June 2001

Do administrators on your campus listen to faculty in the shared governance process?
Have you participated in shared governance?

Your responses will be posted here in the order received (the most recent reply is first), and may be used in other FACCC publications.

Please e-mail responses to Communications Director Katherine Martinez, k7martinez@aol.com, by June 30 (use the subject "Question of the Month").

Answers received: 

• Your answer could be here
• car100@earthlink.ne (carrol w. waymon)—Hi: there seems to be a consensus at Mesa that the administration does listen to the faculty within the context of shared governance. Yes, I have participated in this process as a member of the academic senate and as a member of several committees.—Carrol

• TQNELSON@aol.com—Do administrators on your campus listen to faculty in the shared governance process?
  Yes. In my experience our American River College administration has been quite open in meeting the requirements for shared governance, and in meeting the AB 1725 guidelines (and sometimes beyond). Exceptions? Oh, sure. But exceptions there will always be (on both sides), sometimes inadvertent, sometimes known. Arguments? Sure, but that also is an expected part of the process. Change comes hard to all parties.
  Generally, though, IMHO, our experience at the campus level has been positive.
  
  Have you participated in shared governance?
  Yes. I have been a member of the Academic Senate for over 10 years (with a couple of years as an officer)—Del Nelson, Business Area, Management Department, Academic Senate Member, American River College

• nprotoro@mendocino.cc.ca.us—Our shared governance process is working fine. Faculty serve on all major planning, budget, and governance committees and have an advisory seat on the Board of Trustees. We do not always get everything we want, but our administrators bend over backwards to make the shared governance process work.—Nancy Proto-Robinson, Outgoing President, Mendocino College Academic Senate.

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