Accreditation - Hartnell College!!

Institutional Self Evaluation – 12-05-12
IV.A.2.b
The institution relies on faculty, its academic senate or other appropriate faculty
structures, the curriculum committee, and academic administrators for recommendations
about student learning programs and services.
Descriptive Summary
The Academic Senate: In compliance with Title 5 and AB 1725, Hartnell College relies on
the Academic Senate for recommendations on student learning programs and services. Board
policy 2005 (IV.A.43) specifically agrees to rely primarily on the advice of the Academic
Senate in matters of:
Curriculum, degree and certificate requirements
Grading policies
Educational program development
Student success and retention
Governance structures of the college
Accreditation
Faculty professional development
Policies for Program Review
Processes for Institutional Planning and Budget Development
Other academic and professional matters mutually agreed upon between the
Board and the Academic Senate
The Academic Senate appoints the members and chairs of all standing committees. These
include the Curriculum Committee, Faculty Full-time Hiring Committee, Tenure Review
Committee, Faculty Sabbatical Committee, Faculty Development Committee, and Student
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Committee. Thus, the Academic Senate takes
responsibility for curriculum and academic programs as well as faculty hiring and
professional development.
To disseminate information in an effective and timely manner, the Academic Senate website
lists each committee, structure, outcomes, membership, meeting schedule, minutes and
agendas are also included on the website of each committee. The Shared Governance
Committee Handbook is also housed on the site (IV.A.17).
The Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment (SLOA) Committee: The SLOA chair
was assigned 100% release time to assist faculty in writing and assessing student learning
outcomes (SLO)s and documenting the work in CurricUNET. Along with the PPA/SLO
committee (Program Planning and Assessment/SLO, a hybrid of shared governance and
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