The Rostrum is a quarterly publication of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) An SLO Terminology Glossary: A Draft in Progress by Lesley Kawaguchi; (2) A Tale of Two Data Elements by Mark Wade Lieu; (3) Sustainability and the Academic Senate by David Beaulieu and Don Gauthier; (4) The Sun Rises on Equity and Diversity Issues: Looking Ahead to 2009-2010 by Beth Smith; (5) Anticipating the Future by Richard Mahon and Jane Patton; (6) Grades Are Valuable by Michelle Grimes; (7) How Not to Hire a Chancellor and Succeed Through Trying by Virginia Blumenthal and Richard Mahon; (8) SLO Regional Meetings Address Collaborating for High Standards in Program Review by Janet Fulks; (9) A Is for Accreditation: The New Scarlet Letter by Mark Wade Lieu; (10) Who Gets to Play: Elections and the Executive Committee by Phillip Maynard; (11) What Do Students Think About Prerequisites? Give a Listen to Their Views! by Janet Fulks; (12) Casting Call for Occupational Education: Producing Blockbuster Leaders by Dan Crump; (13) On the Occasion of the Fortieth Anniversary of the Academic Senate by Jane Patton; (14) To Be MCD Or Not To Be MCD--That Was The Question by Wheeler North; and (15) Academic Programs without Homes by Wheeler North.