Developing Faculty Participation and Leadership: Building a Team of Leaders Dan Crump American River College Stephanie Dumont Golden West College Wheeler North San Diego Miramar College

Academic Senate Leadership “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” John F. Kennedy, speech prepared for delivery in Dallas the day of his assassination, November 22, 1963

Academic Senate Leadership We are all learning. The best leaders are the ones that continue to learn. Learn your strengths and weaknesses and the areas you need balance in. Learn to delegate.

Academic Senate Leadership “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” Dwight D. Eisenhower

Problems that limit faculty participation What limits faculty participation in the Academic Senate on your campus?

Personal Reasons for Limited Faculty Participation Apathy No time/too busy already Personality conflicts Historical issues Fear/self-doubt about serving Other personal reasons?

Institutional Reasons for Limited Faculty Participation Friction between veteran and new faculty Constituency representation on committees is not balanced The same people do everything Committees don’t accomplish anything Other institutional reasons?

Solutions – Begin with vision "In simplest terms, a leader is one who knows where he wants to go, and gets up, and goes." -John Erskine, The Complete Life What is your vision? Where are you going? "In simplest terms, a leader is one who knows where he wants to go, and gets up, and goes." -John Erskine, The Complete Life What is your vision? Where are you going?

Solutions – Develop a team "Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning." Warren G. Bennis "Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning." Warren G. Bennis

Solutions – Where are you going? Develop goals – your own individual goals Develop goals - collegially developed campus goals Place your goals on the senate agenda with updates Create a year-end report and evaluation of what your senate has achieved

Solutions – Human Resources Create lists of faculty members to choose from Think broadly –participation across disciplines –student services –instructional –career technical –new and old faculty –diverse faculty –part-time faculty

Solutions – Human Resources Get suggestions from committee chairs and members for assignments Get out-lyers involved Visit departments and talk about your plans -- get to know your faculty Ask people in person -- it’s harder to refuse immediately

Solutions – Human Resources Use new faculty orientation to introduce the senate and shared governance issues Conduct local workshops and faculty development to generate interest and enthusiasm Match people and their skills and interests to assignments

Solutions – Human Resources Encourage veteran faculty to mentor the new faculty Invite new faculty to senate and committee meetings to observe Advertise the “wins” and accomplishments on committees Value and esteem faculty work - nominate participants for awards

Strategic solutions Try to get compensation to recognize the importance of the work done Publicize compensation opportunities for assignments Work for appropriate constituency representation on committees

Strategic solutions Create faculty co-chairs to foster teamwork Work with your bargaining unit to ensure reassigned time and faculty pay for senate work during intersessions and summer Coordinate with your bargaining unit so that you do not duplicate work or overlap areas of responsibility

Other Solutions What has worked on your campus?

Academic Senate Leadership “The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it." Elaine Agather

Other Resources Review Title 5 and the Education Code (remember this is changing as we speak) Know the senate’s authority - Ten plus One (10+1)  Carry the card  Add it to your senate agenda

Other Resources Use data available at the CCCCO website  50% law  75:25  FTES  Faculty Obligation Number  Fiscal Data Abstract  ARCC

Other Resources ASCCC Can Help Send faculty to ASCCC institutes and plenary sessions Use ASCCC Website with links--- Direct questions or issues to the ASCCC Office

"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant." Max De Pree, "Leadership Is an Art"