Academic Senate

Senate Office Hours are Held each week during the Summer Session on Zoom. At least one officer will be present at each Office Hour.

Monday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Monday Zoom Link

Wednesday 12:30 PM- 1:30 PM

Wednesday Zoom Link

To request a meeting with any of the Academic Senate Officers outside of office hours, or after Summer Session has ended, please email AcademicSenate@fhda.edu.  

The Academic Senate is represented by all full-time and part-time members of the De Anza faculty and Foothill-De Anza Board of Trustees in promoting the quality of community college education. 

The Academic Senate includes all faculty members. Division/area senators and officers comprise the Executive Committee, which meets Mondays 2:30-4:20 p.m.  

Under Academic Senate purview (10+1):

The Academic Senate is an organization whose primary function is to make recommendations with respect to academic and professional matters, namely, the following policy development and implementation matters:

1. Curriculum¹ including establishing prerequisites and placing courses within disciplines
2. Degree and certificate requirements³
3. Grading Policies¹
4. Educational program development², including Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
5. Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success¹
6. Governance structures as related to faculty roles²
7. Faculty role in accreditation²
8. Policies for faculty professional development activities¹
9. Policies for Program Review²
10. Processes for institutional planning and budget development² including Instructional Planning and Budget
11. Other Academic and Professional Matters

¹The FHDA Board of Trustees relies primarily on the advice and judgment of the Academic Senates on these matters.

²The FHDA Board of Trustees, De Anza administrators and Academic Senate shall reach mutual agreement on these matters.

³The Board relies primarily on the Academic Senate for GE and program-specific degree and certificate requirements, but the bodies shall reach mutual agreement on units for degrees

This spreadsheet contains confirmations from Fall 2018 through Summer 2020, including Tenure Review Committees, Hiring Committees and other committees. There is also a tab for all confirmation alphabetized by last name.  (Last updated 9/4/21)

Needs & Confirmations Spreadsheet

Process for Requesting Confirmation and Appointment of Faculty to Search Committees, Tenure Committees, and Shared Governance Committees

The Faculty Search Committee Selection Process page explains the selection process for serving on faculty hiring committees at De Anza College and the role of the Academic Senate in this process.

FHDA District FT faculty employment policy and hiring procedures

The latest versions of the constitution and bylaws, approved in Spring 2021, are available below.

Constitution: PDF and doc

Bylaws: PDF and doc