Students

Resolved that the Academic Senate urge the Legislature to amend the Education Code to require two student members on the Board of Governors, appointed by the Governor from nominees furnished by California Student Association of Community Colleges (CalSACC), and

Resolved that the Academic Senate urge the Legislature to amend the Education Code to extend the term of the student members of the Board of Governors from one to two years with such terms to be staggered.

Whereas the Community College Commission on Athletics is mandated by the Legislature to oversee the administration of athletics in community colleges,

Resolved that the Academic Senate direct the Executive Committee to urge the Community College Commission on Athletics to clarify the use of distance education courses to satisfy the State residency transfer eligibility for student athletes.

Resolved that the Academic Senate seek facilitation, support, and funding for recruitment, retention, and academic advancement of students of disadvantaged socioeconomic status in community college honors programs.

Whereas there is a chasm between the world of education and the world of work, and many students are unprepared to minimally function in today's work environment, and

Whereas the traditional education model does not typically integrate academic and occupational education, and

Whereas there is inadequate career guidance or work-based learning opportunities to help student see the connection between the world of education and the world of work, and

Whereas most of the external funding sources available on our campuses today include these issues as priorities,

Whereas honors programs have consistently proven an effective path for the recruitment, development, and transfer of community college students, even without extensive state support or assistance,

Resolved that the Academic Senate urge local academic senates to support the establishment of honors programs at their colleges, and

Resolved that the Academic Senate urge local academic senates to promote regional and state faculty organizations that support honors programs, and

Whereas the political rhetoric of higher education reform focuses on the need to increase fees for community college students, and

Whereas the "2005: A Report of the Task Force for the Chancellor's Consultation Council" document indicates substantial disparate effects on student enrollment when fees are increased, and

Whereas additional political rhetoric suggests through anecdotal accounts that the balance to the impact of high fees is high student financial aid, and

Whereas, The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges has consistently opposed student fees over the years (e.g., F90 12.1, 12.2; F92 13.4; S94 19.1, 19.4, 19.7,19.8; F94 20.1.0, 20.2.0, 20.3.0, 20.6.0; S95 20.1.0, 20.2.0, 20.7.0, 20.8.0,20.11.0; F98 20.01; F02 20.03);

Whereas the Academic Senate in resolution 3.04 Spring 1994 supported gender equity in athletics, and

Whereas it has been 25 years since the Congress adopted Title IX in 1972, and

Whereas there are still, after 25 years, compliance issues regarding Title IX in California community colleges, and

Whereas there is a Community College Commission on Athletics,

Resolved that the Academic Senate reaffirm its commitment to gender equity in athletics and to Title IX, and

Whereas students are guaranteed a right to effective participation in issues regarding academic matters at the college level, and that voice deserves adequate support Statewide, and

Whereas the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges has a long history of support (first resolution: Fall 1969) of student participation in local and State community college governance, and

Whereas recent IRS policy discourages colleges from employing their own students and reduces the opportunity for students to gain the benefit of work experience, and

Whereas colleges are not required to pay social security taxes on student hourly wages and these contributions are not withheld from student hourly checks, and

Whereas a recent IRS ruling has a defined student's status for the exemption to be a minimum of 12 units, and