Fiscal Year 2017

Effective Date of Establishment:  07/2014

Authorizing Body or Official: BOR Policy

Scope of Impact: System

Type of Board: Standing 

Contact Information:  Becky Corran bcorran@nmsu.edu 

Chair:  Becky Corran bcorran@nmsu.edu 

University function/office responsible:  None

Position appointment description:

Membership is comprised of eight faculty members: two
faculty from each community college. The committee
members from Alamogordo, Carlsbad and Dona Ana must be
the sitting faculty senators, as well as Grants’ faculty senator
and an additional elected tenure-track faculty member from
the Grants campus. The chair will rotate as follows:
Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Dona Ana, Grants. The executive vice
president and provost is an ex officio member of the
Community College Faculty Council.

Members are appointed by: As individuals

Voting Members:

Kathy Roark Diehl, Professor, ALCC Reg Academic Instruction

Gloria Villaverde, Associate Professor, ALCC Reg Academic Instruction

Richard Guitierrez, Professor, ALCC Reg Academic Instruction

Kendra Josselet, Associate Professor, GRCC Reg Academic Instruction

Yaxi Zhao, Associate Professor, CACC Reg Academic Instruction

Becky Corran, Assistant Professor DACC Social Services 

Ex-officio / Non-Voting Member

Dan Howard, EVP / Provost

Purpose:

The purpose of the Community College Faculty Council is to
provide a forum for communication among the faculties of the
four NMSU community colleges and with the executive vice
president and provost.

Authority: 

Advisory to the Provost.

Was the requirements for the number of meetings met? Yes

What are the requirements for the number of meetings to be held annually? None specified in policy 1.05.96, however, this group
traditionally (in the old version--prior to revision and
reorganization) once per semester.

Major Accomplishments:

Community college degree requirement changes and
reorganizations through Faculty Senate.