[Editor’s Note: Mr. Saul is a reporter for the student newspaper at Pasadena City College, http://www.pcccourier.com/category/news/)
[img]1769|right|Dr. Mark Rocha||no_popup[/img]Dateline Pasadena – The Academic Senate of Pasadena City College yesterday overwhelmingly approved a vote of no-confidence in President Mark Rocha and his administration.
The final tally was 23 in favor of the vote, with none against, and only one abstention.
“President Mark Rocha, the president-superintendent, has repeatedly violated the regulations of shared governance,” the senate resolution reads.
“The Academic Senate of Pasadena City College has no confidence in President Mark Rocha to maintain a healthy shared governance system, implement major changes responsibly, or provide effective leadership to the campus community.”
This marks the second official vote of no-confidence in President Rocha’s administration. The Associated Students Executive Board unanimously approved of a no-confidence vote and censure of the president and his administration in February.
Similarly, an ad-hoc faculty committee conducted a faculty-wide survey where 92 percent of those who participated voted in favor of a no-confidence vote.
The Senate made the most of their last meeting of the semester. They also voted to approve of a ’13-14 calendar that would include a winter session.
The no-confidence resolution will be presented to the Board of Trustees at the May 1 meeting.
