28 Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate is the representative body of all faculty (full-time and adjunct) that participates in the governance processes of Pima Community College.  Faculty Senate objectives include:

• Strengthening the concept of the faculty as a College entity;
• Promoting the gathering, exchanging, and disseminating of faculty views and concerns regarding College matters;
• Promoting mutual accountability between the College faculty and the faculty representative to any College committee;
• Advising the Chancellor and other administrators of faculty views on College matters;
• Bringing the concerns of the Chancellor and other administrators on College matters to the faculty;
• Promoting the involvement of all faculty members in the establishing, staffing, and functioning of College committees, task forces, or other initiatives; and
• Participating in the policy review process of the College.

The Senate meets monthly and its members may be either full-time or adjunct faculty.

Meetings are on the 1st Friday of every month from 1:00pm – 3:00pm while school is in session.

One at-large adjunct faculty representative is elected from each campus for a two-year term and serves on the subcommittee for adjunct faculty affairs. Your Adjunct Faculty representative is Dr. Sean HV Mendoza (smendoza@pima.edu ) and is listed on the Faculty Senate Webpage.