AFA Resolution
for Hiring SRJC Adjunct Faculty in Contract Positions
(Unanimously adopted by the All Faculty Association Executive Council on February 9, 2011)
WHEREAS adjunct faculty have played an indispensable role in creating a legacy of excellence at Santa Rosa Junior College; and
WHEREAS adjunct faculty offer students a wide scope of real-world experience and professional expertise; and
WHEREAS adjunct faculty at Santa Rosa Junior College are held to high standards of professional preparation and performance; and
WHEREAS adjunct faculty are a significant part of the institutional programs and academic culture at Santa Rosa Junior College; and
WHEREAS Santa Rosa Junior College, now entering an era of unprecedented recruitment for contract faculty positions, would benefit significantly from filling these positions with dedicated and excellent adjunct faculty members who understand the needs of our diverse student body;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Executive Council of the AFA affirm its commitment to and advocacy of the hiring of Santa Rosa Junior College adjunct faculty into contract positions, and that it devote its efforts and resources to ensuring that these adjunct faculty be given fair and serious consideration in contract faculty recruitments now and in the future.