Present: Nabeel Barakat, Kate Campbell, Dorothy
Clayton, Kathy
Keller, Jonathan Lee, Bruce Lemon, Tissa
Munasinghe,
Rod Oakes, Brenda Guertin (vice Juno), Elliott
Mason, Bev Shue
Mark Wood, Jim Stanbery (recording), June
Smith (presiding)
Absent/excused: Patty Banday, Pat DiLeva, Charles
Davis, Len Glover,
Wendy Hollis, Steve Judge, Coni Juno,
Lauren McKenzie,
Jim O'Brien, Joyce Parker, Joanne Sarver
Guests: Carmen Carrillo, Bonnie Easley, Sally Fasteau,
Larry Heimgartner,
Susan McMurray, Sam Sandt, Debbie Tull,
Pat Watkins
OPENING PROCEDURES
Call to Order
Approval of Agenda
The agenda was approved as distributed with the
adjustments
shown below.
Approval of Minutes
MSC to approve the minutes of April 20.
Courtesy Concerns, Announcements
Ms. Guertin's father is going through cancer treatment.
All senators are invited to the Emeritii Get-Together
this Sunday
and Bonnie EasleyOs retirement function the
following Friday,
for both of which fliers were distributed.
CONSENT AGENDA
Cruise Fee for Retirees
The Faculty Association will pay the fee for any new
retirees attending
this weekendOs cruise.
Reimbursement for Nominations and Elections Committee
The Faculty Association will reimburse the committee
for some $50
in expenses.
OFFICER AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
District Budget Committee
Ms. Shue reported that the committee is reviewing the
allocation mechanism
for basic skills and related funding.
Colleges with
strong basic skills offerings gain
disproportionately
compared to colleges with low basic
skills FTES.
Curriculum Committee
Ms. Fasteau reported on the latest District Curriculum
Workshop and
summarized the new course approval process
coming into
force this fall. She announced the next
Technical Review
Subcommittee meeting and drew the SenateOs
attention to
the proposed courses being considered as listed
in the hand-out
she distributed. Ms. Shue elaborated on the
new course approval
process, emphasizing the necessity for
increased vigilance
with consent-agenda approvals.
FHPC Review Committee
Ms. Tull summarized the written report she distributed.
Ms. Smith noticed
its five recommendations for action at
the next Senate
meeting.
Nominations and Elections Committee
Ms. Smith expressed the facultyOs appreciation to the
committee for
all its work, particularly in confirming an
accurate voting
list. Ms. McMurray added Lori Martel to the
list of those
deserving thanks and then announced the
votes as tallied:
President: June Smith 75, Jim Stanbery 96
Vice President: Mark Wood 103, Wendy Hollis 68
Secretary: Sally Fasteau 144, Tissa Munasinghe 24
Treasurer: Len Glover 112, Tom Bottone 56
She also made several procedural suggestions,
emphasizing
eligibility concerns and the need for a
consolidated
list of faculty members in all categories.
Flex Committee
Ms. Fasteau recommended that the next flex cycle end
March 31, 2001.
Noticed Motion on Dean of Planning and Research
MSU that the Senate endorses ASCCC resolution 5.03 and
recommends that
no new deans be hired except pursuant to a
master plan
for administrative structure approved by the
Senate.
Noticed Motions on the Harbor College Technology
Committee and
college technology committees in general
There was unanimous consent for both motions as worded
on the meeting
agenda.
ADJOURNMENT