Academic Affairs Cluster

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

OF CPC

MINUTES

October 21, 2009

1:30 p.m.

Conference Room 219

ATTENDANCE

PRESENT:

Administration

Dave Humphreys, Kristi Blackburn,

Faculty:

June Smith, Mark Wood, Nabeel Barakat, Jim Stanbery, Lauren McKenzie, Susan McMurray, Joyce Parker, Ellen Joiner, Bill Loiterman

Students:

Oswaldo Garcia

FORMAL AGENDA ITEMS

Jim Stanbery called the meeting to order at 2:30 in SSA 219.

The Agenda was adopted as presented

The minutes of the meeting held on October 7, 2009 were accepted as presented.

The proposed changes in the college planning timeline posted on the college website were adjusted further and the following schedule was updated:

suggested adjustment:

date previously targeted:

Establish process for ’10-’11 unit/cluster/educ plans start 8-31-09 10-7-09

CPC approve process 9-25-09 11-23-09

Completion of ’09-’10 Educational Master Plan 9-30-09 11-23-09

Prepare to Plan activities (complete scans, etc.) start 9-25-09 10-7-09

Posting/publication of Planning Handbook 10-1-09 11-23-09

Development of ’10-’11 unit plans start 10-1-09 10-7-09

Completion of ’10-’11 unit plans 2-12-10

Completion of ’10-’11 cluster plans 3-12-10

CPC approves Educational Master Plan for ’10-’11 4-15-10

Work on the initial needs to begin and it was agreed that the meeting of cluster co-chairs proposed at this committee’s last meeting could in effect take place at the next CPC meeting October 25. It was also formally recommended that CPC meet twice a month, on the second and fourth Mondays, for the remainder of the academic year, initially to deal with the 2006 planning agenda items assigned to it last spring. One suggestion was that World Café style meetings be held again at some point. A question was raised about why the Course Outlines were not posted on the web as soon as they are sent in by the Chairs.

The proposed outcomes-assessment “Pathways” and outcomes-based adjustments in the program review manual were discussed, to implement the move from a program-driven planning process to a student outcomes-based planning process in which outcomes assessment is at the center of the planning process. Dave Humphreys commended Lora Lane, Ellen Joiner, Jim Stanbery and Bob Richards for their help in the development of this approach.

Announcements:

Dave Humphreys announced a Webinar in LRC Room 203, on Wednesday October 28^th at 11:00 a.m.

There will be a AFT Chair/Administrator Workshop at the District Office on October 23, 2009, held from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

An Essential Skills meeting will be held on October 26^th after the CPC meeting in Room 219.