ACADEMIC AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE CPC
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE CPC
MINUTES
FOR THE MEETING OF
November 9, 2005
1:30 p.m.
President’s Conference Room
Attending:
Administration –Nancy Carson, Bobby McNeel, Luis Rosas
Faculty –Wendy Hollis, Bruce Lemon, Lauren McKenzie, Joyce Parker, Evelyn Portis, Pamela Watkins, Bradley Young
Absent:
Administration - Charlie Bossler, Bob Richards, Ann Tomlinson
Classified –Hovsep Kotelyan, Traci Liley
Classified Manager - Carla Mussa-Muldoon
Faculty – Nabeel Barakat, King Carter, Joy Fisher, Susan McMurray, Stanley Sandell, Jim Stanbery, Mark Wood
Students
Luis Rosas chaired the meeting. This meeting was conducted informally as no quorum was reached.
I. MINUTES
Minutes of the October 26, 2005 meeting were distributed.
II. RE-EXAMINING OUR PRIORITIES
a. Priorities for Construction
CORE discussed that construction costs continue to escalate. If the state pulls funding for the Library, we will no longer have matching funds. It is prudent to re-examine priorities. Mike Bishop, Pinnacle Once, has recommended consideration of a new façade, the Health and Wellness Center, and air conditioning added to existing gyms for half the cost of new construction. This could result in an expected savings of $9M. In his opinion, no new construction would surpass the quality of the existing gymnasiums. Mrs. Hollis is concerned that CORE does not have enough faculty members. She said some people consider CORE to be a closed body, and she would like this information to be passed along to Dr. Spink. Mr. Rosas assured her that CORE does not make priorities.
Handouts showing Prop A/AA construction project priorities from the PAC retreat of 7/16/02, the PAC retreat of 6/10/03, and a construction status report, as of 8/9/05, were reviewed and discussed. Areas that are currently under construction, such as the athletic fields and loop road, cannot be re-prioritized. We cannot go back and revisit what is already underway.
It was the general consensus that top priority be given to buildings housing instruction, described as teaching/learning facilities, and those in support of instruction. Chemistry and Physics are a very high priority. It appears that the PE projects are scheduled ahead of Chemistry and Physics. If the PE projects go over budget, will the Chemistry and Physics areas be impacted? DMJM is responsible for keeping the money. A budget report is requested for the CPC meeting on 11/14/05.
Now there are so many projects in DSA review that we are unable to send anything additional. Mr. McKenzie wants to know if the process can begin with Chemistry so that by the time it gets out of DSA, construction can begin immediately.
Although some buildings costs include landscaping, there are other areas where landscaping is in danger due to a shortage of money.
A budget of $700,000 has been allocated for portable classrooms. Requirements call for 25 square feet per student. After our use, these can be resold. The Liberal Arts Building is to come down mid spring 2006, if portables are in place.
CPC will be discussing all of the issues during their meeting on Monday, 11/14/05.
In the newest AFT contract, a Distance Learning Committee is mandated for the campus. The committee will report to either the Curriculum Committee or the AASCCPC. The chair is to be a faculty member. Harvey Siegel’s name was suggested as the faculty member, due to his experience as an Etudes trainer. Mrs. Hollis stated that this needs to go to the Academic Senate since the new committee will be a Senate body. It was pointed out that the Distance Ed Committee reports to EPAC and that the AASCCPC could become EPAC.
c. Supply Budgets from Swap Meet Funds
There is insufficient funding for the IT department to support the entire campus in terms of computer/copier repairs. Most of the funding they receive goes to support software site licenses. Could the Swap Meet provide a line item for IT? A handout of the current supply budgets in program 10010 shows Facilities receiving 32%, Athletics receiving 35% and the balance is split up among the academic divisions.
Motion: A line item should be established for IT in the Swap Meet budget, drawn from Athletics, equal to 50% of the Athletics Department budget, or approximately $35,000 (M/S/A,Watkins/McKenzie/Unanimous). Since Athletics expects to have income from their new marquis and sales events, it is expected that they can withstand the cut.
III. ADJOURNMENT
The November 30 meeting begins at 2:00 p.m., in the President’s Conference Room, and the December 14 meeting begins at 1:30 p.m., in the President’s Conference Room.