College Governance

The Governance structure of the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) is based on a shared governance model. As practiced at CCRI, shared governance is a set of processes and procedures through which college faculty, staff, and administrators collaborate in making recommendations about issues of college-wide importance in the following areas:  Academic, Business, Facilities, Institutional Planning, Student Affairs, and Technology.

Faculty Senate Committee Meeting Schedule (for Spring 2021)

•  The Faculty Senate, (Sandra Luzzi Sneesby, Chair) meets every other Friday from 9:00a-10:30a

Senate Committees	Meeting Schedule	Meeting Time	Committee Chair
General Education Committee	1st Friday of the Month	12:30p-2:00p	Leslie Killgore
Academic Quality Assessment Committee	2nd Friday of the Month	11:00a-12:30p	Suzanne Carr
Department Chairs Committee	2nd Tuesday of the Month	12:30p- 2:00p	Mazin Adam
Academic Computing Committee	3rd Friday of the Month	11:00a-12:30p	Dan O'Neill
Distance Learning Advisory Committee	3rd Friday of the Month	12:30p-2:00p	Sandra Luzzi Sneesby
Academic Advisory Committee	4th Friday of the Month	2:00p-3:30p	Ray Kilduff
Calendar Committee			Cathy Tessier
Service, Community Life, and Experiential Learning

2020-2021 Committee Meeting Schedule

• Other Governance Committees	Meeting Schedule	Meeting Time	Committee Chair
  Health and Safety Committee	1st Friday of the Month	11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Joseph Arsenault
  Governance Coordinating Committee	2nd Friday of the Month	12:30 - 2:00 PM	Leslie Killgore
  Student Advisory Committee	3rd Friday of the Month	1:00 - 2:30 PM	Eileen James
  Institutional Accessibility Committee	3rd Friday of the Month	2:00 - 3:30 PM	Tracy Karasinski
  Educational Spaces Committee	4th Friday of the Month	11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	John Vota
  Strategic Budget and Planning Committee			Kristen Albritton
  Administrative Technology Committee			Kevin Novell
  Strategic Planning Committee			Alix Ogden

  
  View the current version of the Governance Manual approved 12/31/2020.

Function of the Governance Structure:

1. Action items are submitted to the appropriate committee for review.
2. The committee meets and votes on proposed action items.
3. Approved items are forwarded as recommendations to the appropriate Senior Officer for review (see below).
4. The Senior Officer forwards recommendations to the President's Council for review.
5. The President will review the submitted items and make a final decision on implementation.
6. All approved items will be posted on the Governance Website.

Governance Organizational Structure