Faculty Senate

The primary functions of the Senate shall be to:

1. Serve as a communication channel among the PVCC Faculty, the PVCC Administration, the Faculty Executive Council, the MCCCD Administration, and the MCCCD Governing Board.

2. Serve as an arbiter of professional rights and responsibilities for PVCC Faculty.

3. Serve as the exclusive representative of PVCC Faculty to the PVCC Administration, the Faculty Executive Council, the MCCCD Administration, and to the MCCCD Governing Board with respect to academic and professional matters.

4. Select representatives to serve on administrative councils and on coordinating committees of Paradise Valley Community College and the Maricopa County Community College District.

5. Participate in the formation and implementation of education policies for Paradise Valley Community College and the Maricopa County Community College District.

Please find below a list of PVCC’s Faculty Senate Representatives, feel free to contact any of them for further information and support: 

PVCC Faculty Senate Leadership Academic Year   
David C. Rubí  President 2024-2025 Contact Info
Kathy Miller President-Elect  2024-2025 Contact Info
Barbara Morris Secretary  2024-2025 Contact Info

 

Faculty Senator Division  
Tom Schmidt Behavioral Sciences Contact Info
Robert McCanless Business and Information Technology Contact Info
Reese Pierceall Communication and Liberal Arts Contact Info
Mary L. Bankhead Counseling and Personal Development Contact Info
David Pegram English Contact Info
Tomi Johnston Fine and Performing Arts Contact Info
Tatum Bailey Health and Exercise Science Contact Info
Lili Kang Library Contact Info
Christine Freeman Mathematics Contact Info
Barbara Morris Nursing Contact Info
Jaimee Corbet Life Sciences Contact Info
Satinder Bains Physical Sciences Contact Info
Kurt Hill Social Sciences Contact Info

Faculty Senate Meeting Times for Academic Year 2024-2025:

  1. Aug. 15, 2024: In-person only, Room Q-120, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  2. Sep. 5, 2024: Virtual only, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  3. Oct. 3, 2024: Virtual only, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  4. Nov. 7 , 2024: Virtual only, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  5. Dec. 5, 2024: Virtual only, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  6. Jan. 9, 2025: In-Person only, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  7. Feb. 6 , 2025: Virtual only, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  8. Mar. 6, 2025: Virtual only, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  9. Apr. 3, 2025: Virtual only, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  10. May 1, 2025: Old Senate Meeting (2024-2025 Faculty Senate):
    In-person only, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.  Room: TBD.
  11. May 1, 2025: New Senate Meeting (2025-2026 Faculty Senate):
    In-person only, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Room: TBD.
     

For non-members of the Faculty Senate interested in observing a Senate meeting, at least eight hours prior to the meeting, please send an e-mail to either the Faculty Senate President or the President-Elect requesting a link to the meeting you wish to observe.
 

All Residential Faculty Meetings:

  1. 1st Academic Year Residential Faculty Meeting and Luncheon:
    August 15, 2024, Room Q-120, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
  2. 2nd Academic Year Residential Faculty Meeting and Luncheon:
    May 1, 2025, Room Q-120, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Faculty Elections:

Election for the 2025-2026 PVCC Faculty Senate President-Elect:

  1. Tuesday, April 1, 2025: Self-nominations for the position of the 2025-2026 President-Elect of the PVCC Faculty Senate open.
  2. Monday, April 7, 2025, by 5:00 p.m.: Self-nominations close.
  3. Wednesday, April 9, 2025: Names of the candidates, as well as their status as members of the Maricopa Community Colleges Faculty Association, will be announced.
  4. Monday, April 14, 2025: Voting opens via electronic ballot delivered to each residential faculty member's college e-mail.
  5. Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.: Voting will close.
     

Faculty (Division) Chair Elections (Three-year terms starting in Aug. 2027):

  1. Announcement of Divisions requiring regular chair elections:
    Fri. Mar. 31, 2025.
  2. Faculty Chair self-nominations to be accepted:
    Apr. 7 through Apr. 14, 2025
  3. Faculty (Division) Chair Elections:
    April 21 through April 25, 2025
  4. Announcement of Election Results:
    April 28, 2025.

Senate Policy-Related Documents:

  1. Residential Faculty Agreement
  2. PVCC College Plan
  3. PVCC Faculty Senate Constitution
  4. PVCC Faculty Senate Minutes:
    • 2023-2024 Senate Minutes
    • 2024-2025 Senate Minutes
  5. Division Charters