Increase Participatory Governance on Colleges’ Satellite Campuses

Spring
2018
Resolution Number
17.02
 
Contact
Assigned to
Relations with Local Senates Committee
Category
Local Senates
Status
Assigned

Whereas, “Effective participation” means that all stakeholders must be afforded an opportunity to review and comment upon recommendations, proposals, and other matters and to participate effectively in discussions of academic and professional matters delineated in Title 5;

Whereas, Many California community colleges and districts have satellite campuses but hold governance meetings, trainings, and activities primarily or entirely on their “main” campuses; and
Whereas, The significance of location is an issue of equity for faculty, staff, student, and administrative participation in local senates’ governance;

Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges encourage local senates to rotate their senate meetings to include satellite or alternative campuses for their college;

Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges encourage the use of technological applications to extend governance access and participation across college campuses when feasible; and

Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) add emphasis on significance of location as an issue of equity in shared governance to the appropriate ASCCC documents, including the Local Senates Handbook.

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