Regular Meeting,

1:00, Thursday, February 15, 2007 

Administrative Report

          Dr. Spink invited questions or comments on the status of construction.  She also reported that, as a result of her meeting with Senate officers last week, there will be a college Planning Retreat as early as March 9 at which the college's over-all approach to accreditation follow-up will be agreed on.  She will be moving for four new permanent faculty positions, departing somewhat from the FHPC rankings, for which she will provide formal justification.  Dr. Spink expressed her concern that her visits here were not being used as fully as they might be for discussion of policy issues.  Certain budgetary matters were discussed.  Dr. Spink repeated that Chancellor Young sees that our deficit will be permanent unless we are funded for growth.  We are currently at 99% of last spring's FTES.  Dr. Spink explained the shut-down of the college electronic sign.

Public Comment

          Ms. Smith introduced Paul McLeod, who supervises our award-winning school newspaper, which has been operating on donated funds.  As the newspaper will be seeking VTEA funding, he sketched the way the newspaper functions.

Consent Items

          Ad Hoc Elections Committee

          Ms. Campbell, Ms. Fasteau, and Ms. Keller were appointed to the committee, with Ms. Campbell as chair.

          Representation on the District Planning Committee

          Mr. Stanbery was confirmed as the Senate's representative.

          College Planning Retreat

          Mr. Wood and Ms. Fasteau will represent the Senate in planning the retreat.

President's Report

          Ms. Smith drew the Senate attention to her written report, then to an e-mail just received from the Foundation asking Senate advice in the disposition of a major bequest.  Her request will be acted on at our next meeting, along with the Life Skills Center suggestion, presented by Dr. Tull, for Senate co-sponsorship of the Center's activities against relationship violence.  Ms. Smith also alerted the Senate to the March 1 agenda item on district discipline committees.  She then distributed fliers on several pending faculty events off-campus and invited nominations for the yearly "Friend of the College" awards.

ITEMS/MOTIONS NOTICED FOR ACTION FEBRUARY 15

          State Accountability Report

          Unanimous consent to the recommendation of the Academic Planning and Policy Committee that the following individuals have the approval of the Senate in preparing Harbor College's report due for submission next week:  Ms. Carrillo, Ms. Fasteau, Mr. McKenzie, and Mr. Wood.  Ms. Smith drew the Senate's attention to a hand-out explaining the nature and purpose of the report.

          Accreditation Coordinator

          Mr. Wood stated that he would only be willing to accept such a position given due responsiveness to the concerns expressed in his memo included in the meeting packet and full commitment to the timeline proposed in that memorandum.  MSU (Young/Stanbery) that pending agreement between the College and Academic Senate presidents on the basis for implementing the College commitments in the 2006 Self-Study and the recommendations in the commission response, along with campuswide consensus on these concerns, the Senate reaffirms its nomination of Mr. Wood as accreditation coordinator.