Academic Excellence Committee

Senate Committee for Academic Affairs

Purpose

  • Assist Faculty Senate on issues of academic affairs when Senate delegates to
    committee for research, dialogue, recommendations, or resolutions 
  • Identifies standards for student success 
  • Identifies and rewards academic excellence among students
  • Coordinates the Academic Excellence Awards program
  • Monitors trends and practices on issues within the committee’s scope and communicates them to the college

Meeting Information

The Academic Excellence Committee meets from 11am - 12pm on the 3rd Tuesday of the month during the fall and spring semesters. Location TBD. Currently, committee meetings are held via Zoom.

The committee chairperson position for this committee is currently vacant.

Any inquires about the committee can be submitted to Faculty Senate Office at ext. 2235, or by emailing Faculty Senate Clerk Jasmin Sanchez jsanchez@cerritos.edu 

Faculty Representatives 2022-2023

Name Role Division Term
VACANT Committee Chairperson    
Debra Johnson Faculty Rep Business Education 22-23
Kristine Aslanyan   Counseling 23-24
Brandt Reiter Faculty Rep Fine Arts & Communication 24-25
Marlena Shore Faculty Rep Health Occupations 23-24
Mark Abbruzzese Faculty Rep Humanities, and Social Science 23-24
VACANT Faculty Rep Kinesiology  
VACANT Faculty Rep Liberal Arts  
VACANT Faculty Rep Library  
Thad Szabo Faculty Rep Science, Engineering, and Math 23-24
VACANT Faculty Rep Student Accessibility Services  
Janet Ramirez Han Faculty Rep Technology 24-25
  ACCME Rep    
  ACCME Rep    
TBD Confidential Rep Confidential Staff  
TBD CSEA Rep Classified Staff  
TBD ASCC Rep Student  

Previous Important Dates

2019-2020
  • Tuesday, September 17, 11am, Meeting in LC-51 
  • Tuesday, October 15, 11am, Meeting in LC-51
  • Tuesday, November 19, 11am, Meeting in LC-51
  • Tuesday, January 21, 11am, Meeting in LC-51
  • Thursday, February 6, NOMINATION FORMS ARE DUE!
  • Tuesday, February 18, 11am, Meeting in LC-51
  • Tuesday, March 3, 11am, Student Center Stage (photo reception and meeting)
  • Tuesday, March 24, 11am, Meeting in LC-51
  • Thursday, April 2, 7pm, Burnight Theater Academic Excellence Awards Ceremony
  • Tuesday, April 21, 11am, Meeting in LC-51