Regular Meeting,

1:00, Thursday, November 16, 2006

T120

ASO Reports

          Ms. McKnight alerted the Senate to the special Thanksgiving Lunch on Nov. 27 and Health Awareness Day Nov. 28-29.

Consent Items

          Nominating Committee for Senate representatives on college committees

          Ms. Campbell, Mr. Barakat, and Mr. Glover agreed to constitute the committee.

Administrative Report

          Ms. Patterson emphasized the priority of enrollment managment, and how the student services cluster can contribute to retention goals.  After various questions on that matter, Ms. Patterson also reported on the campus diversity program, about which further questions were asked.

ITEMS/MOTIONS NOTICED FOR ACTION NOVEMBER 16

          Curriculum Approvals

          After explanatory remarks by Mr. McKenzie, unanimous consent to confirm the approvals as noticed:

          Personal Development 020 - Post Sec. Ed.; 3 units

          Business 005 - Business Law I; 3 units

          CIS 021 - Business Computer Programming; 3 units

COMMENTS ON DISTRIBUTED REPORTS/NOTICES/COMMITTEE MINUTES

Senate Committees:

A.      Curriculum

          Distance Learning Subcommittee.  Mr. McKenzie confirmed that the process for confirming subcommittee recommendations will be the same process employed for recommendations of the Tech Review Subcommittee.

D.      PFE

          Ms. McMurray made it clear that the recent one-time state staff development appropriation will relate to PFE goals and be expended through the districtwide Student Success Initiative, half at the district level and half at the campuses.

F.      Flex Committee

          Ms. McMurray reminded the Senate that it is the faculty's responsibility to double-check prerequisite entries for spring schedule listings.

H.      Program Review

          It was reported that the Academic Affairs Committee will enforce a December 6 deadline for the submission of updated unit plans and program reviews.  The necessity of updating relevant website entries was stressed.

CPC and Other Committees/Concerns:

K.      Academic Affairs

          Mr. Barakat seconded Ms. McMurray in applauding CPC's adoption of Prop. A/AA Option 4 in its Monday meeting.  Some discussion resulted on how to secure individual participation in program review.  Mr. Barakat reported that the Office of Academic Affairs will be providing the committee with basic retention data.

N.      Budget

          Mr. McKenzie reported that the estimated deficit for the year is $3.2 million.

P.      Staffing

          Mr. Wood reported that CPC has approved the latest committee recommendation.  Ms. Smith raised the question as to whether mandated faculty positions such as the transfer center director are filled on the same basis as mandated staff positions.

Q.      Prop. A/AA Core

          Mr. Wood updated the Senate on current progress and problems.  Ground will be broken for the new Tech Building on Nov. 27 at 1:30 pm.

S.      DAS/DCC/EPAC

          Ms. McMurray distributed a DAS working draft on the composition of evaluation committees for college presidents and vice presidents and invited input.  Several suggestions were made.  The hand-out also included a working draft of a Board of Trustees resolution on academic freedom, which she asked senators to examine.  Finally she alerted senators to a Public Policy Institute study questioning community college transfer and degree success rates; reminded senators of DAS elections; and requested division designations of district discipline committee representatives.  DAS is requesting a return to districtwide discipline hiring pools.