Academic Affairs Cluster

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE CPC

M I N U T E S

September 19, 2007

2:30 p.m.

President’s Conference Room

Attending:

Administration - Dr. David Humphreys, Luis Rosas

Faculty - Carmen Carrillo, King Carter Janice Ishikawa, Lauren McKenzie, Dr. Evelyn Portis, Dr. Stanley Sandell, Jim Stanbery, Tricia Wickers, Mark Wood, Bradley Young

Absent:

Administration - Kristi Blackburn, Bobby McNeel, Dr. Robert Richards, Dr. Ann Tomlinson

Faculty - Nabeel Barakat, King Carter, Juanita Naranjo, Joyce Parker, Pamela Watkins

Classified Manager - Carla Mussa-Muldoon

Classified - Hovsep Kotelyan, Traci Liley

Students - None Present

CALL TO ORDER

Luis Rosas called the meeting to order in the President’s Conference Room at 2:50 p.m.

I. MINUTES

After review of the minutes from the May 16, 2007 and September 12, 2007 meetings of the Academic Affairs Standing Committee of the CPC, Mark Wood moved to accept the minutes as presented. The minutes were accepted as presented.

II. ELECTION OF CO-CHAIR

Jim Stanbery was nominated by Brad Young as Co-Chair of the committee, seconded by

Mark Wood. By consensus, Jim Stanbery was named Co-Chair of the Academic Affairs Standing Committee of the CPC. Mr. Stanbery accepted with the proviso that it would only be until the accreditation mid-term report was filed in March.

III. ADOPTION OF COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE AND ACTION PLAN FOR THE SEMESTER

After much discussion, the following schedule and plan of action was adopted by the committee.

September 26 - 2:30 optional meeting to review templates and discuss approach for

Oct. 3 meeting

October 3 - Provisional adoption of unit review template; members also begin

individually consulting their divisions in preparation for Nov. 14.

October 17 - Final adoption of unit review template

November 14 - Adoption of grid showing program review status for all disciplines in

Cluster.

November 28 - Agreement on SLO criteria for unit reviews

December 3 - Optional meeting to discuss approach for Dec. 5 meeting

December 5 - Adoption of format for incorporating unit plans into cluster plan

December 19 - Consideration of cluster plan (dependent on CPC dates for merging

Cluster plans into college plan)

February 13 - Provisional adoption of cluster plan and proposed revisions of

Planning Manual

February 20 - Final adoption of cluster plan

IV. SELECTION OF PLANNING TEMPLATE

Questions and discussion ensued on templates. Mr. Stanbery announced that the next meeting, to be held on September 26, will be a single-item agenda, deciding the approach to be employed in the meeting Oct. 3.

With respect to the current unit plan template, it was recommended that the columns with the College heading be moved to the far left in exchange for the Program columns.

Dr. Humphreys emphasized that it isn’t so much what the SLO is, but how you show you are meeting it. The unit plan really should be focused on whether or not you are meeting the outcome.

V. Adjournment