ACADEMIC AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE CPC
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE CPC
MINUTES
FOR THE MEETING OF
September 28, 2005
1:30 p.m.
President’s Conference Room
Attending:
Administration –Nancy Carson, Bob Richards Luis Rosas, Ann Tomlinson
Faculty – Nabeel Barakat, King Carter, Bruce Lemon, Lauren McKenzie, Susan McMurray, Joyce Parker, Evelyn Portis, Pamela Watkins, Mark Wood, Jim Stanbery, Bradley Young
Absent:
Administration - Charlie Bossler, Bobby McNeel
Classified –Hovsep Kotelyan, Traci Liley
Classified Manager - Carla Mussa-Muldoon
Faculty - Joy Fisher, Wendy Hollis, Stanley Sandell
Students – Robert Cox , Joe Gillman
I. MINUTES
Minutes of the September 21, 2005 meeting were accepted as presented (Lemon/Wood).
II. UNIT PLANS AND THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS
An integrated plan is a way of planning which does not resort to stating that everything will continue as it has. It is a way to plan by prioritizing everything that we are doing or would like to do. Ideally, there will come a time when one can dispense with things that we are doing and replace them with new things that we would rather do, not in addition, but instead. To prioritize all of the areas within the cluster is difficult, as committee learned during last spring’s exercise. Our committee will likely have to select the top 15-20 needs to prioritize. When presenting to the CPC, the committee will need to show where the need is greatest for faculty, etc. Strong areas and areas requiring work should be identified.
Work on course outlines progresses. There are now 200 posted on the website, or 34% of our overall courses. The Business Division turned in a large number just before the deadline, helping to boost statistics.
Humanities and Fine Arts (Mark Wood)
Mr. Wood presented a handout of the Humanities and Fine Arts Unit Plan as well as information on the program overview and mission statement. Art and Music is under funded on FF&E. Music needs to get Pro Tools, a recording, editing system up and running, to update to industry standards. Art Department concerns include the kilns, one of which has been ruled unsafe, and the other which requires an overhaul at an expected cost of $8,000. The unsafe unit will cost about $23,000 to repair. Staffing is a top priority. Two instructors are requested: one, a FT Fine Arts instructor for drawing and painting and the other instrumental music.
Math & Technology (Lauren McKenzie)
Top priorities remain regular faculty and staff, supplies, tutors, technology in the classroom, and basic skills. A new concern is that of workforce development and training. The high schools and colleges will have to work together to form a seamless transition in vocational areas. Ideally, this should be tied to the College Mission.
Communications (Pamela Watkins)
Handouts from the Communications Division give a status of what has happened to 2003-2004 ideas. For 2005-2006, members want change their focus to “grow” the department. A top priority is to create a Broadcast Journalism Department. Evening LAC service is limited due to budget constraints. A top priority is the hiring of new FT instructors. There is no FT foreign language instructor. There have been no readers for three years. Tutor budgets have been cut, so that there now is nothing at all in the department. A communications center (reading/writing) is funded.
Most English instructors have extra duties and those who do not have assumed teaching overloads, and many are feeling tired. Hiring new faculty would resolve these matters.
PACE (King Carter)
There are currently about 500 students enrolled, most finding the program by word of mouth. There has not been must advertising in the past five years. Recruitment is high on the planning list once the new buildings are complete. The City of Carson and South Gate are interested in classes at their sites. There is a need to explore web site and internet possibilities. University of Phoenix, the world’s largest internet school, is a stiff competitor. Their Gardena site, just a few minutes from here, is the largest in their school. The college should be moving toward a complete on-line degree, with PACE at the forefront. PACE instructors, although serving in limited term positions, are a valuable resource as they generally qualify to teach in more than one discipline. More counseling is necessary for PACE students. Even with that need, CSUDH states that LAHC students are receiving better advisement than other incoming students. Harbor students have fulfilled the coursework requirements of the program. When advertising, we need to capitalize on the quality and longevity of our counselors and faculty.
Science & F&CS (Joyce Parker)
Child Development is current working with El Camino and Long Beach programs, where students would be accepted as 70 unit juniors. The division is trying to keep up with demand for Biology course work for Nursing students. Revisions to the unit plans are running a little behind, but the division is ahead in work on program review. Top needs are more faculty, in Microbiology, Biology and Child Development, and more classroom space. Jim Stanbery suggested that current offerings need to be assessed in every discipline.
LAC (Evelyn Portis)
The Learning Assistance Center supports all divisions throughout campus. Computers were upgraded last year and a scanner purchased. The Center wants to expand tutor training programs. The LAC requires 15 tutors and four student assistants per semester. Ms. Portis seeks funding for reinstituting the SI program. In 2004 a proposal to FIPSE was cancelled due to insufficient appropriation. The LAC takes steps to maintain a safe environment, monitoring noise levels (cell phone use, social interactions, high traffic areas). Assessment for environmental hazards is ongoing (broken furniture, torn/frayed carpet). Additional seating is needed. Work will begin on promotional materials giving accurate and appropriate information on services. Very few students are coming in after 6 p.m.
Mr. Rosas suggests that the College could guarantee hours where student are going to find computers available. Extending that thought, Mr. Young suggested an internet café, using old library tables and some of the older P2 computers. The cafeteria could be set up as a wireless location for this purpose. The coffee cart should be in place very soon, another plus for an internet café. On most campuses, the internet café is part of the Student Services area rather than the cafeteria.
P.E., Health and Adaptive P.E. (Nabeel Barakat)
Additional faculty is a top priority. Top choices would be an adaptive P.E. instructor and P.E. faculty to cover Women’s Athletics. P.E. is down from a high of 21 instructors to just one. Health has two instructors. There is one chairperson and one Athletic Director. There is no local gym which caters to the disabled so this service is seen as a growth factor for Harbor. Needs: CPR dummies, several pieces of new equipment, equipment repairs.
III. LATE START CLASSES
The late start classes (October 24) are a high priority. Advertisement for adjuncts willing to teach the late start, Winter and Spring semesters have been posted on the LACCD job posting web site. There is enough classroom space to accommodate up to 30 sections. Chairs are reminded that the college will not meet its 8% growth goal without these classes.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting calendar for fall 2005:
October 26
November 9 and *16
December 14
All meetings begin at 1:30 p.m., in the President’s Conference Room. (*Meeting added after initial calendar was set.)