Academic Senate

Senate Documents: Policies, Guidelines and Resolutions

Academic Rank

Academic Rank Memo 2009 2010 (pdf)
Academic Rank Employment Verification Form (doc)
Academic Rank Policy (pdf)

Governance Documents

Faculty Documents

Academic Senate Newsletter

Academic Senate Newsletter Oct 2010 (pdf)
Academic Senate Newletter Vol. VII (pdf)
Academic Senate Newsletter Vol. V (pdf)
Academic Senate Newsletter Vol. IV (pdf)
Academic Senate Newsletter Vol. III (pdf)
Academic Senate Newsletter Vol. II (pdf)
Academic Senate Newsletter Vol. I (pdf)

Program Viability

Procedures, Program Viability

Syllabus

A list of necessary elements to be included in the the course syllabus was approved by the Academic Senate. They are outlined in this document:

LASC Syllabus

In participating in the California Benchmarking Project with the University of Southern California, elements of a syllabus promoting student success were developed. They are found in this document:

LASC/USC Syllabus, Promoting Student Success

In addition to the cooperative work on the syllabus promoting student success, USC has shared the information posted below for additional support and reference in creating a syllabus. While the information refers to work done with the Math department, the principles are applicable to all disciplines.