Faculty Senate

The purposes of the Mesa Community College Faculty Senate shall be to:

• serve as the exclusive representative of the Mesa Community College faculty to the college administration in academic and professional matters and policy development;
• advise the College President on matters of importance to the college and faculty; promote communication, collaboration, and education among the faculty and between the faculty and other groups;
• maintain and promote the standards and ideals of the profession;
• serve as the voice of the faculty in shared governance;
• protect and preserve academic freedom;
• provide an open forum for the free discussion of academic and professional issues.
• Download Constitution here - updated 2013
• Download By-Laws here - updated 2013

Faculty Senate meetings are held on the First and Third Thursdays of the month, from 3-5 PM in the CTL Conference Room (unless otherwise noted).

The Fall 2016 Senate meetings dates were:

• August 18 Week of Accountability
• September 1
• September 15
• October 6
• October 20
• November 3
• November 17
• December 1

The Spring 2017 Senate meeting dates are:

• January 19
• February 2
• February 16
• March 2
• April 6
• April 20
• May 4

Other notable dates:

• Faculty Executive Council meets on the Second and Fourth Tuesdays of the month.
• MCCD Governing Board meetings are held on the Second and Fourth Tuesdays of the month.