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The Academic Senate of Taft College consists of all full-time faculty of the Taft Community College District.  The primary function of the Academic Senate is to make recommendations to the Board of Trustees and to the Superintendent/President of Taft College with respect to academic and professional matters as defined by Title 5 and Board Policy 2510 (10+1).

Academic Senate representatives serve on committees and work groups throughout the college to:

• participate in the development and implementation of all college-wide policies and procedures of interest and concern to the faculty;
• strengthen the role that faculty plays in the governance processes;
• participate in developing objectives, plans, and budgets of the District.

Academic Senate subcommittees exist to provide forums for faculty to discuss, debate, and formalize faculty opinions and resolutions both on academic and professional matters (10+1) and on other issues of concern.

The Academic Senate has established subcommittees, composed of Taft College faculty. Some subcommittees include members representing administrators, staff, and students. Our subcommittees are responsible for upholding and performing the academic and professional duties and responsibilities of the Senate. Finally, our Ad Hoc committees are temporary committees formed to address specific issues or tasks that do not fall under the purview of another subcommittee.

Subcommittees of the Academic Senate are: Academic Development (ADC); Academic Policies & Procedures (AP&P); Academic Senate Council (ASC); Career & Technical Education (CTE); Curriculum & General Education (Curr&GE); Distance Learning & Education (DLE);  Dual Enrollment (no abbreviation); Academic Senate Faculty Professional Development Committee (FPD); and Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Steering ((SLOASC).

Go to the committee webpages (button below) for information on the membership and purpose of each committee.

Academic  Senate Council

8-15-2023

Cafeteria Conference Room

10:10am to 11:00am

Academic  Senate

8-18-2023

Taft College Cougar Room

10:10pm to 11:30pm

2023

Date	Title
09/11/2023	2023_09_11 Academic Senate meeting
08/30/2023	2023_08_30 Senate Council meeting
08/18/2023	2023_08_18 Academic Senate meeting
08/15/2023	2023_08_15 Senate Council meeting
05/01/2023	2023_05_01 Senate Meeting

2022

Date	Title
12/05/2022	2022_12_05 Academic Senate Meeting
11/07/2022	2022_11_07 Academic Senate
10/19/2022	2022_10_19 Senate Council
10/03/2022	2022_10_03 Academic Senate
09/21/2022	2022_09_21 Senate Council

Position	Name	email	Phone	Office	Area
President	Candace Duron	cduron@taftcollege.edu	(661)-763-7934	SSA 152	All Faculty
Vice President	Dr. Vicki Jacobi, Ed.D.	vjacobi@taftcollege.edu	(661)-763-7719	SSA 170	All Faculty
Secretary	Dr. Michelle Oja, Ph.D.	moja@taftcollege.edu	(661)-763-7780	T6d	All Faculty
Past President	Dr. Sharyn Eveland, Ed.D.	seveland@taftcollege.edu	(661)-763-7866	Lib 336	All Faculty
Member	Darcy Bogle	dbogle@taftcollege.edu	(661)-763-7889	SSA 171	Learning Support
Member	Dr. Chris Chung-Wee, Ph.D.	cchung@taftcollege.edu	(661)-763-7820	T6j	English
Member	Dr. Lori Travis, Ed.D.	ltravis@taftcollege.edu	(661)-763-7726	G2a	Business, Arts, and Humanities
Member	Dr. Salvador Jimenez Murguia, Ph.D.	sjimenezmurguia@taftcollege.edu	(661)-763-7730	G4a	Social Sciences
Member	Kanoe Bandy	kbandy@taftcollege.edu	(661)-763-7779	Gym	Allied Health and Applied Technology
Member	Nathan Cahoon	ncahoon@taftcollege.edu	(661)-763-7844	S5A	Science and Mathematics