Bylaws

A. Membership: The term of each faculty member, including the chair, shall be two years with staggered terms expiring July 1. The Committee shall consist of the following members:

1. The chair appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate;
2. One Faculty from each division, selected by the division. If a division chooses not to fill the position, the Chair of the committee may appoint a faculty member from any division to fill that vacancy. With the exception of the chair, no division shall have more than two representatives. 
3. One representative from Student Development may be appointed by the Chief Student Services Officer (CSSO);
4. One associate faculty appointed by the chair; and
5. The Chief Instruction Officer/Chief Student Services Officer (CIO/CSSO), who shall serve as a non-voting, ex officio member.

B. Duties and Purposes:

1. To accept assignments from the Senate on issues of academic standards and policies;
2. To research, discuss, and make specific recommendations to the Senate regarding resolution of the above assignments.

Approved by Senate 11/1/13; Approved by Senate 01/15/16 Approved by Senate 02/07/20

Meeting Time

                1st & 3rd Friday of the Month

                  10:35am 

                  FM 107

Membership ~ 2023-2024

• Dr. Ruth Rhodes - ASPC Chair (2022-2024)
• Dr. Dana Maher- Del Norte Campus (2021-2023)
• Carolyn Perkins - Career Education (2022-2024) 
• Sally Urban - Health Services Areas (2022-2024) 
• Kelly Carbone - Del Norte (2023-2025)
• Susan Gehr - Student Services (2023-2025)
• Nicole Bryant Lescher - Guided Pathways - Non ex-officio (2023-2025)
• Dr. Lisa Gaetje- Chief Instruction/Chief Student Services Office (Ongoing)

Resources

• Log in to Community College League of California (CCLC) Board Docs website for Board Policy Templates: User Name - redwoods; password - redwoods45
• Current College of the Redwoods Board Policies
• College Council Home
• Academic Standard and Policies Bylaws 

Bylaws

A. Membership: The term of each member, including the chair, shall be two years with staggered terms expiring July 1. The committee shall consist of the following members; 

1. The chair, appointed by the President from among the associate faculty senators and confirmed by the Senate; 
2. One faculty appointed by the committee Chair; and
3. At least one associate faculty appointed by the committee Chair.

B. Duties and Purpose; 

1. To advice the Senate on issues of specific concern to associate faculty; and 
2. To promote district-wide collegiality.

AF Committee reviewed October, 2015 Approved by Senate 02/07/20

Meeting Time

Membership - 2023-2024

• Chair - Vacant (2023-2025)
• Stuart Altschuler - Representative (2022-2024)
• Todd Olsen - Full-time Faculty Liaison

Resources

• Minimum Qualifications Handbook
• Forms & Resources
• Associate Faculty Resource Page (has not been updated in two years, but some info may be useful)
• Associate Faculty Bylaws (PDF)

Bylaws

A. Membership: The Committee shall consist of the following members:

1. The Senate President;
2. CRFO President; and
3. CRFO Vice President.

B. Duties and Purposes:

1. To provide a forum for the collegial discussion of faculty issues. 
2. Composition, duties and purposes are subject to change pursuant to the CRFO Collective Bargaining Agreement.

CRFO/AS Liaison Committee reviewed October, 2015 Approved by Senate 02/07/15

Membership ~ 2023-2024

• Deanna Herrera - Academic Senate President
• Erin Wall- Academic Senate Vice-President 
• Michelle Haggerty - CRFO President 
• Erik Kramer - CRFO Vice President

Resources

• CRFO/Academic Senate Liaison Committee Bylaws (PDF)

Bylaws

A. Membership: Terms of each faculty member, including the chair, shall be two years with staggered terms expiring July 1. The Committee shall consist of the following members:

1. The chair appointed from the Committee’s members past or present by the President and confirmed by the Senate;
2. One faculty member from each Division as defined in the Constitution of the Academic Senate, Article IV, Section 2, selected by the division. If a division chooses not to fill the position, the Curriculum Committee chair may appoint a faculty member from any division to fill that vacancy. With the exception of the chair, no division shall have more than two representatives; and
3.  One faculty member with current knowledge of the regulatory requirements governing Alternative Instructional Methodologies, especially those regarding Distance and Correspondence Education separate course approval (Title 5, sections 55206 and 55263) to be appointed by the Curriculum Committee chair and confirmed by the Senate; and
4. The Curriculum Specialist, who shall serve as a non-voting member; and
5. The College Articulation Officer (AO), who shall serve as a regular, voting member if the AO is a faculty member; if the AO is not faculty, then the AO shall be a non-voting, ex officio member; and
6. The Chief Instructional Officer (CIO) or designee, who shall serve as a non-voting, ex officio member; and
7. The Distance Education Administrator, who shall serve as a non-voting, ex officio member; and
8. The Assessment Committee chair, who shall serve as a non-voting, ex officio member unless that person already serves as a regular voting Curriculum Committee member; and
9. A student representative who shall serve as a non-voting liaison to the Curriculum Committee to be appointed in accordance with District policies or procedures. 
10. The Curriculum Committee chair may request a MIS Admissions and Records representative, who shall serve as a non-voting, ex officio member. 

