Academic Planning Committee

 

The Academic Planning Committee (APC), as a standing committee of MVC's Academic Senate, facilitates communication between MVC's academic departments, helps set faculty hiring priorities, and reviews course and program offerings.

Meetings Agendas and Minutes Support Documentation

Purpose

The APC provides a forum for discussion and to make recommendations to the Academic Senate on critical planning issues affecting teaching and learning for all academic departments.

Constitution and Bylaws (pdf)

Meetings

The Academic Planning Committee meets from 10 am to Noon on the third Friday of each month during the fall and spring semesters unless otherwise noted. The APC follows the most recent Governance Committee Meeting Calendar.

2024-25 Agendas and Minutes 2023-24

DATE TIME LOCATION
September 13

10 am - Noon

 WC 172 or Zoom
October 18

10 am - Noon

 WC 172 or Zoom
November 15

10 am - Noon

 WC 172 or Zoom
DATE TIME LOCATION
February 21

10 am - Noon

 WC 172 or Zoom
March 21

10 am - Noon

 WC 172 or Zoom
April 25

10 am - Noon

 WC 172 or Zoom
May 16

10 am - Noon

 WC 172 or Zoom

Members

Membership in the APC includes all department and assistant chairs, academic deans and the vice president, academic affairs.
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
    • Abel Sanchez, Department Chair, Voting Member
    • Stephen Wagner, Assistant Chair
  • Business
    • Laura Dunphy, Department Chair, Voting Member
  • Communications and World Languages
    • Norma Flores Martínez, Department Chair, Voting Member
    • Mario Vega Sanchez, Assistant Chair
    • Joel Webb, Assistant Chair
    • Jennifer Willey, Assistant Chair
  • English Studies
    • Jennifer Escobar, Department Chair, Voting Member
    • Kathryn Stevenson, Assistant Chair
  • Health and Human Services
    • James Banks, Department Chair, Voting Member
    • Lisa Hausladen, Assistant Chair
  • Humanities, Education, Social and Behavioral Sciences
    • Larisa Broyles, Department Chair, Voting Member
    • Tahmina Morshed, Assistant Chair
    • Bonnie Montes, Assistant Chair
    • Adviye Tolunay, Assistant Chair
  • Mathematics and Computer Information Systems
    • Sean Drake, Department Chair, Voting Member
    • Kasey Nguyen, Assistant Chair
  • Public Safety
    • Bob Fontaine, Department Chair, Voting Member
    • Jim Lambert, Assistant Chair
    • Kristy Paine, Assistant Chair
  • Visual and Performing Arts
    • Barry McNaughton, Department Chair, Voting Member