Promotes quality leadership and professional service and seeks solutions on matters relating to faculty.
WHAT WE DO
The Faculty Commission strives to maintain and promote the standards and ideals of the profession. The Commission provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and as well as the discussion of academic and professional issues among faculty around the state. Commission members provide leadership within the 28 institutions as well as working with the Association of Florida Colleges (AFC) to promote legislative awareness in areas of particular concern to faculty.
COMMISSION RESOURCES:
- Executive Board
- Bylaws
- Awards and Recognition
- Announcements
- Newsletter
- Previous Award Winners
2020 EXECUTIVE BOARD
Chair: Jean Scheppers, College of Central Florida, eMail: [email protected]; Phone: 352-299-5146
Chair-Elect: Tracy Ciucci, Palm Beach State College; eMail: [email protected]; Phone: 561-868-3439
Vice Chair: Lori Bufka, College of Central Florida, eMail: [email protected]; Phone: 909-747-7331
Secretary/Social Media: Gladys Wills, Miami Dade College; eMail: [email protected]; Phone: 786-209-7291
Treasurer: Min Lu, College of Central Florida, eMail: [email protected]; Phone: 352-873-5800 x. 1394
Immediate Past Chair: Dr. Kimberlie Massnick, Indian River State College, eMail: [email protected]; Phone: 772-462-7966
Region Representatives:
Region I:
Region II:
Region III:
Region IV:
Region V:
BYLAWS
Recognizing the need to establish procedures and guidelines as they reflect the rights, responsibilities, and objectives of its membership, the Faculty Commission hereby adopts these Bylaws: Under review by the 2017 Bylaw Committee.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
MEET YOUR 2019 AFC PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR!
AMEE MEHTA, Seminole State
Mehta is a professor of biological sciences at the College and has been a part of the Seminole State faculty for 12 years. During this time, she has earned two of the College’s most prestigious awards: the Ken Sylvester Faculty Excellence Award in 2014 and one of four Endowed Teaching Chair Awards in 2018.
Mehta credits her award to the help she received from colleagues and students who gave feedback and guidance regarding her presentation. “I am really thankful to everyone. I am proud of us, and it was an honor to represent our College at the Association of Florida Colleges conference,” Mehta said.
For the full press release click HERE.
BOARD REPORTS
Faculty Board Report - April 2018
NEWSLETTER
Interested in helping develop the next Faculty Commission Newsletter? Contact Charlene Latimer at [email protected]
PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS
Vivian M. Dellinger Award
1998 Vivian M. Dellinger (posthumously)
1999 Jack Motta (Santa Fe Community College)
2000 Irene Lipof (Miami Dade Community College)
2001 Rhonda Allison (Tallahassee Community College)
2002 James Lansing (Broward Community College)
2003 Not Awarded
2004 Jane Howard (Indian River Community College)
2005 Not Awarded
2006 Beverly Grundset (St. Petersburg College)
2007 Will Benedicks (Tallahassee Community College)
2008 Dr. Ana Ciereszko (Miami Dade College)
2009 Byron Todd (Tallahassee Community College)
2010 Margie Robertson (State College of Florida - Manatee~Sarasota)
2011 Not Awarded
2012 Not Awarded
2013 Xiao Wang (Broward College)
2014 Not Awarded
2015 Not Awarded
2016 Not Awarded
Professor of the Year
2019 Amee Mehta (Seminole State)
2018 Brenda Skoczelas (Lake-Sumter State College)
2017 Amber Karlins (Lake-Sumter State College)
2016 Angel Rodriquez (Broward College)
2015 John Gardner (Chipola College)
2014 Barry Silber, (Hillsborough Community College)
2013 Thom Kieft (Lake-Sumter State College)
2012 Jerry Shawver (Florida State College at Jacksonville)
2011 Gerald Johnston (Santa Fe College)
2010 James May (Valencia College)
2009 Sybil Brown (Lake-Sumter State College)
2008 Susan Taylor (North Florida Community College)
GET CONNECTED WITH FACULTY
 Get plugged in to FACULTY on AFC Connections!
AFC Connections is our private interactive forum. Within this forum, we have the Faculty Commission Circle. Please join the circle and connect with us today!
How to Join the Faculty Commission Circle:
Visit http://www.myafchome.org and click the login button.
Click on the 'My Profile' link.
Click on 'My Features' and select "Circles" - All Circles.
Choose the Commissions category to isolate only commissions.
Scroll down to the faculty commission circle and select it.
Look to the upper right corner of the page and select 'join circle.'
OR
Click on the plug () to be taken to the Faculty Commission Circle, enter your login credentials, and click Join Circle once the circle opens.
If you have an issue logging on to the site, first try clicking on the forgot my username AND forgot my password links. Forgot my username will send you an email with your correct username. Forgot my password will send you a link to reset your password.
If your email address is not found on file, please send a message to [email protected] and a staff member will contact you.
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