Academic Senate
About
The College of Alameda Academic Senate represents all College of Alameda faculty (tenure, tenure-track and adjunct) on academic and professional matters. According to Title 5, Section 53200, Academic Senate means an organization whose primary function is to make recommendations with respect to academic and professional matters. Academic and Professional matters mean the following policy development matters:
- Curriculum, including establishing prerequisites.
- Degree and certificate requirements.
- Grading policies.
- Educational program development.
- Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success.
- College governance structures, as related to faculty roles.
- Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes.
- Policies for faculty professional development activities.
- Processes for program review.
- Processes for institutional planning and budget development.
+1 Other academic and professional matters.
Mission and Responsibilities
The Academic Senate promotes faculty primacy in academic and professional matters as established in statute and regulation. The Senate is the official voice of the California community college faculty in statewide consultation and decision making and, through leadership and empowerment, endeavors to make each local senate the voice of the faculty in college and district consultation and decision making.
Committee Appointments: All faculty appointments to any college body or district body dealing with academic and professional matters as defined in Title 5 are to be made by the Academic Senate. Appointments to non-senate committees are made by the Academic Senate after consultation between the local senate president and the college president.
Subcommittees and taskforces of the Academic Senate:
Meeting Schedule and Location
Dates: 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month in Fall and Spring semesters.
Time: 12:20 – 1:20PM
Location: H 280 (Conference Room on 2nd Floor of H Building)
Zoom Link: https://peralta-edu.zoom.us/my/fowler
All Academic Senate agenda requests are due Monday at noon before the preferred meeting date. Email President Fowler at jfowler@peralta.edu the following to submit an agenda request: 1) name of the agenda item, 2) brief description of the item, and 3) whether it is a discussion item OR an action item.
Senators for the 2025–2026 Academic Year
Name | Division | Email Address |
Jennifer Fowler, President | Liberal Studies & Language Arts, Full-Time | jfowler@peralta.edu |
Carla Pegues, Vice President | Faculty At-Large, Full-Time | cpegues@peralta.edu |
Cynthia Haro, Treasurer | Student Services, Full-Time | charo@peralta.edu |
Andrew Park | Faculty At-Large, Full-Time | bpark@peralta.edu |
Sue Altenbach | Faculty At-Large, Adjunct | saltenbach@peralta.edu |
Diana Bajrami | Career Workforce Education, Full-Time | dbajrami@peralta.edu |
George Cruz | Career Workforce Education, Full-Time | gcruz@peralta.edu |
Long Nguyen | Career Workforce Education, Adjunct | longnguyen@peralta.edu |
Jody Campbell | Liberal Studies & Language Arts, Full-Time | jcampbell@peralta.edu |
Kwesi Wilson | Liberal Studies & Language Arts, Adjunct | kwilson@peralta.edu |
Cady Carmichael | STEM, Full-Time | cbow@peralta.edu |
Jayne Smithson | STEM, Full-Time | jsmithson@peralta.edu |
David Leitner | STEM, Adjunct | dleitner@peralta.edu |
Cynthia Lopez | Student Services, Full-Time | clopez@peralta.edu |
Francesca Mauricio | Student Services, Adjunct | fmauricio@peralta.edu |
Note: The Academic Senate Secretary position is currently vacant and will be filled at the start of the Fall 2025 semester.
Didem Ekici (dekici@peralta.edu) represents CoA on the Peralta District Academic Senate as DAS representative, together with the CoA Academic Senate President and Vice President.
