Brown Bag Meetings
Faculty Senate Brown Bags are informal sessions focusing on topics of special interest to faculty.
Faculty Senate
- Participatory Governance & Workgroups
- Constituent & Leadership Advisory Bodies
- Executive Councils & Committees
- Budget Advisory Committee (BAC)
- Career Technical Education Advisory Committee
- Classified Prioritization Committee
- College Council
- Curriculum Committee
- Distance Education Committee
- Facilities Planning Committee
- Faculty Prioritization Committee
- Health, Safety & Security Committee
- Learning Assessment Committee
- Instructional Equipment & Library Materials Committee
- Institutional Effectiveness Committee (IEC)
- Professional Development Committee
- Strategic Enrollment Management Committee
- Student Support & Equity Committee
- Technology Planning Committee
In order that the faculty may participate effectively in the formation of district educational and professional policies and in the selection of major administrative personnel and faculty for the Peralta Community College District, the Laney College Faculty Senate (an organization formed in accordance with Section 131.6 of Title 5 of the California Administrative Code) shall make recommendations to the College Administrators, District Academic Senate (DAS), district administration and/or the Peralta District Board of Trustees on matters of educational and professional significance pertinent to the College and/or the District. (Article I of the Faculty Senate Constitution)
The functions of the Faculty Senate are delineated in Article IV of its Constitution.
President
Leslie Blackie
Email: lblackie@peralta.edu
Vice President
Eleni Gastis
Email: eegastis@peralta.edu
1st & 3rd Tuesdays
12:35pm – 1:20pm in room T-450 & on Zoom
(See BoardDocs) The meetings are open to all.
Special meetings are held on alternate Tuesdays unless they are deemed unnecessary. Until further notice, senators and members of the public will only be able to participate via Zoom.
The Faculty Senate is subject to the Brown Act.
The Laney College Faculty Lounge is room is in the Tower Building, Room 450. It is a place for faculty to meet, lounge, eat, relax, etc. It is also when the Faculty Senate meetings are held (under normal circumstances).
The room is equipped with a touch-screen, a whiteboard, a microwave, a copier/scanner, and a Scantron machine.
The Faculty Lounge is not to be used for classes or student meetings.
Membership
President Leslie Blackie
Vice President Nate Failing* Eleni Gastis appointed
DAS Rep Eleni Gastis * Kimm Blackwell appoint
Note Taker Heather Sisneros
Biology Rajeev Banerjee
Business Kim Glosson
CE Eleni Gastis
CE David Santamaria
CE Sydney Thomas
CIS Johnnie Williams
Culinary Chantal Martin
English Ian Latta
ESOL Barbara Yasue
Ethnic Studies not elected #
Kinesiology Josh Ramos
Liberal Arts Bill Trego
Liberal Arts Donald Moore
Liberal Arts Marilla Thaning
Mathematics Christina Will
Music John Reager
Social Science Nat Pyle
Service Kimm Blackwell
Service Reggie constant/Yiping Wang
Service Sarah Backes-Diaz
Service Maricella Zambrano
Part time Vina Cera
Part time Jacque Burgess
The Ten-Plus-One (10+1)
Per California Education Code, the Faculty Senate has the responsibility to make recommendations with respect to academic and professional matters. These are the areas of work that the faculty senate deals with. They are called “10+1.” More information can be found on the Statewide ASCCC website.
- Curriculum, including establishing prerequisites.
- Degree and certificate requirements.
- Grading policies.
- Educational program development.
- Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success.
- College governance structures, as related to faculty roles.
- Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes.
- Policies for faculty professional development activities.
- Processes for program review.
- Processes for institutional planning and budget development.
- Other academic and professional matters as mutually agreed upon between the governing board and the academic senate.
Other Areas Assigned to the Academic Senate per California Education Code
- Equivalency
- Faculty Hiring
- Administrative Retreat Rights
- Tenure Evaluation (exclusive representative shall consult)
- Evaluation (exclusive representative shall consult)