Fullerton College Faculty Senate

Approved Minutes

March 29, 2007

Present
	Business.........................................	Nancy Woolridge
	Counseling......................................	Jennifer Combs, Robert Jaurequi
	Fine Arts.........................................	Michelle Coletta, Chuck Ketter
	Humanities......................................	Jeff Rodine
	Library.............................................	Anita Varela
	Math/Computer Science...................	Robert Diaz, Greg Nguyen
	Natural Sciences..............................	Jan Chadwick, Jeff Feaster, Jacob Sapiro
	Part-Time Faculty.............................
	Physical Education..........................	Jim Kiefer, Alicia Okouchi-Guy
	Social Sciences...............................	Arrienne Turner
	Student Services..............................	Paul McKinley
	Technology/Engineering....................	Rosa Molina
	At-large...........................................	Gayle Cebrian, Mike Moore

	Associated Students........................	Jonathan Meyer

	President.........................................	Joumana McGowan
	President-elect.................................	Ken Collins
	Secretary........................................	Jane Troop
	Treasurer.........................................	Callista Lee
	At-large, Curriculum Chair.................

Guests Cristina Chavez, Dale Craig, Fabiola Gonzalez, Mark Greenhalgh (Interim Curriculum Chair), Adela Lopez, Cynthia Monroy, Gloria Negrete (Lopez), Mar k Spero, Alex Vallejo, Felix Vazquez

Absent
	At-large...........................................	Debbie McQueen, Marcus Wilson
	Business	Steve Dayton
	Counseling......................................	Elias Dominguez, Flor Huerta
	Humanities......................................	Cathy Collopy-O’Donnell, Danielle Fouquette, Robert Lundergan
	Natural Sciences..............................	Jacob Sapiro
	Part-Time........................................	Jim Book
	Senate Exec....................................	Doug Eisner
	Social Sciences...............................	Diana Kyle, Chris Lamm
	Technology......................................	Dennis Howey

I. CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order at 3:06 p.m. by President McGowan.

II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

M/S/U (McKinley/Moore) to approve the Minutes of the March 15, 2007 meeting

III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

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

IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS

Adela Lopez thanked the Trendsetters for helping put together the snack bags for Kinderkaminata.

A complaint was lodged relative to commencement being scheduled during finals.

Another complaint was voiced about students not being able to get into the 901 Computer Lab and no signs redirecting them to the 600 Building Lab.

V. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORTS

President’s Report

DPC (District Planning Committee)—Relative to the shared governance issue, Dr. McGowan reported that last week, when none of the Fullerton College Senate Exec. was available, the Cypress College Academic Senate President and the SCE Senate President met with Dr. Hunter. They had a lengthy discussion pertaining to the two budget items that were not provided for discussion and/or review at DPC and the Academic Freedom policy.

Dr. Hunter admitted that maybe the allocation of the $1.1 million to the new classified positions did not follow the shared governance guidelines. He will try to follow them in the future.

As a result of the lengthy discussions that we’ve been having at DPC, there has been a change to the budgeting and planning timeline and process. The new process will include broad-based themes that will be then shared with the Board of Trustees.

Drs. McGowan and Collins will meet with Dr. Hunter April 9. Steve Gold, President of the Cypress College Academic Senate, and Andrea Sibley-Smith, President of the SCE Senate, have backed out of sending another memorandum to Dr. Hunter to be answered in writing. Drs. Collins and McGowan will report back to the Senate the results of the April 9 meeting with Dr. Hunter.

PAC (President’s Advisory Committee)—In this meeting, it was reported that the Child Care Center has been in the red in the past. To help remedy this, 50 percent of the children were to be subsidized pay and the rest private pay. Additionally, the parents pursued a grant; however, they were unsuccessful. The expected level of funding for 2006-2007 is $216,000, which anticipates a deficit.

