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 2017
• 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 2017 Senate meetings dates were:

• August 17 (Week of Accountability)
• September 7
• September 21
• October 5
• October 19
• November 2
• November 16
• December 7

The Spring 2018 Senate meeting dates are:

• January 18
• February 1
• February 15
• March 1
• April 5
• April 19
• May 3

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.