1. Patrick Tompkins (JTCC)
Vickie Taylor (DCC)
Stacey Effrig (BRCC)
Toni Pepin (VWCC)
CFAC: WE HAVE THE
CHANCELLOR’S EAR
New Horizons Conference, 2013

2. Session Objectives
Define and explain Respond and discuss
•What CFAC is •Questions
•Who CFAC is •Topics of concern
•What CFAC does •Topics of interest
•Why CFAC matters •Bright ideas
Get Involved and Stay Involved

3. What CFAC Is
2.4.3 Chancellor’s Faculty Advisory Committee
The Chancellor’s Faculty Advisory Committee
serves in an advisory capacity to the Chancellor
of the VCCS on System-wide issues. The
Committee shall meet at the call of the
Chancellor to deliberate and make
recommendations on items in a formal agenda
set by the Chancellor.

4. Who CFAC Is
• One representative from each of 23 colleges
• Almost always full-time faculty
• Representatives (s)elected in a variety of ways (ex
officio, elected post, etc.)
• Terms of service vary; two-year terms recommended

5. Who CFAC Is
BRCC * Stacy Effrig PHCC * Terry Young
CVCC * Peter Dorman PDCCC * Alicia Howell
DSLCC * Phil McManus PVCC * Kristine Swanson
DCC * Vickie Holland Taylor RCC * Ruth Greene
ESCC * Paul Weitzel SVCC * Stephen Walker
GCC * Frances Lea SWVCC * Brian Wright
JSRCC * Skip Bottom TNCC * Gary Eckles
JTCC * Patrick Tompkins TCC * Gary Noah
LFCC * Jen Schaefer VHCC * Susan Fleming
MECC * Alice Harrington VWCC * Toni Pepin
NRCC * Brian Clark WCC * Elaine Smith
NVCC * Charles Errico

6. Who CFAC Is
• Executive Committee
Chair: Patrick Tompkins (JTCC)
Vice Chair: Vickie Taylor (DCC)
Secretary: Stacey Effrig (BRCC)
Coordinator: Toni Pepin (VWCC)

7. How CFAC operates
Member Responsibilities
1. Attend fall and spring meetings at the System Office
2. Solicit questions, concerns, comments, and ideas from
faculty at their colleges each semester
3. Report out to faculty senate / association about CFAC
meeting
4. Distribute CFAC minutes (also on VCCS website)
5. Distribute CFAC surveys
6. Participate in conference calls
7. Resource for faculty: referrals for questions / assistance

8. How CFAC operates
System-wide Service: Faculty Representative to…
1. ASAC (VPs) and CODD (Deans)
2. Tech Council
3. Ad hoc Task Forces, Committees, and Work Groups
4. Presidential search committees
5. Chancellor’s Faculty Fellowship / Professorship review
committee

9. Why CFAC Matters: Two-way Communication
• Direct line to the Chancellor, cabinet, and staff
• 30,000 feet view
• Updates on system-wide initiatives, plans, policies
• Resolution of technical issues
• Faculty perspective to System Office, VPs, and deans
• Cross-college information sharing

10. What CFAC Is Up To
• Reorganization
• Procedures
• Committees
• Extended terms for executive committee
• Better service to faculty at our colleges
• Repositioning
• From supplicant to partner
• From complaints to ideas
• From passive to active

11. What CFAC Has Done Lately
• Participated in
• Faculty Evaluation revision and implementation
• VCCS-29 revision
• College readiness policy revision
• New Faculty Roles development
• Summer pay survey
• Professional development survey
• Affected VCCS communications and processes
• Issued statements of support and/or concern

12. What You Can Do
• Expect excellence from your CFAC representative
• Join CFAC
• Participate in surveys
• Read CFAC minutes
• Respond to calls for questions, concerns, and ideas
• Focus on faculty’s role in achieving the goal

13. What You Are Thinking
• Questions
• Topics of Concern
• Topics of Interest
• Bright Ideas