ASC President Blog
Short week, short blog?
Student leaders of ASU need faculty help! As you know, it’s hard to keep in contact with students during remote learning. This is even harder for our ASU student leaders working to build the next generation of student government, as they don’t have a rapt audience like we faculty do during class! Please help the…
Academic Senate – Working hard on Academic and Professional Matters!
Curriculum Committee Victory! The course/program approval queue has been cleared! For over a year, your hard-working curriculum representatives have been toiling away at a tremendous backlog of curriculum proposals. They meet twice a month for 2 hours each time, and they work hard! As faculty, it’s up to us to make sure the courses and…
First week of class feels just like this atmospheric river!
Faculty needed for hiring committees Brace yourselves, we have many managers still to hire this semester! We are starting out with two which are run by Chancellor Reece. We need faculty who can represent the broad viewpoints of our campus and who know our students to help select these top leaders! The ASC has improved…
Welcome back to another distanced semester!
We are going to have to dig deep this spring. I’m always an optimist, but these times certainly tax my ability to be hopeful and positive. I wish we’d be together on campus, but our digital community will have to suffice for now. Newly elected governing board members I’m writing this Just after finishing in…
We made it! Have a very restful break!
ASC business The Academic Senate Council had a long discussion about modality of instruction for Summer and Fall 2021. I will bring those ideas to the district Consultation Council meeting next week. ASC Senators shared that overall, faculty and students are doing alright with online, the current hybrid courses are ok, and folks can continue…
Time for a brief rest and reflection
Dean of Enrollment and other hiring – faculty needed! The college is hiring a Permanent Dean of Enrollment, and faculty are needed for the committee. Deadline to submit your application to serve is December 1at 5pm (email to lkral@contracosta.edu). Many other hirings will be happening in the near future: Permanent Dean of AACE Division, VP…
A quick update for F2020 week 12
VPI Public Forum The public forum for our community to meet potential VPI’s is set for November 17 in the afternoon. Dr Bell has asked me to solicit questions from faculty. Please email me with questions you’d like to see posed to the candidates and I will share them with him. Equity training courtesy of…
Midterm season – yup.
Student costume contest! I learned this morning that the ASU-sponsored “spooky costume contest” is posted on instagram (#spookyasu) ! Our awesome student leaders thought that grocery gift cards are the best type of prize. Check out the fun by following @asuccc ! Collegiality in Action – Finally happening! I will finally be quiet about this,…