Rostrum

Welcome to the Senate Rostrum! Below is the collection of articles, starting with the most recent.

See a list of our full Rostrum Archive.

Rostrum article deadlines

March 3, 2024.
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Past Rostrum Publications:

November 2023

April 2023

February 2023

November 2022

May 2022

April 2022

February 2022

July 2020

Latest Rostrum Articles

Date Title Committee Authors
Apr 2012 Defining College and Career Readiness: Take Action Now Executive Committee
Apr 2012 Paper Towels, Crony Capitalism, and For-Profit Higher Education Executive Committee
Apr 2012 Senate Budget Executive Committee
Sep 2012 The Value of GE or the Answer to "Why Do I Need to Take This Class?" Executive Committee
Sep 2012 The Deferral Executive Committee
Dec 2012 Common Courtesy and Professionalism: Do We Expect Less from Each Other than We Expect of Our Students? Executive Committee
Dec 2012 Robert’s Rules and ASCCC Plenary Voting: A Q & A on Rights and Practices Executive Committee
Apr 2013 Modeling the Relevance of the Boss Executive Committee
Apr 2013 Practical Leadership: Turbocharging Meetings Through Advance Preparation Executive Committee
Apr 2013 Possible Changes And Potential Challenges: The Recommendations Of The Chancellor’s Office Professsional Development Committee Executive Committee
Apr 2013 Embracing and Implementing New K-12 Standards in English, Mathematics and Science Executive Committee
Jun 2013 Embracing and Implementing New K-12 Standards in English, Mathematics and Science Executive Committee
Nov 2013 Let Bylaws Be Bylaws: A Cautionary Tale About Senate Succession Executive Committee
Nov 2013 Integrating Adjunct Faculty into the College Community Executive Committee
Nov 2013 Advocacy at the Local Level: What Your Senate Can Do to Stay Informed and Active Executive Committee
Mar 2014 AB 806 and the 50% Law: Could We Do Better? Executive Committee
Mar 2014 Practical Leadership: Connecting Local Senates with Plenaries and Institutes Executive Committee
Sep 2014 In Appreciation of John Vasconcellos Executive Committee
Sep 2014 Remembering an Educational Advocate Executive Committee
Oct 2014 A New Assessment for All Community College Students Executive Committee
Oct 2014 There and Back Again: Serving on an ACCJC Accreditation Evaluation Team Executive Committee
Oct 2014 Guidelines for the Development and Implementation of Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADTs): An Update on the Academic Senate Paper Executive Committee
Feb 2015 Unraveling the Mystery of Statewide Appointments Executive Committee
Feb 2015 Updating “Part-Time Faculty: A Principled Perspective” Executive Committee
Feb 2015 AB86 Update And Next Steps Executive Committee