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
Year Round Senate Participation Fall 1997 Local Senates Completed
Local Senates and Hiring of Administrators Fall 1996 Local Senates Completed
Support for Academic Senate Faculty Leadership Training Fall 2017 Local Senates Assigned
Clerical Support Fall 1996 Local Senates Completed
Establishing an Equitable Placement and Student Success Liaison Fall 2022 Local Senates
Faculty Involvement in Scheduling of Courses Fall 2017 Local Senates Assigned
Part-time Faculty Involvement in Local Senates Fall 1995 Local Senates Completed
Using Zero Textbook Cost Funds to Support an Open Educational Resource/Zero Textbook Costs Faculty Coordinator Fall 2022 Local Senates
Collegial Consultation with Local Senates on Student Learning Outcomes Policies and Procedures Spring 2015 Local Senates Completed
Adopt the Paper The Local Senates Handbook Spring 2015 Local Senates Completed
Consulting Collegially with Local Senates on Participation in Statewide Initiatives Fall 2014 Local Senates Completed
Academic Senate Role in Appointing Faculty for Guided Pathways Framework Design and Implementation Fall 2017 Local Senates Assigned
Local Senate in Institutional Planning Fall 1997 Local Senates Completed
Faculty Involvement in Facilities Planning Fall 1997 Local Senates Completed
Orientation for Local Boards Fall 1997 Local Senates Completed
Ensuring Adequate Online Education Support for California Community College Faculty and Students Spring 2022 Local Senates Assigned
Evaluate "geoclusters" Spring 1997 Local Senates Completed
Brown Act Local Senate Elections Spring 1997 Local Senates Completed
Increase Participatory Governance on Colleges’ Satellite Campuses Spring 2018 Local Senates Assigned
Revising Best Practices Model Publications Spring 2000 Local Senates Completed
Developing Academic Senates at New California Community Colleges Spring 2000 Local Senates Completed
Integration of Guided Pathways Work and Institutional Processes and Structures Fall 2020 Local Senates Completed
Local Senate Policies Regarding Textbook Adoption Fall 2021 Local Senates Assigned
Urge Newly Elected Local Presidents to Attend Leadership and Sessions Spring 2001 Local Senates Completed
Strengthening Local Collegial Consultation Spring 2002 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