October 20, 2021 Meeting

Agenda

TAFT COLLEGE ACADEMIC SENATE COUNCIL

AGENDA

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Cougar Room

12:10PM TO 1:00PM

Call to Order

Public Comment

Approval of the Minutes

  1. Approval September 15, 2021 Minutes (3 minutes) ACTION

Informational Items:

  1. ASCCC Fall Plenary Nov 4-6, 2021 INFORMATION

2021 Fall Plenary Session – Hybrid Event Informational Website

  1. ASCCC Area A Meeting and Proposed Resolutions INFORMATION

Updates:

  1. None

Old Business: Assignment of Responsibility for Development and/or Recommendation to Senate of the Whole for Action

  1. None

New Business: Assignment of Responsibility for Development and/or Recommendation to Senate of the Whole

  1. AP&P Committee Charter ACTION

Forward to Academic Senate of the Whole with recommendation to approve.

  1. Distance Learning and Education Committee Charter ACTION

Forward to Academic Senate of the Whole with recommendation to approve.

  1. Faculty Professional Development Committee Charter ACTION

Forward to Academic Senate of the Whole with recommendation to approve.

  1. Professional Development/Training/Orientation for Committee Members Training for Academic Senate Standing Committee Members ACTION 
  2. AB 927 (Medina) Bachelor’s degrees DISCUSSION
  3. Screening/Hiring Committees – Faculty representation process DISCUSSION

Issue(s): Slow process – Has cost the college prospective employees.

Associated issue: DEI – Screening committee make-up should reflect diversity of employee groups and student population. [Focus of: CCCCO Goal – Call to Action and Vison for Success: DEI; College Goal – DEI; Senate Goal – DEI and Anti-racism]

Resources: Model Hiring Principles and Procedures; Academic Senate Paper: A Re-examination of Faculty Hiring Processes and Procedures (2018);

Other Announcements

Adjournment

Minutes

 

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