Academic Senate

Agendas & Minutes

Academic Senate meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month, 2:30pm - 4:30pm in Building 19, Room 121. All meetings are open to the campus community and to the public. See the CSM Event Calendar for a list of upcoming meetings of Senate and its subcommittees.

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2026-2027

Meeting Date	Resources, Materials & Handouts

October 13, 2026	October 13 Agenda Consent agenda (link has proposed screening committee) Also for consent: September 22 draft minutes 3.2 CSM Academic Senate Statement of Values and the Diversity of Faculty Work 3.4 Action: Proposed Academic Senate Goals for 2026-2027
September 22, 2023	September 22 Agenda Consent agenda: draft minutes from September 8, 2026 3.4 Action: Temporary suspension of CTL for Fall 2026 and direction to develop successor committee 3.5 Action: Draft of proposed AS goals for 2026
September 8 2026	September 8 Agenda September 8 Approved minutes Consent Agenda Draft minutes from August 25, 2026 Committee appointments Fall 2026 3.2 Bylaws for Committee on Teaching and Learning (CTL)
August 25, 2026	August 25 Agenda August 25 Approved minutes Consent agenda Included on the consent agenda: All-campus professional development faculty members Communication studies full-time faculty screening committee Director of dual enrollment screening committee Minutes for approval in the August 25, 2026 meeting: March 24, 2026 April 28, 2026 May 12,2026 3.1 Reference materials for the orientation Brown Act compliance checklist Robert's Rules simplified Orientation slides 3.2 ASCCC Resolution 105.03 S26 (for reference only) 3.3 Senate goals for 2026-2027: brainstorming list from Fall 2026 flex day

2025-2026

Meeting Date	Resources, Materials & Handouts
May 12, 2026	May 12 Agenda Consent agenda May 12 approved minutes Included on the consent agenda: Library services platform committee Dean of enrollment services screening committee All campus professional development committee Ethnic studies tenure evaluation committee (CSM faculty serving for Cañada) Revised Astronomy screening committee 3.1 Letter to CSM leadership (same as 4.14.26 with minor edits) Minutes for approval in the August 25, 2026 meeting: March 24, 2026 April 28, 2026
April 28, 2026	April 28 Agenda April 29 approved minutes Consent Agenda: February 24 draft minutes for approval March 10 2026 draft minutes for approval April 14 2026 draft minutes for approval Resolution to allow treasurer to access Senate account 3,4 Revised equivalency procedures 3.5 Revised screening procedures
April 14, 2026	April 14 Agenda April 14 approved minutes Consent agenda (note: second item will require a vote to be added to consent) 3.4 Budget questions from all divisions 3.4 Budget questions from Classified Senate 3.4 Letter to college leadership
March 24, 2026	March 24 Agenda March 24 approved minutes Consent agenda (second item will require a vote to be added to the agenda) President's update: DAS Resolution in Support of District Teaching and Learning Committee’s Recommendation on Approved Artificial Intelligence Tools and Technologies Feedback on Districtwide Academic Senate Resolution Supporting Undocumented Students ASCCC Spring Plenary Resolutions 3.2 Feedback from divisions on the CSM budget 3.2 Letter to CSM leadership 3.3 Letter to District leadership
March 10, 2026	March 10 Agenda March 10 approved minutes Consent agenda (minutes from 2/10/26 for approval) 3.3 Draft letters to campus and district leadership Helpful materials for 3.3: Overview of 50% law State chancellor's report on 50% law District response to report findings
February 24, 2026	February 24 Agenda Februrary 24 approved minutes Consent Agenda 3.2 Revisions to faculty screening guidelines (for reference--not required reading!) 3.4 Early draft resolution on AI
February 10, 2026	February 10 Agenda February 10 approved minutes Consent Agenda November 25 draft minutes for approval Peer evaluation committes--Math/Science and ASLT* *The ASLT committee came in just after the deadline to post agenda items and will require a vote to approve a late addition to the agenda 1.3 Nursing screening committee 3.2 San Diego City College Senate AI statement
January 27, 2026	January 27 Agenda January 27 Approved minutes Consent agenda (includes faculty appointments and statement of support for IRB) Draft minutes for approval: October 14, 2025 draft minutes October 28, 2025 draft minutes November 11, 2025 draft minutes
January 13, 2026	January 13 Agenda January 13 Approved minutes For the consent agenda: Dean of Strategic Partnerships and Workforce Development search committee Minutes for approval: October 14, 2025 draft minutes October 28, 2025 draft minutes November 11, 2025 draft minutes
November 25, 2025	November 25 Agenda November 25 Approved minutes For consent agenda: draft minutes for approvoal October 14, 2025 draft minutes October 28, 2025 draft minutes November 11, 2025 draft minutes 3.4: Resource Requests Narratives and supporting evidence 3.5 "Great Read" Rubric (from 2021)
November 11, 2025	November 11 Agenda November 11 Approved Minutes 3.5 Some examples of academic freedom committees/ad hoc workgroups College of the Canyons SFSU UCSC
October 28, 2025	October 28 Agenda October 28 Approved Minutes Consent agenda For approval: Student Equity and Achievement Plan 2025-2028 Acreditation ISER REAL guide
October 14, 2025	October 14, 2025 Agenda October 14 Approved Minutes Consent agenda September 9, 2025 minutes for approval September 23, 2025 minutes for approval Change to program review due date for library studies Appointees to regional professional development committee CSM counselor on Canada hiring committee 3.2 REAL Guide 3.4 ISER report for final approval 3.5 SEAP Plan presentation 3.6 ASCCC guidelines on AI
September 23, 2025	September 23, 2025 Agenda September 23, 2025 approved minutes Consent agenda: Faculty appointments Bylaws update for Curriculum and CTL committees
September 9, 2025	September 9, 2025 Agenda September 9, 2025 Approved Minutes Faculty appointments August 26, 2025 draft minutes Revised resolution in support of students affected by visa revocations (subject to minor revision in language before 9/9) Draft enrollment trends question for program review
August 26, 2025	August 26, 2025 Agenda August 26, 2025 Approved Minutes Faculty Appointments Draft minutes from 4.8.25 for approval Draft minutes from 4.2.2.25 for approval Draft minutes from 5.13.25 for approval Committee on Teaching and Learning/Program rev bylaws Notes from flex day session "Developing Academic Senate Goals" Campus wide professional development committee flyer Equity Syllabus Statement Draft

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