Attention nursing/medical, physical therapy, dental hygiene, athletics, and related instructors who are active IEA/NEA and CODAA Members.
We have rec’d the following communication from IEA/NEA regarding a supplemental employment liability insurance program for which you may qualify. Please see the attached memo for more information.
Attachment: IEA-NEA EEL
This summer, representatives from your bargaining unit were very hard at work; CODAA and COD have reached a tentative agreement on our new contract. Please see the documents attached below for details on the proposed changes.
A mailing containing copies of the changed contract language, a summary of the biggest proposed changes and salary structure, and a ballot and return envelope have been mailed to your home address. Please watch your mailboxes, read the enclosed information carefully, and return your completed ballots ASAP!
CODAA members unable to vote by mail may also vote in person on August 15th, 2011 in the Part-Time Facutly Center (BIC 2406) from 10:00am – 12:59pm. Vote tallies will begin promptly at 1:00pm.
If for some reason you believe your mailing is incomplete, if you paid dues as a member of CODAA last year and do not receive a ballot, or if you believe you are a newly-qualified member of the bargaining unit and do receive an IEA/NEA membership package in your mailing, please do not hesitate to contact Vicki Root-Wadja, Membership Chair, either via internal COD email or by using the contact form on our website.
Click here to view the Contract Language Changes for Ratification – 2011
Click here to view the CODAA Contract Proposed Changes Summary
A China Snow Lilac tree has been planted in COD’s landscape lab in honor of Gina Carzoli, PT English instructor from January 1992 until her death in June 2007. Donated by the Russo family and her husband Peter, children Mitchell, Dana, and Julia—the tree is the first and, so far, only tree in the lab. Even though Gina never became a bargaining unit member of CODAA, to have a PT instructor permanently honored in this way is worthy of notice. For those of us who knew Gina and her love, not only for her children, now 16, 12, and 8, but also for teaching at COD, the lilac is an especially fitting tribute. The landscape lab is located directly west of the TEC Building at the southwest corner of Fawell Boulevard and Lambert Road. For those who care to also remember Gina, donations to any Breast Cancer Awareness organization would be appropriate and appreciated.
The NEA Office of Higher Education and NEA Minority Community Outreach Department are pleased to announce they will be providing FIVE FULL SCHOLARSHIPS to this year’s joint conference of the Professional and Organizational Development Network(POD) and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Faculty Development Network (HBCUFDN).
The conference is October 26-30 in Atlanta and is a collaborative effort between POD and HBCUFDN, partners who are committed to diversity and recognizing the role it holds in developing faculty, professionals, and organizations. The conference theme is Create . Collaborate . Engage – with the focus being on creating innovative collaboration across the higher education community.
NEA is committed to providing meaningful professional development opportunities for its members and is excited about its collaboration with POD and HBCUFDN.
1. Eligibility: To qualify, applicants must be dues-paying members of the NEA.
2. Deadlines and other information:
All proposals must be submitted in one complete package by August 1, 2011. Late submissions will not be accepted for review. Applications can be submitted in two ways. Click here to submit your application online or open the PDF in the right-hand corner of this page, type in your responses, save them and email it to[email protected]. You will receive a confirmation from our office once your proposal is received.
After the committee members have separately rated the proposals, the committee will meet to rank the proposals as a group. Decisions will be made by August 30, 2011 and scholarship recipients will be e-mailed to be notified of the committee’s decision no later than September 9, 2011.
Travel grants will be distributed per NEA travel guidelines. All receipts must be kept and submitted for reimbursement. Airfare, hotel arrangements, travel reimbursement, conference registration and meals will be provided as a part of this travel grant.
All adjunct faculty may register now for Fall 2011 credit classes. They do not need to wait for the “one week prior to semester” timeframe.
To obtain their 1/3 tuition waiver, adjunct faculty may download the form Partial Tuition Waiver for Part Time Faculty for Credit Classes by logging into http://inside.cod.edu. The form is filed with H/R’s forms; please read and follow the instructions included on the form carefully. Questions can be directed to H/R.
Going forward, the timeframe for class registration for all employees paying 1/3 tuition is the same. For Spring 2012, it will be 40 days before the beginning of the semester. The Spring calendar will be published in a schedule to be sent out by Registration at a later date.