Budget Development Committee—The committee has decided to implement the “Dynamic Fund” requests this semester since the college’s measurable goals are finished. The name “Dynamic Fund” will be changed because anyone can now request money. The requests are due three weeks from the date of the Budget Development Committee meeting so that applicants won’t have to wait until the fall semester to submit requests. The committee believes that the amount available might be $271,000 or higher.

Dr. McGowan warned the Senators not to jaywalk anywhere across the campus due to the numerous citations recently issued for this minor offense. The fine is $210.

Strategic Conversation— President McGowan encouraged faculty to attend this event, which is to be held on Tuesday, April 10, at Knott’s Berry Farm, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Board of Trustees meeting will follow.

Grade Appeal Committee—The Senate will be initiating a Grade Appeal Committee, and Senators were asked to give thought to its composition.

Treasurer’s Report

The Treasurer had no financial report but thanked those who provided snacks for this meeting.

VI. CURRICULUM COMMITTEE REPORT

Curricunet—Mark Greenhalgh reported that the Curriculum Committee is attempting to refine Curricunet to make it more user friendly.

VII. ELECTIONS

The following were elected at this meeting of the Faculty Senate to serve on campus committees:

Robert Jaurequi........................................................................................ Study Abroad Program

John Orr.................................................................................................. Study Abroad Program

Robert Lundergan (one-semester replacement for Marcus Wilson)................ Study Abroad Program

Danielle Fouquette................................................... Tutoring Center Coordinator Hiring Committee

Anita Varela............................................................ Tutoring Center Coordinator Hiring Committee

VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Instructional Technology Committee Report— This committee is approaching the point where it will issue its written report. It was revealed that a significant number of faculty members on this campus use technology on this campus.

Natural Science Bond Project—No report.

Academic Freedom Policy—Dr. McGowan presented the last draft version from the District.

M/S/U (Moore/Kiefer) to accept the academic freedom policy with the changes shown.

DEAC (Distance Education Advisory Committee)—This committee sought and was granted permission to discard outdated telecourses tapes.

DEAC is currently attempting to locate a cadre of faculty members to become peer educators and to work with distance education people on a pilot program wherein media, such as videos and DVDs, can be stored in a common location and be scheduled for showings in any of the classrooms.

The committee has been assured by Dr. Niccolai that all of the classrooms are currently wired to do this. This centralization would ensure that media presently shared among departments would not become lost.

The point was raised that the media must be closed captioned before showing. Training will be available in May and June. Interested parties are encouraged to call Callista Lee.

IX. OLD BUSINESS

None.

X. NEW BUSINESS

Several students appeared before the Senate to relate their experiences so that Senators could make informed decisions about HACU.

MESA—There is no interest among faculty in the Math, Science, or Engineering areas. It was felt that those who would like to reinstate MESA can certainly go through the appropriate process much as those who are interested in HACU can do.

AP4225, Course Repetition—The college may develop a policy on this and put it in the catalog. This was a first read. Senators should look over the proposed changes and be prepared to discuss them at a future meeting.

XI. LIAISON REPORTS

Associated Students—Associated Students will hold a ball on May 4 at the Coyote Hills Country Club. No drinking will be allowed, and security guards will be present.

United Faculty— United Faculty reported that negotiations with the District over salary and over the contract successor agreement has reached impasse. The mediator is expected to contract UF and the District early in April to schedule a meeting. Because negotiations over the contract have also reached a standstill, the United Faculty Board voted to file impasse paperwork on the remaining issues in the contract. These issues are being brought forward by the District and would result in changes to the existing contract language.

The issues are restrictions on taking partial load bank, defining a timeline and perhaps a form for the informal grievance process, and restricting the committees and activities counselors and librarians can use in place of their weekly work hours. The contention of the UF negotiating team and the UF Board is that the current contract contains language that allows the District to meet its stated interests without further restricting faculty.

Adjunct Faculty United

No report.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:10 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Jane Troop, Secretary

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