Minutes
Los
Angeles Harbor College
Thursday,
Sept 7, 2000
Present: Mike
Hiscocks, Jane Pavlina, Pamela Watkins(for Kate Campbell) Yvonne Pueblos, Linda
Forrest, Charles Davis, Susan McMurray, Bruce Lemon, Wendy Hollis, Steve Judge,
Nabeel Barakat, Tissa Munasinghe, R. David Weber, Joyce Parker, Tricia Wickers,
Rod Oakes, Mark Wood, Len Glover, June Smith, Jim Stanbery (presiding), Sally
Fasteau (recording).
Absent: Kate
Campbell (excused)
Guests: Coni
Juno, Rochelle Hudson, Kathy Keller, Marge Edelen, Deborah Tull, Larry
Heimgartner, Dr. Linda Spink, Beverly Shue.
1.
Call
to Order: 12:21 PM
Approval of Agenda:
The agenda was approved with the addition of the Hayward
Award Nomination and Announcement of the DAS Leadership Summit
Approval of Minutes:
The minutes of May 16, 2000 special meeting were approved
with corrections. MSP Smith/Lemon
Treasurer=s Report:
Len Glover reported that Faculty Association membership
notices have been sent to faculty. The
current balance in the treasury is $1786.32.
II. Special
Orders
Welcome to/from Dr. Spink:
The Academic Senate President welcomed the new college
president, Dr. Linda Spink. Dr. Spink
addressed the Academic Senate outlining her vision and views for the planning
process, the accreditation visit for
next year.
III Motions
Noticed for Action Sept. 7, 2000
A. Staff
Development:
Motion: Resolved, that the Senate reaffirms its resolution of last
spring on the creation of a full-time faculty position for staff development.
MSP
Smith/Hollis
Motion: The Senate favors an interim filling of the Staff Development vacancy at a minimum of .8 reassigned time (.4 staff development and .4 flex) with a minimum of 15 hours of classified clerical assistance.
MSP
Hollis/Smith
B. Interim Planning Process
Motion: To divide the noticed motion: MSP Smith/Hollis
Motion: The Senate recommends that PAC be reconvened to conduct the
strategic planning activities demanded of the college between now and Oct 1,
and to complete the development of a college governance proposal by the end of
the Fall 2000 semester.
MSP
Smith/Lemon
The motion was adopted on the understanding that faculty would be represented by the four most recently elected PAC representatives as well as the current faculty president and Guild chapter chair.
Motion: The three remaining parts of the original motion which was
divided are referred back to the Senate President for clarification.
MSP
Smith/Lemon
The remaining parts are as follows:
2. That PAC rely as much as possible during this period on
existing committees and procedures with a view toward judging their future
relevance for a college governance structure that is also an effective planning
structure.
3. That where existing structures or procedures seem inadequate
for the planning activities required between now and Oct 1, PAC also be
authorized to attempt any lawful structural or procedural innovations which
seem expedient.
4. That after Oct 1,
in adopting a college governance agreement for ratification by the respective
constituencies, PAC utilize the proposal of 5/11/00 as a point of departure, to
be reviewed and completed in the
interim period.
1.
Senate
Procedures:
1.
The
chair will appoint parliamentarian and all members will be supplied with
Roberts’ Rules summaries.
2.
Agendas
to include time limits monitored by secretary with kitchen timer.
3.
Chair
to maintain speakers’ list , on which he may place himself by so informing the
senate, but otherwise not join in debate; Points of information are not
privileged;
Speakers notifying secretary in advance may speak for time
requested, otherwise remarks to be limited to 2 minutes;
When agenda time limit up, secretary shall move previous
question if no senators are seeking recognition who have not already spoken,
otherwise move extension of time to complete the speakers list as then
existing;
Where time remains and no senators are seeking recognition,
visitors may speak without special permission of the body.
4.
All committees
keep and post minutes or written meeting summaries/chair reports.
5.
Committee
reports to be distributed at or before Senate meetings and chair reports
confined to 2 minutes of comments except by notice to secretary prior to
issuance of agenda.
6.
Social
Committee rather than secretary to perform such duties
7.
Treasurer
reports to include any Senate account in college budget.
8.
Senate
to adopt yearly plan, budget.
9.
Executive
Committee to include elected faculty officers, elected faculty PAC representatives,
principal Senate committee chairs, meeting Tuesdays at time to be announced,
dependent on completed surveys; meetings open to all with members having
Privilege of the floor.
B. Hayward
Award
Beverly Shue recommended that the Harbor College Academic
Senate nominate Debbie Tull for the Hayward Award for an exemplary program for
Mental Health.
V. Comments
on distributed reports/notices/committee minutes
A. FHPC (Wood)
The first meeting of the FHPC will be held on Friday
September 8, 2000 at 1:00 pm.
B. PFC (Keller)
A meeting is scheduled with the college president to
determine the budget amount for Harbor College.
C. Planning (Stanbery)
Dr. Rochelle Hudson and Jim Stanbery have been appointed by
Dr. Spink to work as liaisons with Bert Peachy on the College’s planning
efforts.
VI. Announcements:
1.
Administrative
selection committees and representation appointments (Stanbery)
The president represented the Senate at the preparatory
meeting of the selection committee for
VP of Student Services.
Motion: To approve the appointment of Jim Stanbery to the VP of
Student Services selection committee.
MSP
Wood/Fasteau
2.
ASO
Activities (Henry)
ASO will buy text books for the reserve section of the
Library. Students need to ask for the
book in the Library and if it is not there, the Librarians will notify the ASO
and they will purchase it.
September 16 - Tail Gate Party
Academic Challenges Contests: Each Monday beginning Oct 2. 1-3 pm
in Sea Hawk Center. The ASO requests
that faculty members assist with preparing questions and judging the
contests.
Adjournment: 2:07 p.m.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Sally
Fasteau, Secretary