Ventura College Academic Senate
Agenda
Thursday, May 5, 2011
1:30-2:45 pm
Campus Center Conference Room

I.	Call to Order
II.	Public Comments
III.	Approval of minutes
a.	April 21, 2011
IV.	Acknowledgement of Guests
a.	Kammy Algiers, Instructional Calendar Task Force (2:00 pm – Time certain)
b.	Sue Bricker, Registrar (2:15 pm – Time certain)
V.	Announcements
a.	VCF/Osher/Senate Endowed Scholarship Final Update
VI.	Study Session
a.	VCCCD Mission & Board Policy Objectives
VII.	President’s Report
a.	Faculty Senate awards
b.	Administrative Council report
c.	Consultation Council Meeting report
d.	DCHR, DTRW, DCSL reports
VIII.	Campus /Senate Committee reports
a.	Senate Elections Committee report
b.	Senate Instructional Calendar Task Force report
c.	Curriculum Committee report
i.	Final report on VC’s SB 1440 Degrees 
ii.	Upcoming changes to Title 5 related to curricular matters
d.	Student Learning Outcomes Oversight Group report
e.	Program Assessment Rubric Development Task Force report
IX.	Action Items
a.	Senate Instructional Calendar Task Force Final report
b.	Ventura College Faculty Satisfaction Survey report
c.	Accreditation Follow-Up report (First Reading)
d.	Ventura College Integrated Planning, Program Review & Resource Allocation Model Handbook (Second Reading)
e.	Program Discontinuance Rubric (Second Reading)
X.	Adjournment

NOTE: As previously agreed upon by Senate and management, at 2:45 pm—immediately upon adjournment—and with the inclusion of some administrators and classified employees, the Academic Senate will begin functioning as the new College Planning Council (CPC), the participatory governance group charged with establishing the program review/integrated planning parameters for the 2011-2012 academic year.  The managers/classifieds who will be joining Senate to form the CPC are: Susan Bricker; Barbara Cogert; Sandy Hajas; David Keebler; Jeffrey Weinstein; Ramiro Sanchez; and Kathy Scott. Kathy and Peter will co-chair the CPC meeting.