DISTRICT ACADEMIC SENATE
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Kathleen Bimber, Vice President, EPAC Chair (Los Angeles City College), John Clerx, Vice Chancellor Educational Services, David
Beaulieu, District Academic Senate President.
EPAC Minutes
February 23, 2009 - 2:00-3:30pm
Los Angeles City College-CC&FS Bldg 210
1. Attendance: K. Bimber, Chair, Eloise Crippens (West) Curt Riesberg (West) Pam Watkins
(Harbor) Rob O’Neil (Pierce) Ken Sherwood (LACC), Mike Climo (Mission), Al Reed
(Southwest)
2. Approval of the Agenda-msp as presented
3. Approval of the December 8, 2008 Minutes-msp as presented
4. Equivalency and Eminence Petitions:
A. AA-Biology-discipline Appr-EPAC Agrees
B. AT- Foreign Language-Armenian-Equivalency-discipline-Approved-EPAC Agrees
C. Chen-Foreign Language-Chinese-Equivalency-discipline denied-EPAC Agrees but is
holding the documents to verify whether courses were taken were taught in Chinese.
D. HT- Foreign Language-Japanese-discipline Denied-EPAC –Agrees
E. BT- Foreign Language-Chinese-discipline Denied-EPAC –Agrees
F. GH- Physical Education-eminence-Discipline Not Approved-EPAC-does not agree with the
discipline-candidate approved to teach P.E.
5. Old Business:
 E-55 Student Grievance Procedures-msp.
 Social Studies disciplines- The committee review the list of disciplines identified as Social
Studies disciplines. This list will be used by the Human Resource Department to identify
whether an instructor meets the noncredit basic skills minimum qualifications under social
studies. The following disciplines were identified: Social Sciences/Community
Development & Planning/Public Services & Administration/Community Organization &
Management, Women’s Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Ethnic Studies (Chicano
Studies, Asian American Studies and Afro-American Studies), Economics,
History/American Studies, Geography, Political Sciences, Sociology/Social Work Social
Science Technology, Gerontology, International Studies.
6. New Business:
Humanities Alternate Titles-K. Bimber distributed a list of possible disciplines that could meet
the state minimum qualifications for teaching in the discipline of Humanities. K. Bimber asked
the committee to meet with the Humanities instructors on their campus to obtain revisions to this
list. Kathleen further explained that this list aids Human Resources when evaluating whether an
instructor is qualified to teach Humanities. An instructor must have a degree in one of the listed
disciplines and at least two courses in another discipline on the list in order to meet the
Interdisciplinary specifications for Humanities.
7.Adjourn-the meeting adjourned at 4 PM