Executive Summary

Executive Summary,

Harbor College Academic Senate

Regular Meeting,

1:00, Thursday, June 4, 2009

SS/A 219

SPECIAL ORDER:  MEETING OF THE FACULTY ASSOCIATION

TO CONSIDER THE RAISING OF ASSOCIATION DUES

The meeting was called to order at 1:00.  After some discussion of the issue, the consensus was to raise Association dues from $15 to $30 annually effective in the fall.

REGULAR SENATE MEETING

ITEMS/MOTIONS FOR ACTION JUNE 4

Curriculum Committee approvals

Unanimous consent to adopt the propsal as previously noticed, to read:

A. Art 100 - Art Studio for Non-Art Majors - 2 hrs lec, 2 hrs lab/w home., 3 units

New Course                                                                                               Pre-requisite:          None

Degree applicable                                                                                      Rationale:  Student/Program demand

B. History 081- The History of Working People in the US I - 3 hrs lec, 3 units

New Course                                                                                               Pre-requisite:          None

Degree applicable                                                                                      Rationale:  Dolores Huerta Institute

C. History 082- The History of Working People in the US II - 3 hrs lec, 3 units

New Course                                                                                             Pre-requisite:          None

Degree applicable                                                                                    Rationale:  Dolores Huerta Institute

COMMENTS ON DISTRIBUTED REPORTS/NOTICES/COMMITTEE MINUTES

Curriculum

Ms. Fasteau stated that the Committee had discussed the 'stacked classes' proposal returned to it for further study, and could not agree on a different phrasing, inviting the Senate to do so if it could.  At the suggestion of Ms. J. Smith, the consensus was to reconsider the original language be reconsidered at a special single-item agenda for 10 a.m. June 11, reconvening as the Senate Executive Committee if a Senate quorum is not present.

Essential Skills

Ms. McMurray summarized recent progress.

Accreditation

Mr. Stanbery reported that the District Planning Committee, which supervises accreditation preparations on all campuses, focused on the visitation team reports from this spring's 'cityside' visits, which were characterized as the most diligent and critical set of such reports seen in recent memory.  The Committee is distributing an outline of lessons to be taken into account.

PropA/AA/J

As a result of Monday's special CPC meeting, the consultants will be addressing the concerns they were originally to address before further action is taken on the proposal to acquire additional land potentially linking campus property to frontage on Pacific Coast Highway.  The issue will be a second agenda item for our next meeting.