Fullerton College
President’s Advisory Council
Fullerton College
embraces the concept of participatory governance. The purpose of a
participatory governance structure for decision making is to ensure
that all decisions are well informed by input from the primary
segments of the college community: faculty, students, classified
staff, confidential employees, and administration. In this regard the
model is grounded in Assembly Bill 1725 and in the policies of the
North Orange County Community College District Board Policy BP 2510:
Participation in Local Decision-Making.
Participatory
governance is a process of consultation – a framework of interactions
that ensures that decisions are well informed. The process of
participatory governance guides and informs the college’s
decision-making activities, short and long-range planning, and
problem-solving tasks. With the exception of collective bargaining,
personnel matters and legal issues, all aspects of the college conform
to the participatory governance process. Even though the
determinations reached through the process are advisory to the College
President, who serves as the institution’s chief executive officer,
the majority of the institutional decisions are based on the
directions of the discussion. This is to ensure a system of debate
and checks and balances in the review of important matters. It also
is designed to promote trust and broaden participation in the
decisions reached, thereby reinforcing the structure of governance.
The President’s Advisory Council (PAC) serves as
the central, participatory governance council, functioning as the
institution’s primary recommending body for decision-making and
planning. The structure and nature of the President’s Advisory
Council is to facilitate its interactions with all institutional
constituencies. The planning role is enhanced by its familiarity with
all functions of the college, ensuring both a knowledgeable and
integrated perspective.
Specialized projects
are referred by the Council to other governance organizations for
review, such as the Faculty Senate and the Deans’ Council for
instructional matters, the Classified Senate for classified issues and
the Associated Students for student issues. These bodies report back
to the Council with recommendations. For most issues, the
determination of the President’s Advisory Council is final. In some
instances, however, in which District wide concurrence is necessary,
the individual groups also make recommendations to their counterparts
within the broader District. The College President is charged with
representing Council determinations to the Chancellor, the
Chancellor’s Cabinet and the Board of Trustees.
The President’s
Advisory Council will strive to integrate all aspects of
communication, decision-making and planning tasks. The President’s
Advisory Council establishes committees to assist with specialized
projects.
Membership:
President
Faculty Representative
Faculty Representative
Faculty Representative
Faculty Representative
Deans’ Council Representative
Management Representative
Classified Representative
Classified Representative
Associated Students President
Associated Students Vice President
Resource:
Vice President Instruction
Vice President Student Services
Vice President Administrative Services
Public Information Officer
College Researcher
Governance Model
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