THE ORGANIZATION FOSTERS THE EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION BY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY IN ALL STATEWIDE AND LOCAL ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL MATTERS, DEVELOPS, PROMOTES, AND ACTS UPON POLICIES RESPONDING TO STATEWIDE CONCERNS, AND SERVES AS THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE FACULTY OF CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL MATTERS THE ORGANIZATION STRENGTHENS AND SUPPORTS THE LOCAL SENATES OF ALL CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES