Fullerton College Faculty Senate

Approved Minutes

February 7, 2008

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Present
Business..............................................	Marcus Wilson, Nancy Woolridge
Counseling...........................................	Heather Halverson, Flor Huerta
Fine Arts..............................................	Chuck Ketter
Humanities...........................................	Robert Lundergan, Jeff Rodine
Library.................................................	Mike Fitzsimmons
Math/Computer Science........................	Robert Diaz, Scott Malloy, Greg Nguyen
Natural Sciences..................................	Jan Chadwick, Jeff Feaster, Rick Lozinsky
Part-Time Faculty.................................	Jim Book
Physical Education...............................	Scott Giles
Social Sciences....................................	Chris Lamm, Ricardo Salas
Student Services...................................	Sylvia Pimentel
Technology/Engineering.........................	Rosa Molina, Doris Wright
At-large................................................	Peg Berger
Associated Students.............................	Ethan Morse
President.............................................	Ken Collins
Interim Vice President...........................	Miguel Powers
Secretary.............................................	Jane Troop
Treasurer..............................................	Karen Markley
At-large, Curriculum Chair......................	Jennifer Combs
Guests: Adela Lopez, Claudia Stanger
Absent
At-large................................................	Paul McKinley, Deborah McQueen, Mike Moore
Fine Arts..............................................	Steve Pliska
Humanities...........................................	Rosa Arceo, Ruth Egigian
Physical Education...............................	Pam Lewin

I. CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order at 3:03 p.m. by Dr. Collins.

II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

M/S/P (Wilson/Powers) to approve the Minutes of the January 24, 2008 meeting

III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

M/S/U (Wilson/Powers) to approve the agenda for this meeting

IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS

Take Me Out—Chuck Ketter announced that Take Me Out will be performed March 13.

Student Success Summit—Chris Lamm announced that last Friday’s Student Success Summit was a success, and she thanked all those involved.

Kinder Caminata—This will be held March 28. Not only is there buy-in from Fullerton School District but much interest from the Anaheim School District as well. The number of children will be limited to 1,200 this year, and a mailing will be going out announcing the associated book drive.

Clickers—Ricardo Salas expressed concern on behalf of DEAC (Distance Education Advisory Committee) at the variety of clickers currently being used. The committee would like to see uniformity among the clickers.

Five Years of War: A Reflection of the Human Cost—Karen Markley announced an event she is planning for March 12, "Five Years of War: A Reflection of the Human Cost." Anyone interested in participating by bringing posters, articles, art, poems, pictures etc. should contact her.

M/S/U (Wilson/Markley) that the Senate commend Sean Chamberlin for his efforts on the successful presentation of a global warming teach-in day.

V. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORTS

President’s Report

Sean Chamberlin—It was noted that Dr. Sean Chamberlin paid $2,000 of his own money for many of the things that took place on global warming teach-in day. It is, therefore, the sense of the Senate to request that the BDC (Budget Development Committee) find a way to reimburse Dr. Chamberlin.

Student Success Summit—Dr. Collins mentioned that this event was well attended; however, the real test of whether this was a successful enterprise is if we do something about it. Collectively we need to make a commitment following up from the Summit.

Faculty Hiring Policy—The Senate then examined Administrative Procedure 7120-1, Tenure Track Faculty Hiring. Although there was no need for the Senate to take immediate action on this item, Dr. Collins wanted faculty feedback. He drew the Senate’s attention to several “sticking points.” Relative to 4.1.1, the Senate would prefer a new section that reflects allocation of positions based on campus needs, replacement of faculty, growth of the college, and the FTFO (full-time faculty obligation). It is currently based on FTFO and replacement positions. Replacements are now made when people are lost.

A better model would be bottom-up wherein the Faculty tells the District how many new people are needed. Then this can be taken into consideration as well. This will probably be a hard sell because the District will claim poverty. However, a few years ago the Senates agreed to reduce the District’s full-time faculty obligation with the caveat that the District would never fall below a 65/35 ratio of full-time to part-time faculty. This saved the District about $2 million a year that could be used to meet the campus hiring needs.

Dr. Collins asked the Senators to look over Section 4.2 and give him feedback. The Senate is attempting to keep the language generic enough that each college can develop its own policy. Dr. Collins pointed out several sections of AP 7120-1 where changes should be made.

PAC—This week’s PAC will be devoted to planning. Goals will have come back so that they can be evaluated. The Deans have independently developed the division goals, and some divisions’ faculty members have had the opportunity to give input. The goals are fairly generic, and the divisions will be held accountable.

Strategic Conversation—This will take place on February 24 at the Board of Trustees meeting which will be held at Cypress College. Dr. Collins encouraged Faculty members to attend. A microphone will be open, and the Trustees can answer questions.

Treasurer’s Report

The Senate account has a balance of $1,615. Treasurer Karen Markley thanked those who provided snacks for this meeting.

VI. CURRICULUM COMMITTEE REPORT

Technical Review Changes—Dr. Combs announced that the Curriculum Committee is reworking the technical review process in CurricUNET. 

Deadline for Fall 2009 Catalog—She reminded the Senate that March 26 is the deadline to pre-launch curriculum proposals in CurricUNET to be effective for the Fall 2009 catalog. 

CurricUNET Training—She will be offering a workshop for CurricUNET training on March 12, 2-5pm in Room 611.  Interested faculty should RSVP to Jennifer Combs and Rachel Chavez, and bring their material with them to the training session. 

Six-Year Reviews—Six-year reviews due this year should be pre-launched by February 13. 

Liberal Studies-Teacher Preparation Degree—The Liberal Studies-Teacher Preparation AA degree proposal approved by the Curriculum Committee on January 23, 2008 will be distributed to faculty with a request for feedback.

VII. EQUITY COMMITTEE REPORT

Chris Lamm reported that the committee determined its goals, objectives and mission. The committee members talked to faculty members as a part of their evaluations of the goals and outcomes based on their goals set in 2004.

They are also identifying other people who can provide input to help build a collaborative model of best practices to make sure that every student has access to services that should be offered. They would like more people to be a part of the committee process.

VIII. ELECTIONS

Senate Exec. openings are President-elect, Secretary, and Treasurer with nominations closing at the February 21 meeting. The President-elect position receives 60 percent reassigned time. The Secretary position receives 20 percent reassigned time. Both the Secretary and Treasurer positions are for one year.

The following were the results of the elections held at today’s Senate meeting:

Education Program Advisor Committee................................................................ Patricia Thomas

Hiring Committee for Instructional Assistant/Academic Support Center.......................... Jeff Rodine

Men and Women of Distinction Selection Committee.............................................. Miguel Powers

Men and Women of Distinction Selection Committee................................................... Scott Giles

Teacher of the Year, Level Two Selection Committee.............................................. Sunshine Vidal

Teacher of the Year, Level Two Selection Committee...................................................... Jim Book

Study Abroad Committee.................................................................................... Claudia Stanger

IX. OLD BUSINESS

Joint Senates/Unions Meeting Report—The presentations were very good and addressed collaboration. Many felt that it was well worth their time.

Midterm Accreditation Report—The Senate will go forward with the full survey, and Dr. Meehan will conduct it. There is about a week to get any commentary feedback to Ann Hovey and Dr. Portolan. Dr. Collins