Academic Affairs
Welcome to the Academic Affairs Committee
As a subcommittee of the Academic Senate, all Academic Affairs Committee recommendations are forwarded to the Academic Senate for approval.
Academic Affairs Committee Charge (per the IVC Planning and Decision Making Manual, March 2011):
The Representative Council
Charge
This council shall act and speak on behalf of the entire academic senate, that is, the general assembly. The council shall therefore assume the responsibilities of, function as, and bear the title of the Academic Senate, except in those instances in which the general assembly acts in this capacity.
Roster
| President | Rebecca Beck |
| Vice President | RJ Dolbin |
| Vice President of Equity | Henry Carnie |
| Chair, Curriculum | RJ Dolbin |
| Chair, Academic Affairs | Summer Serpas |
| Recorder | Eric Garcia |
| Past President | N/A |
| Parliamentarian | N/A |
Senate Cabinet
Charge
The officers of the Academic Senate, collectively referred to as the Senate Cabinet, consists of 6 members that serve terms of two years, commencing on the final day of the regular instructional calendar in spring. Senate Cabinet represents the faculty before the governing board and other district and college councils; establishes and guides the agenda of initiatives that that fall under the umbrella of 10+1; appoints faculty to committees; sits on governing bodies, as needed; and assume other responsibilities as directed by the Senate.
Meeting Minutes (Approved)
Academic Senate Year: 2024 - 25
The General Assembly
Charge
The general assembly is responsible for authorizing formation of a representative council of senators and officers of the faculty.
Membership
All full-time and associate members of the faculty shall be members of the general assembly.
Agendas
Academic Senate Year: 24 - 25
Committees
College Service is an activity and/or service that fulfills the faculty member’s contracted service obligation outside of the faculty member’s load. Full-time faculty must complete committee contribution/college service of one (1) hour/week through participation in one or more of the following:
Academic Senate
We're a professional community that takes great pride in representing the remarkable faculty of Irvine Valley College on important academic and professional issues. We operate in line with the valuable guidelines laid out in the California Education Code and Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, along with other significant statutes and regulations.