Ventura College Academic Senate
Agenda
Thursday, October 2, 2008
1:30-3:30 pm
Campus Center Conference Room

I.	Call to Order
II.	Approval of minutes
a.	Sept 18
III.	Action Items
a.	Academic Senate Officer election for 2009-2011 term
IV.	Invited Guests
a.	Jonathan Lightman – Executive Director of FACCC (1:45 pm  Time Certain) [15 minute time limit]
b.	Ramiro Sanchez – Executive Vice-President (2:00 pm Time Certain)
c.	John Wagner & Connie Jenkins – AFT 1828 President & Chief Negotiator (2:45 pm Time Certain) [20 minute time limit]
V.	Study Session
a.	Office of Bilingual Services (Invited guest Ramiro Sanchez will comment on this topic) []
VI.	Closed Session (As necessary and as affirmed by the assembly) [20 minute time limit]
VII.	President’s Report
a.	Administrative Council report
b.	Consultation Cabinet report
c.	DCAS/DCSL/DCHR/DTRW
d.	Ventura College Educational Master Plan Advisory Committee
e.	Academic Senate Secretary vacancy
f.	Other
VIII.	Vice-President’s Report
a.	Idea gathering report-out
IX.	Treasurer’s Report
a.	Senate Faculty Appreciation Dinner
X.	Committee reports
a.	Curriculum Committee report
b.	Professional Development Committee report
c.	Equivalence / Eminence Task Force report
d.	Sabbatical Leave Committee report
XI.	Items for information
a.	Accreditation Training (Sept 26 @ MC)
b.	Other
XII.	Adjournment