Fullerton College Faculty Senate

Approved Minutes

 

 April 3, 2008

 

 

Present
Business..............................................	Marcus Wilson
Counseling...........................................	Heather Halvorson
Fine Arts..............................................	Chuck Ketter, Steve Pliska
Humanities...........................................	Arthur Hui, 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.................................
Physical Education...............................	Pamela Lewin
Social Sciences...................................	Ricardo Salas
Student Services..................................	Sylvia Pimentel
Technology/Engineering.......................	Doris Wright
At-large................................................	Peg Berger, Paul McKinley, Deborah McQueen
Associated Students............................	Ethan Morse
President.............................................	Ken Collins
Interim Vice President...........................
Secretary.............................................	Jane Troop
Treasurer..............................................
At-large, Curriculum Chair......................	Jennifer Combs
Guests:   Peter Fong, Andrea Hanstein, Darlene Jensen, Chris Kiger, Diane Montano,                Adam O’Connor
Absent
Business..............................................	Nancy Woolridge
Counseling...........................................	Flor Huerta
Humanities...........................................	Rosa Arceo, Ruth Egigian
Natural Sciences..................................
Part-Time.............................................	Jim Book
Physical Education...............................	Scott Giles
Senate Exec........................................	Karen Markley, Miguel Powers
Social Sciences...................................	Chris Lamm
Technology/Engineering.......................	Rosa Molina

 

I.          CALL TO ORDER

         The meeting was called to order at 3:07 p.m. by Dr. Collins.

II.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

                 M/S/U (McQueen/McKinley) to approve the Minutes of the March 6, 2008 meeting.

 

 

 

 

III.        APPROVAL OF AGENDA

 

         M/S/U (McKinley/McQueen) to approve the agenda for this meeting.

 

IV.       PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

New IMS—Paul McKinley mentioned that his area had had no IMS for the last nine years. Now they may be getting a manager, and the position will be funded by categorical dollars.

 

Student Success Summit II—Peter Fong announced that Student Success Summit II  will be held April 18.  He mentioned that Board members will be attending and that this summit will feature focus groups.  The previous Student Success Summit was attended by 116 people of whom 40 were faculty.  Those planning to attend should R.S.V.P. via e-mail to skelly@fullcoll.edu. 

 

Andrew Morrison, parent of a child currently in the Child Development Center , addressed the Senate requesting its support for keeping the Child Development Center open.

 

V.      EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORTS

President’s Report

        

         Winter Intersession ­–As an informational note, Dr. Collins mentioned that there are only six days for the Winter Intersession this coming year.  This is due to the “Student Calendar ” that was developed by the District. 

 

Fence Issue –Dr. Collins’ feeling is that spending should be scrutinized very carefully to maximize benefits for students.  In PAC, when large expenditures must be approved by the Board of Trustees , they should be discussed with some explanation first to determine whether or not to spend the money now or wait until more money is available.

 

Dynamic Fund  Proposals– Twenty-one Dynamic Fund proposals have been received this year.  

 

Baseball Damage to Cars –Several windshields have been broken or cracked by baseballs.  Those whose windows have been damaged should report their incidents, and replacements will be made.

 

Treasurer’s Report

 

No report.  Those who provided snacks for this meeting were thanked.

 

VI.    CURRICULUM COMMITTEE REPORT

 

CurriCUNET Training —the session held March 12 was successful. Dr. Combs mentioned step-by-step quick start guides  for use with new courses and course revisions that can be sent out to those who request them.  More training will be available as flex activities in August.  One hundred ninety-two courses have been proposed for six-year review.  Of those, 36 are in development. 

 

 

 

 

VII.   NEW BUSINESS

 

Basic Skills Initiative —At this point, Amy Garcia,  addressed the Senate concerning the Basic Skills Initiative Progress Report .   She pointed out the action plan, program components, staff development, and instructional practices.  Discussion ensued on this. 

 

         Child Development Center –Several years ago the Child Development Center was given a year to “right the ship” in terms of cost.  Fullerton College is again requesting the Board of Trustees  to close the Center.  The child development lab  is not a part of this request.  Closure would result in job losses for 13 employees as well as approximately 80 children having to relocate to another care facility.  The Center has been running an average deficit of approximately $160,000 a year for the three years before 2006 and $180,000 for the last six year.  The Board of Trustees will take action on this at its next meeting. 

 

Several individuals, including Tom Chiaromonte , Amanda Walzer-Prieto , and Diane Montano , addressed the Senate in favor of keeping the Child Development Center  open.   Discussion ensued.

 

M/S/U (Wilson/McQueen) that the Fullerton College Senate recognizes the importance of the Child Care Center to the college and encourages the Senators to circulate petitions of support to their divisions.

 

         Dr. Collins feels that this is an issue for the Board of Trustees  to decide and that the Senate should not take a position on this. The Child care issue  goes beyond the Senate’s mission according to Title V .

 

         Distance Education–Callista Lee would like the Senate to develop campus policy on distance education.   

 

M/S/U (McKinley/Wilson) that Fullerton College Faculty Senate recognizes the value of distance education and supports the institutionalization of a permanent manager of distance education technology and that a part-time instructional designer be hired to support online faculty. 

 

         Clickers (personal response systems) –Jan Chadwick discussed the advantages of having all students use the same clicker system.  She recommended e-instruction  by Thomson.  Dr. Niccolai would also like to standardize clickers.  Senators were asked to take the clicker comparison sheets back to their divisions for discussion and then provide feedback. 

 

         AP4020, Program and Curriculum Development –The background is that the Board of Trustees  asked the Chancellor  to develop a way to deal with the issues of class size . A revision to the current curriculum policy AP 4020 was discussed by the Curriculum Committee .  Dr. Collins presented this suggested change in AP 4020 to the Senate for review. The issue of how class size is contractually determined was raised by the United Faculty President . It was pointed out that the changed AP 4020 contains a clause directly contradicting the current UF contract and that if AP 4020 is passed, United Faculty will immediately file a formal grievance. The UF President also indicated that any attempt by the District to carry out a policy whereby faculty members are denied their legal rights relative to “rely primarily upon” in curriculum matters  would also result in a formal grievance.

Dr. Collins reminded the Senators that the contract is still in effect, and “it says what it says” and can’t be altered by changing an administrative procedure. The changed policy has been brought to the Senate for input since all three Senates must jointly agree to changes. The curriculum chair presented this document to the Senate for consideration and to garner feedback.

 

 

 

 

 VIII.  ELECTIONS

 

Following is the result of the election held in the Senate today.

 

Coordinator of the Study Abroad Committee ................................................................ John Orr

 

IX.    OLD BUSINESS

 

None

 

X.   LIAISON REPORTS

Associated Students —The A.S. had no report.

 

United Faculty —United Faculty reminded the Senators to vote for the ratification to the Faculty Successor Agreement.

 

Adjunct Faculty United —No report.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 5:17 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted, 

 

 

Jane Troop, Secretary