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Portage College and Faculty Reach Settlement

Portage College has reached an agreement with the Faculty Association for this school year.

As a result of the negotiations, eligible staff will recieve a one-time 2% cash payment.

“The Faculty Association views this agreement as demonstrating that faculty are vested in the viability of Portage College and its ability to offer diverse programming based on the needs of the communities we service,” says President of the Faculty Association of Portage College, Beverly Lockett.

“We are very appreciative that our Faculty Association worked with management in a shared effort to preserve faculty jobs,” says Dr. Trent Keough, President & CEO of Portage College. “We are committed to continue dialogue with the Faculty Association as they are net contributors to any strategy for financial solvency into the future.”

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