Making the Most of Committee Membership

Thoughts on Committee Membership

Want to learn about joining a committee? Seasoned representatives share their experiences, tips on learning the ropes, and what they get out of serving on a committee.

Karen Groppi, Links to an external site. Instructor, Engineering, Sustainability and Climate Planning Subcommittee Chair, Facilities Planning Committee faculty senate representative.
Nina Kotylan, Instructor, Communications: Serving on a committee means having a voice and using that voice to enact change in a collaborative manner. It means solving problems & making decisions together to better the lives of our students, faculty, and staff. Being a committee member brings with it a sense of community, a sense of togetherness. See Nina's complete response

Tatiana Bachuretz, Confidential Assistant to the Vice President, Administrative Services: Serving on committees connects me with colleagues, offers me insight into what is happening outside of my day-to-day work at Cabrillo, and gives me a chance to contribute to solutions. I really look forward to getting meeting report-outs, a simple summary and interpretation of what happened in a meeting, and even drafting my own. It takes a little time to write up, but it helps me digest what happened in today's meeting and what's up next.

See how new IE committee member and adjunct faculty Camille Hatton introduced herself to her constituents. Links to an external site.

SP21 CCEU presentation on Committee Membership Links to an external site.