As mentioned below, statewide conversations around CalGETC have led to many discussions between faculty from different institutions. In solidarity with CSU faculty, we developed a resolution to support continuing the American Institutions requirement, which is crucial to help students understand their place within our civil society as a whole.

Statewide conversations have been happening around a unified transfer pathway for all community college students to all CSU and UC institutions. This unified pathway, known as CalGETC, was developed by the Intersegmental Committee of the Academic Senates, a group brought together to combine perspectives of the various institutional groups. Unfortunately, that unified pathway does not include courses in lifelong learning and self development, which have historically been one of the strengths of the community college system. This resolution was developed in response, to offer ways for us to continue to support those courses and faculty here at Mt. SAC.

Associated Students was concerned about sexual harassment on campus and passed a resolution calling for mandatory sexual harassment training for all students. Academic Senate agreed to support Associated Students' resolution and passed our own resolution affirming their work.

In response to discussions at the Board of Trustees and elsewhere on campus, Senate developed and passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and reaffirming our support for antiracist actions and policies on campus.

Many of Mt. SAC's students are DACA recipients, or have DACA recipients in their families. Recent events nationwide have highlighted the hazards they and their families face, and the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision brought these concerns to the forefront. The Mt. SAC Academic Senate recognizes that all our students deserve to be able to learn and progress towards their goals, regardless of citizenship status, and passed this resolution in response.

After hearing the concerns of numerous Indigenous and Native American students, staff, and faculty, the Academic Senate passed this resolution to urge the Board of Trustees to retire the moniker of "Mountie", in alignment with the newly revised Mission, Vision, and Core Values statements of the college.

The Academic Senate of Mt. San Antonio College, pass this resolution to endorse Dr. Jane Nazzal for the ASCCC nominee to the Board of Governors.

The Geography and Political Science Department seeks collaboration with the Academic Senate to review and distribute best practice guidelines that may help curb the unauthorized dissemination of course material on online websites such as CourseHero and Chegg. The department also produced a guide to best practices for faculty to advocate for themselves and their material, which Senate agreed to disseminate.

The Academic Senate of Mt San Antonio College thanks Chisa Uyeki for her hard work as the heart of the Senate that has kept the body thriving through uncertain times, and we wish her nothing short of the best in her future endeavors.

In light of current events, the Senate felt it crucial to issue a timely statement in support of the fundamental rights of privacy, reproductive health, and mental health for everyone. The Senate also urges continued study, including consideration of possible financial impacts of travel to states that enact laws restricting reproductive healthcare.

Many faculty remain concerned about providing a safe learning environment for our students as COVID-19 continues to spread. On April 21, the Senate instructed its executive leadership to conduct a survey on student attitudes towards policies that might promote a safe learning environment, including vaccination requirements and/or masking policies. Highlights of the survey results , received from over 1500 students across campus, include:

• More than 77% of students are somewhat or extremely comfortable coming to campus with the current vaccine and mask mandates.
• More than 40% of students would feel uncomfortable returning to campus in Fall 2022 in the absence of either a mask mandate or a vaccine mandate.
• Nearly 80% of students think that Mt. SAC should have either a vaccine mandate, a mask mandate, or both, in place for Fall 2022.
• An overwhelming majority (85%) of students would like to continue the option to take a COVID-19 test on campus through Fall 2022.

In light of these results, the Senate approved Resolution 22-03.  The Senate also approved sending Recommendations for Safe Learning Environments to the Board of Trustees.

The last few years have had a substantial impact on how we do our work. In the interests of greater equity, sustainability, and flexibility, the Academic Senate recommends continuing to use the digital tools we have developed during the pandemic as we continue performing faculty work outside the classroom.

This is identical to the Resolution 21-06 passed in Fall. Senate has continued to pass this resolution at meetings through the spring semester. Version 22-01A was passed by the Executive Board on February 16, 2022 according to the direction given by the Full Senate on Dec. 2, 2021. Versions 22-01B, C, D, E, and F were approved by the Full Senate on February 24, March 10, April 7, April 21, and May 5, respectively.