Academic Senate

About the Committee

Academic and Professional matters means the following policy development matters.

  1. Curriculum, including establishing prerequisites
  2.  Degree and certificate requirements.
  3. Grading policies.
  4. Educational program development.
  5. Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success.
  6. College governance structures, as related to faculty roles.
  7. Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes.
  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

 

Members

 

 The Academic Senate legislative body consists of the Academic Senate President, President-Elect, Immediate Past-President, Secretary, and representatives of 9 divisions. Non-voting members include Curriculum Chair, Basic Skills Initiative Chair, Distance Education Committee Chair, PC Foundation Faculty Representative, and CCA Representative.
 

Officers

Position Member
President Robert Simpkins
Vice-President Sarah Rector
President-Elect Rebecca Baird
Immediate Past-President Joel Wiens
Secretary/Treasurer Matthew Flummer

Representatives

Division Member
Adjunct Faculty Representative Jacqueline Escareno Salas
Career and Technical Education James Carson
Fine and Applied Arts Sarah Rector
Health Careers Lupe Guillen
Language Arts Elizabeth Buchannan
Natural Sciences Rickelle Syrdahl
Mathematics Miguel Ruelas
Kinesiology Dave Kavern
Social Sciences Matthew Flummer
Student Services Ana Ceballos
ASPC (non-voting)  

Advisory Members (Ex-Officio, non-voting)

Committee/Area Member
Curriculum Dustin Acres
Outcomes Melissa Long
Distance Education Joy Lawrence
PC Foundation Joel Wiens
CCA Joy Lawrence
ASCCC OER Liaison Ben Makino

 

 The Academic Senate legislative body consists of the Academic Senate President, President-Elect, Immediate Past-President, Secretary, and representatives of 9 divisions. Advisory (Non-voting) members include Curriculum Chair, Outcomes Chair, Distance Education Committee Chair/Representative, PC Foundation Faculty Representative, and CCA Representative.

Past Senate Presidents

Year Senate President
1996-97 Young Kim
1997-98 Mike Rost
1998-99 Jacinto Gardea
1999-00 Valerie Lombardi
2000-01 Ann Marie Wagstaff
2001-02 Ron Glahn
2003-04 Susan Regier
2004-05 Stewart Hathaway
2005-06 David Bezayiff
2006-07 Bill Henry
2007-08 Craig Britton
2008-09 Susan Regier
2009-10 Jeff Keele
2010-11 David Bezayiff
2011-12 Stewart Hathaway
2012-13 Joel Wiens
2013-14 Buzz Piersol
2014-15 Buzz Piersol
2015-16 Stewart Hathaway
2016-17 Stewart Hathaway
2017-18 Jeff Keele
2018-2019

Jeff Keele

2019-2020

Miles Vega

2020-2021 Miles Vega

 

Documents

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PDF icon Academic Program Discontinuance 7-12.pdf86.73 KB
PDF icon Academic Senate Resolution VC Government Relations - 2010-02-05.pdf37.04 KB
PDF icon AcademicSenateResolution-AdjunctResources2015-02-20.pdf18.58 KB
PDF icon AcademicSenateResolutionGraphics2015-03-06.pdf10.08 KB
PDF icon AcademicSenateResolution-MinimumReserveLevels2014-03-28.pdf21.54 KB
PDF icon CurriculumHandbookApr2013.pdf242.29 KB
PDF icon PCAcademicSenate-StudentNon-ParticipationPolicy2015-01-30.pdf42.71 KB
PDF icon PCOnlineTeachingHandbook_Final_Rev4.pdf583.29 KB
PDF icon PortervilleCollegeEquivalencyProcedures2013-10-25.pdf12.59 KB
PDF icon Reg-Effective-Contact-Policy-2015-02-20.pdf106.89 KB
PDF icon FacultyRequestDocuments2017UPDATED.pdf5.16 MB
PDF icon This document contains corrected information for the ESL position.4.92 MB
Microsoft Office document icon Competency Waiver and Law.doc26 KB
Microsoft Office document icon Comp Waiver Summary Sign-off Word 2007.doc25 KB
PDF icon AccessibilityWhitePaper2017.pdf2.73 MB
Microsoft Office document icon Comp Waiver Policy.doc37.5 KB
Microsoft Office document icon Comp Waiver Verif of Dis.doc24.5 KB
PDF icon Faculty Senate Position Ranking Sheet TOTALS DEC2017.pdf183.65 KB
PDF icon HR - RANKINGS - CORRES - to Chancellor 2018-19.pdf296.71 KB
PDF icon OnlineTeachingHandbook2018-19Draft7.pdf447.78 KB
PDF icon FacultyRequests2018.pdf1.47 MB
PDF icon AG_Full-Time Faculty request Agriculture 2018 (3).pdf814.57 KB
PDF icon Reg-Effective-Contact-Policy-Spring-2019(final).pdf277.15 KB
PDF icon Course Substitution Policy162.95 KB
PDF icon RequestsForFacultyPositions2019.pdf560.65 KB
File Request for New Faculty Positions2020.docx43.18 KB
PDF icon PC Academic Senate Requests for Faculty Positions 2021[2946].pdf2.47 MB
PDF icon PC Academic Senate Faculty Screening Committee Position.pdf56.95 KB