MSCA/Salem Chapter Newsletter
May 2, 2001

President's Message - Paul F. McGee
Eighty-seven (87) members from around the state attended this year's Delegate Assembly held on April 28th at Bridgewater State College. I would like to thank the following Salem members who attended as delegates.

A special thanks to David Jacobson who attended the assembly as an alternate but could not be seated as a delegate due to a procedural error.

The Assembly voted to increase the MSCA portion of dues by $30.00 for full-time and $25.00 for part-time unit members. The part-time increase is pro-rated based on the number of credits taught. This is the first MSCA dues increase in eleven years.

The Assembly also received reports from the MSCA Officers and MSCA Committees. The MSCA Friend of Education Award was presented to Ed Sullivan, MTA's Executive Secretary and Treasurer.

Executive Committee Meeting
There will be an Executive Committee meeting held on:

Tuesday, May 22, 2001 at 1:00 p.m.
Essex County Room, Ellison Center

This meeting is open to all unit members.

Bargaining Team Appointments
Both the day and DGCE bargaining committees will continue to negotiate the very important issues of distance learning and intellectual property rights. On Friday April 27, 2001, I recommended and the MSCA Board of Directors approved the following representatives from Salem:

Day Bargaining:
Pesi Amaria
Nancy George (alternate)

DGCE Bargaining:
Stephen Matchak (alternate)

Tom Luddy will continue to be the lead DGCE representative. The membership owes a tremendous thanks to these dedicated members who are willing to serve on these crucial statewide committees. A DGCE session has been scheduled for mid-May. As always, we will keep you informed.

Executive Committee Appoints Committees
At its meeting of April 29, 2001, the Salem Chapter/MSCA Executive Committee voted to recommend the following faculty and librarians to the committees indicated. On behalf of the Chapter, we thank these members for their willingness to represent us in the governance system of the College.

2001-2002 Contract Committees
All College (8) members, one from each area; (4) at-large.

Area A James Cullen (GLS)
Area B Tom Luddy (ENG)
Area C Chuck Gould (SOC)
Area D Massoud Farahbakhsh (MGT)

At-large:
Mark Raudzens (ART)
Susan Sturgeon (LIB)
Amy Everitt (SFL)
Doug Larson (ACC/FIN).

Curriculum Committee
(4) members from each area

Area A
Robert Briney (CSC)
Peter Sablock (GLS)
Paul Kelly (BIO)
(1) vacancy

Area B
Pamela Shaw-George (IDS)
Mike Prochilo (ENG)
(2) vacancies

Area C
Bette Bailey (SFL)
Dorothy Siden (ECO)
Donna Vinson (HIS)
Steve Matchak (GEO)

Area D
Anne Sullivan (CRJ)
Mayuresh Kelkar (MKT)
Raminder Luther (ACC/FIN)
Carol Deanow (SWK)

Academic Policies
(4) members from each area, (1) librarian

Area A
Todd Wimpfheimer (CHE)
Mary Farrell (NUR)
Jeanette Sablock (GEO)
T. Nelson Scottgale (BIO)

Area B
James Fallon (THE)
J.D. Scrimgeour (ENG)
(2) vacancies (one must be a librarian)

Area C
Stephen Young (GEO)
Tracy Lewis-Elligan (SOC)
Michele Sweeney (SFL)
(1) vacancy

Area D
Anne Garner (CRJ)
Sanjay Jain (ACC/FIN)
Leah Ritchie (MGT)
Joseph Aiyeku (MKT)

Student Affairs
(5) members

Gwen Scottgale (BIO)
Rod Kessler (ENG)
Steven Dion (SFL)
Sophia Evett (PSY)
Kevin Cannon (CRJ)

Graduate Education Council
(5) members, one from each school, (2) at-large

School of Arts & Sciences Peter Walker (ENG)
School of Business Ed Desmaras (MGT)
School of Human Services Chris Hudson (SWK)
At-large Keith Ratner (GEO) Philip Kelly (SFL)

Library/Media Development
(7) members, one from each area and (3) librarians

Area A Lynn Hanrahan (CSC)
Area B Lucinda Damon-Bach (ENG)
Area C John Otieno (SOC)
Area D Ted Murphy (SWK)
Librarians Nancy George
Margaret Andrews
(1) vacancy

Nominations Needed for Committee Vacancies
A number of committee vacancies exist. Eligibility criteria and restrictions are noted below. If you are interested in serving on one of these committees, please use the attached form or send a note, stating the committee(s) you wish to be nominated for, to:

Salem Chapter/MSCA Office
Sullivan Bldg. Room 205B
Nominations must arrive no later than noon on Monday May 21, 2001.

Eligibility Criteria and Restrictions
· Full-time unit members not on a leave of absence next academic year and
· who are not serving on another contract committee are eligible.
· No more than one member from an academic department may be appointed to any contract committee.

Contract Committees 2001-2002
Curriculum Committee.
One (1) vacancy, Area A. …………. Eligible Departments: CHE, MAT, NUR.
Two (2) vacancies, Area B………….. Eligible Departments: ART, FL, PHL, MUS, THE, LIB

Academic Policies
Two (2) vacancies, Area B………….. Eligible Departments: ART, FL, PHL, IDS, MUS, Lib. (At least one vacancy from Area B must be filled by a librarian).
One (1) vacancy, Area C……………. Eligible Departments ECO, HIS, PSY, POL.

Library/Media Development
One (1) vacancy……………………….Eligible Department: Librarian.

Non-Contract Committees

Council on Teaching and Learning
Five (5) unit members to be elected for a two-year term;
one (1) unit member is needed for a one-year term.

Continuing members serving a two-year term are: Barbara Husbands (LIB) Gwen Scottgale (BIO) Lillian Little (MGT) Michele Sweeney (SFL)

Foreign Language Waiver
One (1) unit member

Academic Computing
One (1) unit member

Committees 2001-2002 I am willing to serve on the following committees. (Please rank order of preference) Contractural Non-Contractural ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
Non-Contractural________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
Name (please print)
Department

Please return to the Salem Chapter Office (Sullivan Bldg. #205B) by noon Monday, May 21, 2001. Thank you for your participation.