October 13, 2025

I. Call to Order

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Welcome

Quorum (18) reached by roll call at 2:34 pm.

Kaur, S Lee, Adams, Acevedo, Dahlke, Kalpion, K Lee, Mendoza, Pape, Sengupta, Smith, Vlahos, Winch Pelusi, Bradley, Landefeld, Chang, Nava

Erik Woodbury requested representatives to put updates from their areas in the report out. There were a lot of blank spots in the last report out. Instead of leaving the spots blank, please put in “nothing to report.”

The report out has served well as a useful tool and time-saving measure for communication.

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Approval of Agenda and Minutes from October 6, 2025.

Mark Landefeld moved to approve both the minutes and agenda, Bob Singh seconded. 

Agenda and minutes approved by roll call vote (19).

Kaur, S Lee, Adams, Acevedo, Alcazar, Dahlke, K Lee, Mendoza, Pape, Sengupta, Smith, Vlahos, Winch, Donahue, Pelusi, Landefeld, Bradley, Chang, Nava
All Yes.

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Public Comment 

Veronica Acevedo asked about the town hall meetings.

Erik Woodbury: This will be discussed in the quick notes.

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II. Consent Calendar

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Consent Calendar: Attachment

Block Scheduling [Athletics, GE, Co-Req,Geology]

• Rachel Catuiza – KNES/PE
• Rebecca Board Liljenstolpe – Language Arts/English
• Mona Rawal - Social Science and Humanities
• Marek Cichanski – PSME/Geology

Campus Facilities

• Jamie Pelusi - Equity and Engagement - SSRS/Pride Center
• Sarah Lisha- Language Arts, English

Tenure Committee: Jacob Kotas

Veronica Acevedo moved to approve the Consent Calendar, Bob Singh seconded.

Roll call vote. 

Kaur,  S Lee, Adams, Acevedo, Alcazar, Bambhania, Dahlke, K Lee, Mendoza, Pape, Rodiriguez, Sengupta, Smith, Vlahos, Winch, Donahue, Pelusi, Landefeld, Bradley, Chang, Nava

Yes 21

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III. Needs and Confirmation

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District and College Needs (Attachment)

• District Diversity & Equity Advisory Committee (1)
• Educational Technology Advisory (1)
• Equity Advisory Committee (member & tri-chair) (2)
• Campus Facilities (1)
• Campus Center Advisory (1)
• Professional Relations (6)
• Technology (1)
• Curriculum Committee (6) (email Curriculum Chair)
• Block Scheduling Committee (5-6)
• Counseling Task Force (4 Counselors, 1 at-large)
• Student Learning Outcome (SLO) Committee (1)
• Police Chief's Advisory (1)
• Tenure Review Committee At-Large Members

Shagun Kaur highlighted the needs for the De Anza Counselling Task Force (5). 4 Counselors, 1 at-large. The goal of this group is to determine the best way to serve students with the current counseling resources.

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Confirmations: (Attachment)

Confirmed by roll call voting

Block Scheduling: CTE Programs

1. Sukhjit Singh (13 votes): Elected
2. Pete Vernazza (2 votes)
3. Brett Johnson (5 votes)

2 abstain.

Educational Technology Advisory

1. Mona Rowal (7 votes)
2. Amy Leonard (14 votes): Elected

1 abstain. 

Hiring Committee: Director, College Operations

Need a faculty member to serve on the hiring committee. No faculty applied to serve prior to the meeting.

The Director of College Operations will supervise the construction of the new Creative Arts complex.

Call for a hiring committee member from the Senate.

With no volunteer from the room.

Erik Woodbury will represent faculty and the Senate as a member of the hiring committee for the Director of College Operations.

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IV. New & Continuing Business

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Quick Notes:

Faculty Town Hall Meetings on Realignment

The meetings have been shifted from this week to next week. Erik Woodbury will send an email and an invitation to all faculty.

• Monday (10/20), 12 to 1 pm, MLC255, hybrid
• Tuesday (10/21), 10 to 11 am, Admin 109, hybrid
• Friday (10/24), 11 am to 12 pm, online

Measure G Update - Creative Arts building

There has been some progress and positive developments but also some shift in scope. There will be many design-build meetings this week. The project team, the architect, the designer, the engineers, and the construction company, will meet together with the Creative Arts departments about their programming needs and goals.

