What is the Academic Senate?
The Academic Senate is the primary voice of faculty in academic and professional matters. Its elected members come from full time and adjunct faculty ranks, from both the East and West campuses, and from a broad array of programs. Both law and governing board policy give the Academic Senate primary responsibility in the following areas:
- Curriculum
- Degree and certificate requirements
- Grading policies
- Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including self study and annual reports
- Faculty professional development
Both law and governing board policy require mutual agreement with the Academic Senate for any changes in the following areas:
- Educational program development
- Student preparation and success
- Program review
- Institutional planning and budget development
- District and college governance structures
The Senate's Sources of Authority
Education Code § 70901
Title 5 § 53200, 53201, 53202, 53203, 53204, 53206
YCCD Board Policies 2510, 7-8049
Faculty Contract and Engaging All Voices
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Important Resources
- Self-Paced Participatory Governance Course
- ASCCC Webpage
- ASCCC Local Senates Handbook (2020)
- 2019 Minimum Qualifications (Disciplines List)
- California CC Chancellor's Office
- CCCCO Data Mart
- Scorecard
- FACCC
- MJC Research and Planning Office
- New and 1 year Temporary Faculty, 2014-2019
- Student Centered Funding Formula/Student Success Metrics, November 2018
- Student Success Metrics, MJC Institutional Effectiveness, Revised March 2019
- MJC Baseline, Student Success Measures, November 2018, Institutional Effectiveness
- The Roles and Responsibilities of Participatory Governance at MJC
Established Processes
- Faculty Hiring Procedures and MQs Process (2018)
- Cycle of Assessment and Program Review (2017)
- Program Review Process Handbook (2017)
- Outcomes Assessment Handbook (2017)
- Program Discontinuance/Viability