This publication represents a complete guide to crafting well-written, comprehensive contracts for hiring and retaining successful presidents. The author's timely and practical book covers what it is like to be a college president today; the basics of a good contract; terms of appointment; expectations, assessment, and evaluation; compensation and…

Profiles faculty governance senates in two-year colleges. Reports that an exploratory survey was mailed to a purposive national sample of community colleges; responses revealed that governance bodies were less common than previously thought, and that these structures tended to be more informal than their four-year college counterparts. (Contains…

In November 1993, the chief executive officers (CEO's) and academic senate presidents at all 107 California community colleges were surveyed regarding faculty members' role in shared governance. Study findings, based on an 84% response rate, included the following: (1) the CEO's and senate presidents agreed that faculty were greatly involved in…

This report summarizes existing practices as reported by the faculty development survey respondents, outlines steps and offers recommendations that local senates can take to increase faculty involvement in faculty development programs, and provides information on possible untapped professional development funding sources. It includes the following…

This booklet contains materials designed to assist local academic senate leaders in forming and leading stronger and more effective senates. Section I explains the sources and objectives of the booklet. Section II looks at the role of academic senates in California community colleges, while section III considers the characteristics of effective…

Introduces ad hocracy, an emerging alternative system of junior college government, which encourages informal student involvement, allowing students to participate in activities of special interest without demanding lengthy commitments. (TP)

This report outlines the history of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) from its inception in 1963 to 1997. The Senate has its roots in Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 48, which specified that the State Board of Education provide for the establishment of academic senates "...for the purposes of representing…

This paper discusses three ways of structuring community college governmental bodies and describes the benefits of a combined approach to governance. To remain true to their purpose of serving the community, governing bodies for two-year colleges must consist of representatives from the surrounding community. Although community college governing…

A historical overview is provided of 60 significant events in the development of the Academic Senate movement in California's community colleges. Beginning in 1963, when the State Assembly passed a resolution giving legal recognition and specific jurisdiction to Academic Senates, the paper offers brief descriptions of legislative enactments…

This document discusses Los Angeles City College's (LACC) (California) Shared Governance Model. In response to California Assembly Bill 1725, LACC set forth a plan to implement the statutory requirements of shared governance. Shared governance is a concept grounded in the idea that decision-making is a process that affects the entire campus…

This handbook for the presidents of California community college academic senates addresses the California Academic Senate's history, state legislation pertaining to academic senates, the duties of local senate presidents, and strategies for increasing the effectiveness of academic senates. The Academic Senate in California began in 1963, with the…

In 1985, the faculty of Chabot College in California decided to revise the constitution and develop by-laws for the Faculty Senate on the grounds that the present operating rules were inadequate to help promote the Faculty Senate as an effective group within the governance structure of the college. A study was conducted to review the operating…

An overview is provided of the 1985-86 activities of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC). After citing the section of the California Administrative Code establishing the ASCCC and listing the officers and members of the organization, the annual report presents a statement by the ASCCC president, Mark Edelstein, regarding…

An overview is provided of the 1987 activities and positions of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. The annual report includes: (1) "The President's Report," by Mark G. Edelstein, which reviews the implications of California's Master Plan for Higher Education and the major activities of the Academic Senate; (2)…

Describes a study of faculty opinions concerning academic standards in the community college classroom, comparing faculty responses based on personal characteristics, academic senate experience, and employment factors. Although faculty generally agreed on the importance of academic standards, there were differences based on senate membership,…