The voice of the students is not being heard at Palomar College. Not because the students are silent, but because those who run this fine institution have turned a deaf ear and aren't even willing to include students in the decision-making process. The board was deciding the composition of the committee that will choose Palomar's next president. Most of the discussion centered on how many faculty should be included. There are more faculty on the committee than any other group on campus.
Faculty has five members - students only have one.
In this system, all groups at the college are to be at the table when decisions are made. Palomar College has been applauded for its use of this system. I asked why there was only one student on the committee and people at the meeting chuckled. He said one student would be adequate to represent the entire student body and changed the subject - obviously hoping the topic was dead. Whether or not it is a dead issue with Jensen, one student is not an adequate representation of all of us.