Faculty Senate Goals 2007/2008

1. To facilitate the Golden Gavels action plan to enhance "shared governance" at PVCC.

2. To develop equity for PVCC in the funding of the MCCD Active Retirement Program.

3. To review and update the PVCC College Plan as necessary.

4. To administer and fund the Faculty Association Student Scholarship.

5. To sufficiently meet the needs of the PVCC Faculty in all professional matters.

Faculty Senate Goals 2006/2007

1. Open and honest communication with each other and with administration - transparency is how we do business

2. Promoting faculty excellence and achievement - we are worth it and then some

3. Work with our external public to meet their needs 

4. Continue to build recognition through community service projects

5. Build collegiality through luncheons and gatherings - we are a friendly and supportive people

6. Improve the Senate’s relationship with the other policy groups

7. Continue to build a close working relationship with division chairs

Faculty Senate Goals 2005/2006

1. To established a good working relationship with the new President

2. To continue to work on our relationship with the Chancellor

3. To continue work on educating the public about the bond

4. To build community recognition through community service projects

5. To build collegiality through luncheons and gatherings

6. Improve the Senate’s relationship with the other policy groups

Faculty Senate Goals 2004/2005

1. To established a good working relationship with the new President

2. To continue to work on our relationship with the Chancellor

3. To continue work on educating the public about the bond

4. To build community recognition through community service projects

5. To build collegiality through luncheons and gatherings

6. Improve the Senate’s relationship with the other policy groups

Faculty Senate Goals 2002/2003

The following three goals were considered to be of highest priority for the Senate to address:

1. Academic Restructuring:
   This is one of the most important issues facing our faculty. We will complete our review and in September identify 3-5 prototype academic structures. The facultyy will be given the opportunity to review these prototypes and, in the Spring of 2003, vote on which prototype will be submitted to the Administration



2. Faculty Reassigned Time/Overload Issues:
   This issue has stirred great emotion and opinion among our faculty. We have petitioned the Dean of Learning to table any action on this issue until the Fall of 2002. The Senate needs to become involved in a reasonable resolution to this matter. It is imperative that all reassignments be reviewed and evaluated. Those that are consistent with the goals and mission of this campus should be supported by the Administration.



3. Faculty Committees:
   A review needs to be conducted of faculty committees. Some committees have not met for over a year, while otherscould be consolidated or eliminated. The number of committee assignments per faculty member needs to be reviewed. Also, many faculty have off-campus committee assignments that need to count as part of faculty campus committee assignments.

Based on Senator interviews of all Association members, the 2000/2001 Senate adopted as priority areas to address in the coming year the following three concerns:

• Intra-faculty relations and communications
• lack of employee parking
• issues relating to adjunct faculty

The Senate approved a motion to form focus groups to strategize how to address those three issues.

Faculty Relationships

• To increase among faculty a climate of collegiality and mutual support.


• To increase the level of PVCC faculty membership and involvement in the PVCC Faculty Association and the MCCCD Faculty Association.


• Maintain the Web page for the PVCC Faculty Association where information can be easily accessed.

Teaching For Learning

• To continue to advocate that teaching for learning be the central focus within MCCCD and PVCC.


• To continue to promote faculty participation in decision regarding the effective use of technology at PVCC.


• To advocate for increased opportunities for adjunct faculty (in such areas as communication, training, and work space).

College and Community Relations

• To strengthen the faculty role as partners both in creating the vision for the expanded campus and in campus governance.


• To continue to sponsor the PVCC Faculty Association Scholarship Program.


• To strengthen the relationships between PVCC’s Faculty Senate and the PVCC administration, the District administration, and the Governing Board.


• To monitor faculty hiring procedures at PVCC and make recommendations for revising the process to the administration.


• To increase interaction among all employees as we build a stronger campus community.

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