Overview
A Note About Academic Senate Meetings
Academic Senate meetings will continue to be HyFlex (combination of in-person and on Zoom).In accordance with the Brown Act and Senate policy, voting members of the Senate will attend either in-person in MLC 255, or online via Zoom from within district boundaries. All meeting locations are published in that week's minutes.
Anyone else may attend any Academic Senate meeting in-person in MLC 255, at any other published physical location, or via Zoom using the link in the meeting agenda page. If attending on campus, we request you join us in MLC 255.
The Academic Senate strives to make campus engagement and participation accessible to everyone and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request. If you need sign language interpreters or other accommodations for this activity, please contact the Office of Equity at EquityOffice@deanza.edu and or at 408-864-5636 by 5:00 p.m. the Thursday before the Academic Senate meeting date to ensure time to review and arrange accommodations.
Opening Day Office Hours - Friday Sept 20th
Come ask questions of your Acdemic Senate Officers.
Friday, Sept 20th, 2-3 PM
Hybrid modality: MLC 255 or join by Zoom
About the Academic Senate
The Academic Senate is represented by all full-time and part-time members of the De Anza faculty and Foothill-De Anza Board of Trustees in promoting the quality of community college education.
The Academic Senate includes all faculty members. Division/area senators and officers comprise the Executive Committee, which meets Mondays 2:30-4:20 p.m.
Under Academic Senate purview (10+1):
The Academic Senate is an organization whose primary function is to make recommendations with respect to academic and professional matters, namely, the following policy development and implementation matters:
- Curriculum1 including establishing prerequisites and placing courses within disciplines
- Degree and certificate requirements3
- Grading Policies1
- Educational program development2, including Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
- Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success1
- Governance structures as related to faculty roles2
- Faculty role in accreditation2
- Policies for faculty professional development activities1
- Policies for Program Review2
- Processes for institutional planning and budget development2 including Instructional Planning and Budget
- Other Academic and Professional Matters
1The FHDA Board of Trustees relies primarily on the advice and judgment of the Academic Senates on these matters.
2The FHDA Board of Trustees, De Anza administrators and Academic Senate shall reach mutual agreement on these matters.
3The Board relies primarily on the Academic Senate for GE and program-specific degree and certificate requirements, but the bodies shall reach mutual agreement on units for degrees
Needs and Confirmations
This document includes the Needs and Confirmations for District and Campus Committees -- 2023-2024 Needs & Confirmations
Faculty Hiring
The Faculty Search Committee Selection Process page explains the selection process for serving on faculty hiring committees at De Anza College and the role of the Academic Senate in this process.
FHDA District FT faculty employment policy and hiring procedures