B. Duties and Purposes: The Curriculum Committee is concerned with the development of and continual improvement of educational programs and the curriculum. The major functions of the Committee are the following:

1. To make recommendations to the Senate regarding additions, modifications, or deletions to the curriculum;
2. To advise the Senate and the administration on issues related to curriculum and educational programs;
3. To maintain an on-going evaluation of the college curriculum;
4. To assist in the development and long-range planning of the overall educational program of the college; and
5. To advise faculty who are developing groupings of classes into cohorts or other linked units. 6. The specific functions of the Curriculum Committee are to act on the following proposals:
   1. Creation, modification or deletion of programs, courses, or certificates; 
   2. Revision of a catalog description to reflect changes in the nature of a course;
   3. Changes in hours and/or unites of a course;
   4. Changes in the requirements of an existing certificate or degree program; 
   5. Changes in prerequisites, corequisites, and recommended preparation; 
   6. Assignment of courses to disciplines; and 
   7. Significant changes in the course outline related to grading standards, method of evaluation, or instructional materials.

Approved by Senate 11/15/13 Approved by Senate 05/02/14 Curriculum Committee reviewed October, 2015 Approved by Senate 02/07/20. Approved by Senate 05/13/2022.

Meeting Time:

Membership ~ 2023-2024

• Dr. George Potamianos- Curriculum Chair (2022-2024)
• Dr. Chris Lancaster - Arts & Humanities (2021-2023)
• Robert Landry- Career & Technical Education (2023-2025)
• Jennifer Burlison - Student Services (2022-2023)
• Jonothan Pace - Math (2020-2022)
• Karyn-Lynn Fisette - English (2023-2025)
• Angela Stewart - Social Science (2022-2024)
• Dr. Erik Kramer - Science (2022-2024)
• Maria Morrow - Science (2023-2025)
• Gary Sokolow - Health & Safety Occupations (2022-2024)
  
• Ashley Knowlton - Alt. Instructional Methodologies (2022-2024)
• Nicole Bryant Lescher- Articulation Manager (Ongoing)
• Jonothan Pace - Assessment Liaison (non-voting, as needed)
  
• Leigh Dooley-Distance Education Administrator (Ongoing)
• Tatiana Robinson- Curriculum Specialist (non-voting) (Ongoing)
• Dr. Lisa Gaetje - Chief Instruction Officer (non-voting) (Ongoing)

Resources

• Curriculum Committee Bylaws (PDF)

Bylaws

A. Membership: The term of each faculty member, including the chair, shall be two years with staggered terms expiring July 1. The Committee shall consist of the following members:

1. The chair appointed by the Senate President and confirmed by the Senate. (NOTE: The DE faculty coordinator will normally serve as chair.)
2. One faculty member for each division and DN. If a division/DN position is not filled, the Senate President may appoint a faculty member from any division to fill the vacancy.
3. One associate faculty member appointed by the Senate President.
4. One representative of instructional technology appointed by the Vice-President of Instruction (VPI) in consultation with the Senate President who shall serve as a non-voting, ex-officio member.
5. The Distance Education Administrator shall serve as a non-voting, ex-officio member.

B. Purpose and Duties:

The Committee is charged with providing direction and leadership on matters pertaining to academic quality, faculty training and support, student learning, and institutional effectiveness in distance education.

1. To accept assignments from the Senate on issues of distance education;
2. To advise the Senate and the administration on issues related to distance education;
3. To participate in development of policies regarding distance education, including training and ongoing professional development of DE instructors, policies regarding training in the use of Canvas, and policies for ensuring that all courses and materials are accessible to all people with disabilities;
4. To support the DE program in matters related to the Chancellor’s Office, regional and State-wide consortia (e.g., Online Education Initiative), ASCCC, and the ACCJC; and
5. To communicate and collaborate with the Curriculum Committee, Student Development, Counseling and Advising, Disability Services and Student Programs (DSPS), LRC, and other District stakeholders regarding distance

Approved by Senate 11/15/13; Approved by Senate 01/15/16 Approved by Senate 02/07/20 Approved by Senate 04/17/20

Meeting Time:

    2nd & 4th Thursday of the Month

2:00pm

     FM 107

Membership ~ 2023 - 2024

• Dr. Erik Kramer - Committee Chair (2023-2024)
• Maggie White- SHAPE
• Natalia Margulis- Humanities
• Cheryl Norton- Counselor 
• Dr. Phil Freneau- Del Norte

Resources

• Distance Education Committee Bylaws (PDF)

Bylaws

A. Membership: The Committee shall consist of the following members:

1. The President and Vice-President; and
2. One Senator from each Division as defined in the Constitution of the Academic Senate, Article IV, Section 2. These Senator members of the Executive Committee:
   1. Shall be nominated by the Divisions
   2. Shall serve a term of two years
3. (Expanded) The committee shall have additional members as specified below (subsection C) for the sole purpose of nominating a Vice-President.

