Academic Senate

Welcome to the 大象视频 Academic Senate home page. The Senate, which is composed of elected officers, department representatives, and standing committee chairs, makes recommendations to the College administration and to the Board of Trustees regarding academic and professional matters (defined by AB1725, Section 53200).  The Senate facilitates communication among faculty, students, administration, and the Board of Trustees in all matters related to community college education.

2026-2027 Academic Senate Meeting Schedule

The RCC Academic Senate usually meets every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month during the Fall and Spring Semesters in the Hall of Fame from 3 - 5 pm. Please see the schedule below for exact days. 

Fall 2026

  • August 31
  • September 21
  • October 5
  • October 19
  • November 2
  • November 16
  • December 14 *If needed

Spring 2027

  • March 1
  • March 15
  • April 5
  • April 19
  • May 3
  • May 17
  • June 7 * If needed

Contact us

Patrick Scullin
Academic Senate President
Patrick.Scullin@rcc.edu
Megan Bottoms
Academic Senate Vice President
Kayla Henry
Academic Senate Secretary/Treasurer
Kayla.Henry@rcc.edu

Council and Committee Structure

Work to create, monitor, assess and revise structure

Council Committee and Structure Diagram

2026-2027 Officers and Senators

Academic Senate Officers
President Patrick Scullin Patrick.Scullin@rcc.edu
Vice President Megan Bottoms Megan.Bottoms@rcc.edu
Secretary-Treasurer Kayla Henry Kayla.Henry@rcc.edu

Riverside Senators

*Department elect senators in even-numbered years; all others in odd-numbered years
Applied Technology  Daniel Eini Daniel.Eini@rcc.edu
Art* Will Kim Will.Kim@rcc.edu
Behavioral Sciences Eddie Perez Eduardo.Perez@rcc.edu
Business, Law, & Computer Information Systems Jennifer Corr Jennifer.Corr@rcc.edu
Chemistry*  Leo Truttmann Leo.Truttmann@rcc.edu
Communication Studies  Lucretia Rose Lucretia.Wright@rcc.edu
Cosmetology*  Rebecca Kressler Rebecca.Kessler@rcc.edu
Counseling*  Sal Soto Sal.Soto@rcc.edu
Dance and Theater* Kristin Nemecek Kristin.Nemecek@rcc.edu 
Economics/Geography/Poli Sci*  Sean Pries Sean.Pries@rcc.edu 
English & Media Studies Christine Sandoval  Christine.Sandoval@rcc.edu
History/Philosophy/Humanities/Ethnic Studies  TBD TBD
Kinesiology* Jim Elton Jim.Elton@rcc.edu 
Library & Learning Resources  Sally Ellis  Sally.Ellis@rcc.edu
Life Sciences  Greg Russell Gregory.Russell@rccd.edu
Mathematics  Mary Legner

Mary.Legner@rcc.edu
Music  Steve Mahpar Steven.Mahpar@rcc.edu
Nursing Education*  Lee Nelson  Lee.Nelson@rcc.edu
Physical Sciences*  Aaron Sappenfield  Aaron.Sappenfield@rcc.edu
School of Education & Teacher Preparation*  TBD TBD
World Languages  Huda Aljord Huda.Aljord@rcc.edu 
Associate (PT) Faculty Rep.  Virginia McKee-Leone Virginia.McKee-Leone@rcc.edu
Ex-Officio Senators
TLC Lashonda Carter Lashonda.Carter@rcc.edu 
ASC Jacquie Lesch  Jacqueline.Lesch@rcc.edu 
EPOC Wendy McKeen Wendy.McKeen@rcc.edu
GEMQ Virginia White Virginia.White@rcc.edu
RDAS Tucker Amidon Tucker.Amidon@rcc.edu
SAS Melissa Harman Melissa.Harman@rcc.edu 
Curriculum Kelly Douglass Kelly.Douglass@rcc.edu 
Parliamentarian Sal Soto Sal.Soto@rcc.edu 
Participating Riverside Non-Senators
College President, RCC  Eric Bishop Eric.Bishop@rcc.edu
VP, Academic Affairs  Lynn Wright Lynn.Wright@rcc.edu 
CTA Representative  Araceli Calderon Araceli.Calderon@rcc.edu 
Student Representative  Aledia Hill asrcc.pres@rcc.edu

