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Operational Committees

The Academic Senate shall establish the following Operational Committees for the purpose of performing the academic and professional duties and responsibilities of the Senate:

ACADEMIC RANK COMMITTEE

Function: Responsible to the Senate Board for the evaluation and recommendation of academic change of rank.

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Patricia Lynn, Chair 7031 Business & Computer Technology R201
Saeed Abedzadeh 7274 Engineering & Technology IT200
Michelle Banks 3148 English (on sabbatical) C245
Ani Dodge 7346 Business & Comuptuer Technology R201
Janis Dwyer 7890 Counseling L104
Lori Gagliardi 7542 Health Sciences R508
Pat Peach 7849 Mathematics R322
Gary Woods 7341 Business & Computer Technology R201

BYLAWS, RULES AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE

Function: This committee was established at the Academic Senate Board meeting on September 8, 1997. Its purpose is to review the Senate’s Constitution and Bylaws and make recommendations to the Faculty Senate Board on additions/deletions/changes that need to be made. Revision: December 4, 2000

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Advisory: Eduard A. Cairó 7745 Social Sciences C321
Advisory: Pat Rose 7672 English C245
Advisory: Dan Haley 7830 Library LL
Advisory: IEC______ Open
Advisory: C&I______ Open
Temporary Chair: Earlie Douglas 7434 Business and Computer Technology R201
Deborah Bird 7901 Engineering and Technology IT200
Jo Buczko 7110 Special Services D105
Peter Paul Castro 7013 Natural Sciences SV6
Josh Fleming 7010 PACA C121
Rod Foster 7563 VAMS R118
Danny Hamman 3021 CEC CEC110
Gloria Horton 7656 English C245
Edward Martinez 7254 Counseling L104
Dan Meier 7422 English C245
Dorothy Potter 7846 Library Library
Erlend Weydahl 3260 Mathematics R322
Terry Stoddard 7785 Kinesiology, Health and Athletics W105
Eloy Zarate 3108 Social Sciences C321

EQUIVALENCY COMMITTEE

Function: To make decisions on matters of equivalency to the minimum standards for hiring of faculty. The duties of the Equivalency shall be to make final determinations of equivalency and to oversee the equivalency procedure as it is conducted across the campus.

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Chair: Susie Ling 7335 Social Sciences C321
Regina Cooper 7466 EOPS L107
Rebecca Morris 7638 VAMS R118
Keith Oberlander 7482 Mathematics R322
Academic Senate President (ex officio) 7952 Academic Senate Office C227

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (JUNE 2012 - JUNE 2013)

Function: To implement actions taken by the Academic Senate board, act on behalf of the Academic Senate during the summer months when the Senate is not in session, transact business, and perform other functions consistent with the intent, purposes, and provisions of the Bylaws and Senate Rules. 

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Dustin Hanvey President 7952 Academic Senate C227
A.C. Panella , Vice-President 7672 Performing/Communication Arts C121
Jessica Igoe , Secretary 7876 Natural Sciences SV7D
Daniel Haley, Treasurer 7830 Library LL

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (JULY 2013-JUNE 2014)

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Eduardo A. Cairo, President-Elect 7745 Social Sciences C321
Earlie Douglas, Vice-President-Elect 7434 Business & Computer Technology R201
Pat Rose, Secretary-Elect 7214 English C245
Daniel Haley, Treasurer-Elect 7830 Library LL

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Function: To make decisions concerning Flex Day activities and other staff development functions and directions.

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Chair: Lynn Wright 3047 English C245
Carol Curtis 7328 Languages C247
Susan Bower 7167 Natural Sciences SV6
Karen Carlisi 7153 Languages C247
Mary-Erin Crook 7837 Languages C247
Sung Kim 7737 Social Sciences C321
Jeff Rudisill 7476 PACD C121
Chiara Thomas Hensley 7892 Counseling L104M

FACULTY LECTURE/PERFORMANCE AWARDS COMMITTEE

Function: The purpose of the Board of Trustees/Academic Senate Full-Time and Adjunct Faculty Lecture/Performance Award is to encourage classroom research in methods appropriate for different ways of learning and to recognize creative and innovative pedagogy. Both awards will be jointly funded by the Board of Trustees and the Academic Senate.

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Chair: Senate President 7952 Academic Senate C227
Grace Apiafi 7774 Kinesiology, Health and Athletics GM201
Laurie Burruss 7632 Visual Arts and Media Studies
Richard Kuller Performing and Communication Arts C121
Xiaodan Leng 7143 Mathematics R322
Jeanette Mann Member: Board of Trustees
Alexis Moore 7238 Visual Arts and Media Studies R118
Rebecca Morris 7638 Visual Arts and Media Studies R118
Stephanie Schmidt 7038 Health Sciences 3378
Dootsdeemalachanok Thongthiraj 3162 English C245

NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE

Function: To recommend to the Academic Senate Board the procedures for nominating and electing officers; oversee the election, and report the results to the Academic Senate Board for ratification.

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Chair: Open
Rita D'Amico 7478 Languages C247
Gloria Horton 7656 English C245
Nancy Rutzen 3299 Languages C247

RALPH STORY/ UNSUNG HERO SELECTION COMMITTEE

Function: To choose the current Ralph Story Service Award winner(s) from among the nominations. (Committee members must be former recipients of the Ralph Story Award and  be on campus as teaching faculty)

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Co-Chair: Janis S. Dwyer 7890 Counseling L104
Co-Chair: Michelle Ireland Galman 7407 Social Sciences C321
Lauren Arenson 7736 Social Sciences C321
Yoshiko Yamato 7458 Mathematics R325
Beverly Tate 7653 English C245
Russel Di Fiori 7176 Natural Sciences SV6
Consultant-Historian Jane Hallinger 7371 English C245

SABBATICAL LEAVE COMMITTEE

Function: To recommend to the Superintendent/President of the college the names of the faculty members submitting acceptable plans for such leave and therefore eligible for consideration by the District.

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Chair: Pat Peach

7849 Mathematics R322
Cecile Davis Anderson 7618 Counseling L104
Angela Estada-Ceballos 3121 Mathematics R322
Amy Ulmer 7027 English C245
James Arnwine 7198 Performing and Communication Arts C121