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Oakton Community College Adjunct Faculty Association

Fall Membership Meeting

Our Fall membership meeting was held Sunday, October 2 at Riggio's.

About 60 AFA members attended. Above, Kathi Griffin IEA Vice President addresses the meeting. IEA Secretary/Treasurer Al Lorens, standing on left, also addressed us.

AFA Office

The AFA office located in room 2470 Des Plaines will be open during the Fall 2011 semester on Mondays from 2-3 PM and Friday from 1-3PM. You may stop by or call the office at 847-635-2193. Office Manager John Bishop will be happy to answer your questions about AFA and our contract or refer you to someone who can.

If you have questions for the AFA you can also e-mail them to info@oaktonafa.org. AFA officers will monitor this email address and forward your inquiry to the appropriate person.

FAQ

Here are the answers to your Frequently Asked Questions. All Oakton part-time faculty should read this.

New adjunct faculty should check out the web page by Cheryl Wollin and Paul Boisvert with loads of information. Continuing faculty may find this helpful also.

AFA-OCC Contract

The full text of the 2009-20013 OAKTON-AFA contract is here in PDF format.

AFA President awarded NEA Davenport Award

Barbara Dayton, AFA President was recently awarded the James M. Davenport Memorial Award, 2010, for "outstanding leadership, dedicated advocacy, and untiring service on behalf of NEA's higher education members" at the NEA Higher Education Conference in San Jose, CA. The NEA's National Council for Higher Education selects one or two higher education leaders for this award each year.

Chronicle of Higher Education Article Features Oakton Adjuncts

Oakton Adjuncts are featured in in an article At One 2-Year College, Adjuncts Feel Left Out posted on the Chronicle website. Chronicle reporter Robin Wilson came to Oakton in September 2009 to interview administrators and full time faculty as well as adjuncts. This article is one of three articles about adjuncts in the Chicago area by the Chronicle which has followed up on its Survey of Chicago Area Adjuncts

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Constitution and Bylaws (PDF)
Officers
  • Barbara Dayton, President, Division 4
  • Beverly Stanis, Acting Vice President, Division 4
  • Cindy DelMedico, Treasurer, Division 4
  • Donna Ryan, Secretary, Division 4
Some Related Links
Illinois Education Association   |   National Education Association
Roosevelt Adjunct Faculty Association   |   College of Dupage Adjuncts Association
Part Time Faculty Association of Columbia College   |   Harper College Adjunct Faculty Association
OCCFA (Oakton Full Time Faculty Union)


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OCC Adjunct Faculty Association IEA/NEA
Oakton Community College
Des Plaines, Skokie
Illinois