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Agenda and Minutes

2025-2026
June 8, 2026 Agenda Packet
May 18, 2026 Agenda Packet / Minutes
May 13, 2026 Agenda Packet / Minutes
May 4, 2026 Agenda Packet 
April 20, 2026 Agenda Packet / Minutes
April 6, 2026 Agenda Packet / Minutes
March 16, 2026 Agenda Packet / Minutes
March 2, 2026 Agenda Packet /Minutes
December 8, 2025 Agenda Packet / Minutes
November 17, 2025 Agenda Packet / Minutes
November 3, 2025 Agenda Packet / Minutes
October 20, 2025 Agenda Packet / Minutes
October 06, 2025 Agenda Packet / Minutes
September 22, 2025 Agenda Packet / Minutes
September 8, 2025 Agenda Packet / Minutes
2024-2025
June 09, 2025 Agenda Packet / Minutes
May 12, 2025 Agenda Packet / Minutes
May 5, 2025 Agenda Packet / Minutes
April 21, 2025 Agenda Packet / Minutes
April 7, 2025 Agenda Packet / Minutes
March 17, 2025 Agenda Packet / Minutes
March 3, 2025 Agenda Packet / Minutes
December 9, 2024 Agenda Packet / Minutes
November 18, 2024 Agenda Packet / Minutes
November 4, 2024 Agenda Packet / Minutes
October 21, 2024 Agenda Packet / Minutes
October 7, 2024 Agenda Packet / Minutes
September 30, 2024 Agenda Packet / Minutes
September 9, 2024 Agenda Packet / Minutes
2023 - 2024
June 3, 2024 Agenda Packet / Minutes
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May 6, 2024 Agenda Packet / Minutes
April 22, 2024 Agenda Packet / Minutes
April 15, 2024 Agenda Packet / Minutes
March 18, 2024 Agenda Packet / Minutes
March 4, 2024 Agenda Packet / Minutes
February 12, 2024 Agenda Packet / Minutes
December 4, 2023 Agenda Packet / Minutes
November 13, 2023 Agenda Packet / Minutes
November 6, 2023 Agenda Packet / Minutes
October 16, 2023 Agenda Packet / Minutes
October 2, 2023 Agenda Packet / Minutes
September 11, 2023 Agenda Packet / Minutes
August 28, 2023 Agenda Packet / Minutes
2022-2023
May 15, 2023 Agenda / Minutes
May 1, 2023 Agenda / Minutes
April 17, 2023 Agenda / Minutes
April 3, 2023 Agenda / Minutes
March 20, 2023 Agenda / Minutes
March 6, 2023 Agenda / Minutes
December 5, 2022 Agenda / Minutes
November 7, 2022 Agenda / Minutes
October 17, 2022 Agenda / Minutes
October 3, 2022 Agenda / Minutes
September 19, 2022 Agenda / Minutes
August 29, 2022 Agenda / Minutes
2021-2022
June 6, 2022 Agenda / Minutes
May 16, 2022 Agenda / Minutes
May 2, 2022 Agenda / Minutes
April 18, 2022 Agenda / Minutes
April 4, 2022 Agenda / Minutes
March 21, 2022 Agenda / Minutes
March 7, 2022 Agenda / Minutes
February 28, 2022 Agenda / Minutes
November 15, 2021 Agenda / Minutes
October 4, 2021 Agenda / Minutes
September 20, 2021 Agenda / Minutes
2020 - 2021
May 3鈥�, 2021 Agenda / Minutes
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鈥婱arch 鈥�15鈥�, 2021 Agenda / Minutes
March 鈥�1鈥�, 2021 Agenda / Minutes
December 7鈥�, 2020 Agenda / Minutes
November 16, 2020 Agenda / Minutes
November 2鈥�, 2020 Agenda / Minutes
鈥婳ctober 19, 2020 Agenda / Minutes
October 5鈥�, 2020 Agenda / Minutes
September 21, 2020 Agenda / Minutes
鈥婣ugust 31, 2020 Agenda / Minutes