MPC Academic Senate Agenda

Planning Retreat

Where should the MPC Academic Senate put its attention this year?

Thursday August 31, 2006

2:30-4:30 pm

Sam Karas Room

I. Opening Business

A. Call to order and roll call

Alfred Hochstaedter (President)

Mark Clements (Vice President)

Stephanie Tetter (Secretary)

Marlene Martin (ASCCC rep and Past-President)

Debbie Anthony (COC Chair)

Jamie Dagdigian

Heather Faust

Alan Haffa

LaRon Johnson

Susan Joplin

Laura Loop

Jonathan Osburg

Gary Rollinson

Steve Ruth

(ASMPC rep)

B. Acknowledgement of Visitors

C. Comments from Visitors

II. Retreat – Where should the MPC Academic Senate put its attention this year?

A. Welcome and review of resource binders

B. Mission and Purpose of the Academic Senate in California Community Colleges – Presentation by Mark Clements

C. What do we do well?

D. What could we do better and what subjects need more attention?

-Development of a Vision Statement

-Development of Goals for the coming year

E. How should we get there?

-Development of Objectives for the coming year

III. Adjourn: 4:30 p.m.

VI. Next Meeting: Sept 7 2006, 2:30 pm in the Sam Karas Room