COCAL VIII
Agenda
Aztec Center
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
AUGUST 8-10, 2008
Friday,
August 8
Pre-Conference
Association Meetings (by request)
9:00am
- 10:30am AFT National
NEA National
AAUP National
10:30am
- 12:00 noon CCA
CPFA
10:30am
- 12:30pm Training
the Trainers for Organizing and Mobilization 101
Session
Facilitator: John Hess, Former Staff/CFA Lecturers Council
People interested in helping with this session are
asked to contact John Hess.
12:30pm
- 1:30pm Lunch
(by reservation only)
1:30pm
- 5:00pm Organizing for Power
John Hess, Former Staff/CFA Lecturers Council
People interested in this session must register in
advance.
6:00-10:00pm
Evening Reception & Dinner
Co-Hosts: Jacki Booth and
David Milroy
Welcome by SDSU Speaker TBD (Jacki)
Welcome by Mary Ellen Goodwin, Chair COCAL-California
Speakers: Dennis Van
Roekel, Vice President NEA
Marty Hittelman, President CFT
Richard Hanson, President CCCI
Saturday,
August 9
8:00-9:00am
Continental Breakfast
Registration
9:00am
Welcome and Acknowledgements
9:15-10:45am
Plenary: State of the
Profession
Moderator: Jonathan Karpf
Panelists:
Canada: Vicky Smallman, CAUT
Quebec: Marie Blais, FNEEQ-CSN
Mexico: María
Teresa Lechuga, Sindicato de Trabajadores de la UNAM
U. S.: Elizabeth Hoffman, CSU-CFA
COCAL: Vinny Tirelli, Brooklyn College/CUNY/PSC
10:45-11:00am
Break
11:00-12:30
Concurrent Breakouts Session I
#1: Continued
discussion with Organizing 101 leaders (Local level)
Facilitator: John Hess
#2: Strategies
for Achieving Job Security
Moderator: Cornelia Alsheimer
Panelists:
Bob Samuels, UC-AFT
Debbie Hlady, FPSE
Alan Shiller, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
#3: Bargaining
and implementing due process and grievance procedures
Moderator: Elena Dorabji
Panelists:
George Davison, FPSE/CAUT
Marcia
Newfield, CUNY
Sandy Baringer, UC-AFT
#4: Successful
Organizing Campaigns
Moderator: Judy Olson
Panelists:
Marcus Harvey, CAUT
Diane Menna, CUNY
Dave Dobbie, University of Michigan
#5: Organizing
in Difficult Sectors
Moderator: Paivi Hoikkala
Panelists:
Andy Smith, Tennessee Tech
Johnique Billups, Florida A&M
Jeanette Jenault, Syracuse University
#6: Organizing
a COCAL Affiliate
Moderator: Fergus Currie
Panelists:
Mary Ellen Goodwin, COCAL California
Joe Berry, Chicago COCAL
George Murphy, Connecticut COCAL
Dave Rives, Oregon COCAL
12:30-2:00pm
Lunch
Speakers:
Lillian Taiz, President, California Faculty Association
Lori Saldaña, 76th Assembly District
Marcus Harvey, CAUT
2:15-3:45pm
Concurrent Breakouts Session II
#1: Using
bargaining and legislation to achieve health & retirement benefits
Moderator: Fergus Currie
Panelists:
Michael Skelton, Wilfred Laruier University
David Rives, Portland Community College
Deborah Dahl-Shanks, FACCC (tentative)
Rosa Manoatl, Sindicato de Trabajadores de la UNA
#2: Gaining
Power Through Lobbying and Legislative Actions
Moderator: Mark Anderson
Panelists:
Andrea York, Legislative Advocate, FACCC
Susan Meisenhelder, CSU-CFA
Mike Rotkin, UC-AFT/UCSC
Paddy Musson, OPSEU
Keith Hoeller, Washington Part-Time Faculty Association
#3: Contingents
in Academic Governance
Moderator: Raul Sandelin
Panelists:
Maria Peluso. CUPFA / Concordia University
Arturo Ramos Pérez, Sindicato de Trabajadores Académicos de la UACH
Julie Ivey, Palomar College
Mark Karplus, CSU-CFA-East Bay
#4: Academic
Freedom: Problems/Strategies and
Solutions
Moderator: Mayra Besosa
Panelists:
Craig Flanery, AAUP
Beverly Stewart, Roosevelt University
Elaine Bobrove, Camden County Community College
Laval Rioux, SCCCUM (FNEEQ-CSN) Université de Montréal
#5: Graduate
Student Panel
Moderator: Flo Hatcher
Panelists:
Carl Lindskoog, CUNY
Dave Dobbie, University of Michigan
Jeremey Neinow, University of Minnesota
Johnique Billups Florida A & M
Richard Hink, AGSEM (FNEEQ-CSN), McGill University
#6: Public
Relations and the Media.
Moderator: Judy Olson
Panelists:
Alice Sunshine CSU-SFA
Mark Grant-Adam, Arcadia University
Nicole Blouin, SCCCUM (FNEEQ-CSN)Université Laval
Scott Jascnik, Editor, Inside Higher Eduction
3:45-4:00pm
Break
4:00-5:30pm
Concurrent Breakouts Sessions III
#1:
Contract Negotiations
Moderator: David Milroy
Panelists:
Ben Harder, UC-AFT
Chris Haynes, CSU-CFA
Ingrid Kolestern, VCCFA
Dee Montgomery-Smith, Oregon
#2:
Tenure for Contingents
Moderator: Gwen Bradley
Panelists:
Suzanne Hudson, University of Colorado
Don Eron, University of Colorado
Francis Lagacé, SCCCUM (FNEEQ-CSN),Université de Montréal
Richard Gomes, Rutgers
#3 Unemployment
Insurance
Moderator: Paivi Hoikkala
Panelists:
Stacy Burkes, CWA/Butte College
Joe Berry
Jonathan Karpf, CSU-CFA
Phil Jack, Green River Community College / AFT/NEA
#4 Building
Coalitions on Campus
Moderator: Carlos Von Son
Panelists:
Judith Grad, CUPFA, Concordia University
Carl Lindskoog, The Adjunct Project, CUNY
Louis-Clarles Sirois, Université du Québec en Outaouais
Marc Thomas, Lansing Community College
#5 Impact
of Contingent Academic Labor Conditions on Educational Quality
Moderator: Julie Ivey
Panelists:
Pamela Hanford, CTA/CCA/Shasta College
Claire Tremblay, Regroupement université, FNEEQ-CSN, Quebec
Vinny Tirelli, Brooklyn College/CUNY/PSC
Steve Street, United University Professions / SUNY Buffalo
6:00-10:00
pm Assorted
nighttime activities arranged by the local arrangement committee
Sunday,
August 10
8:00-10:00am
Continental Breakfast
Registration
8:30-10:00am
Regional Meetings
10:00-10:15am
Break
10:15-12:15pm
Closing Plenary: Globalization & Corporatization of Higher Ed
Moderator: Marie Blais
Panelists:
Cary Nelson, AAUP
Larry Gold, AFT
Theresa Montaño, NEA
Cindy Oliver, CAUT
Arturo Ramos, Sindicato de Trabajadores Académicos de la UACH
12:30-2:30
LUNCH and GENERAL ASSEMBLY
12:30-1:30
The Future of COCAL
1:30-2:30pm
Action items
•Conference Assessment
•Set 2010 Conference Goals
2:30pm
Conference Adjourned
3:00pm
Post-Conference Meeting
•2008 Conference Committee
•Advisory Committee
•Possible 2010 hosts
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you for attending COCAL VIII
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