Draft Academic Senate Meeting Agenda

March 2, 2017  2:30-4:15pm

Sam Karas Room

Academic Senate Membership

A. Public Comments/Welcome (2:30-2:35)

B. Approval of Minutes from February 16, 2017 and February 23,2017 (2:35-2:40)

II. Reports

A. President’s Address (2:40-2:45)

B. Committee on Committees (2:45-2:50) ACTION

Potentially voting on COC recommendations

C. Announcement of New Senators for 2017-2018 year (2:50-3:00)

III. Old Business

A. SLO assessment update - Learning Assessment Committee (3:00-3:20)

IV. New Business

1. Student Equity - LaKisha Bradley and Larry Walker (3:20-3:35)

An update on student equity efforts and how to request student equity funding for professional development and project activities.

B. Guided pathways discussion (3:35-3:55)

C. Academic Affairs Board Policies (3:55-4:15)

     Previously recommended Board Policies, now updated by Academic Affairs:

BP4021 Program Discontinuance

BP4025 Philosophy and Criteria for Associate Degree & General Education

BP4040 Library Services

BP4100 Graduation Requirements for Degrees and Certificates

BP4220 Standards of Scholarship

BP4260 Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

V. Future Agenda Items

1. 2017-2018 Elections

2. Senate bylaws revision

3. Further clarifying roles of Academic Senate and Faculty Bargaining Unit

4. CAC procedures: max course size, reinstating courses, new course request procedure, new program request procedure, updating and review of courses

5. HR procedures: faculty hiring, adjunct faculty hiring, faculty prioritization, evaluation

6. New committees: procedure for institution of, CTE committee(s), instruction-counseling collaborative, campus climate, HR procedure review

7. Categorical funding allocation process

8. Calendar for review of MPC policies and procedures under 10+1

9. Review of Resource Guide to Institutional Decision Making