PAC serves as the central participatory governance council of the college. PAC’s purpose is to receive and review college policy recommendations from any and all college groups, to obtain constituent opinions, to advise the president regarding policy recommendations, to provide a venue for college-wide initiatives and to mediate communication within the college community. All broad-based collegeprocedural changes go to PAC for discussion before the president takes action.
PAC is divided into subcommittees, each of which includes a mix of members from the other five governing bodies. The subcommittees include:
PLANNING & BUDGET STEERING COMMITTEE (PBSC)
Advises on financial issues.
CAMPUS DIVERSITY COMMITTEE
Promotes diversity and equality. Advises president on diversity-related issues.
STAFF DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Plans, develops, coordinates and evaluates professional development activities.
STUDY ABROAD COMMITTEE
Selects faculty for study abroad programs.
Chooses foreign destinations. Selects student participants.
DUAL-REPORTING COMMITTEES
BASIC SKILLS COMMITTEE
Makes recommendations on how to disseminate Basic Skills Initiative (BSI) funds to impact student success in ESL, math, reading and writing.
INSTITUTIONAL INTEGRITY COMMITTEE
- Ensures integrity of planning/decision-making process.
- Monitors performance standards and progress to performance goals.
STUDENT SUCCESS COMMITTEE
- Advocates for student success and completion activities.
- Makes recommendations on issues relating to student success and completion.
* The Enrollment Management Committee (EMC) and Technology Committee are inactive due to a lack of assignments.
DECISION-MAKING BODIES
Several governing bodies contribute to administrative decisions at Fullerton College. Each body represents a different segment of the campus community, and representatives from these governing bodies make up the highest voting body, the President’s Advisory Council (PAC). Typically, administrative decisions start with one of the smaller groups, then go to PAC for a vote. If approved, PAC passes the recommendation to the president. The president accepts or rejects those recommendations and implements them at his/her discretion. The groups in PAC are:
FACULTY SENATE
- Represents the faculty
- Makes recommendations on
10+1 matters, which include:- Curriculum
- Degree/certificate requirements
- Grading policies
- Educational program development
- Student preparation/success policies/standards
- District faculty governance structures (ex: self-study/annual reports)
Faculty’s role in accreditation process (self-studies, annual reports, etc.) - Faculty development policies
- Program review processes
- Institutional planning/budget development
- Other matters mutually accepted by the governing board and Faculty Senate
MANAGERS OF FULLERTON COLLEGE
- Represents supervisors
- Makes recommendations on:
- Matters relating to members’ areas of expertise
- Issues affecting their scope of responsibilities
ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF FULLERTON COLLEGE
- Represents Fullerton College students
- Makes recommendations on academic and extracurricular concerns
DEANS OF FULLERTON COLLEGE
- Represents Deans of Fullerton College’s 12 divisions
- Makes recommendations on:
- Matters affecting the success of their division’s students
- Hiring personnel in their divisions
CLASSIFIED SENATE
- Represents classified staff
- Makes recommendations on:
- Matters affecting its constituents
- In-service activities
- Appointment of classified staff (in collaboration with the California School Employees Association) *
* Classified Senate activities have no effect on collective bargaining.
MEMBERS
President (Chair) – Dr. Greg Shulz
Faculty Representative – Josh Ashenmiller
Faculty Representative – Robert Gamboa
Faculty Representative – Dr. Pete Snyder
Faculty Representative – Loretta Calvert
Deans’ Council Representative – Dan Willoughby
District Managers’ Association Representative – Lisa McPheron
Management Representative – Jennifer LaBounty
Classified Representative – Sharon Kelly
Classified Representative – Marwin Luminarias
Associated Students Representative – Jacob Silvas
Associated Students Representative – Vacant
Resource Members
Vice President of Instruction – Dr. Jose Ramon Nunez
Vice President, Student Services – Dr. Gilbert Contreras
Vice President, Administrative Services – Rodrigo Garcia
Director, Campus Communications – Lisa McPheron
Director, Research and Planning – Carlos Ayon
OTHER COMMITTEES
DISTRICT COMMITTEES
District Consultation Council
Council on Budget & Facilities
District Curriculum Coordinating Committee
District-Wide Staff Development Committee
Professional Growth & Development Committee
Equivalency Committee
EEO Advisory Committee
Technology Coordinating Council
Committee Master Calendar-October 2012
Faculty Senate Committees
Student Equity
Curriculum
Honors Program Advisory
General Education
Faculty Allocation
Student Success and Support
Institutional Research
SLOs Assessment
Program Review