Senate Work

Summary of Actions Taken, Resolutions, Statements, Etc.

Spring 2025

• Student scholarships awarded in the amount of $4000 (8 scholarships of $500)
• Officers elections for 25-26 and 26-27 academic years:
  
  • President: Daniel Keller
  • Vice President: Rene Anderson
  • Secretary: Yvette Butterworth
  • Treasurer: Makiko Ueda
• Program Review revisions:
  • Updated 3-year staggered schedule
  • Separate forms for instructional programs and student services programs
• Student-learning outcome assessment program revisions
• By-Laws Revisions to Move Professional Development to a New Committee under IPC (May 13, 2025)
• Resolution Adopting the CSM Syllabus Hub as an Academic Senate Recommended Resource (May 13, 2025)
• First review: College of San Mateo's Institutional Self-Evaluation Report (ISER) for accreditation (April 22, 2025)
• Support for the Inclusion of Academic Freedom in AFT 1493 Contract with SMCCCD (April 22, 2025)
• Formation of a District Academic Senate Workgroup to Review and Recommend District-wide Faculty Tenure and Evaluation Software (March 11, 2025)
• Resolution in Support of Undocumented Students (January 14, 2025)

Fall 2024

• Resolution of the College of San Mateo Academic Senate to Support Student Success and Mental Health, to Uphold Academic Freedom in Regard to the Gaza Crisis, and to Affirm the Associated Students of College of San Mateo in their “Stance on the Oppression in Gaza” (December 10, 2024)
• Prioritization of Faculty Resource Requests as part of the college's resource request process (November 12, 2024)
• Resolution to Affirm the Academic Senate of College of San Mateo’s Interest in Exploring a District-wide Compressed Calendar (November 12, 2024)
• Recommendation to adopt Nuventive as planning and improvement software (October 16, 2024)
• Approved Title IX Statement for faculty syllabi added to Faculty Handbook (August 27, 2024)
• Approved, Prioirtized Goals for 24-25 Academic Year

Spring 2024

• Completed By-Laws Revisions (next revision Fall 2028)
• Collaboration with the Office of Instruction in revising the Faculty Handbook for 24-25 academic year
• Program Review "Great Reads:"
  • Committee on Teaching & Learning (CTL) committee members read Program Reviews with focus on professional development needs
  • Institutional Planning Committee (IPC) committee members read Program Reviews for completion, assessment and feedback
• Resolution in Support of Changing Institutional Learning Outcome (ILO) Language at College of San Mateo (February 27, 2024)
• Resolution on Terminology Changes Regarding Academic Standing (April 9, 2024)
• Resolution on Addressing Sexual Harassment Policies and Procedures that Protect All Members of SMCCCD (May 14. 2024)

Fall 2023

• By-Laws Revisions: Articles I-III
• Collaboration with AFT campus co-chair to develop an optional Google Forms tool to help faculty track students trying to add courses
• Promotion of updated Title IX Language for course syllabi  
• Statement in Support of the Fire Technology Program at College of San Mateo to Acting President Richard Storti (November 14, 2023)
• Vote to rename the "Center for Academic Excellence (CAE)" to the "Center for Integrated Professional Learning (CIPL)" upon the relocation to Building 19 (November 14, 2023)
• District Academic Senate Faculty Collegiality Statement (October 24, 2024)
• Establishment of Academic Senate budgets with the Office of the President:
  • Adjunct Participation Budget
  • Academic Senate Professional Development Budget
  • Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) Dues
• Petition to Revise Minumum Qualification for Nursing Faculty(September 26, 2023)
  • Submitted to Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) September 29, 2023
  • 1st Hearing at ASCCC Fall Plenary November 17, 2023
  • 2nd Hearing at ASCCC Spring Plenary April 19, 2024
  • Approved unanimously at ASCCC Spring Plenary April 20, 2024
• Flex Day Presentation: Academic Senate Goals (August 15, 2023)
  • Brainstorm from Faculty on Flex Day
  • Final Adopted, Prioritized Goals for 23-24 Academic Year

Fall 2018

• Resolution 03.01 F18 Commemoration of the 1968 College of San Mateo Student Uprisings
• Resolution 16.01 F18 Supporting Adoption of Ex Libris' Library Services Platform for the San Mateo County Community College District

Fall 2017

• Resolution 01.01 F17 Resolution to Honor and Thank Dean of Enrollment Services, Dr. Henry Villarreal
• Resolution 01.02 F17 Resolution to Honor and Thank Vice President of Student Services, Jennifer Hughes
• Resolution 01.03 F17 Resolution: Acknowledgement of Impacting the Lives of Children, their Families, and the larger SMCCD Community: In Honor of Louis Piper
• Resolution 03.01 F17 Commitment to Educational Equity at College of San Mateo

Fall 2016

• Academic Senate Letter of Support for ESL (December 2016)

Fall 2015

• Statement on Diversity and Faculty Hiring/Tenure Committees (November 2015)
• Resolution 11.01 F15 Resolution Supporting the Adoption of Canvas as the Course Management System for the San Mateo County Community College District

Fall 2013

• Statement regarding the ACCJC and CCSF (November 2013)

Yearly Scholarships

CSM Academic Senate currently has two scholarships listed with the San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation:

• CSM - Academic Senate Academic Support Scholarship

• CSM - Academic Senate Community Service Scholarship

In Spring 2024, the Academic Senate Scholarship Work Group awarded four $250 scholarships for Academic Support and four $250 scholarships for Community Service, totaling $2000 awarded to eight students.

AS Annual Dues

Academic Senate is currently in the process of establishing budgets and plans for annual dues for the 24-25 academic year.