Relations with Local Senates Committee

The Relations with Local Senates (RwLS) Committee serves to augment the work of the Executive Committee. The committee is interested in cultivating and maintaining a climate where equity and mutual respect are both intrinsic and explicit by valuing individuals and groups from all backgrounds, demographics, and experiences. Its overall purpose is to provide an opportunity to share local and state challenges, exemplary practices, and other information with the Executive Committee. In order to accomplish its overall mission, the RwLS members are conversant with and promote pertinent statutes and strategies for effective and inclusive academic senates. The RwLS will assess the needs of local leaders in order to provide resources needed to participate effectively in governance at the local level.  

Notes
Members represent specific area as defined in the directory, may perform local senates visits, and provide input in the planning of the Faculty Leadership Institute.
Current Members
Member Term
Christopher Howerton 2023-24 Chair
Maria-José Zeledón-Pérez 2023-24
Kathy Osburn 2023-24
Patricia Gomez 2023-24
Ronald Slabbinck 2023-24
Luke Lara 2023-24
Felipe Agredano 2023-24
Academic Year Meetings

Fall 2023

  • September 6, 2023 1:00pm - 2:30pm  ZOOM 
  • September 27, 2023 1:00pm - 2:30pm ZOOM
  • October 25, 2023 1:00pm - 2:30pm ZOOM
  • November 8, 2023 1:00pm - 2:30pm ZOOM
  • December 13, 2023 1:00pm -2:30pm ZOOM

Spring 2024 

  • January 10, 2024 1:00pm-2:30pm ZOOM
  • February 28, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm ZOOM (Moved to Thursday 2/22/2024)
  • March 27, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm ZOOM
  • April 24, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm ZOOM
  • May 22, 2024 1:00pm -2:30pm ZOOM

 

Current Agendas/minutes

Resolutions

Title Session Year Category Sort descending Status
Establishing Local Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-racism (IDEA) Liaison Spring 2021 Diversity and Equity Assigned
In Support of Identifying and Addressing the Need for LGBTQIA+ Student Centers on All California Community College Campuses Spring 2023 Diversity and Equity Assigned
Zero Means Zero Textbook Cost Fall 2021 Diversity and Equity
Academic Senate Support for Increasing Faculty Diversity and Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Evaluation and Tenure Review Processes Fall 2023 Diversity and Equity Assigned
Ensuring Participatory Governance Spring 2007 Academic Senate Completed
Senate Delegate Roles and Responsibilities Spring 1995 Academic Senate Completed
Rostrum Shared Governance Articles Fall 1994 Academic Senate Completed
Executive Committee Members at Geocluster Meeting Fall 1995 Academic Senate Completed
Communication with Local Senates Spring 1995 Academic Senate Completed
Topic Experts Provided by Academic Senate Spring 2005 Academic Senate Completed
Local Senate Resources Fall 2005 Academic Senate Completed
Effective Practices Fall 2005 Academic Senate Completed
Academic Freedom: ASCCC and Local Senate Recommendations Fall 2018 Academic Senate Assigned
Reassigned/Released Time Survey Fall 2005 Academic Senate Completed
Assistance for Local Senates Spring 2006 Academic Senate Completed
Database of Policies and Procedures Spring 2006 Academic Senate Found Not Feasible
Establishment of New Local and District Senates Spring 2007 Academic Senate Found Not Feasible
Appointment of Faculty Representatives Spring 2007 Academic Senate Completed
Explore Local Shared Governance Policies Fall 2006 Academic Senate Completed
Institutionalizing Open Educational Resources Spring 2021 General Concerns Assigned
Asserting Faculty Primacy with Respect to Establishing Low-Cost Definitions and Instructional Materials Cost-Reduction Goals Spring 2023 General Concerns Assigned
Improving Faculty Interest in Administrative Leadership Fall 2007 General Concerns Completed
Updating Codes of Conduct to Support Safe and Welcoming Classrooms and Learning Spaces in a Politically Charged Climate Fall 2022 General Concerns
Prioritize Countering the Effects of Learning Disruption with COVID-19 Recovery Block Grant Fall 2022 General Concerns
Restoration of 75/25 Ratio Spring 1995 General Concerns Completed

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Past members

Past Members
Term: 2020-21
Member Term
Stephanie Curry 2020-21 Chair
Robert L. Stewart Jr. 2020-21
Katherine Krolikowski 2020-21
Cheri Fortin 2020-21
Nickawanna Shaw 2020-21
Howard Eskew 2020-21
Hossna Sadat Ahadi 2020-21
Term: 2021-22
Member Term
Amber Gillis 2021-22 Chair
Manuel Vélez 2021-22
Eric Wada 2021-22
Howard Eskew 2021-22
Katie Krolikowski 2021-22
Anna Nicholas 2021-22
Term: 2022-23
Member Term
Karen Chow 2022-23 Chair
Cheryl Aschenbach 2022-23
Katie Krolikowski 2022-23
Felipe Agredano 2022-23
Davena Burns-Peters 2022-23
Kandace Knudson 2022-23
Lisa Cox Romain 2022-23
Howard Eskew 2022-23

Past Agenda/minutes

Resources

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