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Meeting Information

Meeting agendas are posted to BoardDocs 72 hours prior to meeting start time.
Location: East Campus - Library Basement, Distance Education Classroom #10
Time: 3:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. PST

Dates

2024 Fall Semester
  • Thurs,  September 05
  • Thurs,  September 12
  • Thurs,  September 26
  • Thurs,  October 10
  • Thurs,  October 24
  • Wed, November 06
  • Thurs,  November 21
  • Thurs,  December 05
2025 Spring Semester
  • Thurs,  January 23
  • Thurs,  February 06
  • Thurs,  February 20
  • Thurs,  March 06
  • Thurs,  March 20 
  • Thurs,  April 03
  • Thurs,  April 17

About the Academic Senate

The Academic Senate is the primary voice of faculty in academic and professional matters. Its elected members come from full time and adjunct faculty ranks, from both the East and West campuses, and from a broad array of programs. Both law and governing board policy give the Academic Senate primary responsibility in the following areas:

  • Curriculum
  • Degree and certificate requirements
  • Grading policies
  • Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including self study and annual reports
  • Faculty professional development

Both law and governing board policy require mutual agreement with the Academic Senate for any changes in the following areas:

  • Educational program development
  • Student preparation and success
  • Program review
  • Institutional planning and budget development
  • District and college governance structures

The Senate's Sources of Authority

Education Code § 70901
Title 5 § 532005320153202532035320453206
YCCD Board Policies 25107-8049

 

Senators

Academic Senate Executive Committee

  • Gisele Flores: President, Non-voting Member
  • Aishah Saleh:  Vice President, Voting Member
  • Dr. Layla Spain:  Secretary, Voting on behalf of SBSS
  • Dr. Theresa Rojas:  Legislative Analyst, Voting on behalf of SBSS
  • Hans Hauselmann:  Parlimentarian, Voting on behalf of SBSS
  • Dr. Jessica Brennan:  Hiring Prioritization Executive, Voting on behalf of SLAE
  • Dr. Cheryl Williams-Jackson:  Executive Equity Reviewer, Non-voting Member

School of Agriculture

  • Todd Conrado, Senator

School of Arts, Performance and the Humanities

  • Aishah Saleh, Senator
  • Erik Maki, Senator
  • Kyle Stubbs, Senator
  • Tricia Cooper, Senator

School of Behavioral and Social Sciences

  • Hans Hauselmann, Senator
  • Heather Adams, Senator
  • Layla Spain, Senator
  • Theresa Rojas, Senator

School of Business and Computing

  • Kevin Alavezos, Senator

School of Health Professions

  • Kelly Waddell, RN, Senator
  • Tonya Robinson,RN,  Senator

School of Industry and Trade

  • Vacant

School of Kinesiology, Public Health, and Athletics

  • Jamie DeRollo, Senator

School of Language Arts and Education

  • Annaliese Hausler-Akpovi, Senator
  • Jason Wohlstadter, Senator
  • Jessica Brennan, Senator
  • Yvonne De La Cruz Sanchez, Senator

School of Science, Math and Engineering

  • Angelica Cortes/Rudy Andrade, Senators
  • Arthur White, Senator
  • Austin Adams, Senator
  • David Martin, Senator

Counseling

  • Vie Champa, Senators
  • Tzitzijanik Jazmin Serrano, Senator

Library

  • Stella Beratlis, Senator

Special Programs

  • Claudia Ramirez, Senator

Adjunct-At-Large

  • Christopher Mickols, Senator
  • Vacant

Additional Non-Voting Members

  • Allan McKissick, Faculty Liaison to the Board
  • Ashley Hernandez Novoa, ASMJC Senator