B. Duties and Purposes:

1. To assist the President in coordinating Senate activities and generating agendas for the full Senate;
2. To support the President by making recommendations regarding faculty and associate faculty to be appointed to committees and task forces, as needed;
3. To make recommendations to the full Senate regarding Senate business;
4. To assume other duties as designated from time to time by the Senate;
5. To nominate one of its members or a former Senate member who is tenured to be Senate Vice-President according to the procedures outlined in this section, and
6. To make decisions on behalf of the full Senate at times other than the fall and spring semesters subject to the following:
   1. The Executive Committee must inform the Senate of any decisions at the next scheduled Senate meeting.
   2. The Senate may override any Executive Committee decisions.
   3. The power of the Executive Committee in this capacity is intended to be a limited power exercised only when the Senate is not in session.

C. Nomination of a Vice-President

1. No later than the first meeting in April of each year, the executive committee shall nominate one of its members, or a former Senator.
2. A majority vote of all of the members of the expanded executive committee shall be required to nominate a candidate for Vice-President
3. At the second Senate meeting in April of each year, the Senate shall than by a majority vote of the Senate membership, elect either the nominee proposed by the Expanded Executive Committee or any current or former senator with at least one years’ prior service on the Executive Committee.
4. For the purpose of this subsection (C) only, all former executive committee members who have served within five years prior to the time the committee convenes to nominate
   1. Vice-President may sit with the current committee to nominate a vice-president using the procedures outlined above. In the event that no former Executive Committee members are able or willing to so serve, the regular (non-expanded) Executive Committee shall proceed with the nomination process.

Approved by Senate 11/01/13 Approved by Senate 01/15/16 Approved by Senate 02/07/20 Approved by Senate 04/02/21

Meeting Time:

Membership ~ 2022 - 2023
(All terms 2 years except President and Vice President)

• Dr. Deanna Herrera - President (2023-2024)
• Erin Wall- Vice President (2023-2024)
• Chris Gaines- Past President- Non-voting (2023-2024)
• Jonothan Pace-Math (2022-2024)
• Dr. Michael Dennis - Career Education (2023-2025)
• Kendra Guimaraes - English (2023-2025)
• Kristy Carlsen - Humanities (2023-2025)
• Bernadette Johnson- Del Norte  (2022-2024)
• Angela Stewart- Student Services (2022-2024)

Resources

• Executive Committee Bylaws (PDF)

Bylaws

A. Membership: The term of each faculty member, including the chair, shall be two years with staggered terms expiring July 1. The committee shall consist of the following members:

1. The chair appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate;
2. Three faculty members from Eureka appointed by the committee Chair;
3. One faculty member from CRDN appointed by the committee Chair; and

B. Duties and Purpose

1. To oversee the distribution of faculty development funds to support the improvement of instructional skills or subject area expertise of faculty and associate faculty members;
2. To develop guidelines for funding requests;
3. To forward funding allocation recommendations to the Senate for approval;
4. To develop, implement, and coordinate the process for awarding funding; and
5. To evaluate faculty development activities district wide

FDC Revised October, 2015; Approved by Senate 01/15/16 Approved by Senate 02/07/20

Meeting Time:

Membership ~ 2023-2024

• Hillary Reed - Faculty Development Chair
• Christopher Callahan - CR EKA
• Dr. Justine Shaw - EKA
• Dr. Ryan Emenaker - EKA
• Dr. Jon Pedicino -  EKA 
• Angela Stewart - EKA - Counseling
• Kyle Shamp - EKA
• Laurrie McKendry- DN

Resources

• Faculty Development Committee Bylaws (PDF)

Forms

• Faculty Development Application
• Auto Use Form
• Travel Request Authorization Form
• Travel Expense Form
• Hotel Occupancy Tax Waiver Form
• Revolving Cash Request
• Travel Ban State List

Bylaws

A. Membership: The term of each faculty member, including the chair, shall be two years with staggered terms expiring July 1. The Committee shall consist of the following members:

1. The chair appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate;
2. Four faculty members from at least two divisions appointed by the committee Chair;
3. One associate faculty appointed by the President; and
4. The Chief Instruction Officer/Chief Student Services Officer (CIO/CSSO) who shall serve as a non-voting, ex-officio member.

