Work Environment Committee
Purpose:
To review space utilization and work environment matters and make recommendations to support a healthy, safe, and effective work environment.
Long Term Goals:
- Examine requests by departments for revision of their current space allocation.
- Investigate the needs of departments for modernizing current facilities.
- Prioritize Valley College's capital construction projects.
- Review Campus Alterations and Improvements projects costing more than $100,000 and make recommendations to the College Council.
- Carry out responsibilities of the Campus Work Environment Committee, as described in the Collective Bargaining Agreements.
2011-2012 Goals:
- Support an environment conducive to learning and teaching.
- Review space utilization issues equitably.
- Recommend resolutions to space utilization and work environment issues.
2011-2012 Objectives:
- Establish a procedure by which students, faculty and administrators can present Space and Work issues to the committee.
- Make recommendations for better parking policy.
Space and Work Committee Representation
- 10 faculty members jointly selected by the AFT Faculty Guild and the Academic Senate
- 1 faculty member from Department Council
- 1 DSPS representative
- 5 administrators selected by the College President
- 2 members selected by the AFT Staff Guild
- 1 member from the non-AFT classified unions
- 1 student selected by the ASU