ACADEMIC AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE CPC
MINUTES
FOR THE MEETING OF
February 22, 2006
2:15 p.m.
Global Classroom
Attending:
Administration –Bobby McNeel, Luis Rosas
Faculty – Nabeel Barakat, Bruce Lemon, Lauren McKenzie, Joyce Parker, Jim Stanbery, Mark Wood, Bradley Young
Absent:
Administration - Charlie Bossler, Nancy Carson, Bob Richards, Ann Tomlinson
Classified –Hovsep Kotelyan, Traci Liley
Classified Manager - Carla Mussa-Muldoon
Faculty – King Carter, Tricia Wickers for Wendy Hollis, Joy Fisher, Susan McMurray, Evelyn Portis, Stanley Sandell, Pamela Watkins
Students
Luis Rosas chaired the meeting.
I. MINUTES
Minutes of the February 8, 2006 meeting were distributed but not presented as there was no quorum present.
II. PROPOSITION A/AA AND FEMA ACTIVITY UPDATE
Library/LAC Doors - Perhaps there was not enough dialogue before a decision was made, but in any event, the Library/LAC door saga continues. Issues between clusters should follow a process, including discussion, so as to prevent ill will. Since students took their complaints directly to the president, Dr. Spink has now stated that all the doors will be open. The problem comes down to the need to change student behaviors. If there is to be a “quiet zone” students will require training and appropriate signage. Some responsibility can be placed on faculty to share acceptable standards with students. Cadets could be asked to make rounds.
Graduation will take place on Wednesday, 6/7, on the Quad, the same as last year. Faculty placement will be changed to allow for a 45% angle to the students.
It is “raining” in the Theater again, according to Luis Rosas. He will take this to CORE.
Q-When will the fields be available? Larry Johnston and Nabeel Barakat want to schedule a Walk-A-Thon. PE and Athletics can get by with use of the astro turf areas, giving up the practice fields for parking. A field must be available by summer, even without grandstands.
The top half of the Science building renovation has come to a screeching halt as there is no lighting available yet.
Bradley Young wants to schedule CPR training for staff. A book (valued at $40) will be provided. It was suggested that the courses be offered in modules, such as two Fridays, or a MW or TTH. Campus proximity to the port, refineries and freeway make disaster preparation a necessity.
III. PROGRAM REVIEWS
All but two divisions have their Program Reviews, Cycle II, now posted on the web site. At the Division Council meeting of 2/15/06, chairs agreed to accept each others Program Reviews.
IV. PRIORITIZATION
It is time to again visit the top Cluster priorities. A handout showing the priorities, ranked by the AASCCPC on 5/18/05 and accepted by consensus, was distributed. At that time the immediate needs were identified as:
#1 Divisional clerical support – clerical support (1.0 FTE) for three divisions. 48K
#2 Faculty position FT – to fill disciplines without FT faculty. 100K
#3 Faculty position FT – to fill disciplines without FT faculty. 100K
#4 Restoration of Supply/Equipment Budgets, Pgm. 100 – restore budgets to reflect need.
#5 Classified personnel for instructional support – classified personnel to support ongoing curriculum review and development and program development (1.0FTE)
#6 Institutional Support LAC – Basic Skills
#7 Hourly funding – Restore real-time funding for hourly faculty
Not all members were present, so dialog was limited, however, the following was put forth from attendees:
FHPC included Psychology, Spanish, Chemistry, CAOT, Accounting and PE among its rankings. There is a need for a clerical support position in Science & F&CS. A 1.0 FTE instructional assistant position is already in the division, which includes a lot of clerical support, but this is not sufficient. Each division will be asked to advance to Academic Affairs, their single most important priority. These will then be discussed at a future meeting.
It was determined that the next meeting would take place on 3/1/06, following Division Council’s meeting, in the President’s Conference Room. Division Council will begin at 1 p.m., to allow the Academic Cluster to commence business by 2:30. This meeting will focus on the criteria for ranking. Then, the next meeting on 3/8 (at the regular 2:15 p.m. start time in the Global Classroom) the ranking should begin based on the criteria. If additional time is needed to complete the process, another meeting will be scheduled on 3/15.
Q-When there are several departments within the division all believing that their number one ranked priority is the “only” priority, how can a chair skillfully guide members through the exercise?
A-Jim Stanbery distributed a very helpful form for each member to complete, setting out all the proposed priorities and an area to rank each of them from 4 to 1, in terms of the extent to which it promotes each college goal. With this completed by each member of the division, it should help shape the discussion and help members focus on the “good of the College” rather than just a single department.
V. ADJOURNMENT
Everyone is reminded of the Campus Forum, on Monday, 2/27/06, in the Seahawk Center. On the program:
The State of the College – Dr. Linda Spink
Accreditation Visit – Luis Rosas and Mark Wood
The District Strategic Plan – Dr. Gary Colombo
Please RSVP for lunch to woodmd@lahc.edu.
For those who cannot made the daytime session, several smaller groups events are scheduled on Wednesday, 3/1 and Thursday, 3/2, in the Seahawk Center, at 5 p.m. Chairs are urged to turn out faculty for the meetings in order to get the work out about accreditation.
Upcoming meetings take place at 2:15 p.m., in the Global Classroom, on:
March 8 and 22
April 26
March 10 and 24