About Us

The mission of CODAA is to create a unified voice for adjunct faculty at the College of DuPage in order to improve our working conditions and thereby improve the quality of our students’ education. Only with a unified voice can we truly take part in the College of DuPage’s mission while holding the administration accountable to it:

• To be at the forefront of higher education
  
  

• To serve the needs of the community
  
  

• To offer the highest quality educational opportunities
  
  

• To recognize, develop, and support excellence in teaching

What Does CODAA Do For You?
 

CODAA represents all PT Faculty as a respected member of the college team. Its representatives sit on committees whose decisions and recommendations affect PT Faculty college-wide. They are also a constituent group at Board of Trustee meetings and represent CODAA at IEA and NEA Higher Education Conferences.

From back to front, left to right:  Joanne Barsanti, Ed Bates, Vicki Root-Wadja, Sue Dreghorn, Mike Dusik.

CODAA Officers (2009-2010)

CODAA Accomplishments
 

• When allowable Part-Time hours were cut to two-thirds of a normal load during the Fall 2008 semester, CODAA's Board President, Mike Dusik, successfully worked with the Board to restore the allowable load of all individual Part-Time Faculty members to 80% of a normal load.  CODAA was successful in accomplishing this without disrupting the gains made by English Composition Part-Time Faculty of 21 allowable credit hours.
  
  

• Itemized paychecks -- finally! -- in 2007.
  
  

• In Fall 2006 semester, under CODAA President Peter Consolazio, CODAA facilitated the renovation and expansion of IC-2070, The Part-Time Faculty Center.  This expansion included the addition of computers in both IC-2070 and IC-2074 for the exclusive use of PT Faculty.
  
  

• Contract Accomplishments:

  • With its first contract, CODAA raised the salaries of all PT Faculty at COD 25% from 2000 to 2005.

  • With its second contract, CODAA not only raised salaries again, but also implemented step-pay for union members.

  • With its third (and current) contract, CODAA negotiated another pay raise for bargaining unit members.

  • The 2009-2011 contract provides for Professional Development Reimbursement funds of up to $260.00 for each eligible CODAA member to be used towards memberships, conferences, publications, etc...
    
    

• Institutional Accomplishments:

  • The PT Faculty Recognition Program now includes a college-wide Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Award chosen by students. 

  • PT Faculty are now invited to be part of graduation ceremonies, a practice instituted in 2004.

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