17³Ô¹Ï Academic Senate Minutes
May 10, 2004; 2:30 – 4:30 pm, Room
6712
Called to order at 2:36.
Approval of Minutes of 4/26/04: Additions were recommended for Chief Elks
presentation. Minutes were approved unanimously with the
addition of the comments as stated.
Consent Calendar:
Jim Whearty is already serving on the Academic Integrity
Committee, and replaces Sherry Manis, who left after the Fall
quarter, 2003. All Senators voted unanimously for Jim
Whearty to continue to serve on this committee
Election Postponement: There were no nominations for Senate offices
from the floor at the candidates forum of May 5, 2004.
Past practice has indicated that this qualifies as an
election by acclimation, and therefore there is no need for a
Senate Officer election. Paul Starer is President,
Dolores Davison is Vice-President, and Maureen Mac Dougall will
continue to serve the second year of her two-year post.
The voting on the proposed Constitutional changes has
been put to a vote to postpone voting from May 11 and 12 to May
18 and 19. The vote was unanimous to hold the
Constitutional voting May 18 and 19. The ballot created
by the election committee was endorsed and will serve for the
voting. A sign-up sheet was circulated to staff the
voting booth.
Faculty Speaker:
Dolores Davison announced that biographies were received
from three of the four candidates. Natalia Menendez
withdrew her name due to PAA constraints. The ASFC voted
on the three candidates and selected Elizabeth Barkley as the
faculty speaker for this year.
Budget Update:
Verley O’Neal presented that the deficit has
decreased from $12M to $3M, due mainly to one time cuts.
The committee has yet to make recommendations to changes
in operations that would allow for ongoing cost reduction.
The May 15th budget revise will be available soon, and will
allow for better planning. Between now and June 30th, the
committee will work to find ways to deal with the remaining $3M
deficit. The state is correcting its failure to deal with
COLA. Next year, a COLA of 2.014% has been allocated to
the district, however this depends on the May 15 revise and the
fact that current savings have been made by one-time cuts.
There is still a pressing need to find ways to do
business more efficiently to allow for ongoing savings to the
budget.
Learning Outcomes: Charlotte Thunen presented on the Learning
Outcome Assessment Network (LOAN) and E-Portfolios.
Included in her presentation were issues relating to
accreditation, 21st Century Learning Outcomes Project, and the
focus on assessing, demonstrating and increasing student
learning, retention and outcomes. The Good, the Bad, and
the Best Practices Series was discussed as well as the
different types of E-Portfolios available, including ETUDES and
Open-Source Portfolio Initiative (OSPI). Web sites were
listed for all of these items. The Senate has been asked
to assist in attracting volunteers to use the OSPI assessment
tool and develop portfolios, obtain feedback, and provide
guidance and comments. All Senators need to announce to
their divisions and let Charlotte know by 5/27/04 which faculty
would be interested in using OSPI in their classrooms or for
their students to use.
Senate Committees: Paul Starer presented information on the status
of committees that the Senate is overseeing. A clear
listing was not immediately available, and some confusion
exists regarding the precise status of these many committees.
The Senate website was used as the main source of the
committee list, and these committees need to be reviewed,
consolidated, or eliminated after further investigation.
Some committees are required by law, for example the
Curriculum Committee, and are not subject to any revision.
Paul presented a list of 63 committees and had previously
notified the stated chair of each committee, inquiring about
members, status, meetings, etc, and only 9 of the 63 chairs
responded. There is a great need to update the list for
accuracy. The list was reviewed and suggestions made, but
more discussion is necessary. Some important issues
regarding the committees is that service credit will only be
granted if the committee is recognized and approved.
Senators have been asked to take the list back to their
divisions, post the list, and obtain feedback regarding the
committees and present this at the next Senate meeting (May
24).
Committee Members needed: ETAC needs a representative for the Spam
Committee.
The meeting adjourned at 4:30
Respectfully submitted:
Maureen Mac Dougall
Secretary/Treasurer
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