Faculty Senate

In accordance with Title V of the California Education Code, the Faculty Senate shall make recommendations to the College Administrators and/or District Board of Trustees on matters of educational and professional significance pertinent to the College and/or the District.  These matters include:

1. Curriculum, including establishing prerequisites and placing courses within disciplines (rely primarily).
2. Degree and certificate requirements (mutually agree).
3. Grading policies (rely primarily).
4. Educational program development (mutually agree).
5. Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success (mutually agree).
6. District and college governance structures, as related to faculty roles (mutually agree).
7. Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation activities (mutually agree).
8. Policies for faculty professional development activities (mutually agree).
9. Process for program review (mutually agree).
10. Processes for institutional planning and budget development (mutually agree).
11. Other academic and professional matters as mutually agreed upon between the governing board and the academic senate (mutually agree).

Note: “Rely primarily” means that the Board will rely primarily upon the advice and judgment of the academic senate. “Mutually agree” means that the district governing board and the representatives of the academic senate will have the obligation to reach mutual agreement by written resolution, regulation of policy.

Proposed New Faculty Positions for 2008-2009

On October 10, 2007, the Faculty Senate and the Division Deans heard proposals for eight new faculty positions. Considering campus goals and objectives, the Faculty Senate and the Deans ranked the proposed positions in order of “priority”. The recommendation was made to the College President to fill the proposed new positions in the following order:

• Learning Disability Specialist (PDF)
  • LD Specialist Stats (PDF)
• Chinese Language Instructor (PDF)
• Anatomy and Physiology Instructor (PDF)
• Geography Instructor (PDF)
• DSPS Counselor (Deaf) (PDF)
• Costumer Technology Instructor (PDF)
• Chemistry Instructor (PDF)
• International Student Counselor (PDF)
  • International Student Enrollments and Tuition Fall 2007 (PDF)

Meetings 2009-2010

Regular meetings of the Faculty Senate are held on the first and third Wednesdays of each month during the fall and spring semesters. Meetings are from 3:30pm to 5:00pm in Room 7101, Building 7, first floor, Fremont campus (unless otherwise noted in the schedule).

2009-2010 Faculty Senate Meeting Schedule

Date	Time	Location	Agenda (PDF), Documents, Minutes (PDF)
September 2	3:30pm - 4:30pm	Room 7101, Fremont campus	Agenda, Minutes
September 16	3:30pm - 5:00pm	Room 7101, Fremont campus	Agenda, Minutes
October 7	3:30pm - 5:00pm	Room 7101, Fremont campus	Agenda, BP 3xxx Minors on Campus (PDF), Minutes
October 21	3:30pm - 5:00pm	Room 7101, Fremont campus	Agenda, Minutes
November 4	3:30pm - 5:00pm	Room 7101, Fremont campus	Agenda, Minutes
November 18	3:00pm - 4:00pm	Room 1407, Fremont campus	Agenda, Minutes
December 2	3:30pm - 5:00pm	Room 7101, Fremont campus	Agenda, Minutes
February 3	3:30pm - 5:00pm	Room 7101, Fremont campus	Agenda, Minutes
February 17	3:30pm - 5:00pm	Room 7101, Fremont campus	Agenda, Minutes
March 3	3:30pm - 5:00pm	Room 7101, Fremont campus	Agenda, Minutes
March 17	3:30pm - 5:00pm	Room 7101, Fremont campus	Agenda, Minutes
April 7	3:30pm - 5:00pm	Room 7101, Fremont campus	Agenda, Minutes
April 21	3:30pm - 5:00pm	Room 7101, Fremont campus	Agenda, Minutes
May 5	3:30pm - 5:00pm	Room 7101, Fremont campus	Agenda, Minutes

Archived Meeting Minutes.

Documents

• Ohlone College Faculty Ethics Statement (PDF)
• Guidelines for Classified Employee and Faculty of the Year Awards (PDF)

Resources

• Chancellor's Office Inventory of Approved Programs
• Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
• American Association of University Professors

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