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OVERFLOW ASSEMBLY AT RALLY SENDS MESSAGE TO TRUSTEES; NYSUT BACKS CAMPAIGN; VOLUNTEERS PREPARE FOR SUSTAINED COMMUNITY EFFORT

Fresh off a rousing community rally last week, Corning Community College faculty and their community supporters are not letting up in their campaign for the future of the College.

After the September 22 rally, which attracted over 130 people to the CCC campus, participants attended a meeting of the College’s Regional Board of Trustees in a show of solidarity and concern. Because the room’s public seating capacity could not accommodate the unprecedented crowd, an “overflow

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NYSUT DIRECTORS TO SPEAK; CCC WORKERS, COMMUNITY EDUCATORS CALL FOR ADMINISTRATION TO RESPECT EMPLOYEES AND PRIORITIZE LEARNING

Corning/Elmira, NY, September 16, 2016– Corning Community College has been recognized as the best community college in the state and as one of the finest in the country. This excellence is thanks in no small measure to its faculty, renowned for accomplishments in their disciplines and for their tireless commitment to students, the college, and their community.

Now CCC faculty are reaching out to the community again. But this time it's the College itself that

COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS FUTURE OF COLLEGE, BRING ALL STAKEHOLERS TO TABLE 

CORNING/ELMIRA, NY, August 31, 2016– Eight school days into a new academic year, Corning Community College faculty are going about their work as always, eager to help their students learn and succeed--despite the expiration of the faculty contract today.

“We’re committed to our students, and we’re committed to this College,” said Ryan Hersha, President of the Professional Educators of Corning Community College (PECCC), CCC’s union of full-time faculty. “We will not allow the administration’s refusal to negotiate in good

In a resouding display of solidarity and appreciation, today the members of the Professional Educators of Corning Community College (PECCC) went all out to express their thanks and support for the hard working members of CCC's CSEA local.

PECCC Members wore blue clothing (CSEA's color), blue ribbons, and blue beads; expressed our appreciation and support at their union meeting; and hung door hangers outside our offices expressing our solidarity.

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Thank you, CSEA!

CORNING/ELMIRA, NY, August 19, 2016– As the first day of classes nears, instructors at Corning Community College are looking forward as usual to helping our students learn and succeed. However, this year we task ourselves with an additional responsibility: raising awareness with the community outside of our classrooms about urgent issues facing the college we love.

CCC faculty are proud that our school has been recognized as among the very best community colleges in the United States and #1 in New York State. We know well what a great place our school is to learn, because we see our fellow

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