Faculty Senate Committees

Curriculum Committee / Elections Committee / Faculty Prioritization Committee / Information Competency Committee / Instructional Support / Learning Assessment / Professional Development / Senate Scholarship / Wellness Advisory Committee

Curriculum Committee

Meeting Schedule: 

See webpage link

Committee Membership and Representation:  

Appointments to the Curriculum Committee are made by the Faculty Senate President. 

For current membership information, see Curriculum Committee webpage.

                                   
Committee Charge:

 Review and approve faculty course proposals, Assist faculty in curriculum review, Provide leadership in all aspects of curriculum development and assessment

Other Information:

Members of the committee are always available to faculty to assist in course proposal writing and evaluation. Members of the committee serve on review subcommittees and also various other college wide committees.

 

Elections Committee

Meeting Schedule:

 Meets 2-3 times in the spring (March –April) to review elections process, conduct elections and count ballots.

 Committee Membership and Representation:  

Chair: Carole Rogers

Faculty At-Large:

Loretta Hernandez

Faculty At-Large:

David Mitchell

Faculty Senate Exec:

Evelyn Lord

Vacancy

 

                                    
Committee Charge:

 Conduct faculty senate elections, including counting of ballots.


Information Competency Committee

Meeting Schedule:

 Meets monthly.

Committee Membership and Representation:   

Chair (Library):

Margaret Traylor

Economics:

David Simon

Psychology:

Karolyn van Putten

 

 

Vacancy

 

Committee Charge:

 Recommend a strategy for Laney College to implement an information competency requirement into the graduation requirement for degree and certificate programs.  Identify and articulate selected information competency objectives into their course outlines.  Support the recommended  strategy through development and design of course assignments based on information competency objectives.


Instructional Support Committee

Meeting Schedule:

 Monthly

Dates and location TBA


Committee Membership and Representation:

Co-Chair (ESL) Lisa Cook
Co-Chair (Dean of Humanities & Social Sciences) Linda Sanford
David Mullen Project Bridge
Kathy Williamson Math
Fred Bourgoin Math
Margaret Traylor Library
Marie Wilson English
Inger Stark Sociology
Anne Agard ESL
Suzan Tiemroth-Zavala ESL
Susan Schacher Project Bridge
Wandra Williams TASC
Vacancy Counseling
Vacancy Vocational

 

Learning Assessment Committee

Meeting Schedule:

 Twice Monthly
Fridays (1:00 – 2:15 PM), T-750
Check website for meeting schedule:  http://laney.peralta.edu/apps/comm.asp?Q=30343

Committee Membership and Representation:  

Faculty Co-Chair Cheli Fossum (Chemistry)
Administrator Co-Chair Elñora Webb (Vice President of Instruction)

Business, Math & Science Division:      

Michelle Fossum (Chemistry)

Fine & Applied Arts, Communications and PE:      

Vina Cera (Media Communications)

Division of Humanities, Language Arts & Social Sciences: 

Karolyn van Putten (Psychology)

Division of Vocational Technology:

Louis Quindlen (Machine Technology

Articulation Officer:

Adrienne Riley (Counseling)

Library:

Mae Frances Moore (Library)

Counseling:

Ann McMurdo (Counseling)

Mathematics:

Tracy Camp (Mathematics)

English:

Jackie Graves (English)

English as a Second Language:

David Mithcell (ESL)

Student Services Administrator:

Ed Wright (Student Services)

Faculty Senate President:

Evelyn Lord (Representing Shirley Coaston)
Tutoring Center: Wandra Williams

 

Professional Development Committee (College Committee)

Meeting Schedule

TBA  

Faculty Appointments

 Faculty may be appointed for up to two consecutive two-year terms.  There are three faculty appointments:  

1.      Joint (PFT/Faculty Senate) Appointment

2.      PFT Appointment

3.      Faculty Senate Appointment 

2006/2007 Faculty Committee Members 

Sydney Thomas (1st term, Joint PFT/Faculty Senate Appointment)
Appointed:  2006/2007 

Meryl Siegal (2nd term, PFT Appointment)  CHAIR
Appointed:  2004/2006  Reappointed:  2006/2007 

David Simon (1st term, Faculty Senate Appointment)
Appointed: 2006/2007  

Classified

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Administrators

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Professional Development Website

 

Faculty Senate Scholarship Committee

Meeting Schedule:

 Meets 2-3 times in the spring to review process, screen applications and conduct interviews. 

 (Note:  Additional meetings may be called so that the committee may discuss amendments to the process or work on ways to improve faculty and student participation.)

 
Committee Membership and Representation:  

Chair (Cousneling):

Patricia Coven

Counseling:

Ann McMurdo

Faculty Senate President or Appointee:

Evelyn Lord

History:

Timothy Rose

ESL

Kathleen Pappert

                                    
Committee Charge:  

Select winners of the Laney Faculty Senate Scholarship.

 

Wellness Advisory Committee

 Meeting Schedule: 

4th Friday of the Month
1:30 PM
Location TBA

 Membership: 

Administrator Matthew Kritscher
Faculty Indra Thadani
Faculty Donna Marie Ferro
Faculty Jennifer Navarrette
Faculty Vacancy
Classified Lynne Williams
Classified Connie Portero
Student Vacancy (up to 4 students)

 

 Committee Charge: 

To assess the wellness of students and employees and provide services that will address the health care needs of Laney Community.

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

Updated 8/20/2007