ACADEMIC AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE CPC

 

MINUTES

FOR THE MEETING OF

 

January 19, 2005

2:30

President’s Conference Room

 

Attending:      

Administration – Nancy Carson, Bobby McNeel, Bob Richards, Luis Rosas

Faculty – Nabeel Barakat, Joy Fisher, Bruce Lemon, Lauren McKenzie, Joyce Parker,      Evelyn Portis, Pamela Watkins, Mark Wood, Jim Stanbery

Classified Manager - Carla Mussa-Muldoon

 

Absent:

Administration - Charlie Bossler, Ann Tomlinson

Faculty – King Carter, Wendy Hollis, Jonathon Lee, Stanley Sandell, Bradley Young

Classified –Hovsep Kotelyan, Traci Liley

Students – Robert Cox and Joe Gillman

 

 

Nabeel Barakat chaired the meeting.

 

I.          MINUTES

 

Minutes of the November 17, 2004 meeting were accepted as presented.

 

II.                DISCONTINUANCE OF FOOD SERVICES – FUTURE OPTIONS

 

a.                   The district-wide food service program is to be discontinued leaving the college with the choice of providing our own food service through the creation of a Culinary Arts Program, or contracting with an outside food source. 

 

If the college goes with a Taco Bell-style operation, when profits come, the college will not stand to benefit.  Contract providers could contract for a set income, which will protect them and give the college no guarantees.

 

Mr. McNeel presented a brief proposal to members, outlining what could be expected if the college opted to adopt a Culinary Arts Program-supported food service.  Culinary Arts curriculum, for the first year, is already in place.  It is his belief that after payment for all supplies and equipment, a profit of $1,000 a week could be expected.  Costs would include an instructor’s salary plus two instructional assistants.  He would expect a break-even as early as one year into the program.  The benefits would be a money-making enterprise, healthy food (both day and evening) and increased FTES.

 

Mr. Stanbery asked that the proposal appear as a noticed motion during the CPC’s next meeting.  Mr. McNeel stated that he is pulling together the figures representing his best estimate of the costs.  Nothing is going on behind closed doors.

Mrs. McMurray’s  suggestion that a proposal, jointly written and signed, by the AASCPC, CPC, administration and faculty would be a good way to proceed.  Mr. McNeel agreed to include Joyce Parker, Nabeel Barakat and Bruce Lemon on the committee writing the initial proposal. 

 

b.  The president has signed the Faculty Hiring Priorities Committee’s manual. 

Q-Is there a process for an emergency appeal to the FHPC? 

A-The FHPC meets on an as-need basis. 

Mr. McNeel will take the proposal to FHPC, within about two weeks, including input from Mrs. Parker, Mr. Barakat and Mr. Lemon (M/S/A, McMurray/Barakat/Accepted).

 

c.  Enrollments are down district-wide.  Harbor stands at -13.7%.

 

III.             PROGRAM REVIEW UPDATE

 

A report, compiled by  Len Isaksen, showing all of the FTES and patterns for the last 6 years (Program Review and Accreditation – Six Year Trend Study) was presented to committee.  He is now busy preparing another report of enrollment patterns for each discipline.

 

IV.              ACCREDITATION

 

The Accreditation Steering Committee meets on Monday, 1/31/05, at 12:30 p.m, in LRC 125.  CPC meets on Monday, 1/24, at 10:00 a.m., and later for the Key Performance Indicators Forum.  Staff Development will provide continental breakfast and a light lunch for the events on the 24th.

 

V.        ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR

 

An injury on the football field has cost $100,000 to settle.  This incident arose from an injury of a student/football player who hit a gopher hole causing damage to his leg.  Following therapy, the young man has since recovered well enough to resume playing football.  There is a very real possibility that football may need to be suspended until the new field with artificial turf is installed, which may be one and half years off.  The practice field is also out of commission.  Football recruits up to 90 players, ending up with 45-50 students on the roster.  Soccer is much more portable than football and could survive by relocating to other practice areas.  They have 60 players, including men and women.

 

VI.        ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 3:28 p.m.  Committee meets again on Wednesday, February 16, 2005, in the President’s Conference Room.