Part-Time Faculty Handbook - Ventura College

General Information
Academic Senate
The Ventura College Academic Senate is the faculty organization empowered by state law to represent
the full-time faculty in all professional and academic matters. The Senate President is an official
representative at meetings of the Governing Board, at the district Chancellor's Consultation Council and
at the college Administrative Council.
The organization, procedures and activities of the Academic Senate, its officers, and its members are
governed by its Constitution and Bylaws. The Academic Senate Council includes representatives from
instructional and student services departments, as well as the Senate's elected officers. The Academic
Senate (either directly or through the committees that report to it) considers the following academic
and professional matters:
1. Curriculum, (including establishing prerequisites and places courses within disciplines)
2. Degree and certificate requirements
3. Grading policies
4. Educational program development
5. Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success
6. District and college governance structures, as related to faculty roles
7. Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including self-study and annual
reports
8. Policies for faculty professional development activities
9. Processes for program review
10. Processes for institutional planning and budget development
11. Other academic and professional matters as mutually agreed upon between the Governing
Board and the Academic Senate
The Academic Senate maintains a page on the college website that includes agendas and minutes from
its meetings. For additional information about the Academic Senate, contact Academic Senate Office at
ext. 6463.
Equal Opportunity Statement
The Ventura County Community College District is committed to providing nondiscrimination and equal
opportunity in education, in extracurricular school activities, and in the workplace.
All members of the College community - students, faculty, administrators, staff, and visitors - must be
able to study and work in an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust. Indeed, the District is actively
committed to creating and maintaining an environment that respects the dignity of everyone.
Ventura College and the Ventura County Community College District, without regard to age, marital
status, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual preference, disability, or status as a
military veteran:
Welcome students for admission to any course of study for which they are otherwise qualified,
Encourage students to participate in extracurricular school activities,
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