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Academic Senate

Welcome!

What is Santa Monica College Academic Senate?

The SMC's Academic Senate is an organization whose primary function is to make recommendations to the administration of the college and to the governing board with respect to academic and professional matters.

The Academic Senate consists of elected faculty and has primary responsibility in matters related to the curriculum and general academic policy, and works closely with the administration in other areas of college life.

Senate By Laws

2011-2012 Academic Senate Objectives

2010-2011 Academic Senate Objectives

Executive Board

Meet our executive committee members. Executive committee represents the Academic Senate's elected / appointed officers who lead one or more of the other standing committees.  

For more details about all the executive committee members, please check out the members section.

Meetings

Executive Meeting Times:

HSS 261
Tuesday, 11:15 a.m. to 12:35 p.m.

Senate Meetings Times:

Business Bldg. Room #144,
Tuesday, 11:15 a.m. to 12:35 p.m.

New Faculty Orientation Workshops


2011-2012 Academic Senate Calendar

Click Here

Upcoming/Next Executive Meeting:
Agenda: May 15, 2012

Minutes: May 1, 2012

To Report Absences Click HERE

Upcoming / Next Senate Meeting:
Agenda: May 22,2012

Minutes: May 8,2012

To Report Absences Click HERE

 

 
​Executive Agenda ​Executive Minutes Senate Agenda​ ​Senate Minutes
​8/23/11 ​8/23/11 ​8/30/11 ​8/30/11
​9/6/11 ​9/6/11 ​9/13/11 9/13/11​
​9/20/11 9/20/11​ ​9/27/11 9/27/11​
​10/4/11 10/4/11​ 10/11/11​ 10/11/11​
​10/18/11 10/18/11​ ​10/25/11 10/25/11​
​11/1/11 ​11/1/11 ​11/8/11 11/8/11​
​11/15/11 11/15/11​ ​11/22/11 11/22/11​
​11/29/11 11/29/11​ ​12/6/11 12/6/11​
​02/03/12 02/03/12​ ​12/13/11 12/13/11​
​02/14/12 ​02/14/12 ​2/21/12 2/21/12​
​02/28/12 ​02/28/12 3/6/12 ​3/6/12
​3/13/12 ​3/13/12 ​3/20/12 ​3/20/12
​3/27/12 ​3/27/12 ​4/3/12 ​ 4/3/12
​4/17/12 ​4/17/12 ​4/24/12 ​4/24/12
​5/01/12 ​5/01/12 ​5/8/12 ​5/8/12
​5/15/12 ​ ​5/22/12 ​
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Resolutions for Discussion at Area Meeting

 

Agenda & Minutes:
Want to know what happens at our Senate meetings? Please feel free to browse the meeting's agendas & minutes listed below:

AGENDAS
2010-2011
MINUTES
2010-2011
AGENDAS
2009-2010
MINUTES
2009-2010
Exec. 8/24/10
Senate8/31/10
Exec. 9/7/10
Senate 9/14/10
Exec. 9/21/10
Senate 9/28/10
Exec. 8/24/10
Senate 8/31/10
Exec. 9/7/10
Senate 9/14/10
Exec. 9/21/10
Senate 9/28/10
Exec. 10/05/10
Senate10/12/10
Exec. 10/19/10
Senate10/26/10
Exec. 10/5/10
Senate 10/12/10
Exec. 10/19/10
Senate10/26/10
Exec. 11/02/10
Senate 11/09/10
Exec. 11/16/10
Senate11/23/10
Exec. 11/02/10
Senate11/9/10
Exec. 11/16/10
Senate11/23/10
Senate12/07/10
 
Senate12/07/10
Exec. 02/04/11
Senate02/15/11
Exec. 02/22/11
Exec. 02/04/11
Senate02/15/11
Exec. 02/22/11
Senate03/01/11
Exec. 03/08/11
Senate03/15/11
Exec. 03/22/11
Senate03/29/11
Senate03/01/11
Exec. 03/08/11
Senate03/15/11
Exec. 03/22/11
Senate3/29/11
Exec. 04/05/11
Senate4/19/11
Exec. 04/26/11
Exec. 4/05/11
Senate4/19/11
Exec. 4/26/11
Senate5/03/11
Exec. 5/10/11
Senate5/17/11
Exec. 5/24/11
Senate 5/31/11
Senate 5/3/11
Exec. 5/10/11
Senate 5/17/11
Exec. 5/24/11
Senate 5/31/11
Senate 6/7/11
 
Senate 6/7/11
 

For more details, please check out the agendas and minutes sections.

Committees

Interested in learning more about our standing committee/s? For information about its description, responsibilities, meeting information, documents, and other details, you may click on the committee's name listed below.

Adjunct Committee Legislative Committee
Curriculum Committee Personnel Policies
Department Chairs and Coordinators Committee Professional Development Committee
Distance Education Committee Program Review Committee
Election / Rules Committee Sabbaticals Committee
Environmental Committee Social Committee
Equity and Diversity Committee Student Affairs Committee
Ethics And Responsibilities Committee Career Technical Education
Fiscal Affairs Committee Institutional Effectiveness Committee 
Information Services Committee

 

2011-202 District Calendar

Ethical Professor

  • EP Vol I - Is Accepting Gifts from Students Ethical?
  • EP Vol II - To Drop or Not To Drop?
  • EP Vol III - Determining Final Grades & Syllabi
  • EP Vol IV - Timely Submissions
  • EP Vol V - Syllabus Content
  • EP Vol VI - Unconscious Prejudice

Academic Senate Resolutions 2009-2010

Academic Senate - College of the Future

Attachments to Agendas

Contact Us Info

Vanessa Mejia, Administrative Secretary

Office Location:
Main Campus • HSS Building, Room #261
Phone:
(310) 434-4611
Website:

Office Hours:
Mon. - Thurs. 9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.,
Fri. - Closed