B. Duties and Purposes;

1. To review and recommend changes to the Senate on policies related to minimum qualifications or other issues of faculty qualification;
2. To consider and make recommendations to the Senate on all applications for equivalency, both full and associate; and
3. To make recommendations on minimum qualification applications referred by the CIO/CSSO.

Meeting Time:

Membership ~ 2023-2024

• Michelle Haggerty - Faculty Qualifications Chair 2023-2025
• Anibal Florez - Career Education (2023-2025)
• Dr. Karen Reiss - Science (2022-2024) 
• Nathalie Dierkx- Del Norte (2023-2025)
• Susan Gehr- Non-Instructional (2023-2025)
• Lisa Sayles- Humanities (2023-2025)
• Heather Payne- SHAPE (2023-2025)
• Madeline Lopez- Career Education (2023-2025)
• Gary Sokolow - Career Education (2022-2024)
• Jason White - Shape (2023-2025)
• Dr. Lisa Gaetje  - Chief Instruction Officer (Ongoing)

Resources

• Minimum Qualifications Handbook
• Advice on Presenting an Equivalency Argument
• Form-Equivalency to Minimum Quals_Form rev 1_15
• Form-MinimumQuals_Form rev 1_15
• Faculty Qualifications Committee Bylaws (PDF)

Bylaws

A. Membership: The term of each faculty and associate faculty member, including the chair, shall be two years, with staggered terms expiring July 1. The Committee shall consist of the following members;

1. The chair appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate;
2. At least three faculty appointed by the Chair; Faculty members of the MDC will also serve on another committee in order to represent topics, issues, and concerns related to the purview of the MDC. During MDC meetings, they will report on these items to other members, seeking advice and assistance when necessary. The MDC will meet at least once a month, but not more than twice a month in order to facilitate this communication. Such outside committees may include, but are not limited to the following committees: Curriculum Committee, Student Equity Committee, Facilities Planning Committee, Academic Standards and Policy Committee, Program Review Committee, Enrollment Management Committee, Instructional Council, Equal Employment Opportunity Advisory Committee (EEOAC), Technology Planning Committee, Educational Master Plan, Disabled Student Programs and Services Advisory Committee, Behavioral Intervention Team, and other committees whose scope impacts the duties and purposes of the Multicultural and Diversity Committee
3. At least one associate faculty appointed by the Chair;
4. The Director of Human Resources or their designee shall serve as a non-voting, exofficio member;
5. A liaison from Disabled Student Services who shall serve as a non-voting, ex-officio member;
6. The Chief Instruction Officer/Chief Student Services Officer (CIO/CSSO) or designee, who shall serve as a non-voting, ex-officio member;
7. The Director of the Multicultural and Diversity Center shall serve as a non-voting, ex officio member;
8. At the option of the Multicultural and Diversity Committee Chair, up to three non-voting, ex-officio advisors may be added to the Committee: one from the community, one from the student body, and one from the classified staff.

B. Duties and Purposes:

1. To promote a rich variety of backgrounds and perspectives to the students and the District;
2. To support implementation of the Student Equity Plan on behalf of the Academic Senate;
3. To support implementation of the Work Force Equity in Hiring Plan on behalf of the Academic Senate;
4. To support multicultural events and diversity training for all faculty, staff, and students;
5. To promote the retention of students, faculty, and staff from underrepresented groups; and
6. To assist in the development of strategies that demonstrate inclusiveness as a District value.
7. The Chair or designee serves as liaison to the Equal Employment Opportunity Advisory Committee (EEOAC) and the Student Equity Plan Committee (SEPC).

Meeting Time:

Membership ~ 2023 - 2024

• Carolyn Perkins - Chair (2023-2024)
• Jason White- SHAPE (2022-2024)
• Ernest Schull- Career Education (2022-2024)
• Kelly Carbone- Del Norte (2022-2024)
• Steve Jackson - Math and Sciences  (2022-2024)
• Ashley Knowlton - English  - (2023-2025)
• Nathalie Dierkx - Del Norte - (2023-2025)
• Jasmine Inquez- Career Education (2023-2025)
• Dr. Dana Maher - Social Science (2022-2024)
• Janis Polos - SHAPE - (2023-2025)
• Stacy Anne Salinas - Humanities (2023-2025)
• Cintra Agee - Humanities (2023- 2025)
• Alia Dunphy - Human Resources (ex-officio) - As needed
• Dr. Lisa Gaetje- CIO/CSSO Designee (ex-officio) 
• Kintay Johnson - Director of the Multicultural and Diversity Center (ex-officio)

Resources

• Multicultural and Diversity Committee Bylaws (PDF)