Fullerton College Faculty Senate

Approved Minutes

 

 May 1, 2008

 

 

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

 

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/U (Wilson/McQueen) to approve the Minutes of the April 17, 2008 meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

III.        APPROVAL OF AGENDA

 

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

 

IV.       PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

iPod Video —A video was taken of the Senate to download to Dr. Hunter ’s retirement gift, an iPod.

 

Retirement Barbeque—The Faculty Association  is having its annual barbeque next Thursday, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the old staff dining room.

 

Honors Students —UCLA  accepted 42 of our honor students this year.

 

Softball Challenge —The softball game against the District will be held next Friday at 1 p.m. on the Fullerton College softball field.  Coach Scott Giles felt that no practices would be needed. 

 

Employee Assistance Program —The last orientation program for the employee assistance program will be held May 9 in Room 227.

 

V.      EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORTS

President’s Report

        

         Budget Scenarios —Dr. Collins reviewed a budget handout he had received at DPC.  Feeling that there will probably be some FTES cuts this coming year, in an attempt to compensate for predicted budget shortfalls , Vice Chancellor Fred Williams  generated several scenarios.  Categorical programs were not included.   Dr. Collins shared these with the Senate.  He felt that when faculty members return in the fall, the budget will be fully fleshed out.  Dr. Collins mentioned that our new Chancellor feels that categorical programs should pay for themselves. 

 

         New Chancellor —Dr. Ned Doffoney , will start July 14.

 

         Child Development Center —The Center received a reprieve of undetermined length from the Board of Trustees .  The source of funds is unknown.

 

         Dynamic Fund—Those Dynamic Fund proposals that received the highest scores are as follows:  Figure out an action figure ; One book one college ; iTunes University ; university tours ; diversity events through the Cadena Center ; honors program ; staff development ; Northern California Transfer Experience ; future teachers  (to continue the program after the grant has ended); and funding of the SLO coordinator  position at one hundred percent.

 

         Teacher Appreciation Week —Dr. Collins passed around the annual resolution from the Board of Trustees  relative to Teacher Appreciation Week, May 4-10.

 

         Treasurer’s Report

 

         Dr. Collins thanked those responsible for refreshments.

 

 

 

VI.     CURRICULUM COMMITTEE REPORT

 

         Online Catalog — An online catalog would require software and support at a time when funding for this may not be available.  Therefore, online addenda  will be used instead.  This would speed up getting new courses on the books so that they can be offered sooner.  This is viewed as an easy fix and will be explored for the 2008-2009 academic year. 

 

         CurriCUNET— Dr. Combs reminded Senators that proposals for 2009 catalog should be pre-launched in CurriCUNET  by May 7, 2008.

Any courses pre-launched after May 7, 2008 will need to be followed closely by faculty originators and acted on quickly throughout the approval process to attempt to make fall 2009 catalog deadlines.  It may not be possible to get proposals pre-launched after the May 7, 2008 deadline approved in time.

The CurriCUNET approval process will be shut down over the summer (from Monday, May 19, until Monday, August 18).  Faculty will be able to work on curriculum proposals  in CurricUNET throughout the summer, but the proposals will not move through the approval process (as approvers may be on vacation).  Those who are working on proposals for the fall 2009 catalog over the summer, should make sure to pre-launch during the first week of the fall semester or completion of the approval process in time for the fall 09 catalog is unlikely.

 

         EPAC —(Education Program Advisory Committee) has completed work on the new "Liberal Studies-Teacher Preparation" AA . The new proposal will be entered into CurricUNET by acting faculty originator Sharon De Leon  and is intended to be effective for the fall 2009 catalog.

        

VII.    NEW BUSINESS

 

Cheating -Peter Fong  addressed the Senate on academic honesty .  In response to a court case, instructors cannot fail students based on cheating.  Cheating should be documented each time on the appropriate form.  A copy of the student disciplinary incident report  was distributed to Senators.

