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 Year Sort descending Category Status
Chancellor's E-mail Spring 1997 Consultation with the Chancellor's Office Completed
Brown Act Local Senate Elections Spring 1997 Local Senates Completed
Evaluate "geoclusters" Spring 1997 Local Senates Completed
Grant Proposal Deadlines Fall 1997 Consultation with the Chancellor's Office Completed
Orientation for Local Boards Fall 1997 Local Senates Completed
Year Round Senate Participation Fall 1997 Local Senates Completed
Faculty Involvement in Facilities Planning Fall 1997 Local Senates Completed
Local Senate in Institutional Planning Fall 1997 Local Senates Completed
Ramifications of the Brown Act Fall 2004 Professional Standards Completed
Shared Governance: Barriers to Participation Fall 2004 General Concerns Completed
Revising Best Practices Model Publications Spring 2000 Local Senates Completed
CalWORKs -AB 1233 Spring 2000 Career Technical Education Completed
CalWORKs Spring 2000 Career Technical Education Completed
Textbook Grants Spring 2000 Students Completed
Developing Academic Senates at New California Community Colleges Spring 2000 Local Senates Completed
Hiring and Evaluation of Adjunct Faculty Spring 1996 Professional Standards Completed
Uniform Policies for Preparing Teaching Schedules Fall 1996 Professional Standards Completed
Learning Centers (19.11 S96 Postponed) Fall 1996 Professional Standards Completed
Clerical Support Fall 1996 Local Senates Completed
Local Senates and Hiring of Administrators Fall 1996 Local Senates Completed
Ombudsperson Fall 1996 Local Senates Completed
Technical assistance Fall 1996 Local Senates Completed
Substitute Motion for Resolution 13.1.0 Fall 1996 General Concerns Completed
Shared Governance Reports Spring 1998 Local Senates Completed
Part-time Faculty Office Facilities Fall 1998 Professional Standards 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