Relations with Local Senates Committee

The Relations with Local Senates (RwLS) Committee serves to augment the work of the Executive Committee. The committee is interested in cultivating and maintaining a climate where equity and mutual respect are both intrinsic and explicit by valuing individuals and groups from all backgrounds, demographics, and experiences. Its overall purpose is to provide an opportunity to share local and state challenges, exemplary practices, and other information with the Executive Committee. In order to accomplish its overall mission, the RwLS members are conversant with and promote pertinent statutes and strategies for effective and inclusive academic senates. The RwLS will assess the needs of local leaders in order to provide resources needed to participate effectively in governance at the local level.  

Notes
Members represent specific area as defined in the directory, may perform local senates visits, and provide input in the planning of the Faculty Leadership Institute.
Current Members
Member Term
Christopher Howerton 2023-24 Chair
Maria-José Zeledón-Pérez 2023-24
Kathy Osburn 2023-24
Patricia Gomez 2023-24
Ronald Slabbinck 2023-24
Luke Lara 2023-24
Felipe Agredano 2023-24
Academic Year Meetings

Fall 2023

  • September 6, 2023 1:00pm - 2:30pm  ZOOM 
  • September 27, 2023 1:00pm - 2:30pm ZOOM
  • October 25, 2023 1:00pm - 2:30pm ZOOM
  • November 8, 2023 1:00pm - 2:30pm ZOOM
  • December 13, 2023 1:00pm -2:30pm ZOOM

Spring 2024 

  • January 10, 2024 1:00pm-2:30pm ZOOM
  • February 28, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm ZOOM (Moved to Thursday 2/22/2024)
  • March 27, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm ZOOM
  • April 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm ZOOM
  • May 22, 2024 1:00pm -2:30pm ZOOM

 

Current Agendas/minutes

Resolutions

Title Session Sort descending Year Category Status
Establishment of New Local and District Senates Spring 2007 Academic Senate Found Not Feasible
Using Data to Assess the Impact of AB 705 (Irwin, 2017) Spring 2018 General Concerns Assigned
Institutionalizing Open Educational Resources Spring 2021 General Concerns Assigned
Enabling Display and Use of Faculty Chosen Name and Pronoun Across Campus and all Digital Environments Spring 2021 General Concerns Assigned
Develop and Publish an Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Anti-Racism, and Accessibility (IDEAA) Liaison Handbook Spring 2022 Diversity and Equity
Ensuring Adequate Online Education Support for California Community College Faculty and Students Spring 2022 Local Senates Assigned
Ongoing Support for Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Liaisons to Local Colleges Spring 2022 Local Senates Assigned
In Support of Identifying and Addressing the Need for LGBTQIA+ Student Centers on All California Community College Campuses Spring 2023 Diversity and Equity Assigned
Asserting Faculty Primacy with Respect to Establishing Low-Cost Definitions and Instructional Materials Cost-Reduction Goals Spring 2023 General Concerns Assigned
Ensure Compliance with Required Instructional Materials Regulations Spring 2021 Technology Assigned
Faculty Recognition Spring 2015 Faculty Development Completed
Appointment of Faculty Representatives Spring 2007 Academic Senate Completed
Ensuring Participatory Governance Spring 2007 Academic Senate Completed
Adopt the Paper The Local Senates Handbook Spring 2015 Local Senates Completed
Research the Effectiveness of Multi-College Districts Spring 2006 General Concerns Completed
Academic Freedom and Lecture Recordings Spring 2006 General Concerns Completed
Extensions and Centers Spring 2006 Curriculum Completed
Promoting Success in Mathematics Spring 2006 Curriculum Completed
Community College Initiative Spring 2006 State and Legislative Issues Completed
Database of Policies and Procedures Spring 2006 Academic Senate Found Not Feasible
Assistance for Local Senates Spring 2006 Academic Senate Completed
Blocking of Faculty Use of Internet Sites Spring 2005 General Concerns Completed
Integrity in the Learning Environment Spring 2005 State and Legislative Issues Completed
Topic Experts Provided by Academic Senate Spring 2005 Academic Senate Completed
Shared Governance Reports Spring 1998 Local Senates Completed

Rostrums

Publications

Past members

Past Members
Term: 2020-21
Member Term
Stephanie Curry 2020-21 Chair
Robert Stewart 2020-21
Katherine Krolikowski 2020-21
Cheri Fortin 2020-21
Nickawanna Shaw 2020-21
Howard Eskew 2020-21
Hossna Sadat Ahadi 2020-21
Term: 2021-22
Member Term
Amber Gillis 2021-22 Chair
Manuel Vélez 2021-22
Eric Wada 2021-22
Howard Eskew 2021-22
Katie Krolikowski 2021-22
Anna Nicholas 2021-22
Term: 2022-23
Member Term
Karen Chow 2022-23 Chair
Cheryl Aschenbach 2022-23
Katie Krolikowski 2022-23
Felipe Agredano 2022-23
Davena Burns-Peters 2022-23
Kandace Knudson 2022-23
Lisa Cox Romain 2022-23
Howard Eskew 2022-23

Past Agenda/minutes

Resources