Membership & Subcommittees

 

Curriculum Committee Members

Below is a list of Curriculum Committee members. If faculty have questions regarding curriculum, please reach out to your division representatives listed below.  

COMMITTEE ROLE	MEMBER NAME
Articulation Officer	Gloria Darafshi
ASCC Rep	Oscar Arreola Buendia
Committee Chair	Lisa Palmer
Curriculum Specialist	Frank Nguyen Le
Registrar	Maria Lara
Division Rep: ASLT	Ron Andrade
Division Rep: KAD	Ana Miladinova
Division Rep: KAD	Nick Carr
Division Rep: BDW	Kristina Brower
Division Rep: BDW	TBD
Division Rep: HSS	Bob Lee
Division Rep: HSS	Maureen Wiley
Division Rep: S&T	David Monarres
Division Rep: S&T	Martin Partlan
Student Services Rep	Danny Lynch
Student Services Rep	TBD
Transfer Center Supervisor	Gonzalo Arrizon
Vice President of Instruction	Chialin Hsieh

 

Technical Review Committee Members

The Technical Review Committee is composed of the following members. We encourage faculty to consult with the Technical Review Committee proactively when making major changes to existing courses/programs or creating new courses/programs. To request a meeting with the Technical Review Committee, contact the Technical Review Committee Chairperson.

COMMITTEE ROLE	MEMBER NAME
Articulation Officer	Gloria Darafshi
Coordinator of Online Instruction (for curriculum proposals that include a Distance Education Supplement)	Nada Nekrep
Curriculum and Instructional Systems Specialist (serves as Technical Review Committee Chairperson)	Frank Nguyen Le
Curriculum Committee Chairperson	Lisa Palmer
Honors Transfer Program Coordinator (for curriculum proposals that include an Honors Supplement)	Susan Mahoney/Rebekah Taveau
Library Representative	Diana Tedone
Vice President of Instruction	Chialin Hsieh

 

Ethnic Studies Subcommittee Members

The Ethnic Studies Subcommittee is a standing subcommittee of the Curriculum Committee. According to the Ethnic Studies Subcommittee Charter, its main purpose is “…to review and evaluate any newly proposed course to be considered as an ethnic studies course according to the Ethnic Studies definition and guidelines of Cañada College.” The complete charter can be found on the Curriculum Committee Public SharePoint document library.

Membership in the Ethnic Studies Subcommittee is as follows:

• One faculty member from each Division
• One student representative (if possible)

The faculty committee members will serve a two-year term and the student representative will serve a one-year term. The committee will select their chairperson or co-chairpeople to serve on the committee for a term of no more than two years. Members of the Ethnic Studies Committee may make recommendations for nominations.

As an ad-hoc committee, the Ethnic Studies Subcommittee meets as necessary when a faculty author deems that a new course should be considered as an Ethnic Studies requirement.

SUBCOMMITTEE ROLE	MEMBER NAME
Division Rep: ASTL & KAD	TBD
Division Rep: BDW	TBD
Division Rep: HSS	TBD
Division Rep: S&T	TBD
Vice President of Instruction	TBD

 

Career Technical Education (CTE) Subcommittee

Approved by the Academic Senate and Curriculum Committee in March 2019

The CTE Subcommittee is a standing subcommittee of the Curriculum Committee with a goal to provide CTE faculty with support and local approval of the documentation required for state approval of new CTE programs. The CTE Curriculum Subcommittee will be responsible for reviewing, providing feedback, and approving all new CTE programs as a part of the technical review process. Faculty can request a meeting with the CTE Curriculum Subcommittee as faculty members consider new programs. 

Membership in the CTE Subcommittee is as follows:

• A current Curriculum Committee Division Representative with CTE experience
• Curriculum Committee Chair
• CTE Liaison
• Dean with CTE experience

SUBCOMMITTEE ROLE	MEMBER NAME
Division Rep with CTE experience	TBD
Curriculum Committee Chair	Lisa Palmer
CTE Liaison	TBD
Dean with CTE experience	Hyla Lacefield