Academic Senate Committee on Bylaws CEWD Session-1 Meeting October 18, 2023

Minutes

The Academic Senate Committee on Bylaws met on October 18, 2023 at 1:00 p.m., by Zoom


Committee Members in Attendance:

Rommel Robertson, Barbara Rome, Sujun Wei, Rondi Davies, Mangala Tawde


Liaisons in Attendance:

Continuing Education and Workforce Development in attendance:

Lori Conkling, Rex Taibu (Chair), Jun Shin


 

 

 


Business:

The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m.

  • Continuing Education and Workforce Development (CEWD) committee are trying to clarify their charges/bylaws and what they do as a committee. They would like to update their bylaws to reflect the work they are doing as a committee. The changes are listed in the table below.
  • Item 2 - It was discussed that Department Chairs should not be left off the second item.
  • It was discussed that Continuing Education and Workforce Development Department should be reworded to the pertaining to the program of Continuing Education and Workforce Development in 2, 3, 6.
  • The bylaws committee recommended the changes that were suggests to the CEWD committee be discussed within their committee and voted on. Following this the Bylaws committee will vote to institute these changes.

Current Charges

Proposed/Proposed Charges

1. Report and recommend to the Academic Senate on services and facilities available to the Continuing Education and Workforce Development programs.

1. Recommend the services and facilities that would enhance the Continuing Education and Workforce Development programs to the Academic Senate.

2. Serve as a mechanism for articulation alignment between the Continuing Education and Workforce Development instructional staff and students, with respective academic departmental chairs and the Academic Senate.

2. Serve as a mechanism for articulation of the alignment between the Continuing Education and Workforce Development department and the Academic Senate.

3. Consider and evaluate proposals received from faculty, students, and the community regarding policies and practices pertaining to Continuing Education and Workforce Development in consultation with respective academic departmental chairs and Dean of Academic Affairs.

3. Evaluate proposals received from faculty, students, and the community regarding policies and practices pertaining to Continuing Education and Workforce Development in consultation with respective academic departmental chairs and Dean of Academic Affairs.

4. Recommend proposals and policies that would enhance the operation of the Continuing Education and Workforce Development programs to the Dean of Continuing Education and Workforce Development.

4. Recommend proposals and policies that would enhance the operation of the Continuing Education and Workforce Development programs to the Dean of Continuing Education and Workforce Development.

5. Serve as a consultative body for the development of the Continuing Education and Workforce Development

5. Serve as a consultative body for the development of the Continuing Education and Workforce Development department

 

 

6. Provide feedback to proposed courses/programs and existing ones to ensure:

-          that they are presented to the related committees and/or academic departments to avoid any conflicts of interest

-           that they are in keeping with the mission and image of college subsequently reporting these new courses/programs and/or existing ones to the Academic Senate for its information.

6. Provide feedback to proposed courses/programs and existing ones to ensure:

-          that they are presented to the related academic departments in a way that provides pathways for further learning.

-          that they are in keeping with the mission of the college.


Respectfully submitted,

Rondi Davies
Committee on Bylaws, Secretary

Minutes typed on October 18, 2023

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