Academic Senate

Faculty Representation

Accreditation Steering Committee 

Meetings: 

     Faculty Members
  • Adrianna Simone - Academic Senate Co-President
  • Louie Giambattista - Academic Senate Co-President

Box 2A / New Full-Time Faculty Position Committee 

Meetings: 

     Faculty Members
  • Academic Senate President (or designee)
  • United Faculty Vice President (or designee)
  • Vice President of Instruction (or designee)
  • Vice President of Student Services (or designee)

Career and Technical Education Committee (CTEC) 

Meetings:   2nd Tuesdays, 1:00-2:00

     Faculty Members

Curriculum Committee (CC)

Meetings:    1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 2:30-4:30

     Faculty Members
  •    Nila Adina - Counseling 
  •    Christina Goff - Librarian
  •    Sepideh Daroogheha - Mathematics
  •    Alex Sterling – English 
  •    Katherine Nelson – Career Technical Education 
  •    Von Wolf – Brentwood Center 
  •    Randi Osburn - Health, Behavioral and Social Sciences 
  •    Mike Grillo - Health, Behavioral and Social Sciences 
  •    Adrianna Simone – Ethnic Studies / Social Justice Studies
  •    Girlie Sison – Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math 
  •    Open Membership Seat - Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math
  •    Open Membership Seat - Arts, Humanities, Communication
  •    Open Membership Seat  - Arts, Humanities, Communication
  •    Open Membership Seat - Distance Education
  •    Open Membership Seat  -  Business and Management

Distance Education Committee (DE)

Meetings:    1st and 4th  Mondays, 2:00-3:00

     Faculty Members
  • Laurie Huffman - World Languages 
  • Katie Berryhill - Astronomy (SP24-FA25)
  • Marie Arcidiacono Kaufman - Speech (SP24-FA25) - on Sabbatical FA24-SP25
  • Ozlem Guclu - Brentwood Center, Math (SP24-FA25)
  • Cindy McGrath - Journalism (SP24-FA25)
  • Maria Peronne - Brentwood Center, Math (SP24-FA25)

District Governance Council (DGC)

Meetings:  1st  Tuesday, 1:00-2:00

     Faculty Members
  • Louie Giambattista - LMC Academic Senate Co-President

Districtwide Study Abroad Selection Committee

  Meetings:  

     Faculty Members

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Committee (EEO)

Meetings:    2nd Tuesday, 2:30-4:30

     Faculty Members
  • Cameron Bluford - Library (SP22-FA24)
  • Open Membership Seat
  • Open Membership Seat

 

Faculty Senates Coordinating Council (FSCC)

Meetings:  1st  Tuesday, 10:30-12:00

     Faculty Members
  • Louie Giambattista - LMC Academic Senate Co-President

General Education Committee (GE)

Meetings:   2nd and 4th  Wednesdays, 1:00-2:25

     Faculty Members
  • Bob Moore - Physical Science 
  • Sara Toruno-Conley - English 
  • Cindy McGrath - Journalism; Arts and Humanities 
  • Ryan Trip - Social Science; Social and Behavioral Sciences 
  • Diwa Ramos - Math, Language and Rationality; Math Comprehension 
  • Tess Caldwell - English; Ethnic and Multicultural Studies 
  • Open Membership Seat
  • Open Membership Seat

Grade Appeal Committee

Meetings:

     Faculty Members

 

Graduation Committee

  Meetings: 

     Faculty Members
  • Mindy Capes - Physical Science (SP23-FA24)

Institutional Development for Equity and Access (IDEA)

Meetings:   3rd  Thursday, 2:30-3:50

     Faculty Members
  • Adrianna Simone - Ethnic Studies / Social Justice Studies
  • Erlinda Jones - Early Childhood Education 

Local Planning Group (LPG)

Meetings:   4th Thursday, 3:15-4:00

     Faculty Members
  • Star Louis Steer - Speech and Communication 
  • Jill Buettner - English  --  LD Green - English (temporary in SP24)
  • Erlinda Jones - Early Childhood Education 

Planning Committee 

Meetings:   3rd  Thursday, 2:30-3:50

     Faculty Members
  • Christina Goff - Library (FA23-SP25)
  • Scott Hubbard - Mathematics (SP24-FA25) - on Sabbatical FA24-SP25
  • Open Membership Seat

Professional Development Advisory Committee (PDAC)

Meetings:   4th Thursday, 2:00-3:00

     Faculty Members
  • Star Louis Steer - Speech and Communication
  • Jill Buettner - English  --  LD Green - English (temporary in SP24)
  • Erlinda Jones - Early Childhood Education 

Sabbatical Leave Committee

Meetings: 

     Faculty Members
  • Caitlin Mitchell - English (SP23-FA24)

Safety and Security Committee 

Meetings:   3rd  Thursday, 3:00-3:55

     Faculty Members
  • Penny Wilkins - Business (SP23-FA24)
  • Victor Coronado-Barraza - World Languages 
  • Kurt Crowder - Physical Science (SP24-FA25)

Scholarship Committee

Meetings: 

     Faculty Members

 

Shared Governance Council (SGC)

Meetings:   2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 2:00-4:00

     Faculty Membership
  • Marci Lapriore - English (FA22-SP24)
  • William Cruz - PTEC (FA22-SP24) 
  • Open Membership Seat

Strategic Enrollment Management Committee (SEM)

Meetings:   1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 3:30-5:00

     Faculty Membership
  • Sara Toruno-Conley - English 
  • Roseann Irwin - Library (SP23-FA24)
  • Paula Gunder - English as a Second Language (SP24-FA25)
  • Open Membership Seat

Sustainability Committee

Meetings: 

     Faculty Membership

 

Teaching and Learning Committee (TLC)

Meetings:  2nd Tuesday, 2:30-3:55

     Faculty Membership
  • Nidia Gonzalinajec - Mathematics, CSLO/PSLO Assessment Coordinator 
  • Adrianna Simone, Ethnic Studies / Social Justice Studies, General Education Assessment Coordinator/Chair
  • Sharlice Wright - Counseling, Student Services, faculty lead/designee
  • Roseann Erwin - Librarian 
  • Patrice Moore - Nursing, Department Chair representative, CTE 
  • Jordan Clark - Math, Department Chair representative, Math and Sciences
  • Ryan Tripp - Part-time faculty at large [appointed by AS]
  • Louie Giambattista - Computer Science, Curriculum Committee, Chair/designee 
  • Brianna McCarthy - Biology, Pedagogy Innovation Program Representative
  • Open Membership Seat - Distance Education, Chair/designee
  • Open Membership Seat - Professional Development Advisory Committee, Chair/designee

Technology Advisory Committee (TAG)

Meetings:  4th Tuesday, 2:00-3:00

     Faculty Membership
  • Sophia Ramirez 
  • Open Membership Seat