{"id":8,"date":"2021-07-22T09:39:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T16:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/governance\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-12-12T15:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T23:05:11","slug":"college-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/governance\/governance-councils\/college-council\/","title":{"rendered":"College Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Purpose:<\/h2>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/governance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2021\/08\/GovernanceStructure_and_Participation_Handbook-Final.2022.03.15.pdf#page=17\">College Council<\/a> is the principal participatory and planning governance body for the College. It <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">provides a forum to review and recommend the direction and focus of the College, consistent with the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">College\u2019s Vision, Mission, and Val<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">ues.<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\"> Based on the work and input from the four main participatory <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">councils, the College Council directly advises the Superintendent\/President on policy and governance, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">with attention to ensuring that all Palomar College students receive the opportunities a<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">nd s<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">upport they <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">need to leverage their specific circumstances into a strong foundation for life<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">-long resilient learning, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">career success, and global citizenship. It is also responsible for the review, evaluation, and continuous <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">improvement of the participatory governance process, procedures, and structure.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Meeting Days\/Times:<\/h2>\n<p>The College Council meets on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">2nd and 4th Fridays from 9:00 &#8211; 11:00 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To access the College Council Minutes, Agendas, and other information please refer to the College Council Active Minutes page on <a href=\"https:\/\/go.boarddocs.com\/ca\/pccd\/Board.nsf\/Public\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Board Docs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Council Goals 2025-26<\/h2>\n<p>1.\u00a0 Finalize and implement recommendations from the three-year evaluation of the College governance process.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gather feedback and refine preliminary recommendations developed by the Governance Evaluation Task Force.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Implement finalized recommendations and update the Governance Handbook.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Task Force recommendations address:\n<ul>\n<li>Assignment of representatives to governance councils, task forces, and committees<\/li>\n<li>Communication and documentation of governance outcomes\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Refinement of council structure, as needed<\/li>\n<li>Review of operational committees\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Meeting times and modalities for governance councils<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2.\u00a0 Review and update the College&#8217;s policies and procedures to ensure alignment with current legislative changes and accreditation standards, and re-establish a regular review cycle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 Update the College&#8217;s Integrated Planning Model and related cycles by:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Formally integrating the Equity Plan<\/li>\n<li>Re-establishing planning cycles<\/li>\n<li>Codifying a process to allocate resources in support of planning priorities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4.\u00a0 Review findings from research exploring the feasibility of a College Hour and monitor implementation of any resulting recommendations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Reporting Councils<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/governance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2021\/08\/GovernanceStructure_and_Participation_Handbook-Final.2022.03.15.pdf#page=23\">Employees, Community, and Communication Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/governance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2021\/08\/GovernanceStructure_and_Participation_Handbook-Final.2022.03.15.pdf#page=21\">Equity, Education, and Student Success Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/governance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2021\/08\/GovernanceStructure_and_Participation_Handbook-Final.2022.03.15.pdf#page=25\">Infrastructure and Sustainability Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/governance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2021\/08\/GovernanceStructure_and_Participation_Handbook-Final.2022.03.15.pdf#page=19\">Institutional Effectiveness, Planning, and Fiscal Stewardship Council<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reporting Task Force(s) 2025-26:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:969d1af5-3053-4949-803e-4e6268398250\">Educational and Facilities Planning Task Force<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/link\/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:91c38db1-34c4-3c58-a1bb-6d82eed4c11a\">Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Task Force<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:va6c2:337b2f73-035c-4353-aa90-88d80fd78578\">Governance Evaluation Taskforce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:37454a43-127f-464c-a43a-3852fca989cc\">Policies and Procedures Taskforce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:va6c2:40e17bea-d24d-49bf-a954-6028b93ac29e\">AP 3000 Review Ad Hoc Group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:2eb4dc65-c971-409c-b7db-8d0d8b2ecafb\">Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purpose: The College Council is the principal participatory and planning governance body for the College. It provides a forum to review and recommend the direction and focus of the College, consistent with the College\u2019s Vision, Mission, and Values. 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