Current Constitution and Bylaws
Past Constitutions
- ACADEMIC_SENATE_CONSTITUTION_CollegeofAlameda_Final 2019 Johnson Version_FinalForDistributiontoFaculty
- ACADEMIC_SENATE_CONSTITUTION2010 (9)
2024-2025 Resolutions
- Career Education Allocation Priority (Approved 5/15/25)
- UC Transferability of English for Speakers of Other Languages Oral Communications Courses (Approved 11/21/24)
2023-2024 Resolutions
- End Use of Class Cancellations, 2024 Version (Approved 3/7/24)
- CoA Vote of No Confidence in District General Services Leadership (Approved 3/7/24)
- Spring 2024 Elections for Multiple Vacancies (Approved 3/7/24)
- Curriculum Committee Contract Education Resolution (Endorsed and Approved 3/7/24)
- Propose Constitutional Amendment (Approved 2/1/24)
2022-2023 Resolutions
- Support of the Creation of an Ethnic Studies Department (Approved 4/27/23)
- End Use of Class Cancellations, 2023 Version (Approved 3/2/23)
- Administration Response to the resolution
Other Documents
Effective September 2025, College of Alameda Academic Senate meeting agendas, minutes, and materials are housed on Peralta’s BoardDocs site.
In the top-right corner of the BoardDocs homepage, click the small triangle next to the icon that looks like a picture of a building. A dropdown menu will appear.
From the list, select “College of Alameda Academic Senate.”
2025-2026 Academic Year Minutes & Agendas
Effective September 2025, College of Alameda Academic Senate meeting agendas, minutes, and materials are housed on Peralta’s BoardDocs site.
2024-2025 Academic Year Minutes & Agendas
- May 15, 2025: Agenda & Minutes
- May 1, 2025: Agenda & Minutes
- April 17, 2025: Agenda & Minutes
- March 20, 2025: Agenda & Minutes
- March 6, 2025: Agenda & Minutes
- February 20, 2025: Agenda & Minutes
- February 6, 2025: Agenda & Minutes
- December 5, 2024: Agenda & Minutes
- November 21, 2024: Agenda & Minutes
- November 12, 2024 (Special meeting): Agenda & Minutes
- November 7, 2024: Agenda & Minutes
- October 17, 2024: Agenda & Minutes
- October 3, 2024: Agenda & Minutes
- September 19, 2024: Agenda & Minutes
- September 5, 2024: Agenda & Minutes
2023-2024 Academic Year Minutes & Agendas
- May 16, 2024: Meeting cancelled for college president public forum.
- May 2, 2024: Agenda & Minutes
- April 18, 2024: Agenda & Minutes
- April 4, 2024: Agenda & Minutes
- March 21, 2024: Agenda & Minutes
- March 7, 2024: Agenda & Minutes
- February 15, 2024: Agenda & Minutes
- February 1, 2024: Agenda & Minutes
- December 12, 2023 (Special meeting): Agenda & Minutes
- December 7, 2023: Agenda & Minutes
- November 16, 2023: Meeting cancelled for ASCCC Fall plenary.
- November 2, 2023: Agenda & Minutes
- October 19, 2023: Agenda & Minutes
- October 5, 2023: Agenda & Minutes
- September 21, 2023: Agenda & Minutes
- September 7, 2023: Agenda & Minutes
2022-2023 Academic Year Minutes & Agendas
- May 18, 2023: Agenda & Minutes
- May 4, 2023: Agenda & Minutes
- April 27, 2023: Agenda & Minutes
- April 6, 2023: Agenda & No minutes (lack of quorum)
- March 16, 2023: Agenda & Minutes
- March 2, 2023: Agenda & Minutes
- February 16, 2023: Agenda & Minutes
- February 14, 2023 (special meeting): Agenda & Minutes
- February 2, 2023: Agenda & Minutes
- February 3, 2022: Agenda & Minutes
- December 1, 2022: Agenda & Minutes
- November 17, 2022: Agenda & Minutes
- October 20, 2022: Agenda & Minutes
