Academic Senate
Academic Senate
The role of the Academic Senate at CMC is rooted in the following legislation:
Education Code §70902 (B)(7)
The Governing Board shall … ensure … the right of academic senates to assume primary responsibility for making recommendation in the areas of curriculum and academic standards.
Title 5 §53200 (B)
Academic Senate means an organization whose primary function is to make recommendations with respect to academic and professional matters.
Academic & Professional Matters delineated in Title 5 are:
1. Curriculum, including establishing prerequisites. Rely Primarily
2. Degree and certificate requirements. Rely Primarily
3. Grading policies. Rely Primarily
4. Educational program development. Mutual Agreement. Those areas of curriculum concerning Program Development will rely primarily upon the faculty as defined in the first three items of “Academic an Professional” matter (Title 53203).
5. Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success. Mutual Agreement
6. College governance structures, as related to faculty roles. Mutual Agreement
7. Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes. Mutual Agreement
8. Policies for faculty professional development activities. Mutual Agreement
9. Processes for program review. Mutual Agreement
10. Processes for institutional planning and budget development. Mutual Agreement
11. Other academic and professional matters as mutually agreed upon. To be determined
Senate Meetings
Every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the Month in Room 119
Senate Committees
Cultural Education and Enhancement Committee (CEEC)
Chair: Cathy Allen
Meeting schedule: TBD
Curriculum and CTRAC
Chair: Yadira Llort
Meeting schedule: Every 4th Friday from 8:30 am to noon in Room 119
Educational Technology
Chair: Brad Berger
Meeting schedule: TBD
Library
Chair: Carolyn Hopkins
Meeting schedule: Once monthly Tuesday from 3:00 to 4:00 pm
Professional Standards and Ethics (PSE)
Chair: Mike Danza
Meeting schedule: TBD
2019-20 Academic Senate Officers
Joseph DeSantis, President
John Holley, Vice President
Krystal Avila, Secretary
Yadira Llort, Curriculum Chair
Dr. Brad Berger, Education Technology Chair
Heidi Gibbons, State Academic Senate Rep
LeeAnn Christensen, Professional Standards and Ethics
Dr. Heather Gilmore, Part-time Faculty Representative
Senate Packet Archive
Sub-directories for each semester contain Academic Senate Packets with the following date code: packetyymmdd
The archive is still under construction.
Senate Packet Archive, Academic Year 2017/18
Senate Packet Archive, Academic Year 2016/17
Senate Packet Archive, Academic Year 2015/16
Senate Packet Archive, Academic Year 2014/15
packet150115
packet150205
packet150219
packet150305
packet150319
packet150416
packet150507
packet140821
packet141002
packet141106