UC-AFT Welcomes Students To Campus with Tips for Success

Lecturer teaching conditions are student learning conditions. This is not just a sound bite.  It is the fundamental idea at the heart of UC-AFT’s You See (UC) Democracy? campaign. The standard for success for lecturers at UC is excellence in teaching. There will be fewer barriers to excellent teaching when teaching faculty are fully enfranchised within our departments and on our campuses. We are currently negotiating to get our pictures and bios posted on department websites, and to get the right to vote on curriculum decisions that affect our courses and our students.  These things will make a difference, but we don't have to wait for a better contract to connect with our students and to develop the relationships that are at the core of a quality education. That’s why during the first week of the term on nearly all UC campuses, UC-AFT lecturers and librarians were out welcoming new students to campus and offering valuable tips and resources for student success. Check out these pictures of our members personally welcoming over 2000 new students and families to UC!