Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges direct the Executive Committee to seek Board of Governors adoption of the new affirmative action regulations at their May meeting and distribute the newly adopted regulations to local senates. (Appendix A)
M/S/U Disposition: Board of Governors, Executive Committee, Local Senates
Whereas the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges in its proposed Standard Four on degree and certificate programs refers to "outcomes" and "competencies" without clearly explaining how these will be demonstrated in the self-study and verified by the visiting team,
Whereas the Academic Senate believes that the organization of the institution had a direct effect on the integrity of the programs and courses of study it offers, and
Whereas an administration may choose not to involve the faculty and support staff in decisions regarding the organization, and
Whereas board action may be an important opportunity for the faculty support staff and students to comment on matters of the institution's organization,
Whereas the Accrediting Commission's editorial committee in its proposed revision of the accrediting standards has omitted standards which required as good practice that institutions provide technical assistance and "support faculty.. in the production of instructional materials" (quoted from existing standards), and
Whereas this editorial committee has omitted reference to the institution's promotion of the "substantial use of library and learning resources" with "attention.. given to the needs of both traditional and non-traditional students", and
Whereas the Academic Senate in its resolutions for nearly three decades has supported equitable opportunities for all students, including historically underrepresented students, to learn and to develop their capabilities, both in curricular and co-curricular activities,
Whereas the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges has consistently supported student equity, and
Whereas in resolution 3.4 S94 the Academic Senate supported the concept of gender equity in athletics,
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges reaffirm its position that the Academic Senate recommend to the Accrediting Commission that it inform local senates of the members of a visiting team as soon as the team is known, and
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges recommend to local senates that they be updated on changes of status of visiting team members, and
Whereas evaluation appears to be an important component of the accreditation team process in that the chair is evaluated by the team members and each team member is evaluated by the chair, and
Whereas faculty and administrators may differ in their perspective of the subsections in the accreditation standards, and
Whereas particular standards (such as standard 2) or portions of standards (budget in standard 7) overlap with the AB 1725 eleven areas of academic and professional matters,
Whereas existing accreditation standards indicated an accredited institution is one which provides for the availability and public disclosure of financial information, and
Whereas the proposed accreditation standards are void of the aforementioned standard, and
Whereas an institution of higher learning that enjoys the status of being accredited and all the rights and privileges thereof should not hesitate to make its financial information available for public scrutiny,
Whereas the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges has, almost from its very first meeting, involved itself in the deliberations, policies, and the work of the Accrediting Commission, and
Whereas the Executive Director has encouraged and welcomed faculty involvement in the deliberations, policies, and the work of the Accrediting Commission, and
Whereas the Academic Senate Executive Committee provided voluminous comments on the proposed standards and the January 24, 1996 draft demonstrates that the Accrediting Commission honored many of the recommendations,