The Academic Senate is invited to a site walkthrough Tuesday from 4 to 5 p.m. They are in the design phase with a basic sketch. They will address the functions and rooms needed in this new complex.

Area B Meeting Report out - Resolutions & more

Erik Woodbury attended the Area B meeting last Friday at the College of Alameda. The Area B meeting is associated with the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, ASCCC, the statewide academic senate. There are four areas, A, B, C, and D. The Foothill/De Anza district and the Bay Area is in Area B. All the community colleges come together twice a year, first as an area, and then at the plenaries. The Area B meeting spent most of the time finalizing the resolution packet that Erik will share with the Senate. ASCCC will vote on these resolutions at the fall plenary to determine their positions as a statewide system.

There were updates from LaTonya Parker-Parnell, ASCCC President about revisiting and redeveloping the strategic objectives of the Statewide Academic Senate. There were legislative updates on some bills that passed including the one that stated that our student support services need to be done by real people and not AI agents. This mirrors the one passed last year requiring faculty jobs to be done by real, live, actual people, not AI agents. The community college nursing baccalaureate was still on the governor's desk.

October Board of Trustees Report out

Foothill presented its 2030 Blueprint for Success, a combination strategic plan/educational master plan. It was well detailed and well thought out and enthusiastically received by the board. The district entered a dual enrollment partnership with Palo Alto Unified School District PAUSD and Sequoia Union High School District.

The board approved a tenancy in common agreement for employee housing. Some students have moved into the Foothill-De Anza Student Housing in the McClellan Terrace complex. Update on moving-in day with photos.

Gemini and NotebookLM

They are AI tools from Google made available to the community colleges through an agreement with the Chancellor’s Office. The Academic Senate will be involved with the conversation about what the faculty wants to do with AI at De Anza.

There was a question about classes that are taught at the high school level, and can ethnic studies be considered?

Most are upper level math classes. The high schools have their own ethnic studies curriculum requirements and their own teachers. There were some interests in counseling, CTE, and business classes.

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Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) Plan presentation

Strategic Enrollment Management Plan (Summary).docx

https://www.deanza.edu/strategic/semp.html

Mallory Newell, Director, Institutional Research, Planning and Accreditation, came two weeks ago to present the draft strategic plan. They are collecting feedback through October 31 as President Torres held multiple town hall meetings .

Mallory shared the draft of a Strategic Enrollment Management Plan. This was a collaborative effort of the 10 De Anza team members that attended the SEM Strategic Enrollment Management Academy in Southern California. The team included classified professionals, faculty members, and administrators from Instruction, Student Services. They have been working on the plan since June. 

The plan has seven areas of focus and seven goals that align with the Draft Strategic Plan. 

More details in the summary.

The team worked collaboratively to identify seven key areas in which to promote moderate enrollment growth – about 3-5% from 2027-28 to 2029-30.

The plan identifies seven strategic goals that will frame efforts to increase enrollment and improve outcomes for key student population groups

It includes specific measures to address regional demographic shifts and maximize funding opportunities through the Student Centered Funding Formula (SCFF).

The plan maintains De Anza’s strong commitment to supporting transfer students while embracing new opportunities for other populations whose goals do not include transferring to a four-year institution.  De Anza is known for its high transfer rates, “Tops in Transfer – and More!” The SEM Plan will enable the college to advance this commitment to transfer, while embracing new opportunities to emphasize “and More.”

Focus on CTE, dual enrollment and high school partnerships, adult education, CDCP and non-credit enrollment and pathways, enrollment and success for older students.

See the draft for summaries of activities to support the goals.

Kudos to the team for accelerating their one year target and completed this draft proposal in just a few months.

Please provide feedback by 10/3.

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Financial Report and 25/26 Academic Senate Budget Approval

Financial Report Fall 2025 Final.xlsx

Proposed Budget 2025-2026.xlsx

The proposed budget reflected the Senate goal to support faculty and students. The budget shows a deficit between the expense and anticipated income.

There were discussions on promoting the Academic Senate’s role and increasing faculty members’ participation. E. Woodbury pointed out the need to increase engagement from part-time faculty members.

Bob Singh volunteered to lead the membership drive

Bob Singh moved to approve,Veronica Acevedo seconded

Roll call vote

All Yes 22.

Financial Report and Budget approved.

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Faculty Funding Request: EquiTea (2nd read)

Request Submission

Dr. Sarah Wilker, Faculty Coordinator for Equity requested $500 for EquiTea events that will be held across three quarters.

