Senate meeting reveals campus tensions
Heated discussions over shared governance and communication issues broke out between various groups at the Academic Senate meeting on Monday.
View ArticleBoard goals aim for efficiency
The goals included forming better communication on and out of the campus, more shared governance, more funding for the college foundation, and better scheduling and enrollment management for students.
View ArticleCalendar Committee meets despite cancellation
The Calendar Standing Committee met at its regular time on Thursday despite the meeting being cancelled. The agenda for the meeting, which was not distributed because it was cancelled, included...
View ArticleCalendar committee OKs winter intersession plan
The Calendar Standing Committee voted unanimously to propose a model calendar for the 2013-14 year that includes a winter session at its special meeting on Tuesday.
View ArticlePanel recommends mediator to improve combative campus climate
The college plans to hire an outside mediator to try to repair the fractured relationship between administration, student and faculty groups to ward off potential problems when accreditation begins in...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: A third party consultant is desperately needed
If anyone has been on this campus long enough, then you understand the hostile climate is crippling its functions.
View ArticleForum aims to recommend new structure
Members of the Budget Resource and Allocation Committee (BRAC) and the Institutional Effectiveness Committee (IEC) met on Friday in the hopes of formulating ideas for a more transparent and...
View ArticleCalendar Committee recommends calendar with winter
The Calendar Committee voted 17-2 to recommend a calendar that includes a winter intersession after the administration had already given the go ahead for an operational calendar that does not include a...
View ArticleAcademic Senate to gain student voice
In its ongoing effort to promote shared governance, the Academic Senate is adding a student representative to its ranks as well as representatives from the Classified Senate and Faculty Association....
View ArticleEditorial: Shared governance fumbles with Brown Act
After debates and confusion, it has been decided that the Academic Senate and shared governance leaders will participate in training sessions to clarify which bodies are subject to the California Brown...
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