Academic Senate
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Academic and Professional matters mean the following policy development matters:
- 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.
The Academic Senate is comprised of all currently employed faculty both contract and adjunct with all rights and responsibilities.
The Academic Senate shall elect an Executive Council from its membership, hereinafter referred to as the Exec. The Executive Council shall consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary/third District Academic Senate (DAS) representative, and At-Large Senators and shall serve as the representative body of the Academic Senate. At-large senators are elected by individual departments with the numbers for each department listed in Article I of the By-laws to this Constitution, as well as a provision for an adjunct faculty representative. Any member of the Academic Senate may be elected to the Executive Council. (For purposes of clarification, no faculty member can hold more than one position in the Executive Council).
For more information, please read the Constitution of Berkeley City College Fall 2019
2024-25 Academic Year
| Name | Committee Role |
| Matthew Freeman | President |
| Fatimah Shah | Vice-President |
| Claudia Abadia | Secretary |
| Carolyn Martin | Arts & Cultural Studies Senate Representative |
| Peter DuBois | Business/CIS Senate Representative |
| Joseph Bielanski | Counseling Senate Representative |
| Jenny Lowood | English & Education Senate Representative |
| Open | ESOL Senate Representative |
| Heather Dodge | Library Senate Representative |
| Mark Rinker | Mathematics Senate Representative |
| Anne McCormick | Modern Languages Senate Representative |
| Open | ASL Senate Representative |
| Mary Clarke-Miller | MMART Senate Representative |
| Randy Yang | Sciences Senate Representative |
| Mark Swiemcicki | Social Sciences Senate Representative |
| Joya Chavarin | Part-time Senate Representative |
Resolutions recommended by the BCC Academic Senate
Recommendations the Academic Senate for Berkeley City College (BCC) has forwarded through the BCC and Peralta participatory governance committees as well as any resolutions the Senate has passed.
2020-21 Academic Year
2019-2020 Academic Year
- 191002 BCCSenate Resolution District Transparency of Fiscal Operations
- BCC Surveillance Camera Resolution Academic Senate
- BCC Requisite Resolution Academic Senate
- 200205_CVCOEI Membership Resolution
- 200506 BCC Senate Resolution Honoring Joe Doyle
- Special Thank You COVID-19 Response
- Special Thank You to Linda McAllister and Melina Bersamin for your Guided Pathways work
2018-2019 Academic Year
- SEIU resolution
- District Academic Senate SEIU Resolution
- Food Insecurity Project
- Vote of No Confidence Resolution
- Distance Education Committee
2013-2014 Academic Year
On 18 September the Academic Senate moved to recommend to the Roundtable the following campus goals as recommended to the Senate by the Assessment Committee: 1) The college should increase hours of availability for computer labs to accommodate students who need morning, evening and Saturday hours (based on CCSSE results), 2) The college should implement an academic advising program as soon as possible (based on CCSSE results), 3) The college should complete plans for all Institutional Learning Outcomes assessments at the college (based on ACCJC Standards). Motion accepted by the Education Committee and Roundtable.
Also on 18 September the Academic Senate moved to recommend to the Roundtable to add to the “Charge” of the Assessment Committee the following as suggested by the Assessment Committee Chair J. Lowood: 1) to plan and conduct Institutional Learning Outcome assessment and other large assessments, 2) to ensure that all course, program, and ILO assessments are completed, based on the published timeline. Motion accepted by the Education Committee and Roundtable.