Academic Senate
The Academic Senate is the faculty source for college, district, and shared governance information.
Senators are elected by each division and officers are elected campus-wide for terms of two years. The responsibility of the senators is to be an information conduit between their divisions and the Senate and to act on behalf of the division faculty they represent.
In addition, AB1725 charges the Academic Senate with the responsibility for policy development and administrative affairs that pertain to academic and professional matters. The President of the Senate represents the views of faculty on the college's Executive Council.
Role of the Academic Senate
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Represent the faculty of Sacramento City College
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Make recommendations to the Administration of Sacramento City College and to the Los Rios Community College District Board of Trustees with respect to academic and professional matters including, but not limited to the following:
- Curriculum, including establishing prerequisites and placing courses within disciplines
- Degree and certificate requirements
- Grading Policies
- Education Program Development
- Standards or Policies regarding student preparation and success
- District and College Governance Structures, as related to faculty roles
- Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including self-study and annual reports
- Policies for faculty professional development activities
- Processes for program review
- Processes for institutional planning and budget development AND
- Other academic and professional matters as mutually agreed upon between the Governing Board and the Academic Senate
The above is commonly referred to as the “10 + 1”, or the “Holy 11”. The “10 + 1” comes from language in Title 5 that is a result of AB 1725 that was passed by the legislature in 1988. AB 1725 uncoupled community colleges from the K-12 system, and gave community colleges the status of institutions of higher education.
Education Code: These laws are the result of legislation and can be modified only by subsequent legislation. California Legislative Information
Title 5: These are policies and regulations of the Board of Governors that are interpretations and strategies for implementation of Education Code. In addition, the Board of Governors enacts “Standing Rules” that instructs the California Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) on how to carry out its functions. Title 5 is published as part of the California Code of Regulations.
In areas covered by the “10 + 1”, the District Governing Board, or its designees, is to “Rely primarily upon” the advice and judgment of the Academic Senate or reach “mutual agreement” with the Academic Senate by written resolution, regulation, or policy. From LRCCD Policy P3412.
- Work with the LRCFT for the benefit of faculty. The Academic Senate represents the faculty regarding Academic and Professional Matters. The LRCFT represents the faculty regarding working conditions. Often, Academic and Professional Matters overlap with working conditions. The Los Rios District committee, Senate Union Joint Issues Committee (SUJIC), addresses such issues as they arise.
Academic Senate Members
- Grace Austin
Behavioral & Social Sciences - Diane Belair
Counseling & Student Services - Mark Boguski
Humanities & Fine Arts - Deskaheh Bomberry
Kinesiology, Health & Athletics - Becky Boyd
Learning Resources - Halsey Boyd
Math/Statistics/Engineering - Aiden Chaidez
Counseling & Student Success - Julie Colombo
Language & Literature - Tracey Gomez
Language & Literature - David Griffin
Kinesiology, Health & Athletics - Sandra Guzman
Counseling & Student Services
Vice President - Michael Iredale
Science & Allied Health - Amy Strimling
Early Childhood Education
Interim Secretary - Florence Lemoine
Behavioral & Social Sciences
LemoinF@scc.losrios.edu - Abraham Madrigal
Counseling & Student Success - Patrick McDonald
Math/Statistics/Engineering - Linda Myers
Language & Literature - Troy Myers
Language & Literature
Past President - Toni Newman
Counseling & Student Services
NewmanT@scc.losrios.edu - Valery Ngassam
Science & Allied Health - Lori Petite
Humanities & Fine Arts
President - Michelle Poliseno
Math/Statistics/Engineering - Joanna Prado
Language & Literature - Rosalinda Salazar
Language & Literature - Wondimagegn Shewa
Science & Allied Health - Leslie Shull
Business & CIS - Carl Sjovold
Behavioral & Social Sciences - Bradley Stern
Behavioral & Social Sciences - Leila Stone
Counseling & Student Success - Amy Strimling
Behavioral & Social Sciences - Karen Tercho
Learning Resources - Charles Whipple
Behavioral & Social Sciences - Meili Xu
Business & CIS - Jonathan Zeh
Advanced Technology
Senate Resources
Resolutions and Approved Documents
- Resolution: Fully Online Community College
- Resolution: Performance-Based Funding
- Resolution: Commitment to the Social Justice Mission of Community Colleges
- Resolution: Open Educational Resources and Textbook Affordability
- Resolution: Pathways and Partnerships
- Statement on Video Interviews
- Appointing Probationary Tenure-Track Faculty to Hiring Committees
Location
Rodda Hall North, RHN 258
3835 Freeport Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95822
Hours
Meets 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm the first four Tuesdays of each month.
Officers
President: Lori Petite
Email: petitel@scc.losrios.edu
Vice President: Sandra Guzman
Email: guzmans@scc.losrios.edu
Interim Secretary: Amy Strimling
Email: StrimlA@scc.losrios.edu
Past President: Troy Myers
Email: myerst@scc.losrios.edu