42 faculty members hired at Mt. SAC
Elizabeth Steele
Issue date: 10/9/06 Section: News
With the recent increase in enrollment and several professors retiring, 42 full-time professors have been hired to accommodate students and the many courses offered on campus.
"A couple of years ago, we had many faculty retire," said Michelle Grimes-Hillman, Academic Senate president. "This year, 11 professors are retiring.
The administration agreed that they needed to hire replacement faculty as quickly as they could. Grimes-Hillman continued:
"Because of this, the large number of faculty hiring last year and the year before was a reflection of the agreement the district made with our Faculty Association."
To avoid a penalty from the Community College Chancellor's office, the hiring of staff had to be done rather quickly, Grimes-Hillman explains:
"Mt. SAC did face a penalty for what is known as the full-time faculty obligation number. This is a number of how many full-time faculty we are to have on campus in relation to how many students we have enrolled. This fine was waived by the Community College Chancellor's office in June."
John Nixon, vice-president of instruction, says that Mt SAC's penalty was $800,000 and that we are one of 15 colleges that had the penalty waived.
Because many professors decided to take their retirement in the last two years, the school needed to hire more faculty to accommodate the rise in enrollment. Nixon says enrollment is up 2 percent for full-time students, and every student's enrollment and attendance is important to the school because the school gets revenues from the state based on attendance.
Grimes says the new professors are some of the best in the state.
"All 42 new faculty, which include several Mt. SAC alumni, are extremely qualified and dedicated. We feel lucky to have them join our family."
"A couple of years ago, we had many faculty retire," said Michelle Grimes-Hillman, Academic Senate president. "This year, 11 professors are retiring.
The administration agreed that they needed to hire replacement faculty as quickly as they could. Grimes-Hillman continued:
"Because of this, the large number of faculty hiring last year and the year before was a reflection of the agreement the district made with our Faculty Association."
To avoid a penalty from the Community College Chancellor's office, the hiring of staff had to be done rather quickly, Grimes-Hillman explains:
"Mt. SAC did face a penalty for what is known as the full-time faculty obligation number. This is a number of how many full-time faculty we are to have on campus in relation to how many students we have enrolled. This fine was waived by the Community College Chancellor's office in June."
John Nixon, vice-president of instruction, says that Mt SAC's penalty was $800,000 and that we are one of 15 colleges that had the penalty waived.
Because many professors decided to take their retirement in the last two years, the school needed to hire more faculty to accommodate the rise in enrollment. Nixon says enrollment is up 2 percent for full-time students, and every student's enrollment and attendance is important to the school because the school gets revenues from the state based on attendance.
Grimes says the new professors are some of the best in the state.
"All 42 new faculty, which include several Mt. SAC alumni, are extremely qualified and dedicated. We feel lucky to have them join our family."
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