Jan 06, 2009
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Academic Senate

Academic Senate President and Executive Board:

Title Name Phone

President

Darrel Harrison

619-388-7457

Past President

Bob Fritsch

619-388-7515

Vice President-Elect

Daphne Figueroa

619-388-7494

Treasurer

Rod Porter

619-388-7442

Secretary

Yolanda James

619-388-7690

Elected Executive Board Members (2)

JoanThompson
Carmen Jay

619-388-7544
619-388-7532

Appointed Executive Board Members (2)

Wheeler North
Buran Haidar

619-388-7662
619-388-7412

Membership

Excerpted from the Constitution and Bylaws of the Academic Senate of Miramar College:

  1. All contract faculty are members of the Academic Senate. Any contract faculty member may attend and/or address the regular Academic Senate meeting. However, only Senators may vote on questions before the body.
  2. All adjunct faculty are members of the Academic Senate. Any adjunct faculty member may attend and/or address the regular Academic Senate meeting. However, only Senators may vote on questions before the body.
  3. The following advisors shall be selected as defined in the Bylaws:
    1. One student representative, in an advisory capacity, will be recognized by this Senate.
    2. One classified staff representative, in an advisory capacity, will be recognized by this Senate.
    3. One administrative representative, in an advisory capacity, will be recognized by this Senate.
  4. Voting members of the Academic Senate are Senators.
    1. Departments shall elect one Senator for each four contract faculty members. The term of office of these Senators will be for one year, starting in the fall semester of the school year and concluding the day before the beginning of the next fall semester.
    2. All members of the Executive Committee of this Senate are "Senators".
    3. The adjunct faculty of Miramar College shall elect six (6) of their peers as "Senators".
  5. When a regular Senator cannot attend a scheduled meeting of the Academic Senate, that Senator should forward a written proxy with a substitute. The written proxy shall be handed to the presiding officer before the meeting commences.
  6. Any Senator that misses three regularly scheduled Senate meetings, without a proper substitute (proxy), shall be voided as a Senator. The election for that office shall take place as soon as reasonably possible and that Senator cannot again become a Senator until the next academic year. A Senator who has been voided may petition to the Executive Committee for reinstatement. This petition must be submitted in writing within 7 working days of the official notification of being voided.

Role of the Academic Senate

SECTION 53200 DEFINITIONS

Academic Senate means an organization whose primary function is to make recommendations with respect to academic and professional matters.

Academic and Professional matters means the following policy development and implementation matters:

  1. Curriculum, including establishing prerequisites.
  2. Degree and certificate requirements.
  3. Grading policies.
  4. Educational program development.
  5. Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success.
  6. College governance structures, as related to faculty roles.
  7. Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes.
  8. Policies for faculty professional development activities.
  9. Processes for program review.
  10. Processes fog institutional planning and budget development.
  11. Other academic and professional matters as mutually agreed upon.

Consult Collegially means that the district governing board shall develop policies on academic and professional matters through either or both of the following:

  1. Rely primarily upon the advice and judgment of the academic senate, OR
  2. The governing board, or its designees, and the academic senate shall reach mutual agreement by written resolution, regulation, or policy of the governing board effectuating such recommendations.

Calendar:

The Academic Senate and Senate Executive Board will each meet no less than once per month at a regularly scheduled time. Academic Senate meetings are open to the public and agendas will be available 72 hours prior to each scheduled meeting, as per the Brown Act.

Click here for the Spring 2009 Calendar.

Date Academic Senate or Executive Board Time Room

Summer 2008

Executive

TBA

Senate Conf Room

Wed, Aug 20

Senate (during FLEX)

1:00-3:00pm

S-5107

Tue, Sep 02

Senate

3:30-5:00pm

S-5104

Tue, Sep 09

Executive

3:00-5:00pm

Senate Conf Room

Tue, Sep 16

Executive

3:00-5:00pm

Senate Conf Room

Tue, Oct 7

Senate

3:30-5:00pm

S-5104

Tue, Oct 14

Executive

3:00-5:00pm

Senate Conf Room

Tue, Oct 21

Executive

3:00-5:00pm

Senate Conf Room

Tue, Nov 04

Senate

3:30-5:00pm

S-5104

Tue, Nov 18

Executive

3:00-5:00pm

Senate Conf Room

Tue, Dec 2

Senate

3:30-5:00pm

S-5104

Agendas & Minutes

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