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.
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
1. Establish a diverse representation on all campus committees
2. Increase faculty attendance and involvement at Academic Senate meetings
3. Support the growth of faculty professional development activities on campus
a. Faculty Development Committee
b. Book Club
c. Suggestions during Academic Senate meetings, FDC, PD Liaisons, Academic Senate
President, and Senators of desired PD topics
4. Increase cultural awareness and cultural intelligence (CQ) on our campus
5. Establish an Equity Certificate Program
a. The Equity Centered Syllabus
b. Equity Centered Pedagogy
c. Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
d. Africana Centered Pedagogy
e. Equitable Grading Practices
6. Increase transparency and communication between:
a. Faculty and administration
b. Faculty members
7. Increase reliance on OER across all subjects
8. Continue making our campus more inclusive and more equitable
9. Focus on increasing accessibility to all course material to achieve 504/508 compliance
10. Implement data driven decision-making and evidence-based practices
a. Increase awareness of available student success and student retention data
b. Create dialogue based on the data
c. Change practices to improve student success and retention
Short Term
Long Term
First and third Thursdays of every month.
Fall 2023 | Spring 2024 | ||
September 7 | Board Room | March 7 | Board Room |
September 21 |
Board Room | March 21 | Board Room |
October 5 | Board Room | April 4 | Board Room |
October 19 | Board Room | April 18 | Board Room |
November 2 | Board Room | May 2 | Board Room |
November 16 | Board Room | May 16 | Board Room |
December 7 | Board Room | June 6 | Board Room |
Members | Representation | |
Minodora Moldoveanu | mmoldoveanu@compton.edu | President |
Sean Moore | smoore@compton.edu | Vice President and Curriculum Chair |
Noemi Monterroso | nmonterroso@compton.edu | Secretary |
Victoria Martinez | vmartinez@compton.edu | Adjunct Representative |
Joanna Wyatt | jwyatt@compton.edu | Adjunct Representative |
Eckko Blake | eblake@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
Roza Ekimyan | rekimyan@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
Hassan Elfarissi | helfarissi@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
Charles Hobbs | chobbs@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
Susan Johnson | sjohnson@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
Karina Lopez | klopez11@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
Nathan Lopez | nlopez11@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
Jose Manuel Martinez | jmartinez@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
Carlos Maruri | cmaruri@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
David McPatchell | dmcpatchell@compton.edu | Faculty Representative |
Jesse Mills | jmills@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 |
Andree Valdry | avaldry@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 |
2021-2022 Committee Self-Evaluation