Regular Meeting,

1:00, Thursday, June 1, 2006

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            Officers present:  Susan McMurray [presiding ], June Smith, Jim Stanbery [recording],

Brenda Guertin, Len Glover

            Senators present:  Kate Campbell, Pam Watkins [Communications]; Trisha Wickers [for Hollis; Health Sciences]; Mike Hiscocks [Humanities]; Lauren McKenzie [Math/Physical Sciences]; Tissa Munasinghe, Joyce Parker [Science/FCS]; Brad Young [Social Sciences]

            Members excused:  Mark Wood [officer]; Wendy Hollis [Health Sciences]

            Members absent:  Bruce Lemon [Behavioral Sciences]; Lora Lane [Business]; Kathleen Keller [Math/Physical Sciences]; Nabeel Barakat [Phys Ed]; Jonathan Lee [Library]; Elizabeth Colocho, Linda Hannon [Counseling]

            Guests:  Nancy Carson, Bobby McNeel, Luis Rosas, Ann Tomlinson, Debbie Tull

Call to order and approval of agenda

          After birthday greetings to Ms. Smith, the meeting was called to order, and flowers were presented to Ms. McMurray with the thanks of the Senate for her exemplary service as Senate president.  The agenda was then adopted with the adjustments shown below.

SPECIAL ORDER

          Culinary Arts Program Initiation

          Unanimous consent to suspend the rules to consider the proposal for the initiation of a Culinary Arts Program at this point in today's agenda.  Dr. Tomlinson highlighted the hand-out summarizing the College's options under the new District food services policy including the proposal to initiate a Culinary Arts Program.  It was emphasized that it is not the Senate that budgets College resources or schedules College offerings, nor does the Senate recommend new faculty positions outside the FHPC process; and a Senate vote to initiate this program is simply a required step under our program initiation policy before any of these other steps can be taken.  In the course of two extensions of the time limits, Mr. McKenzie asked Ms. Parker why existing culinary arts certificate offerings cannot simply be expanded taught by adjunct faculty.  She responded that these are one-semester certificates, and the proposal under consideration is for a two-year program and effectively does require a full-time faculty member.  Several speakers stressed the impropriety of the new District food services mandate, and questioned setting the establishment of instructional programs that in effect require students to work to increase College revenue as a curricular requirement.

          MSC (11/0/1; Smith/Wickers) that the Senate recommends to the College president that a two-year Culinary Arts Program be initiated in accordance with College policy, and that the program be initially staffed by a limited instructor.

CONSENT ITEMS

          Senate representation on the administrative services vice presidential

          selection committee

          Unanimous consent for Mr. McKenzie to represent the Senate on this committee.

ITEMS/MOTIONS NOTICED FOR ACTION JUNE 1

          Curriculum Approvals

          Unanimous consent to approvethe courses (Music 661-664) and the 16-unit computer certificate program as per the course outlines previously e-mailed

COMMENTS ON DISTRIBUTED REPORTS/NOTICES/COMMITTEE MINUTES

Senate Committees:

A.      Curriculum

          After some discussion of distance learning compensation issues, Mr. McKenzie distributed the committee's year-end report.  Unanimous consent to commend Mr. McKenzie on the excellent work of his committee.