Fullerton College Faculty Senate

Approved Minutes

May 3, 2007

Present
	Business...........................................	Nancy Woolridge
	Counseling........................................	Elias Dominguez
	Fine Arts...........................................	Michelle Coletta, Chuck Ketter
	Humanities........................................	Cathy Collopy-O’Donnell, Danielle Fouquette, Jeff Lundergan, Jeff Rodine
	Library...............................................	Mike Fitzsimmons
	Math/Computer Science.....................	Greg Nguyen
	Natural Sciences................................	Jan Chadwick, Jeff Feaster, Jacob Sapiro
	Part-Time Faculty...............................	Jim Book
	Physical Education............................	Jim Kiefer, Alicia Okouchi-Guy
	Social Sciences.................................	Diana Kyle, Chris Lamm, Arrienne Turner
	Student Services................................	Paul McKinley
	Technology/Engineering......................	Dennis Howey, Rosa Molina
	At-large.............................................	Gayle Cebrian, Debbie McQueen, Mike Moore

	Associated Students..........................

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

Guests Jennifer Combs, Mark Greenhalgh, Chris Kiger, Adela Lopez, Adam O’Connor, Emilio Perez, Janet Portolan, Doris Wright

Absent
	Associated Students..........................	Jonathan Mayer
	At-large.............................................	Marcus Wilson
	Business...........................................	Steve Dayton
	Counseling........................................	Flor Huerta
	Library...............................................	Anita Varela
	Math/Computer Science.....................	Robert Diaz
	Senate Exec......................................	Doug Eisner
	Student Services................................	Paul McKinley

I. CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order at 3:04 p.m. by President McGowan.

II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

M/S/U (Lee/Dominguez) to approve the Minutes of the April 19, 2007 meeting.

III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

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

IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS

Flor Huerta asked Senators to encourage students to be part of the transfer celebration that will be held Friday, May 18, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., in Wilshire Auditorium.

V. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORTS

President’s Report

DPC (District Planning Council) —The $2 million allocation for new classified positions and new SCE positions was reagendized, and it will go before the Board of Trustees for approval. Vice Chancellor Fred Williams presented a bond project update.

Board of Trustees—The Board of Trustees presented the Fullerton Faculty Senate with a resolution that appreciates and recognizes the faculty’s role in the district.

PAC (President’s Advisory Council)—Staff will be trained on the new master calendar software, Event Management.

Budget Development Committee – BDC made recommendations to PAC regarding the Dynamic Fund requests. One of the funding requests, submitted by the academic deans, requested that growth money from the 04-05 academic year be distributed on an ongoing basis. Previously these funds have been distributed to divisions on a one-time basis based on their percentage growth in FTES during the 04-05 year. This plan is identical to a BDC proposal that was rejected by the Senate (and later the PAC) from October of last year. Faculty on the BDC pointed this out to the committee. This resulted in a suggestion that, if ongoing money is distributed based on growth in FTES, then it should also be subtracted for losses in FTES. There was a discussion in Senate regarding the merits of this new proposal. It was the sense of the Senate that we will be voting no at PAC and recommending that we form a committee to establish a model.

Treasurer’s Report

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

VI. CURRICULUM COMMITTEE REPORT

None.

VII. ELECTIONS

The results of the elections in the Senate are as follows:

Vice President of Student Services............................................................................. Irene Cohn

Vice President of Student Services........................................................................ Paul McKinley

Vice President of Student Services....................................................................... Jennifer Combs

Director of the International Students Center...................................................... Behnoosh Armani

Director of the International Students Center........................................................ Patricia Thomas

Interim Director of the Cadena/Transfer Center......................................................... Karyn Nguyen

Smoking Ban Implementation Task Force.......................................................... Behnoosh Armani

VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Instructional Technology Committee Report—This committee met with Staff Development to come up with ideas for creating work station instructions for faculty.

The subject of clickers was revisited because faculty members are using them in increasing numbers. Currently we have not committed to a standard on this campus since this technology is still in the early stages of its development, and a clear standard has yet to emerge.

New Course Management System—Callista Lee requested that faculty make sure that online instructors gets this information. The committee is looking for one person per division to take training and serve as a mentor. The training costs $1,000, and requires about 30 hours. People should be signed up before summer so that they can serve on a team that meets regularly. The expectation is that one would give something back to the college community in exchange for the training.

This would be a two-year commitment, and the training will be scheduled soon. The campus edition of the new course management system is CE-6. The new system is expected to go live by next spring semester.

Staff Development—The draft of a resolution proposing to institutionalize Staff Developing including classified staff positions was presented to the Senate. Discussion ensued.

M/S/U (Moore/Keifer) that Staff Development is an essential function of Fullerton College and needs to meet current and future needs.

IX. OLD BUSINESS

Natural Science Bond Project—Natural Science faculty reported that a few months ago, they were told that their building had to have an atrium. Consequently, they worked on the plans, which included an atrium, for months. Today the faculty voted no because they were given new plans just before the vote. The vote was 21-no, 3-yes, and 5 abstentions. The new plans are for less usable teaching space, and the faculty was not sure that a new building was “worth it.”

The faculty members e-mailed the Board of Trustees that they do not want the new building. The faculty stated that they were asked to use the Dynamic Fund for chairs for the new building. Dr. McGowan asked for the details in writing so that she can explain it to the Board of Trustees. It was felt that the issue must be addressed at the last Board meeting in May.

AP 4225 (Course Repetition)—Cypress College postponed discussion on this until next fall because they felt that they needed more time for deliberation on their campus.

X. NEW BUSINESS

Five-Year Construction Plan—Dr. Portolan addressed the Senate reporting on the progress of current construction projects and the scheduling of future projects. She also discussed at length the construction process in general including steps and qualifications for funding.

She reassured Senators that all of the buildings on campus are seismically sound as they are built to the Fields Act. Relative to acquiring additional land, she advised the Senate that the District has made a verbal offer to the Hetebrink family for the property at the corner of Berkeley and Chapman. The house itself is on the national registry, and the college would have to obtain some grants in order to make it seismically fit. As of now, it still has the original heating system and has suffered some internal damage resulting from water leakage and resident wildlife.

Campus Safety Measures—Emilio Perez announced that Fullerton College will be receiving approximately $500,000 to work on safety. The managers and deans will have radios. Public Safety is starting to train now. Volunteers will be identified in each building and will be trained in how they will respond with the fire and police in an emergency. As of now, each time the Fullerton Fire Department or Police Department gets a call from our campus, Public Safety is contacted to make sure that it is authentic. Chris Kiger distributed helpful information sheets from Health Services.

XI. LIAISON REPORTS

Associated Students—No report.

United Faculty—Due to time constraints, there was no report from UF.

Adjunct Faculty United—No report.

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

Respectfully submitted,

Jane Troop, Secretary

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