-5:00pm SJCC GE 119 (adjunct center) 6157, at [email protected] by 5:00pm February 12th. 7 Faculty Matters ♦ FEB 2014

Students Studying Abroad By Keenan Norris, EVC English Instructor

Belize and Guatemala Thank you for your support! Affirm and Umoja are Your funding will ensure collaborating to take more the success of this program than a dozen EVC and and the enhancement of the SJCC students to Belize and education of the students who Guatemala in our inaugural are attending. If you need study abroad trip. Myself additional information please (Keenan Norris), EVC contact the following: Anthropology professor Fela Fela Amiri Uhuru at Bseals@ Amiri Uhuru, Affirm coordinator Flora Brazil and Ghana for a decade. Dr. mail.sfsu.edu , 408-507-5238 or Payne, SJCC Ethnic Studies professor Brown recently received a Fulbright Khalid White at [email protected] Khalid White and EOP&S/CARE Grant for her outstanding efforts. We 408-298-2181x3050. director Savander Parker have initiated have made on-the-ground connections and are facilitating this experience for with guides, professors and business our students. Students will earn six owners that annually facilitate Dr. UC/CSU transferrable units in Ethnic Brown’s program. Studies, Cultural Anthropology or

English Please make your check payable to: The AFFIRM & Umoja Programs proudly present a student study abroad trip: during July 27 through August 6, 2014. SJECCD Foundation. Attn: Umoja & AFFIRM Study Abroad 2014 Faculty Can Help With a Donation Please provide the name of the student These students are paying their own on the Memo line (if applicable). All way—flight and other expenses. The checks can be mailed to Prof. Khalid students are actively fundraising and White, 2100 Moorpark Ave. San Jose, as of now we seek donations from CA 95128. administrators, faculty and staff *Your donation is tax deductible. throughout the SJECCD District to help Discover Belize: The African Presence in Latin America reduce the price for our underserved

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