Academic Senate
The Academic Senate is the principal instrument through which the faculty of the College exercises its responsibilities in the governance of the academic life of the College community.
See section 1.6.1.2 of the Faculty Handbook for the complete description of the Academic Senate.
Senate Rules of Procedure
Academic Senate Executive Committee 2012-2013
Chair: Claude Malary
Vice Chair: Keith Ogawa
Past Chair: David Bird
SENATE ACTIONS 2012-2013 [click here to view the list of Senate actions and their status.]
S-12/13-1 - Senate Rules of Procedure
S-12/13-2 - Codification of Guidelines, Policies and Procedures for Senate Subcommittees
S-12/13-3 - R&T language, FH sec 2.6.1.1 Additional Criteria, Full Professor
S-12/13-4 - Pilot Program for Electronic-based Course Evaluation System
S-12/13-5 - Credit Hour Policy
S-12/13-6 - Academic Calendar Proposal - Model 3
S-12/13-7CA - Proposal for several Catalog Changes for the Psychology Department
S-12/13-8CA - New Course Proposal, Biology 128, Advanced Human Anatomy
S-12/13-9CA - Proposed Catalog Change, Art History, AH193
S-12/13-10CA - Proposed Catalog Changes for the 3+2 Engineering Program
S-12/13-11 - FH amended language, 2.6.2.2.2 (2) Interim Reviews Conducted by the R&T Committee; change "Tenured Associate Professors" to "Pre-Professor Interim Review"
S-12/13-12 - FH amended language 2.6.2.2.2 (3) Interim Reviews Conducted by the R&T Committee; remove exceptions
S-12/13-13 - FH amended language 2.10.1.2, Sabbatical Eligibility Criteria
S-12/13-14CA - Academic Calendar
S-12/13-15CA - Bachelor of Arts in Leadership and Organizational Studies (BALOS) - Final Approval
S-12/13-16 - Faculty Welfare Committee Policies and Procedures
S-12/13-17 - Core Curriculum Committee Policies and Procedures
S-12/13-18CA - Catalog Change for ART 196
S-12/13-19CA - New Major in Art Theory & Criticism
S-12/13-20CA - Change in Major of the Department of Psychology
- Senate Action Letter re: S-12/13-20CA
S-12/13-21 - Rules of Procedure for the January Term Committee
S-12/13-22 - Rules of Procedure for the Admissions and Academic Regulations Committee
S-12/13-23 - Rules of Procedure for the Program Review Committee
S-12/13-24 - Rules of Procedure for the Graduate & Professional Studies Educational Policies Committee
S-12/13-25 - Rules of Procedure for the Collegiate Seminar Governing Board
S-12/13-26 - Proposed Student Handbook language for the Academic Appeal Process
S-12/13-27 - Remand to CoC, review of the Employee Benefits Advisory Committee (EBAC)
- Senate Accepted the CoC's revised EBAC proposal on 4-4-13
S-12/13-28CA - New course, Physics 102
S-12/13-29CA - Catalog Change, Performing Arts 132/142
S-12/13-30 - Authorization for Full Implementation of the Online Course Evaluation System (Pilot approved S-12/13-4)
S-12/13-31 - Adjunct Faculty Position Protocol
S-12/13-32CA - Perfa 60/130/160 Course Proposals
S-12/13-33CA - Health Science Change in Name & Math Requirement
S-12/13-34CA - Psych 169: Attitudes and Attitude change Course Proposal
S-12/13-35 - Honors Program Priority Registration Proposal
S-12/13-36 - First Year Task Force Recommendation for 2013-2014 only
S-12/13-37 - Committee on Committees Rules of Procedure
S-12/13-27 - CoC revised Employee Benefits Advisory Committee proposal at the 4-4-13 meeting
S-12/13-38CA - [click here for the proposal] >>New Minor: Art Theory & Criticism
S-12/13-39CA - [click here for the proposal] >>New Concentration Ethnic Studies - Intergroup Dialog/Interactive Theater
S-12/13-40CA - New Course Proposa l- Accounting 178
S-12/13-41 - Commendation of Alvaro Rodriguez Echeverria, FSC for Convocation
S-12/13-42CA - Suspend Enrollment of the READ Program, KSOE
S-12/13-43CA - [click here to view the proposal] >>Program Closure, 2+2 Nursing
S-12/13-44CA - International Area Studies, Global and Regional Studies
S-12/13-45CA - [click here to view the proposal] >>New Course Art History 190, Research and Writing Methods
S-12/13-46CA - [click here to view the proposal] >>Politics 110, Add Community Base Research and .25 Credit
Politics 140, Add Community Base Research and .25 Credit
S-12/13-47CA - [click here to view the proposal] >>Politics 129: Politics of the Developing Countries
S-12/13-48CA - [click here to view the proposal] >>University of Technology Sydney, Australia
S-12/13-49 - Faculty Handbook Revisions re: New Credit-Hour Policy
S-12/13-50 - Resolution to Amend the Faculty Handbook re: Provost Position
S-12/13-51 - Resolution in Appreciation of Br. Ronald Gallagher's Term as President
S-12/13-52 - Amend the Faculty Handbook language re: the Faculty Welfare Committee
S-12/13-53 - (To File): Senate accepted the First-Year Advising Task Force Final Report
S-12/13-54CA - Revision of Psych 195
S-12/13-55CA - Program Change, 3 + 2 Engineering
S-12/13-56CA - Leadership for Social Justice Certificate Program
S-12/13-57CA - ProQuest Policy for SMC Theses and Dissertations
S-12/13-58 - Revised Faculty Handbook Language; 1.7.4.3 Committee on Committees
S-12/13-59 - Revised Faculty Handbook Language; 1.6.1.1.1 Nominations; 1.6.1.1.2 Balloting
S-12/13-60 - Core Curriculum Working Groups for AY 2013-2014
S-12/13-61 - [click here to view the proposal] >> Tuition Exchange Program Change in Eligibility
S-12/13-62 - First Year Advising Proposal to Create a Position of Faculty Coordinator of First Year Advising
S-12/13-63 - First Year Advising, Model 2 and a Resolution to Create a Steering Committee for Implementation
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