Full-time faculty to evaluate President Rocha
The Academic Senate sent out a survey to full-time faculty members on Monday to evaluate Superintendent Mark Rocha in an attempt to assess the performance of Rocha after senate members complained that...
View ArticleAcademic Senate nominees announced for Executive Board
The Academic Senate announced the nominees for their Executive Board at its meeting on Monday, and three out of four Board positions are uncontested, including the race for board president. Continue...
View ArticleSenate Mulls Over Survey Results
After months of talking about a faculty-led evaluation of President Mark Rocha, the Academic Senate finally has the results. Now they’re trying to decide what to do with those results. However, no...
View ArticleAcademic Senate elections virtually uncontested
The Academic Senate completed the elections for its new Executive Committee members last week with only one of the four positions contested. No one opposed President Eduardo Cairo and Secretary...
View ArticleFirst salvo in war of surveys released
The Academic Senate presented the results of their Town Hall Survey to a room full of faculty, staff and students with representatives of the administration noticeably absent April 17. A total of 173...
View ArticleGoverning board has the final say in “participatory governance”
An official from the Community College League of California clarified that the administration has the final say on issues that are discussed between the “participatory governance” groups at a technical...
View ArticleSenate debates no confidence vote for Board of Trustees
The Academic Senate debated holding a vote of no confidence for the Board of Trustees at Monday’s meeting. Many senators voiced their dissatisfaction with how the Board handled many issues this year....
View ArticleNew president promises better communication
Interim President Robert Miller pledged to create a better campus climate and form of communication between his administration and the faculty Monday morning in an open letter to the college. Continue...
View ArticleSelf-evaluation deadline brings mixed feelings
Last week a self-evaluation form was sent via email to students, staff and faculty to gather feedback on the college’s performance in anticipation of the college’s reaccreditation visit from the...
View ArticleSenate leaders push back on hiring policy
Academic Senate president Eduardo Cairo announced that the senate executive committee would work only the minimum number of required hours in response to interim president Robert Miller’s estimates of...
View ArticleStudents stand to lose millions - Nearly $3 million hangs on Academic...
Academic Senate President Eduardo Cairó has refused to sign a document that would secure a $2.9 million grant for student services unless the senate approves the report in a special session next week....
View ArticleEditorial: Cairo must sign agreement
PCC students stand to lose nearly $3 million in grant money if Academic Senate President Eduardo Cairo doesn’t sign a document authorizing it. The money would go toward the Student Success and Support...
View ArticleMiller apologizes to Senate over hiring numbers
The question of how many full-time instructors should be hired resurfaced at Monday’s Academic Senate meeting, drawing an exasperated apology from administrative leadership and exposing divisions...
View ArticleCairo signs student success document
Academic Senate President Eduardo Cairo ended a two-week dispute over the fate of $2.9 million in funding for student counseling services and signed a document to secure the money after the...
View ArticleAdmin, Senate agree on hiring number
Faculty and administration leaders have agreed to hire 35 full-time faculty members by September 2015, resolving a dispute between the two groups about the school’s personnel needs. Academic Senate...
View ArticleEditorial: Admin, Senate leaders must keep talking
Today’s news that the administration and Academic Senate have reached an agreement on full-time faculty hiring is a positive sign that collegial discussion may be beginning to mitigate the bitter...
View ArticleCampus set to begin hiring process
With faculty and senate officials agreeing to hire 35 new full-time faculty for the college by September, the long process to attaining that number has begun. A Faculty Hiring Priorities Committee is...
View ArticleAccreditation visit team arrives at PCC
The accreditation visit team from the state arrived on Monday to start its evaluation of the school and to write an “exit report” disclosing what observations were made about PCC during its four day...
View ArticleSenate candidates ready for election
With the Academic Senate elections coming up, the executive board will have some company on the ballot when its members seek reelection on March 19 after running virtually unopposed last year. Continue...
View ArticleCommittees on committees on committees
The abundance of committees within the Academic Senate, including a “Breakfast Committee” and a “Committee on Committees,” has caused frustration for some members due to the limited amount of time set...
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