The student discipline incident report is located on the J drive. Moreover, in the event that an instructor wants to suspend a student for one day from class (per board policy), it is recommended that the instructor call Campus Safety  for this action, and Campus Safety will file an incident report.

Disruptive Students -Instructors need to follow the procedure and turn in the appropriate form so that a tracking record can be established and evidence compared. The paper trail is essential.

Telephones in Classrooms -If Faculty Senate wants to pursue the telephone issue, it can be brought up at the Senate Exec. meeting.

 

Instructor Course Packs —Paul McKinley distributed a summary of course packs currently being used by instructors, forty-five percent of which needed some type of formatting change in order to be brought into compliance. Course packs are instructor-materials that are available for sale to students in the bookstore. It was the sense of the Senate that the formatting for all course packs be brought into compliance.

 

 

 

 VIII.  ELECTIONS

 

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

 

 

Education Program Advisory Committee.......................................................... Sean Chamberlin

 

Management Evaluation Committee for Carol Mattson.......................................... Susan Vincent     

 

Management Evaluation Committee for Dan Willoughby.......................................... Phil Mayfield  

 

Honors Program Advisory Committee................................................................. Sheilah Stokes   

Honors Program Advisory Committee................................................................. Sunshine Vidal   

Honors Program Advisory Committee................................................................... Karyn Nguyen   

Honors Program Advisory Committee.............................................................. Bruce Henderson   

Honors Program Advisory Committee............................................................... Brandon Floerke   

Honors Program Advisory Committee................................................................. Bob Lundergan   

 

Honors Co-Coordinator............................................................................................ Anu Mande

 

 

M/S/U (Powers/Lewin)that the two current candidates for the one-year, at-large Senate position be made eligible for the additional one-year, at-large Senate position made available for the unfilled two-year, at-large position, which reverts to a one-year, at-large Senate seat.

 

IX.    OLD BUSINESS

 

         Program Review —PAC , has been working on getting division goals  lined up with campus goals .  Divisions can say that they are addressing campus goals.  Program review falls within that potential model.  We can mandate that departments do program review, evaluation, and data on an annual basis.  Program review will be part of reaccredited in 2011.  Now enrollment management data is sent to Deans under the guise of program review.  We must get the ball rolling again because of accreditation, but this should not be something that we send off to someone else to evaluate.  It needs to stay in the departments and division where they get together and look at the data that Dr. Meehan  has given them to see what they have been doing well and not done well. We now have top down planning, and we are proposing bottom up planning.

 

         Dr. Combs felt that this could be used to generate evidence of what we are doing well in the face of budget and planning committee making decisions. 

 

SLO Timeline and Coordinator Duties —The committee and a current coordinator are in place now.  A dynamic fund proposal was put forward for a one hundred percent reassigned time coordinator.  The strand 1 assessment involves a pilot of 28 general education courses and the instructors are asked how the courses can be evaluated and the SLO has been already written.

 

Strand 2 uses a pilot of about 20 degrees or certificate programs that already have already met the standards.

 

Dr. Combs stated that by 2012 we are expected to have all the student learning outcomes finished and the cycle gone through a few times. 

 

 

 

 

         Senate M/S/U (Wilson/Combs) that the Senate accept the timelines and coordinator duties as presented).

 

X.      LIAISON REPORTS

         Associated Students —No report.

 

United Faculty —UF President Dale Craig  reported that the successor contract was approved by the Board of Trustees .  Copies of the new contract may possibly be sent out by the end of this semester.  A copy is currently posted on the United Faculty web site . It will go into effect July 1, 2008. He pointed out that another person is being added to the tenure review committee .  Campus hours will no longer be shown on the assignment sheet.  They will not be on particular days.  Only classroom-related activities and office hours will be shown on the staff assignment sheet.

 

Adjunct Faculty United —No report.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 4:55 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted, 

 

 

Jane Troop, Secretary