CHAPARRAL

I cannot say Welcome Back to classified employees, because we were here during summer, but definitely: welcome back to the faculty. The state budget is signed with funding shortages to education, and there may be more mid-year cuts in the future.

Negotiations with the District have already started. CSEA openers for the Successor Agreement will be presented at the Board of Trustees meeting in August. It is a time when all constituent groups must come together with the understanding that there is no such thing as an elite group here at the college; we all need to shoulder our fair share of the budget deficit burden to survive tough times. It is not just financial problems we are facing; we also have accreditation around the corner. I would like to officially welcome Dr. Dawn Lindsay and Dr. Mary Mirch in their new capacities. Good luck to both of you at these not so good times, to say the least!

CSEA’s Annual Conference is the most important member event of the year. Michael Nouh, Shauna Wilkes and I are the delegates to the CSEA 83rd Annual Conference this year. At this upcoming conference we, the delegates, will be voting for both the Association officers and CSEA president.

Further, it is also an election year for our chapter; we will nominate candidates for the two-year terms at our September and October chapter meetings. The voting will take place in December.

Classified Institute Day is scheduled for August 26. This year the format of the event has changed, although the event will still encompass a full day. Workshops will take place in the afternoon. More information will be available on our website.

Finally, I would like to congratulate the winners of the John Davitt Award for Outstanding Service to the college. They are CSEA 1st VP Hoover Zariani, who won the award for Classified Service, and CSEA Past President Nidal Kobaissi, who won the Management/Confidential award.

In Unity,
Saodat Aziskhanova
President
Chapter 76, CSEA

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