CURRENT MEETING MATERIALS, 2022-2023

This Academic Senate is created to secure the professional rights and to carry out the responsibilities of the faculty of the Sonoma County Junior College District. The faculty have the traditional right of college faculty to participate in the governance of the college. As specialists in specific disciplines and as experienced instructors, the participation of the faculty in the governance of the college is essential for the district’s pursuit of its mission. As professionals, the faculty have the right and a duty to set professional and ethical standards for the conduct of their profession and to promote the excellence of their profession. In order to achieve these ends and in accordance with Title 5 of the California Administrative Code, Subchapter 2, Sections 53200-53205, this Academic Senate is established.

SRJC's Land Acknowledgement Statement:

We acknowledge that we gather at Santa Rosa Junior College on the territorial traditional land of the Pomo People in Santa Rosa and the Coast Miwok People in Petaluma, past and present, and honor with gratitude the land itself and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations.

Academic Senate's Open Forum:

Not to exceed 3 min. per person and 10 min. per topic. Time may be extended by the President or by approval of two-thirds of Senators present. To be added to the queue for Open Forum, please fill out the Open Forum Form and submit it to the Academic Senate's Administrative Assistant before the meeting. Options for delivering your public comment include making your own statement or asking a colleague to read your statement when recognized, or emailing your statement in advance to nhaworth@santarosa.edu, to be read by the Administrative Assistant.

SPRING 2023

April 5, 2023

LOCATION: Room 4638, Bertolini Senate Chambers & Doyle Library, Room 144*, Santa Rosa Campus; Room 628 in the Call Building, Petaluma Campus
*All Senators should attend meetings in Bertolini Senate Chambers, Room 4638, in Santa Rosa or Room 628, Richard Call Building, in Petaluma.

PDF OF FULL AGENDA (not yet uploaded)

ZOOM LINK

MINUTES: (3:35-3:40)

March 15, 2023

REPORTS: (3:40-3:45)

1. Petaluma Faculty Forum - M. Martin, 5 min.

CONSENT: None.

ACTION: (3:45-4:00)

1. Academic Senate 10+1 Review (1-11), 15 min.

Which of the 10+1 should we recommend be areas to "rely primarily" upon the recommendation of the SRJC Academic Senate, and which should we recommend be areas for "mutual agreement?
ASCCC 10+1 Graphic

BREAK: (4:00-4:05)

DISCUSSION: (4:05-4:25)

1. Constitution/Bylaws Workgroup: First Revision, 20 min.

INFORMATION:

1. Strategic Planning: Goals and Objectives - J. Smotherman, 10 min.

2. Review of the ASCCC Spring 2023 Resolutions Packet, 25 min.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:

District-wide Software Implementation
Academic Calendar
ACCJC Annual Report 2023 - Associate Degrees and Transfers Data
SLO Rubric for eLumen
SRJC Student Email - Information Item
Professional Growth Increment Committee proposed changes
Wait Lists
Professional Ethics Committee (Senate subcommittee) - disband?
Professional Development Discussion
Faculty Professional Development Committee (subcommittee of Senate)
College Council Shared Governance Reorganization – G. Durand and N. Persons
Online Course Review
GreenPrint 2.0
HR Presentation of Ethnic Diversity Hiring Data (presented to Board 10/11/22) - Information Item
Campus climate and safety – Information Item
DEIA Work Group recommendations - revisit and review

March 15, 2023

PDF OF FULL AGENDA

ZOOM RECORDING

MINUTES: (3:35-3:40)

March 1, 2023

REPORTS: (3:40-3:50)

1. President's Report - N. Persons, 5 min.

2. PRPP & Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives Update - J. Smotherman, 5 min.

SRJC Strategic Planning: Goals and Objectives Town Hall Input Workshop
Fall 2022 Student Survey

CONSENT: None.

BREAK: (3:50-3:55)

ACTION: (3:55-4:45)

1. 4.3.2P (Faculty Hiring Procedure) Workgroup Proposal (Ed. Code 87360), 50 min.

Shall the Academic Senate adopt the workgroup recommendation regarding section V (Interviewing) of 4.3.2P?
Shall the Academic Senate adopt the workgroup recommendation regarding section VI (Selection of Regular Faculty) of 4.3.2P?
Shall the Academic Senate adopt the recommendation regarding section VII (Adjunct [Associate] Pool) of 4.3.2P?
Shall the Academic Senate adopt the recommendation regarding section II (Timeline) of 4.3.2P?
4.3.2P Faculty Hiring Procedure – Section V. Interviewing, Updated March 9, 2023
4.3.2P Faculty Hiring Procedure – Section VI. Selection of Contract Faculty, Updated March 9, 2023
4.3.2P Faculty Hiring Procedure – Section VII. Associate Pool & Section II. Timeline, Updated March 9, 2023

DISCUSSION: (4:45-5:00)

1. Academic Senate 10+1 Review (1-11), 15 min.

INFORMATION: None.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:

College Council Shared Governance Reorganization – G. Durand and N. Persons (Discussion and possible action)
Online Course Review
GreenPrint
Wait List
Professional Ethics Committee (Senate subcommittee) - disband?
HR Presentation of Ethnic Diversity Hiring Data (presented to Board 10/11/22) - Information Item
Campus climate and safety – Information Item
DEIA Work Group recommendations - revisit and review
Professional Development discussion
Faculty Professional Development Committee (subcommittee of Senate)

March 1, 2023

PDF OF FULL AGENDA
ZOOM RECORDING
MINUTES
REPORTS:
- President's Report - N. Persons, 5 min.
- Student Government Assembly (SGA) - A. Tilman, 5 min.
ACTION:
- 4.3.2P Faculty Hiring Procedure – Workgroup Revision (MARK UP), Updated February 24, 2023
- 4.3.2P Faculty Hiring Procedure – Workgroup Revision (CLEAN), Updated February 21, 2023