Academic Senate Regular Meeting Agenda
via Zoom
September 16, 2021
2:30-4:30pm
I. Opening Business
A. Welcome and Introductions
B. Public Comments
C. Approval of Minutes: September 2, 2021
D. Approval of the Agenda
E. Reports
Superintendent/President (David Martin)
Academic Senate President (Adria Gerard)
Committees Chair (Molly Jansen)
II. Unfinished Business
A. 2ND READ/APPROVAL: Academic Senate Resolution in Support of Black/African American Students and Colleagues at MPC (Adria Gerard, Academic Senate President)
Academic Senate Resolution in Support of Black/African American Students and Colleagues at MPC (pdf)
Academic Senate Resolution in Support of Black/African American Students and Colleagues at MPC (comment copy)
B. 2ND READ/APPROVAL: DRAFT Academic Senate Annual Goals 2021-22 (Adria Gerard, Academic Senate President)
Academic Senate Annual Goals 2020-21
DRAFT Academic Senate Annual Goals 2021-22 (pdf)
DRAFT Academic Senate Annual Goals 2021-22 (comment copy)
C. 2ND READ/APPROVAL: MPC Academic Senate Bylaws Revisions for 2021-22 (Adria Gerard, Academic Senate President)
Current MPC Academic Senate Bylaws (Revised September 2020)
DRAFT MPC Academic Senate Bylaws (pdf)
DRAFT MPC Academic Senate Bylaws (comment copy)
III. New Business
A. DISCUSSION: Marina Education Center (MEC) Planning (Jon Knolle, VP Academic Affairs)
B. INFORMATION: Umoja Update (Kendra Cabrera and Stephanie Perkins, Umoja Coordinators)
C. INFORMATION: Spanish Language Instruction at MPC (Borja Dorsch, Spanish Department Chair)
D. 1ST READ: Academic Senate Resolution in Support of Bilingual Students and Bilingual Education at MPC (Borja Dorsch, Spanish Department Chair; Adria Gerard, Academic Senate President; Jackson Hsu, Academic Senate Secretary)
Academic Senate Resolution in Support of Bilingual Students and Bilingual Education at MPC (pdf)
Academic Senate Resolution in Support of Bilingual Students and Bilingual Education at MPC (comment copy)
E. DISCUSSION: Academic Senate Resolution in Support of Reproductive Rights (Adria Gerard, Academic Senate President)