Separate and Unequal by Dan Barrett, April 13, 2011
“Higher education’s own hiring practices are undermining one of its chief selling points: that a college education fosters upward mobility, several speakers said … Tuesday at a conference on academic labor.”
Category: News & Updates
This election is done by voting in person
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
WHERE: BIC 2070–Part time Faculty Office
TIME: 6:30 a.m.–7 p.m.
You must be an IEA member and member of CODAA to vote in the election. People currently not running for office will be on hand to check your status and give out ballots.
If you have any question about your status, contact CODAA using this form.
If you are an instructor at another area College where adjunct/PT issues are unfolding, please share the information with CODAA so we can post it to our website!
Dispute at Columbia College has some instructors complaining (via WBEZ)
Part timers at Columbia are concerned about reductions in class assignments. Some claim senior adjuncts are being passed over in favor of new instructors, who are paid less.As adjunct faculty numbers increase, many are calling for unions (via WBEZ)
Across the country, many colleges are turning to adjunct faculty to supplement their existing tenured staff. As their numbers increase, many are pushing for these educators to form unions.Elgin college could face faculty strike (via Chicago Tribune)
Elgin Community College faculty have given themselves the option of going on strike in 10 days. (Editor’s Note: Of interest is that FT and PT faculty are covered under the same contract at ECC.)
CODAA would like to publicly recognize the 2010-2011 Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Award Winner and the 54 (!!!) Part-Time Faculty members who received nominations. Congratulations and keep up the fantastic work!
The 2010-2011 Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Award winner, and member of CODAA, is Dr. Scott Lingenfelter.
Dr. Lingenfelter holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of Illinois-Chicago, with an area of specialization in 20th century Russian and Chinese History. Since joining College of DuPage in fall 2000, Scott has taught a broad range of courses, including Western Civilization, U.S. History, History and Culture of Russia, History and Culture of China, and 20th Century World History. He has also been a leader in online education and has taught and helped design online courses at College of DuPage and elsewhere. As a teacher, Scott endeavors to help students along the path of self-discovery, helping them discover their unique gifts and abilities and their potential to make a positive contribution to the world in which they live. For Scott, the study of history enables students to develop a unique perspective on other cultures by allowing them to view the complexity of forces which molds peoples. In nominating Scott for this award, students speak highly of his accessibility, his willingness to provide guidance and support, and his passion for history as a means of understanding the world and their purpose in it. Scott has been an active participant in the History program’s Carter Carroll Excellence in History Awards celebration which recognizes outstanding student writing in the field of History. As a scholar of Russian History, Scott has several noteworthy publications to his credit. Most recently, he presented a paper titled “Irreverent Icon: Sergei Bulgakov and the Russian Orthodox Social Mission in Contemporary Russia” at the International Conference on Religion and Spirituality in Society. He is a member of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies and the Association for the Study of Eastern Christian History and Culture. Scott is an active member of the Christ Church of Oak Brook where he has developed and taught courses on church history and American religious life.
The nominees for the 2010-2011 Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Award are:
| Name | Discipline | |
| Kevin | Fass | CIS |
| Capper | Grant | Paralegal |
| Lorraine | Kasznia | Architecture |
| Kathy | Kotowski | CIS |
| Luanne | Mayorga | Fashion |
| Robert | McClure | Accounting |
| Katharina | Veth | CIS |
| Tabinda | Azam | A&P |
| Joanne | Barsanti | Mathematics |
| Elaine | Belanger | Education |
| Erin | Blatner | Mathematics |
| Cynthia | Cornejo | Psychology |
| Raymond | Crawford | Chemistry |
| Charles | Dakarian | A&P |
| Alan | Edgecombe | Physics |
| Richard | Flint | Mathematics |
| Ranzie | Franada-Wilson | Surgical Technology |
| Vicki | Garringer | Mathematics |
| Mike | Gurgone | Earth Science |
| Charles | Huettner | Microbiology |
| Gloria | Kas | CNA |
| Patricia | Katralis | Psychology |
| Ruby | Kaur | A&P/Biology |
| Muhammed | Khan | A&P |
| Gail | Laurent | Mathematics |
| Lawrence | Misialek | Biology |
| Christopher | Nonnie | Human Services |
| Bill | Peterson | Mathematics |
| Sharon | Reeves | Nursing |
| Katherine | Scheibenreif | Mathematics |
| Jack | Taha | A&P/HIT |
| Margot | Underwood | Psychology |
| Judith | Vierke | CNA |
| Russell | Watson | Psychology |
| Tom | Weng | Mathematics |
| Alexander | Djordjevic | Music |
| Daniela | Folker | Music |
| Robert | Fritz | MPTV |
| Jude | Geiger | Speech |
| Brenda | Gibson | Languages |
| Steven | Havens | Music |
| Frank | Jackowiak | Photography |
| Shari | Lendy | Speech |
| Scott | Lingenfelter | History |
| James | Magrini | Philosophy |
| Greg | Morley | Speech |
| Brenda | Odom | Speech |
| Kathrine | Pionke | English |
| Tracy | Reboletti | Speech |
| Kai | Sorenson | Speech |
| Melissa | Territo | Speech |
| Mandy | Wescott | English |
| Laura | Zinger | MPTV |
If you weren’t able to attend the Candidate Forum hosted by CODAA, you can read about it in the March 18th issue of the Courier.
See pp. 3 & 5:
http://www.cod.edu/courier/pdfs/courier10_11/spring/03.18.11/NEWSfinal03.18.11.pdf
Please remember to vote Tuesday April 5, 2011!