Bob Singh moved to approve, Doli Bambhania seconded

This was the first request under the new Senate supported Faculty Funding Request format.

All Yes 23

Funding Request approved.

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Presentation on De Anza College Student Equity Plan

Presentation

Document

Michelle Hernandez, Dean, Equity & Engagement, presented the Student Equity and Achievement Plan.

The Equity and Engagement Office worked with the Research Office and different administrators to compile the data.

They are sharing the plan with the shared governance groups across campus.

The team was committed to raising awareness on race consciousness, racial equity, and intersectional understanding. Please see the details in the links.

The plan highlighted root causes for equity gaps and how to address institutionalized equity frameworks and culturally relevant pedagogy.

The plan focuses on how to close gaps with success goals and action plans.· 

Faculty encouraged to give feedback

Feedback Link

please submit feedback or send an email to M. Hernandez if a conversation is more appropriate. (due 10/31)

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CONNECT Update

Sushini Chand, CONNECT Program Coordinator 

Early Alert & Referral (by faculty)

Chand encourages faculty members to utilize this form for students who are not doing well as we approach week 4. Proactive identification of students who may need support. Faculty & Staff refer students for timely intervention​. Form can also be used for other services such as counseling, tutoring and library services.

Chand highlighted the importance of connecting with students early and for them to know about available resources.

2023-24 AY:​ 

• 3,248 concerns, referrals, and kudos​. 
• Number of faculty staff: 130: 94 faculty; 36 staff​. 
• CONNECT Students : 426​
• Course Success: ​ SP24 (faculty/staff): 63%​

2024-25 AY:​

• 3,512 concerns, referrals, and kudos ​
• Number of faculty staff: 169: 130 faculty; 39 staff​
• CONNECT Students : 325 (additional 650+, 2.00 - 2.29 GPA)​

Student Self Referral (Launching - through MyPortal)

The Student Self-Referral System will be launched in the near future. Faculty can share this resource with students. Deans will be informed once this is available. ​

A centralized hub for asking questions or raising concerns.​ Promote proactive student engagement & timely interventions​

EdSights (two-year pilot)

AI chatbot sends out text to the new students who are not in any program, service, or learning community. The AI-driven communication tool​ checks in with students throughout the quarter and provides campus resources to support retention and success. When students respond with concerns, the CONNECT team will connect them with the campus staff and resources.

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Exploring Renaming the ARC: a proposal

Presentation

Naming Opportunity for De Anza College Advanced Technology Center

John Swennson provided the history about the connection of Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs with De Anza. They both took classes here. Jobs unveiled the Macintosh in Flint Center in 1984. Woz spoke at the 2014 Speakers Series. Woz has gifted four computers to De Anza: an Apple I with handwritten manual, two Apple IIEs (One signed), and a signed Apple Woz edition.Gift Value ~$1Million

They proposed to rename the ATC center after Wozniak to honor the history and connection. There will not be any cost for the school for the name change, and the cost will be fundraised. They argued that the name change was a way to encourage Apple to become more involved and a great publicity opportunity for the school. Wozniak is still working with an AI company. A follow up presentation and press release about this event will be beneficial to the school. The Senate was positive about the proposal. 

Ram advised consulting AP 3216 for guidelines on building naming policy and protoco.

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The Brown Act Review

Intro To Senate 2025

Postpone next week.

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Good of the Order

Transfer Day Thursday 10/16 from 10am-1:00pm.

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Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 4:26 pm.

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Attendance

In person

Erik Woodbury, Shagun Kaur, So Kam Lee

James Adams, Veronica Avila Acevedo, Viviana Alcazar, Doli Bambhania, Christopher Bradley, Yuri Chang, *Jacob Chen, Barbara Dahlke, Kevin Glapion, Mark landefeld, Kevin Lee, Sherwin Mendoza, Steve Nava, Christian Rodriguez, Lakshmikanta "LK" Sengupta, Leah Smith, Sukhjit Bob Singh, *Ram Subramaniam, Danielle Vlahos, Angela Winch

Online

Mary Donahue, Mary Pape, Jamie Pelusi

Absent

*Deborah Armstrong, Dave Capitolo, James Capurso, Umar Douglas, Dawnis Guevara, Mark Hamer, Lauren Gordon, Rusty Johnson, 

*Non-voting members