Academic Senate

The Imperial Valley College Academic Senate meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month during the fall and spring semesters.
Special meetings may be called by the Academic Senate President.
All meetings begin at 2:30 p.m in the Board room., and all meetings will be available to the public via Zoom Online Conferencing. Zoom invitations will be published with each agenda at least 72 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting.

Academic Senate Agenda & Meeting Minutes

Academic Senate Bylaws

Committee Purpose

The purpose of this organization shall be to represent the faculty in the formation

of college and district policy on academic and professional matters, as mandated by

Title 5, Section 53200 (b) and AB-1725, Shared Governance, to include:

Curriculum, including establishing prerequisites and placing courses within disciplines;
Degree and certificate requirements;
Grading policies;
Educational program development;
Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success;
District and college governance structures, as related to faculty roles;
Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including self-study and annual reports;
Policies for faculty professional development activities;
Processes for program review;
Processes for institutional planning and budget development; and
Other academic and professional matters as mutually agreed upon between the Governing Board and the Academic Senate.

Further, according to the California Code of Regulations, Section 53100, Article 2, the Board of Trustees

shall “primarily rely upon” the Academic Senate for recommendations regarding curriculum, degree and

certificate requirements, grading policies, education program development, standards or policies

regarding student preparation and success, and policies for faculty professional development activities.

It is the duty of the Senate to address, either directly or through its designated

committees, all matters pertaining to the educational well-being of the college, to develop and establish

[faculty] positions on all such matters and to inform all relevant constituencies, inside and outside the

college, of these positions. The Senate shall also assume responsibilities as legally directed, for

example, by the California Code of Regulations, Section 53100, Article 2.

Schedule

Meeting Dates: 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month

Time: 2:30-4:00 p.m.

Location: Administration Board Room (Bldg. 10), Virtual Meeting available via Zoom

The Spring 2025 semester schedule for the Imperial Valley College Academic Senate is as follows:

2/19
3/5
3/19
4/2
4/16
4/30 Senator's Workshop
5/7
5/21
6/4

Membership
Ric Epps, President	Health and Public Safety	At-Large Senators (twelve)
Dr. Austen Thelen, (Dept. Chair Liaison)	Jeff Caudill	Veronica Soto-Figueroa
	Summer Winford	Dr. Sergio Pesqueira
Arts, Letters, & Learning Services		Elizabeth Trevino
Elizabeth Kemp	CTE - EWD	Dr. Jia Sun (Secretary)
Angel Sandoval	Joe Silverman	Kristen Gomez
Alex Garza	Jose Velasquez	Norma Scott
Dr. Hope Davis		Xochitl Tirado
		Dr. Melani Guinn (Cice president)
Math and Sciences	Student Services Jose Plascencia Margarita Vizcarra	Paige Lovitt Roxanne Morales (Chief of staff) Monica Minor Dr. Cerise Myers
Dr. Allyn Leon
Andrew Robinson		Ex-Officio
Shawn Barcroft	Part-Time Faculty	Dr. Michael Heumann, Past President
Dr. Alto Benedicto	Alicia Cota	Gail Warner, Interim VP Academic Srvcs
	Manuel Guzman	Sofia Salorio, ASG President

Academic Senate

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Resources

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