Approved
Minutes
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Present |
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Business........................................... |
Marcus
Wilson, Nancy Woolridge |
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Counseling........................................ |
Flor
Aguilera-Huerta, Heather Halverson |
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Fine
Arts........................................... |
Michelle
Coletta, Steven Pliska |
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Humanities........................................ |
Ruth
Egigian, Jeff Lundergan, Jeff Rodine |
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Library............................................... |
Mike
Fitzsimmons |
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Math/Computer
Science..................... |
Robert
Diaz, Scott Malloy, Greg Nguyen |
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Natural
Sciences................................ |
Jan
Chadwick, Jeff Feaster, Rick Lozinsky |
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Adjunct
Faculty.................................. |
Jim
Book |
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Physical
Education............................ |
Scott
Giles, Pam Lewin |
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Social
Sciences................................. |
Chris
Lamm, Karen Markley, Leonor Monreal, Ricardo
Salas |
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Student
Services................................ |
Sylvia
Pimentel |
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Technology/Engineering...................... |
Rosa
Molina, Doris Wright |
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At-large............................................. |
Peg
Berger, Debbie McQueen |
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Associated
Students.......................... |
Ethan
Morse |
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President........................................... |
Kenneth
Collins |
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Interim
Vice President........................ |
Miguel
Powers |
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Secretary.......................................... |
Jane
Troop |
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Treasurer........................................... |
Vacant |
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At-large,
Curriculum Chair................... |
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Guests Adela Lopez |
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Absent |
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At-large............................................. |
Gayle Cebrian, Paul McKinley, Mike
Moore |
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Fine
Arts........................................... |
Chuck
Ketter |
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Humanities........................................ |
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Senate
Exec...................................... |
Jennifer
Combs |
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Social
Sciences................................. |
Leonore
Monreal |
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Technology........................................ |
Rosa Arceo |
I.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at
II.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
M/S/U (Wilson/Book) to approve
the Minutes of the
III.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
M/S/U (Wilson/McQueen) to
approve the agenda for this meeting with one change.
IV.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Adela Lopez announced that Bienvenidos will be held Thursday, September 13, from
V. EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE REPORTS
President’s Report
Class Size—President
Collins discussed the class size issue and its impact
on curriculum. In the last academic year, Physical Education had quite a bit of curriculum, part of which
was not signed by Dr. Hodge because of the class sizes. The Physical
Education Division and Curriculum Committee attempted to resolve Dr. Hodge’s
concerns, but could not reach an agreement.
Consequently the Curriculum Committee sent the courses forward to the
Board of Trustees without the President’s signature. The Trustees, however, were not comfortable
approving this curriculum. The Board
wants to look into the broader issue of class size itself, and Chancellor
Hunter now wishes to negotiate class size instead of
going through the curriculum process. The Board of Trustees has now tabled this curriculum.
AB 1725 lays out procedures and transactions about the
groups on campus and gives the primary responsibility for curriculum to faculty.
It has been this way since the 1980s.
We are in the process of working with the union in planning how the
Senate will handle this. Dr. Hodge has now failed to sign more pieces of
curriculum. We believe that her
signature should be merely an acknowledgement that the President has seen it.
This will be an issue for the Senate this year.
Study Abroad— Study Abroad
Committee Chairperson Patricia Thomas has resigned because of changes imposed on the
committee over the summer that did not involve shared governance. These changes were (1) the Chairperson was no
longer to negotiate contracts, (2) the Chairperson was not to be the exclusive
visitor to potential sites, (3) the Chairperson was assigned clerical duties,
and (4) the Chairperson was limited in her ability to make copies. Vice President Larry Buckley assured Dr. Collins that these were miscommunications and that he merely made suggestions to the
committee.
The Dynamic Fund—Dr.
Collins distributed a handout illustrating the levels
of funding for various proposals drawing money from this fund. Monies were awarded as follows:
Source Amount
on-going $ 1,368
one-time $ 319,917
institutional $ 15,500
Treasurer’s
Report
Due to the
resignation of former Treasurer Callista Lee, there was no report.
VI. CURRICULUM COMMITTEE REPORT
No report.
VII. ELECTIONS
M/S/U (Powers/McQueen) to elect Jim Book, Greg Nguyen,
and Nancy Woolridge to the Elections Committee.
The results of the
elections held in the Senate today are as follows:
Position.................................................................................................... Successful
Candidate
Senate
Elections Committee........................................................................................ Jim
Book
Senate
Elections Committee............................................................................. Nancy
Woolridge
Senate
Elections Committee................................................................................... Greg
Nguyen
Transfer
Advisory Committee................................................................................... Greg
Nguyen
Transfer
Advisory Committee............................................................................. Nancy
Woolridge
Campus Bond
Oversight Committee....................................................................... Jan
Chadwick
Campus
Diversity Committee............................................................................... Leonor
Monreal
Comprehensive
Evaluation Committee for Dorothy Whitehurst................................. Marcus
Wilson
Compressed
Calendar Committee......................................................................... Marcus
Wilson
District
Equivalency Committee........................................................................... Kenneth
Collins
Honors Program
Advisory Committee................................................................... Leonor
Monreal
Honors Program
Advisory Committee................................................................ Robert
Lundergan
Men and Women
of Distinction Committee............................................................ Sheilah
Stokes
Men and Women
of Distinction Committee............................................................... Ruth
Egigian
Staff
Development Committee.................................................................................. Adela
Lopez
Student Equity
Committee.................................................................................. Kenneth
Collins
Student Equity
Committee.................................................................................... Karen
Markley
Student Equity
Committee....................................................................................... Adela
Lopez
Student Equity
Committee................................................................................ Debbie
McQueen
Transfer
Advisory Committee......................................................................... Flor
Aguilera Huerta
Transfer
Advisory Committee............................................................................... Sylvia
Pimentel
Transfer
Advisory Committee........................................................................... Heather
Halverson
VIII. OLD BUSINESS
Natural
Sciences Bond Project—The
Board of Trustees voted to proceed with the project in spite of
the Senate’s resolution urging it not to continue. The architects have reworked the plans to
make them better. Cost projections for the
IX. NEW
BUSINESS
Focus
the Nation Teach In—Sean
Chamberlin addressed the Senate regarding this event that
will take place on
M/S/U (Wilson/Markley)
that the Faculty Senate support the concept of a “Focus the Nation Teach In” on January 31 and form an ad hoc
committee chaired by Sean Chamberlin.
Staff Development Leadership Retreat—One of the Staff Developme