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Publication Date: 1997
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Senate Rostrum: The Newsletter of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 1997.
Senate Rostrum: The Newsletter of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, Jan-Sep 1997
This document consists of all three 1997 issues of "Senate Rostrum," the Newsletter of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. The January 1997 issue includes a brief analysis of the Carver Model of authority delegation; Chancellor Thomas J. Nussbaum's perspective on major community college issues; a discussion on faculty primacy; a description of the Fall Plenary Session 1996 and the break out of part-time faculty into the Executive Committee; and a brief description of a video documentary concerning Proposition 209. It also outlines a strategic telecommunications master plan. The June 1997 issue examines welfare reform; problems with the Board of Governors; the proposed California Virtual University; faculty development; the Spring Plenary Session 1997; legislative and technology issues; student equity; and standards of practice for California community college counseling programs. The September 1997 issue deals with the problems associated with a proposal for performance based funding; the challenges faced by the academic senate, including welfare reform and distance learning; a critique of a report on community colleges produced by the California Citizens Commission on Higher Education; and a recap of the 1998 Summer Faculty Leadership Institute. It also discusses technology opportunities for 1997-1998. (YKH)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Governing Councils, Community Colleges, Distance Education, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Educational Technology, Program Proposals, Reports, Student Personnel Services, Two Year Colleges, Welfare Reform, Welfare Services
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 910 K St., Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95814.
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, Sacramento.
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