PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE
Are you interested in representing students and making campus wide decisions on a specific topic? If yes, then you can apply to be a student representative for a Participatory Governance Committee (PGC).
So what is a PGC? A PGC is a group of constituents or representatives who meet during the academic year to make decisions on a particular topic (i.e.. curriculum, budget, facilities, technology). Each PGC consists of at least one constituent/representative from the following four groups:
- Administration
- Classified Staff
- Faculty
- Students
At Orange Coast College, there are 24 PGCs with over 20 student representative positions available. Please see the PGC Master List to see the full list of PGCs and respective number of student seats.
If you are interested in applying, please complete the online application here when it becomes available.
Orange Coast College abides by the California Education Code:
"The governing board of a community college district shall adopt policies and procedures that provide students the opportunity to participate effectively in district and college governance. Among other matters, said policies and procedures shall include the following...students shall be provided an opportunity to participate in formulation and development of district and college policies and procedures that have or will have a significant effect on students. The right includes the opportunity to participate processes for jointly developing recommendations to the governing board regarding such policies and procedures...except in unforeseeable, emergency situation, the governing board shall not take action on a matter having a significant effect on students until it has provided students with an opportunity to participate in the formulation of the policy or procedure or the joint development of recommendations regarding the action...governing board procedures shall ensure that at the district and college levels, recommendations and positions developed by students are given reasonable consideration...for the purpose of this Section, the governing board shall recognize each associated student organization or its equivalent within the district as provided by Education Code Section 76060, as the representative body students to offer opinions and to make recommendations to the administration of college and to the governing board of a district with regard to district and college policies and procedures that have or will have a significant effect on students. The selection of student representatives to serve on college or district committees, task forces, or other governance groups shall be made after, consultation with designated parties, by the appropriate officially recognized associated student organization(s) within the district..."
[Quoted from Title 5 California Code of Regulations, Sub Section 51023.7(a)(1)(2)(3)(4)(b) ]
If you have any questions or concerns regarding participatory governance committees contact ASOCC at studentlife@occ.ccc.edu or call (714) 432-5730.
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