Committee

Classified Staff Representatives

Purpose

Schedule

College
Council

John Christensen
Mercy Pono
Joyce Edwards
Alma Cardenas
Teresina Steffes

1.     To decide the annual college goals and objectives.

2.     To review college philosophy/mission goals.

3.     To decide the process for resource allocation.

4.     To decide policies and procedures that impact all constituent groups.

5.     To ensure that accreditation standards and recommendations are addressed.

6.     To foster improved communication among constituent groups.

Second Wednesday of the month, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

President's
Cabinet

Mercy Pono

1.     To solve or take action on non-routine operational matters; on proposals regarding planning and evaluation; on recommendations for College procedure development/codification; on personnel issues; on College-wide budget issues.

2.     To recommend proposals to District Council as appropriate.

3.     To provide input on College matters at District level.

4.     To develop a system for planning, implementing, maintaining and evaluating all programs and services.  (College goal). 

First and Third Fridays of the month, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Operations
Council

Benny Barnes

1.     To raise issues and take immediate action on problems pertaining to the daily operations or routine operations of the College, its instructional and service programs/units.

2.     To recommend to President's Cabinet proposals regarding non-routine operational matters; proposals regarding planning and evaluation activities; or recommendations for procedure development/codification.

3.     To evaluate and improve instructional and service operations.

Second and fourth Mondays of the month, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in AA-216

Safety/Security Committee

Seti Sidharta
Kathleen Anderson

To address on-campus safety and security concerns in order to provide a safe and secure campus for the students and employees of Contra Costa College.

First Friday of the month, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

LPG Staff Development

Denine Colbert

Coordination of staff development activities and budget. 

Twice a year.

Academic
Senate Council

Shondra West

To represent faculty concerns to the College management; to promote faculty resources to increase faculty professionalism; and to provide a means for faculty participation in furthering the purposes of the College.

First and third Mondays of the month, from 2:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

College
Instruction Committee

(sub committee
of Academic
Senate Council)

Shannon Beckham

To review new course proposals and make recommendations for adoption into the curriculum; to review all non-credit course proposals as well as topics-in courses, and other curricular change forms.

Second and fourth Mondays of the month, from 2:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Student
Services
Committee
(sub committee
of Academic
Senate Council)

Robin Harrison

The Student Services committee is a policy-recommending arm of the Academic Senate and reports to the Academic Senate Council through its chair.  It is charged by the Senate Council to recommend policies and procedures to the Dean of the College regarding existing and potential student service and community service programs.  The Committee will not concern itself with individual student programs, but rather with the procedure for handling such problems.

First Friday on the month, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Classified
Senate
Council

Benny Barnes
Shannon Beckham
Alma Cardenas
John Christensen
Betsy Hernandez-Dye
Rose Orpilla
Mercy Pono
Ken Reynolds

To provide a means of representation for the classified staff in the College governance process.

Second and fourth Thursdays of the month, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Classified
Staff
Development

Kay Armemdez
Alma Cardenas
Denine Colbert (co-chair)
Roger Polk (co-chair)

To review all individual applications for staff development funds and make recommendations to the Classified Coordinating Council; and to provide representation of the Classified Senate to the College Staff Development Committee.

Second and fourth Fridays of the month, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

MCHS Advisory Committee

Alma Cardenas

To ensure a productive and mutually beneficial relationship between CCC and MCHS through the sharing of information and concerns.

Second Wednesday of the month, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

College
Foundation
Board

District Committees

Equal
Opportunity
and Diversity Advisory
(District Office)

Chau Tran

District Planning Committee

John Christensen

DGC

Alma Cardenas
Mercy Pono

John Christensen
Teresina Steffes