Ventura College Academic Senate
NOTES
Wednesday, 14 November 2012      MCW-312

NOTE: This extraordinary meeting of the Academic Senate was specifically called for by the members of the Accreditation Site Team Visitors.  On Nov. 7, 2012 the members of the visiting team scheduled this 3:00 pm meeting of the Senate.  Our regularly scheduled Senate meeting this week was the following day, Thurs., Nov 15.  Academic Senate President Peter Sezzi announced this meeting in compliance with the Brown Act on Thurs., Nov. 8.  However, on the day of this extraordinary Senate meeting, at 1:12pm Sezzi, was informed that the Site Team Visitors wished to move up the Senate meeting to occur at 1:30pm.  Sezzi indicated that out of respect for the faculty who are on Senate, he was unwilling to move up the Senate meeting.  The Site Team Visitors then asked if Sezzi would mind if the meeting with the Senate could be scheduled concurrently with their meeting with the College Planning Council, which was scheduled for 2:00 pm.  Sezzi indicated that some Senate members are also on the CPC so the team would have some exposure with Senators at the CPC meeting.  It was later revealed during the CPC meeting that the reason for the Accreditation Site Team Visitors wanting to move up their meeting with the Senate was because one Team member was has a 7-8 hour drive home this afternoon. Thus, this extraordinary meeting of the Senate was cancelled due to the last minute changes requested by the Accreditation Site Team Visitors.