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Constitution
Of the
Preamble:
In accordance with the Education Code and Title 5 the Board of Trustees of Yosemite Community College District has agreed that they shall rely primarily upon the advice and judgment of the Academic Senates in selected areas. Rely Primarily means that recommendations will be accepted in most cases. If a recommendation is not approved, the Board or its designee shall promptly communicate in writing its reasoning to the respective senate(s).
The areas that fall under the jurisdiction of rely primarily include:
A. Curriculum, including establishing prerequisites.
B. Degree and certificate requirements.
C. Grading policies.
D. Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes.
E. Policies for faculty professional development activities.
Also in accordance with the Education Code and Title 5 the Board of Trustees of YCCD has agreed in selected matters that they shall seek to reach mutual agreement between the Academic Senate(s) and the Board of Trustees. Mutual Agreement means that recommendations shall be prepared by either the Academic Senates or the Board’s designee and subsequently ratified by both. If mutual agreement cannot be reached, the Board shall promptly communicate in writing the reasoning for its decision to the respective senate(s).
The areas that fall under the jurisdiction of mutual agreement include:
A. Educational program development.
B. Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success.
C. Processes for program review.
D. Processes for institutional planning and budget development.
E. District and college governance structures, as related to faculty roles.
F. Others as may be mutually agreed upon by the Academic Senates and the Board of Trustees.
A Constitution and By-Laws have
been adopted in order to meet the responsibilities allowed by the Education
Code, Title 5 and the Board of Trustees of YCCD and to guide the business and
organization of the Columbia
College
ARTICLE I – Purpose
The
name of this organization shall be the Columbia College Academic Senate. The purpose of this organization shall be to
promote the best interest of higher education, as the representative of the
faculty of
ARTICLE II – Structure and
Meetings
The Academic
Senate shall consist of two voting bodies: a Senate-of-the-Whole and the
Academic Senate Council. The meetings of
these bodies are open to the public and operate in accordance with the Ralph M.
Brown Act.
- The
Senate-of-the-Whole shall review and vote on resolutions regarding policy
development and implementation of academic and professional matters. The electorate of the
Senate-of-the-Whole shall consist of all tenured and tenure-track-faculty
members of the college and an Adjunct Faculty Representative.
- The Academic
Senate Council shall conduct the business of the Senate. Voting members of the Academic Senate
Council shall include the President of the Academic Senate, the
Vice-President/President-Elect, the Curriculum Committee Chair, the
College Council Representative-at-large, the YFA Vice President from
- Meeting calendars
for the Academic Senate Council and the Senate-of-the-Whole shall be set
annually at the first meeting of the Academic Senate Council in the fall
and published and distributed at the first Senate-of-the-Whole meeting.
- Each council
member shall be assigned to and represent specific faculty and have
responsibility for communicating with them on action items in
particular. Assignments will vary
from year to year and will be determined at the first meeting of the
Academic Senate Council in the fall and published and distributed at the
first Senate-of-the-Whole meeting.
ARTICLE III – Officers
- The duties of the
Academic Senate President (one-year term) shall be to chair meetings,
prepare and distribute agendas prior to the meetings; to make necessary
appointments and to act as liaison between the faculty and the Board of
Trustees, the district chancellor and the college president, to be a
member of the College Council, the District Council and the President’s
Cabinet, to represent the Columbia College faculty at the state level
meetings (i.e. Summer Institute for Faculty Leadership and biannual
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meetings) and report the activity of these meetings to the local senate;
to take and promptly distribute minutes of all senate meetings and
maintain all records and correspondence necessary to the senate or
supervise any classified personnel hired by the Academic Senate to perform
those functions.
- The
Vice-President/President-Elect (one-year term) shall assume the duties of
the president in the absence of the president, shall serve as president
beginning one year after his/her election, and shall be a representative
on the College Council. During the
term of office, the Vice President assumes responsibility for
communication with faculty regarding the activities of officers, the
Council and committees. The communication will occur regularly through
means such as an electronic or print newsletter.
- The Curriculum Committee
Chair (one-year term) shall oversee the activities of the Curriculum
Committee and assume duties in the absence of the
Vice-President/President-Elect.
- The College
Council Representative-at-Large (one-year term) shall represent the
faculty on the College Council.
- The Past
President shall serve as Elections Officer. Responsibilities of the Elections
Officer are outlined in the Elections Policies and Procedures.
F. The Adjunct
Faculty Representative (one-year term) shall serve as liaison with adjunct
faculty, communicating the business of the Senate and representing the views of
the adjunct faculty on the Academic Senate Council and the Senate-of-the-Whole.
ARTICLE IV – Amendment
The
constitution and by-laws of the Academic Senate may be amended by a two-thirds
majority of the electorate.
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