1. Developing Faculty Participation and Leadership: A Spoon Full of Sugar Dan Crump American River College Janet Fulks Bakersfield College

2. Academic Senate Leadership “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), speech prepared for delivery in Dallas the day of his assassination, November 22, 1963

3. 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.

4. 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

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

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

7. Institutional Reasons for Limited Faculty Participation Friction between old and new timers Non-tenured are advised not to participate Too many managers on committees The same people do everything Committees don’t accomplish anything Other institutional reasons?

8. 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 A leader is one who turns around to find others following. 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 A leader is one who turns around to find others following. What is your vision? Where are you going?

9. 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

10. 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

11. Solutions – Human Resources Create lists of faculty members to choose from Don’t rely on those you know well Think broadly –participation across disciplines –student services –instructional –career technical –new and old faculty –diverse faculty

12. Solutions – Human Resources Get suggestions from chair(s) and members of the committee for faculty service Get complainers involved Visit departments and talk about your plans -- get to know your faculty Ask people in person -- it’s harder to refuse immediately

13. 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 to positions

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

15. Strategic solutions Try to get stipends to recognize the importance of the work done Be transparent -- publish reassigned time and/or stipends for assignments Have your senate by-laws require senators to serve on committees Use service to the college as a factor in earning a sabbatical

16. Strategic solutions Try to limit the number of managers on your committees Create faculty co-chairs to foster teamwork Work with your bargaining agent to ensure reassigned time and faculty pay for senate work during intercessions and summer Coordinate with your union so that you do not duplicate work or overlap areas of responsibility

17. Other Solutions What has worked on your campus?

18. 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

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

20. Other Resources Use data available at the CCCCO website http://www.cccco.edu http://www.cccco.edu  50% law  75:25  FTES  Faculty Obligation Number  Fiscal Data abstract

21. Other Resources ASCCC Can Help Send faculty to ASCCC institutes and plenary sessions Use ASCCC Website with links Contact the Local Senates Committee Direct questions or issues to the ASCCC officers and executive director

22. "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"