Whereas the Chancellor's Office is authorized to approve new programs, substantial changes in programs, and stand-alone courses, and
Whereas the Board of Governors and Chancellor's Office have approved the delegation of its approval authority to the colleges for stand-alone courses and substantial changes in programs, and
Whereas AB 1725 grants faculty the primary responsibility for curriculum,
Resolved that the Academic Senate recommend to the Chancellor's Office that the signature of the local academic senate president be required for approval of educational programs in the curriculum review process.
Resolved that the Academic Senate adopt the document "Statement of Competencies in Languages other than English Expected of Entering Freshmen, Phase II - Chinese, Japanese, Russian."
Resolved that the Academic Senate endorse the following position statement on the proposed amendment to Title 5 regarding the granting of waivers. (See Appendix C)
Whereas many community college faculty are only now gaining a major voice in matriculation and related processes, and
Whereas many of the requirements that created the funding have not been fulfilled due to administrative intervention,
Resolved that the Academic Senate urge the legislature to continue categorical funding for matriculation, at least until the 1995-96 school year.
Whereas the fiscal crisis in California has imposed severe pressure on community college education delivery efforts across the state, and
Whereas military base closures and corporate relocations have added to these pressures and are threatening the very existence of educational opportunities for all Californians,
Whereas the state fiscal situation creates local challenges in serving our increasing student population, and
Whereas the local foundations may provide valuable information about available resources, and
Whereas the community and the colleges need to unite in their effort to maintain a quality level of educational delivery,
Resolved that the Academic Senate urge local senate presidents and local governing boards to develop a list of available local funding sources for the development and implementation of student equity.
Resolved that the Academic Senate urge local senates to work with their governing boards to develop and implement a plan to ensure that those students whose continued access is threatened by the fiscal crisis are served.
Resolved that the Academic Senate recommend to the Chancellor's Office in this time of budget crisis and reductions in staff that it allocate its staff to areas that need state oversight and compliance such as Affirmative Action and Student Equity instead of to areas where the Academic Senate has legal jurisdiction.
Whereas the community colleges have the lowest cost per student per contact hour, and
Whereas the community college faculty teach the greatest number of contact hours per week of any higher education segment,
Resolved that the Academic Senate oppose any legislation which attempts to increase the workload of the already overworked community college faculty.