Academic Senate
Statement of Purpose:
The Academic Senate is organized under the provisions of the California Code of Regulations, Title 5. It shall represent the faculty and make recommendations to the administration and to the Board with respect to academic and professional matters, so long as the exercise of such functions does not conflict with the lawful collective bargaining agreement.
The passage of AB 1725 in 1988 granted the Academic Senate the role as the college’s primary authority on academic and professional matters.
Our purpose is to represent all faculty in dealings with Administration and the Board of Trustees, in developing, revising, and implementing college-wide policies and procedures that concern faculty. The Academic Senate should strengthen the role faculty plays in the collaborative governance process. Furthermore, the Academic Senate should provide a platform where faculty discuss, debate, formulate resolutions and recommendations, provide opinions on academic and professional matters, as well as on other issues of concern.
The Academic Senate is a democratically elected group of faculty who represent their respective divisions.
Academic Senate Goals:
The Academic Senate's annual goals reflect a commitment to "an effective process of collaboration and collegial consultation conducted with integrity and respect to inform and strengthen decision-making" (Strategic Initiative C).
Ongoing
- Establish a diverse representation on all campus committees
- Increase faculty attendance and involvement at Academic Senate meetings
- Support the growth of faculty professional development activities on campus
- Faculty Development Committee
- Book Club
- Suggestions during Academic Senate meetings, FDC, PD Liaisons, Academic Senate President, and Senators of desired PD topics
- Increase cultural awareness and cultural intelligence (CQ) on our campus
- Establish an Equity Certificate Program
- The Equity Centered Syllabus
- Equity Centered Pedagogy
- Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
- Africana Centered Pedagogy
- Equitable Grading Practices
- Increase transparency and communication between:
- Faculty and administration
- Faculty members
- Increase reliance on OER across all subjects
- Continue making our campus more inclusive and more equitable
- Focus on increasing accessibility to all course material to achieve 504/508 compliance
- Implement data driven decision-making and evidence-based practices
- Increase awareness of available student success and student retention data
- Create dialogue based on the data
- Change practices to improve student success and retention
Short Term
- Continue to support the implementation of AB705: Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012 for math and English
- Finalize list of new programs to be added to Compton College
- Support recruitment, enrollment, and persistence efforts by providing ideas and feedback on campus strategies
- Ensure faculty have the correct SLOs listed in their syllabi and increase completion of SLOs
- Support the redesign of the FYE program
- Increase visibility of art on our campus
- Establish a succession process for Senate sub-committee chairs
Long Term
- Explore avenues to include DEI in the COR and Program Review
- Design and implement a Study Abroad Program
- Assist in the structure and implementation of AB288: Public Schools: College and Career Access Pathways Partnership Agreements with local high schools
Academic Senate Constitution and Bylaws
Constitution and Bylaws of the Academic Senate of the Compton Community College District
New Senator Orientation
New Senator Orientation Packet
Senate-Approved Statements
Optional Senate-Approved Syllabus Statements
2022-2023 Meeting Dates and Location:
First and Third Thursdays of every month.
| Fall 2022 | Spring 2023 | ||
| September 1 | Zoom | March 2 | Zoom |
| September 15 |
Zoom | March 16 | Little Theater |
| October 6 | Zoom | April 6 | Board Room |
| October 20 | Zoom | April 20 | Board Room |
| November 3 | Zoom | May 4 | Board Room |
| November 17 | Zoom | May 18 | Board Room |
| December 1 | Zoom | June 1 | Board Room |
Academic Senate Committee Membership:
| Members | Representation | |
| Minodora Moldoveanu | mmoldoveanu@compton.edu | President |
| Carlos Maruri | cmaruri@compton.edu | Vice President |
| Noemi Monterroso | nmonterroso@compton.edu | Secretary |
| Sean Moore | smoore@compton.edu | Curriculum Chair |
| Victoria Martinez | vmartinez@compton.edu | Adjunct Representative |
| Theresa Barragan-Echeverria | tbarragan@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
| Harvey Estrada | hestrada@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
| Desiree Corona-Ramirez | dcoronaramirez@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
| Charles Hobbs | chobbs@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
| Vanessa Madrid | vmadrid@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
| Jose Manuel Martinez | jmartinez@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
| David McPatchell | dmcpatchell@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
| Jesse Mills | jmills@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
| Janette Morales | jmorales13@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
| Kent Schwitkis | kschwitkis@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
| Juan Tavarez | jtavarez@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
| Shirley Thomas | sthomas@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
| Michael VanOverbeck | mvanoverbeck@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
| Jose Villalobos | jvillalobos@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
| Pamella West | pwest@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
| Valerie Woodward | vwoodward@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
Academic Senate Committee Meeting Agenda & Minutes
Academic Senate - Committee Self-Evaluations
2021-2022 Committee Self-Evaluation
Summary of Academic Senate Decisions and CEO/President Responses
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