Minutes
Academic Senate
Los Angeles Harbor College
November 16, 2000
LRC 125
Present:
Kate Campbell, Charles Davis Sally Fasteau (recorder) Linda Forrest, Len Glover (Treasurer), Brenda Guertin, Mike Hiscocks, Wendy Hollis, Steve Judge, Jonathon Lee, Bruce Lemon, Susan McMurray, Rod Oakes, Joyce Parker, Jane Pavlina, Yvonne Pueblos, June Smith (Immediate Past President), Jim Stanbery (presiding) R. David Weber, Nicholas Webb (ASO President) Tricia Wickers,
Absent: Nabeel Barakat, Tissa Munasinghe (excused), Mark Wood (excused)
Guests: Christopher Galang (ASO Senate), Deborah Tull (SPS), Marge Edelen (Constituion Revision Committee), Elizabeth Colocho (Counseling), Tom Bottone (Constitution Revision Committee), Juanita Naranjo , Pamela Watkins (Communications)
I.
Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order at 12:20 P.M.
Adoption of Agenda: The agenda was approved with the following additions: V. Comments on Distributed Reports/Notices/Committee Minutes: D. Budget Review Committee (Hollis)
Approval of
Minutes:
September 21, 2000
With the exception of item III B. 2. which was deferred (M/S/P Smith/Hollis), the minutes of September 21, 2000 were approved.
M/S/P Lemon/Campbell
November 2, 2000
With the exception of the discussion item in section III B. Textbook Policy (Webb) which was deferred, the minutes of November 2, 2000 were approved.
M/S/P Lemon/Hiscocks
Treasurer’s
Report: (Glover) The Treasurer reported that the current
balance in the treasury is
$2377.63. A check for $100
will be sent to the LAHC Foundation in honor of the memory of James Reed.
II.
Special Orders:
A. Service
Learning At Harbor (Naranjo)
Adry Clark was introduced as the coordinator of the Pathfinder Academy in the Job Placement Center at LAHC. She gave a presentation on the Americorps program that is getting started on the campus. It entails two major programs:
1. Foster Youth Mentoring
2. Early Childhood Education Literacy
B. DAS
meeting or event hosting (Stanbery)
1. The LAHC Senate will host the DAS meeting on Dec. 14. Mark Wood will make the necessary arrangement.
2. The chair requested that there be a special Senate meeting on November 28, 2000. The sole agenda item will be the proposed District Hiring Policies.
C. Constitutional
Revision Forum # 2 (Pavlina)
Senate Committees: The committee drafted 2 motions that were distributed. The chair of the committee explained the motions and the different proposed committee structures. Model A: Cluster based committees and Model B: Single issue based committees. The motions are as follows:
Motion 1:
In recognition of the tradition of the Los Angeles Harbor College Faculty Association and its Faculty Senate in providing faculty with a formal and effective organization through which it can participate in the formation of policies concerning academic and professional matters and in order to promote the continuation of such a tradition and to provide for a new constitution, be it resolved that it is the intention of the Los Angeles Harbor College full-time faculty to form the Academic Senate of Los Angeles Harbor College.
References: Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised, Section 53, p.
548
Title 5, Article 2, Section 53202
Motion 2:
The Faculty Senate will
vote on December 7, 2000 to recommend to the Faculty Senate Constitution
Revision Committee one of two models of the Academic Senate committee structure
for inclusion in the constitution of the Academic Senate of LAHC. This is only a declaration of intention.
III.
Motions Noticed for Action on November 16, 2000:
A. Special
PAC Election Rules: (Keller)
Motion: To confirm Kathy Keller, Susan McMurray and
Pamela Watkins as election committee members.
M/S/P Lemon/Hollis
B. Election
Rules (who is eligible to vote?)
The Election Committee distributed a draft of the nominations flyer. The PAC Elections will take place on November 29, 30 and Dec 1. The hours will be arranged.
Motion:
To conduct the Special
PAC elections using the same eligibility rules for voting as last spring (all
full and part-time faculty) and empower the Election Committee to resolve any
issues which may arise during the election process.
M/S Oakes/Hiscocks
Substitute Motion:
To conduct the Special
PAC elections changing the eligibility rules for voting (for this election
only) to include only full-time tenure track faculty members and empower the
Election Committee to resolve any issues, which may arise during the election
process.
M/S/P
Smith/Guertin
C. PFE
Report Adoption (Keller)
Over 50 proposals were submitted and read by the committee. The committee distributed their report of the proposals that qualified for funding. The total amount of money requested was $545,725. On-going proposals were funded through Fall 2001 (not Spring 2002).
Motion:
To adopt the PFE
Committee Report.
Motion
Passed
IV.
Comments on Distributed Reports/Notices/Committee
Minutes:
A. Senate
lunch alternatives (Parker)
1. Regarding the lunches that are being provided by the Senate President. Several options were offered.
It is suggested that donations of $1 - $2 be made
by those individuals who eat the lunch provided. There were no objections.
2. Regarding the DAS lunch for Dec 14, 2000. As social committee chair, Joyce Parker is willing to plan the menu and provide lunch for the DAS.
Motion:
Joyce Parker is authorized to spend up to $500 to
pay for the DAS luncheon.
M/S/P
Hollis/Foster
B. Budget
Review Committee (Hollis)
It was reported that the first quarter report indicates that Harbor College is approximately $700,000 in the red. Discussion regarding the use of PFE money to off set some of the deficit followed. It was noted that a meeting with Chancellor Drummond indicated that LAHC’s share of the PFE money was at least $947,000. Other reports indicated that we have $1.9 million which included carry over from last year. Currently the LAHC budget indicates that there is $562,000 available for PFE. It was noted that President Spink supports the PFE goals and has determined that the money set aside will be allocated for these goals.
Motion:
The Academic Senate of LAHC commends President
Spink for her determination to spend PFE funds as allocated.
M/S/P
Oakes/Campbell
V. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 2:35 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sally Fasteau,
Secretary