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.

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The deadlines for 2024-25 will be posted shortly.
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Past Rostrum Publications:

April 2024
February 2024
November 2023
April 2023
February 2023
November 2022
May 2022
April 2022
February 2022
July 2020

Latest Rostrum Articles

Date Title Sort descending Committee Authors
Feb 2021 The Impact of ASCCC Statewide Service Relations with Local Senates Committee
Feb 1999 The Impact of the Overuse of Part-Time Faculty President
Oct 2016 The Importance of Designated CTE Liaisons for Local Senates CTE Leadership Committee
Apr 2018 The Importance of Major Preparation Curriculum Committee
Nov 2013 The Insidious “D”
May 2011 The Integrated Interview – Re-thinking the Faculty Hiring Process Faculty Leadership Development Committee
Feb 2007 The Issue of Establishing Equivalency in Noncredit Curriculum Committee
Feb 2002 The Lessons of IMPAC Executive Committee
Jan 2010 The Master Plan for Higher Education and the Missions of the California Community Colleges President
Apr 2020 The Mystery Behind “B +,” or Why SLO Assessment Matters Transfer, Articulation, and Student Services Committee
Dec 2010 The Nature of Giving: An Interview with a Foundation Donor Executive Committee
Apr 2010 The Need for Full Time Faculty (again) President
Dec 2008 The Never-ending Question President
Feb 2015 The New Task Force on Workforce, Job Creation, and a Strong Economy: An Overview and a Call for Participation Futures Ad Hoc Committee
Sep 2014 The Online Education Initiative: A Progress Report Online Education Committee
Apr 1998 The Other Side of CalWORKs: Issues Colleges Need to Consider
Apr 2010 The Partnership for Student Success at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC)
Apr 2021 The Passage of AB 1460 and Its Impact on the CCCs Transfer, Articulation, and Student Services Committee
Apr 2006 The Power of Connection Occupational Education Committee
Mar 2005 The Proposal to Increase Funding for Noncredit Instruction Relations with Local Senates Committee
Feb 2002 The Proposed Accreditation Standards: A Summary Critique Accreditation Committee
May 2022 The Public Murder of George Floyd: Liberation Comes to PCC
May 2016 The QFE: What Does It Mean for Faculty and Colleges Preparing an Accreditation Self-Evaluation? Accreditation Committee
Mar 2016 The Reemergence of Noncredit in the California Community Colleges Noncredit, Pre-Transfer, & Continuing Education Committee
Mar 2011 The Relationship of the Researcher with Faculty in Assessing Student Learning Accreditation Committee