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Location: AGB #121 [map]
Phone: (949) 582-4969
Fax: (949) 347-0438
bholmes@saddleback.edu

Britnee Holmes View profile information for Britnee Holmes Send email to Britnee Holmes
Administrative Assistant
(949) 582-4969

Executive Committee
2009-2010

Bob Cosgrove View profile information for Bob Cosgrove Send email to Bob Cosgrove
Academic Senate President

Norman Weston View profile information for Norman Weston Send email to Norman Weston
Academic Senate Vice-President

Carmen Dominguez View profile information for Carmen Dominguez Send email to Carmen Dominguez
Academic Senate President-Elect

Miki Mikolajczak View profile information for Miki Mikolajczak Send email to Miki Mikolajczak
Academic Senate Past-President

Dan Walsh View profile information for Dan Walsh Send email to Dan Walsh
Academic Senate Secretary

Jane Horlings View profile information for Jane Horlings Send email to Jane Horlings
Flexible Calendar Program Coordinator

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed Weekends

Academic Senate of Saddleback College

Pursuant to Title 5 of the Administrative Code of California, Section 53200, the Academic Senate is a faculty organization whose primary function is to make recommendations with respect to academic and professional matters as it relates, in particular to the following areas:

1. Curriculum, including establishing prerequisites and places courses within disciplines;
2. Degree and certificate requirements;
3. Grading policies;
4. Educational program development;
5. Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success;
6. District and college governance structures, as related to faculty roles;
7. Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including self-study and annual reports;
8. Policies for faculty professional development activities;
9. Processes for program review;
10. Processes for institutional planning and budget development;
11. Other academic and professional matters as mutually agreed upon.

According to Education Code, the Academic Senate is also responsible for jointly developing with the District policies and procedures related to faculty hiring (section 87360B) and administrative retreat rights (section 87458A).

The Saddleback College Academic Senate is a representative body, with each instructional area receiving a senator for every ten full-time faculty members or portion thereof, to a maximum of four.

Academic Senate Meeting Dates for 2009-2010

All meetings are held on Wednesdays from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. in AGB #107 - President's Large Conference Room

Master Committee List for 2009-2010

Academic Senate Goals for 2009-2010

Faculty Handbook 2009-2010
(The Senate has revised most of the Faculty Handbook but work on it will continue because of budgetary changes, moves (Library and Photograph and other units to lower campus), and because we have not received information from others working on updating information that has changed. So, please check periodically the online Handbook to note changes that will on-going.)

Academic Senate Agenda Item for Consideration 2009-2010

 

2008-2009 Information:

Academic Senate Meeting Dates for 2008 - 2009 Academic Senate Meeting Dates for 2008-2009

Master Committee List for 2008 - 2009 Master Committee List for 2008-2009

Faculty Handbook 2008-2009 Faculty Handbook 2008-2009

 

Other Information:

What is the Academic Senate? What is the Academic Senate?

Saddleback College Strategic Plan for 2007-2010 (Annual Update - Spring 2009) Faculty Handbook 2008-2009

Saddleback College Summary Strategic Plan for 2007-2010 Master Committee List for 2008-2009

 

Items Under Consideration:

Saddleback College Institutional Effectiveness Annual Report (Draft) Faculty Handbook 2008-2009

 
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