Whereas a number of organizations and interest groups are presenting themselves as leaders of change in California higher education, and
Whereas the faculty of the California community colleges have the expertise to understand current problems and to develop approaches to the changes that will best respond to the educational needs of California, and
Whereas the faculty are most interested in creating changes that are focused on the broadest range of student, community, and economic needs, and
Whereas this resolution is consistent with the Academic Senate goals and objectives,
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges direct the Executive Committee either to create a Public Information Committee or to charge an extant standing committee with ongoing public information functions to educate the public on the leadership value of Academic Senate perspectives on issues of change facing the community colleges, and
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges direct the Executive Committee to establish a specific budget allocation to enable the public information functions to be performed effectively. MSR