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Affordable Learning Materials Committee

Mission: For American River College students to have equitable and increased opportunities to succeed by reducing material costs, while increasing their quality.

Affordable Learning Materials Committee

Bookstore Advisory Committee

Purpose: To provide a regular opportunity for the Bookstore and the various constituencies of the College to exchange information, solicit feedback, and share ideas.

Bookstore Advisory Committee

Curriculum Committee

The Curriculum Committee is a subcommittee of the Academic Senate. The committee accomplishes many of its functions through a set of subcommittees, including Tech Review, General Education, and Distance Education.

Curriculum Committee

Discipline Appeals Committee

Discipline appeals committee is responsible for being mediators between students and the Discipline authorities to help resolve issues of disciplinary actions where the fault and consequences are disputed.

Discipline Appeals Committee

Distance Education Committee

The ARC Distance Education Committee establishes a consistent communication channel between the Distance Education (DE) department, faculty and staff, and the Academic Senate.

Distance Education Committee

Faculty Professional Development Committee

To provide assistance, guidance, and financial resources to faculty with the goal of promoting professional growth and development to enhance teaching and learning in support of district and campus goals and objectives.

Faculty Professional Development Committee

Professional Standards Type A and B Leaves

Receives and reviews the applications of faculty members desiring professional development leaves. Makes recommendations to approve proposals for professional development leaves to the president.

Professional Standards Type A and B Leaves

Program Pathways

Purpose: responsible for developing clear educational and career paths for student. This includes Program Roadmaps, Areas of Interest (Meta-Majors), and HomeBase Pathway Communities

Program Pathways

Program Review Committee

Purpose: Our goal is guiding and monitoring the processes of program review. This includes, but is not limited to training, overseeing and reviewing program review documents, facilitating completion of Annual Unit Planning that aligns with the Program Review goals.

Program Review Committee

SLO Assessment Committee

Purpose: responsible for guiding the college's student learning outcomes assessment process, including providing information and training to faculty Assessment of program level student learning outcomes (SLOs) relies on American River College's annual cycle of course-level SLO assessment.

SLO Assessment

Student Success Council

Purpose: The Student Success Council (SSC) is responsible for providing input, feedback, coordination, and project management support for all aspects of the College that impact student success and learning.

Student Success Council

Undocuadvisory Committee

Purpose: TBA

Undocuadvisory Committee