Announcements:
Good morning AHE members,
Your AHE leadership cannot begin to put into words what Spokane has witnessed since Saturday. We know that the District has sent out some information, including a link to their Fire Response Webpage. The City and County have also recently shared a “one stop shop” website today where people can go for help, to volunteer, or to seek other resources. We as AHE don’t want to (and couldn’t) duplicate those professional resources and efforts, but we’d also like to check in with our members, which is why I’m reaching out.
Obviously, the fires have impacted everyone, not just AHE members and not just faculty. I know from experience that many of us have already reached out to other members of our departments, programs, or Senate groups to check in on each other. All of that is great, but we recognize that the AHE leadership team already has a rather extensive communication network in place with our members. As such, we’d like to offer to leverage that in any way that might be helpful during these challenging times.
If you have a need or if you know of a co-worker who has an immediate need, please reach out to Jason Eggerman, AHE President, at jasoneggerman@gmail.com or at 619-857-2519. Please use your personal email (not your work email). You can also contact Shawna Shelton (VP for SFCC) or Tim Roe (VP for SCC), whose contact information can be found on the AHE website. (Note: Rob Deyo will be traveling, or else would be helping with this as well). At the same time, if you have resources or an ability to help your fellow AHE members in some way, please also contact Jason, Shawna, or Tim. Given the size of our membership, I imagine there might be folks who have resources who are wanting to help. We are offering to try to serve as a link, on a very small scale in whatever way we can, to connect members in need with other members who might be wanting to help.
Think of this as a “grass roots” effort, and we certainly are not trying to replace or replicate any of the work being done by professional relief agencies. However, we know that we have amazing, caring members, so we (AHE) are offering to do what we can to connect you with one another during this time. We might not have immediate answers, but we will do what we can in the hopes that every little bit helps.
Sincerely,
Your AHE leadership team
Tenure Celebration
Congrats to the following faculty were celebrated for earning tenure:
- Top Row: Joshua Martin, Andrea Cons-Diller, Tim Sullivan, Zach Christman, Greg Bem
- Bottom Row: Brian Stack, Kacie Jones, Angela Smith, Amy Anderson
- Not pictured: Kimberly Mitchell
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Student Loan Forgiveness Information
(A message from the NEA Student Debt Team)
Whether you’re an educator nearing the promise of receiving Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) or someone who was enrolled in the SAVE Plan and affected by the court-issued administrative forbearance, rest assured, NEA is here to help you navigate through your student loan repayment options.
While we may not have all the answers yet, we highly suggest that all our members with student loans do the following:
1. Bookmark http://www.nea.org/studentdebt
Check this webpage frequently for the latest resources for educators and their student loans. For example, for those who enrolled in the SAVE plan and were placed into forbearance, learn how to enroll in a different repayment plan to continue working towards loan forgiveness, including PSLF.
2. Text STUDENTDEBT to 48744 to sign up for our student debt text alerts
We frequently send alerts to keep our members updated on important developments about student debt relief programs.
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