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 Status Sort ascending
Establishment of New Local and District Senates Spring 2007 Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Found Not Feasible
Database of Policies and Procedures Spring 2006 Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Found Not Feasible
Assistance for Local Senates Spring 2006 Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Completed
Research the Effectiveness of Multi-College Districts Spring 2006 General Concerns Completed
Academic and Professional Matters Purview Fall 2010 Professional Standards Completed
Consulting Collegially with Local Senates on Participation in Statewide Initiatives Fall 2014 Local Senates Completed
Faculty Recognition Spring 2015 Faculty Development Completed
Adopt the Paper The Local Senates Handbook Spring 2015 Local Senates Completed
Collegial Consultation with Local Senates on Student Learning Outcomes Policies and Procedures Spring 2015 Local Senates Completed
Integration of Guided Pathways Work and Institutional Processes and Structures Fall 2020 Local Senates Completed
Proactive Planning and Support for Articulation and Counseling Fall 2022 Articulation and Transfer Completed
Improving Faculty Interest in Administrative Leadership Fall 2007 General Concerns Completed
Promoting Success in Mathematics Spring 2006 Curriculum Completed
Community College Initiative Spring 2006 State and Legislative Issues Completed
Academic Freedom and Lecture Recordings Spring 2006 General Concerns Completed
Student Involvement in Participatory Governance Committees Fall 2005 Students Preparation and Success Completed
Reassigned/Released Time Survey Fall 2005 Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Completed
Effective Practices Fall 2005 Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Completed
Local Senate Resources Fall 2005 Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Completed
Blocking of Faculty Use of Internet Sites Spring 2005 General Concerns Completed
Integrity in the Learning Environment Spring 2005 State and Legislative Issues Completed
Topic Experts Provided by Academic Senate Spring 2005 Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Completed
Ramifications of the Brown Act Fall 2004 Professional Standards Completed
Shared Governance: Barriers to Participation Fall 2004 General Concerns Completed
Shared Governance Reports Spring 1998 Local Senates Completed

Rostrums

Publications

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