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Fall 2025
  • Thurs,  September 04
  • Thurs,  September 18
  • Thurs,  October 02
  • Thurs,  October 16
  • Thurs,  October 30
  • Thurs,  November 13
  • Thurs, November 20 (Special Session)
  • Thurs,  December 04
Spring 2026
  • Thurs,  January 29
  • Thurs,  February 05
  • Thurs,  February 19
  • Thurs,  March 05
  • Thurs,  March 19 
  • Thurs,  April 02
  • Thurs,  April 16

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

Accommodations: Those who require disability-related accommodations to attend in-person are to contact the Academic Senate Office at (209) 575-6277 or academicsenate@yosemite.edu at least 48 hours prior to the start of the meeting. (Government Code Section 54954.2)

Senators
Academic Senate Executive Committee
School of Agriculture
School of Arts, Performance and the Humanities
School of Behavioral and Social Sciences
School of Business and Computing
School of Health Professions
School of Industry and Trade
  • Vacant
School of Kinesiology, Public Health, and Athletics
School of Language Arts and Education
School of Science, Math and Engineering
Counseling
Library
Special Programs
Adjunct-At-Large
Additional Non-Voting Members

 

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