Academic Senate

Agendas / Minutes

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Goals & Resources

Senate Membership

Committees

ByLaws

Resolutions

What the Senate Does

The Academic Senate’s primary function is to make recommendations with respect to academic and professional matters, such as curriculum and degree requirements, grading policies, and standards for student success; faculty roles in governance, accreditation, and professional development; and processes for program review, planning, and budget development.

Read the full Senate Bylaws

Senate Meetings

The Academic Senate convenes the first and third Thursdays of each month from 2:30-4:30 PM in the Sam Karas Room of the Library, Building #16 on the MPC Monterey Campus.

Senate meetings are public meetings, and campus and community members are encouraged to attend. The agenda is determined by the Senate Executive Committee one week prior to each meeting; requests for agenda items should be submitted in advance to senateexeccommittee@mpc.edu.

Academic Senate Executive Board

President - Molly Jansen

Hospitality & Business / Career Education

Leads the Academic Senate and represents the faculty in shared governance. The President serves as the primary liaison between the Senate, college administration, and the Board of Trustees, ensuring that faculty voice is included in academic and professional matters.

Vice President - Kevin Raskoff

Biology / Life Science

Supports the President and assumes leadership duties when the President is unavailable. The Vice President often coordinates Senate committees and assists with communication between the Senate and faculty. 

Secretary - Lindsay Peelman

Business and Work Experience / Career Education

Records and maintains official minutes of Senate meetings, manages Senate correspondence, and ensures documentation is accurate and accessible to faculty and administration via website, boarddocs, and during meetings.

ASCCC Representative - Renee Vincent

Open Educational Resources Liaison / Library

Serves as the voting delegate and liaison between the MPC Academic Senate and the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC), representing MPC faculty in statewide discussions and decisions at ASCCC Senate Plenary. Prepares resolutions, leads discussions, and reports on ASCCC actions.

Committees on Committee Chair - Stephen Ventimilia

Adaptive Physical Education / Access Resource Center

Facilitates the campus-wide placement of faculty representatives on committees, ensuring diversity of perspective and broad participation in shared governance. Oversees the onboarding of new faculty representatives through an orientation that includes a review of responsibilities, meeting schedules, reporting procedures, and documentation tools. Provides guidance to support committee work that advances academic quality, equity, and institutional effectiveness. 

Academic Senate Current Membership

The Academic Senate is made up of representatives from MPC’s academic divisions and disciplines and are elected by colleagues in their respective areas.  Senators  serve three-year terms on a staggered schedule, so that one-third of the Senate is elected each academic year.