FYI: Updates from the Executive Council and other news of note

February 2023

Faculty development and retraining workshops: FA Secretary Cynthia Eaton will host the annual faculty development and retraining workshops on the following dates. Zoom info will be sent by email.

February 3 @ 10 am, Zoom meeting

February 6 @ 4 pm, Southampton 209, Ammerman

FA continues to expand social media presence: FA social media coordinator Carl Coulanges encourages everyone to please follow us across all of our social media platforms listed below. If you have outstanding news regarding accolades in your field, honors from the college, projects with your students worth noting or notable community work, please email the news along with a photo to carlc@fascc.org for consideration to be featured on our social media sites: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

EC meeting dates: The Executive Council will meet on the following dates via Zoom this semester:

February 9 @ 3:45

March 9 @ 3:45

April 13 @ 3:45

May 11 @ 3:45

June 1 @ 1:00

Spring 2023 adjunct/overload checks: According to payroll faculty will receive adjunct/overload pay on these dates:
- February 23
- March 9 and 23
- April 6 and 20
- May 4 and 18
Faculty teaching early end classes will receive four checks from February 23 to April 6; faculty who are teaching late start classes will receive four checks from April 6 to May 18.
Celebrate the FA's birthday on March 10: The FA was founded on March 10, 1970, and celebrated our 50th anniversary in 2020. We remind our members to pause and reflect on the value of our union on March 10 this year. It has taken generations of union activists and untold hours of labor to develop the contract and benefits that we enjoy today. While we know there's always room for improvement, we also know that without the FA the college would be very different workplace today.

Finding your total annual dues for your taxes: To find your total amount of dues paid from January to December 2022 for tax filing purposes, in MySCCC, click the Employees tab, then click into the Employee Dashboard. There you'll find a Deductions History link with the information you need.

Prescription drug claim forms: Prescription drug claims for 2022 must be received by Daniel H. Cook by April 30, 2023. The form is available at the Benefit Fund office, Southampton 224D (Ammerman).

EMHP updates: Faculty will see a contribution increase from 2.2% to 2.3% of their base salary as of January 1, 2023. Faculty must submit all unpaid 2022 medical claims to Empire Blue Cross by March 31, 2023, to receive reimbursement for covered out-of-pocket expenses. Forms are on the EMHP website: www.emhp.org/members.aspx.

In addition, we will be receiving new EMHP ID cards, and Optum will replace Beacon for mental health as of February 1. The college sent a College Brief on Friday, January 20, with details.
Update your personal email with the FA, please: The FA would like members to update their personal, non-SCCC email address with the FA. Please call (631-451-4151) or email Anita to do so. Thank you!