Handbook Appendices

Appendix A: Human Resources

If you have any employment-related questions or concerns, please call the Human Resources (HR) Office at 978-280-3527. If you have specific questions regarding affirmative action, please call McDonald Furlonge at the Lowell Campus at 978-656-3108. If you have questions regarding sexual harassment, please call McDonald Furlonge or Carolyn Young at 781-280-3536. Questions concerning your part-time teaching contract should be directed to Andrea Lombardo in Human Resources at 781-280-3532; questions concerning your paycheck should be directed to Payroll at 781-280-3507.

Open positions are posted on bulletin boards in each building, in a book in the HR Office on the Bedford Campus (Administration-Bldg 10), and on the MCC Portal.

Detailed information about your OBRA account (what is deducted from your pay instead of Social Security or pension) can be obtained from the Massachusetts State website. There is also a link from the Human Resources Benefits page.

Information about tuition waivers at MCC can be obtained from the HR Office at 781-280-3527. Other forms are available on the Human Resources Home Page:

- The W-4 Form

- Application for Employment

- I-9 Form

- Transcript Request Form

- OBRA Participation Agreement

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Appendix B: Anatomy of a Syllabus

Faculty are required to prepare a syllabus for each of their courses. The syllabus must be distributed to each student and to the relevant division dean no later than the end of the first week of classes. Your syllabus must contain a minimum of the following items consistent with the relevant collective bargaining agreements:

  1. Your name (we suggest office location as well; some faculty also include a phone number; however, faculty should be very cautious about sharing personal telephone numbers. The suggested practice is to provide the telephone number of the faculty secretary, your MCC voice mail number, and/or your MCC email address)
  2. The course name and number (we suggest indicating the section as well, e.g., SO 5101 30, Introduction to Psychology)
  3. General course description. The course descriptions are located in the back of the semester schedule and in the academic catalog.
  4. List required readings (texts and other materials) including the name of the publisher and the edition used.
  5. Course topics and/or assignments and the corresponding readings.
  6. A brief description of your teaching procedures.
  7. Your instructional objectives (listing them is fine). They should give students a clear indication of what you expect them to learn/master in the course. Many faculty find it easy to start their objectives with the sentence stem "Students will be able to...."
  8. The basis for student grading. The clearer you make this, the less room for "interpretation" there will be. (Exactly what must students do? How much will exams count? How much will homework count? Will there be a term paper; how much will this count?)
  9. Your procedure (criteria) for student grading. (What do you look for? What are your standards?)
  10. Your tentative schedule for tests and assignments. Remember, there is no special final exam time scheduled for evening courses. (Some instructors include a make-up policy.)
  11. Your attendance policy. (If you have any question on how rigorous you may be concerning attendance, please contact your division dean.)
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Appendix C: MAILROOMS

There are faculty mailrooms at each campus in each building. Mailboxes are assigned to full-time day faculty members.  Adjunct Day faculty mailboxes are generally assigned each semester based on the building where their first class meets. There will also be a sign saying "Evening Faculty Mail" posted on the designated space.

Bedford:

- AR-Bldg. 1, 1st Floor, #112

- HH-Bldg. 3, 3rd Floor, Mail/Photocopy Room

- BH-Bldg. 5, 1st Floor, #104

- NA-Bldg. 6, 1st Floor, #113

- SA-Bldg. 7, 1st Floor, #117

Lowell:

- City, 5th Floor, Mail/Photocopy Room

- Talbot, Secretary’s Area, Dental Hygiene Secretary’s Area

- Derby, Secretary’s Area, Room 409

For mail, phone messages, college memos, student assignments, or materials from textbook publishers, evening faculty are advised to check the locations listed above.

Mail (Intercampus)

Faculty secretaries have a supply of intercampus envelopes and a box for intercampus mail. For delivery within the college, write the recipient's name, campus, and building name or number.

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Appendix D: Glossary of Acronyms

  • ALC Adult Learning Center
  • CASTL Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
  • EAP Employee Assistance Program
  • DSS Disability Support Services
  • ESL English as a Second Language
  • DSS Disability support Services
  • ESL English as a Second Language
  • FSA Faculty Staff Association
  • HCOP Health Careers Opportunity Program
  • HCOP/MEOP
  • LINKS Transition-to College Program for GED Graduates (LINKS Program)
  • MCCPA MCC Professional Association (union)
  • TRIO/PSA Talent, Resources, Initiative, Opportunity Program for Student
  • Achievement (Serves students with disabilities).
  • TRIO/SSS Talent, Resources, Initiative, Opportunity Student Success Program
  • WAC Writing Across the Curriculum

This list is only a partial list; please add and/or correct acronyms in your area that are missing or inaccurate. The addition of this page is a result of requests from mostly adjunct faculty who have a very difficult time acclimating to the college because we use so many acronyms.

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Last Modified: 8/4/23