- October 6, 2022: Agenda & Minutes
- September 15, 2022: Agenda & Minutes
- September 1, 2022: Agenda & Minutes
2021-2022 Academic Year Minutes & Agendas
- May 11, 2022 (Special meeting): Agenda & Minutes
- April 21, 2022: Agenda & Minutes
- March 17, 2022: Agenda & Minutes
- March 3, 2022: Agenda & Minutes
- February 22, 2022 (special meeting): Agenda & Minutes
- February 17, 2022: Agenda & Minutes
- February 3, 2022: Agenda & Minutes
- December 2, 2021: Agenda & Minutes
- November 18, 2021: Agenda & Minutes
- October 21, 2021: Agenda & Minutes
- October 7, 2021: Agenda & Minutes
- September 16, 2021: Agenda & Minutes
- September 2, 2021: Agenda & Minutes
2020-2021 Academic Year Minutes & Agendas
- May 20, 2021: Agenda & Minutes
- May 6, 2021: Agenda & Minutes
- April 22, 2021: Agenda & Minutes
- April 8, 2021: Agenda & Minutes
- March 25, 2021: Agenda & Minutes
- March 4, 2021: Agenda & Minutes
- February 18, 2021: Agenda & Minutes
- February 4, 2021: Agenda & Minutes
- December 3, 2020: Agenda & Minutes
- November 19, 2020: Agenda & Minutes
- November 5, 2020: Agenda & Minutes
- October 15, 2020: Agenda & Minutes
- October 1, 2020: Agenda & Minutes
- September 17, 2020: Agenda & Minutes
- September 3, 2020: Agenda & Minutes
2019-2020 Academic Year Minutes & Agendas
- May 7, 2020: Agenda & Minutes
- April 16, 2020: Agenda & Minutes
- April 2, 2020: Agenda & Minutes
- March 26, 2020: Agenda & Minutes
- March 5, 2020: Agenda & Minutes
- February 20, 2020: Agenda & Minutes
- February 6, 2020: Agenda & Minutes
- December 5, 2019: Agenda & Minutes
- November 21, 2019: Agenda & Minutes
- October 17, 2019: Agenda & Minutes
- October 3, 2019: Agenda & Minutes
- September 19, 2019: Agenda & Minutes
- September 12, 2019: Agenda & Minutes
2018-2019 Academic Year Minutes & Agendas
- May 2, 2019: Agenda & Minutes
- April 18, 2019: Agenda & Minutes
- March 28, 2019: Agenda & Minutes
- February 21, 2019: Agenda & Minutes
- February 7, 2019: Agenda & Minutes
- December 13, 2018: Agenda & Minutes
- December 06, 2018: Agenda & Minutes
- November 15, 2018: Agenda & Minutes
- November 1, 2018: Agenda & Minutes
- October 18, 2018: Agenda & Minutes
- October 4, 2018: Agenda & Minutes
- September 20, 2018: Agenda & Minutes
- September 6, 2018: Agenda & Minutes
2017-2018 Academic Year Minutes & Agendas
- May 3, 2018: Agenda & Minutes
- April 19, 2018: Agenda & Minutes
- March 29, 2018: Agenda & Minutes
- March 15, 2018: Agenda & Minutes
- March 1, 2018: Agenda & Minutes
- February 15, 2018: Agenda & Minutes
- February 1, 2018: Agenda & Minutes
- December 7, 2017: Agenda & Minutes
- November 16, 2017: Agenda & Minutes
- October 19, 2017: Agenda & Minutes
- October 5, 2017: Agenda & Minutes
- September 21, 2017: Agenda & Minutes
- September 7, 2017: Agenda & Minutes
Keep up to date with the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) by signing up for the ASCCC listerv.
- Academic Senate for California Community College (ASCCC) https://asccc.org
- Professional Development Committee ONLINE COURSES https://asccc.org/pdc-online-courses
- I. Curriculum 101: Introduction and Types of Courses
II. Programs and Awards
III. The Course Outline of Record (COR)
IV. Program and Degree Proposals
V. Focus on Career Technical Education (CTE) - ASCCC Participatory Governance
- Leadership Academy
- New Faculty Orientation
- Teaching Incarcerated Students