Minutes,
Harbor College Academic Senate
Regular Meeting,
1:00, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005
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Officers present: Susan McMurray [presiding ], June Smith, Jim Stanbery [recording], Brenda Guertin, Len Glover, Mark Wood
Senators present: Bruce Lemon [Behavioral Sciences]; Pam Watkins [Communications]; Wendy Hollis, Tricia Wickers [Health Sciences]; Mike Hiscocks [Humanities]; Lauren McKenzie [Math/Physical Sciences]; Nabeel Barakat [Phys Ed]; Joyce Parker, Tissa Munasinghe [Science/FCS]; Brad Young [Social Sciences]; Elizabeth Colocho [Counseling]
Members excused: Kate Campbell [Communications]
Members absent: Lora Lane [Business]; Kathleen Keller [Math/Physical Sciences]; [Science/FCS]; Jonathan Lee [Library]; Linda Hannon [Counseling]
Guests: Victoria Calzada, Luis Rosas, Beverly Shue, Joan Thomas-Spiegel
OPENING PROCEDURES
Approval of Agenda
Unanimous consent to approve the agenda with the adjustments shown herein.
Approval of Minutes
Unanimous consent to approve the minutes of October 20 as previously e-mailed, with one correction: that the position request cited in the Staffing Committee report was for a maintenance assistant, not a carpenter.
Administrative Report
Mr. Rosas commended both the process and the outcome of last week’s CPC decision on facilities priorities. There was some discussion of further facilities bond measures, sheriffs personnel shifts, and the physical education building. Mr. McKenzie emphasized that the Core Group, in proposing changes in facilities plans, should be more fully guided by previously adopted priorities.
ASO Report
Victoria Calzada was introduced as the new ASO representative.
It was pointed out that many faculty never received reminders of the
Veterans’ Day observance.
ITEMS/MOTIONS NOTICED FOR ACTION NOV. 17
Faculty Hiring Prioritiec Committee Position Recommendations
Ms. Smith drew the Senate’s attention to the hand-outs prioritizing and justifying the position requests for next year those requests, along with a supplementary packet summarizing position losses and hires since 2000. Ms. Smith moved that the Senate adopt the prioritities list and justifications statement, and forward these to the college president. Ms. Thomas-Spiegel suggested that the supplementary packet more clearly indicate net gains and losses. MS (Hollis/McKenzie) to amend the motion on the floor to provide that the college will automatically replace all full-time faculty retirements, resignations and deaths with an equal number of full-time faculty positions in the academic year following these losses. MS (Watkins/Smith) to amend the proposed amendment by prefacing it with the words “In addition to the FHPC request for probationary positions”. After considerable discussion, and a suggestion to this effect by Ms. Shue, MSU (Stanbery/Smith) that both the proposed amendment and the proposed amendment to it be referred to the APPC for further action. Unanimous consent to adopt the main motion approving the Faculty Hiring Priorities Committee list of position priorities and justifications statement and forward these to the College president.
Treasurer’s Report
Due to Mr. Glover’s inability to remain for the meeting, he left notice that the current checking balance is $1614.
Distance Learning Committee
MS (Young/Stanbery) that the College Distance Learning Committee provided for in articles 40 and 41 of the collective bargaining agreement should be established by the Academic Affairs Committee, to report to it. MSC to establish a special committee chaired by Brad Young to develop a more specific proposal for consideration by APPC by December 15.
Accreditation Self-Study
Mr. Wood drew the Senate’s attention to an informational packet summarizing the current status of the report. No changes in the text before the Senate were proposed. MSC (Stanbery/Wood; 13, 0, 4) to adopt the following motion as noticed:
1. The Senate authorizes its president to sign the 2005 self-study as adopted by CPC on Nov. 21, provided that the document does not differ from the draft submitted to senators on Nov. 14 except for [a] any changes adopted by the Senate Nov. 17 ; [b] any changes adopted by CPC on Nov. 21 which the Senate president deems to be non-substantive; [c] incidental editorial adjustments made during the proof-reading and formatting of the document between Nov. 21 and its submission to the District on Nov. 30.
2. The Senate tentatively schedules a one-item special meeting for 1:00 PM, Tuesday, Nov. 22, to be called or cancelled by the Senate president after CPC adoption of the document on Nov. 21, depending on whether in her judgment the document as adopted by CPC does include changes which are substantive.
Some discussion followed as to how to provide senators with the final draft of documents this large long enough before action is taken to enable adequate consideration of final changes. The essential observations were that senators had had considerably more opportunity to study this document than was the case with the 2000 self-study, but that even so, it was not time enough, and more should be provided next time.
COMMENTS ON DISTRIBUTED REPORTS/NOTICES/COMMITTEE
MINUTES
President’s Report
Ms. McMurray proposed, as one way of making sure the College self-study was under continuous development through the next accreditation cycle and all interested parties were aware of progressive changes in its text, would be to follow the example of the District and appoint a permanent faculty accreditation coordinator soon. Mr. Wood assured the Senate than in its closing report, the Accreditation Steering Committee would be making recommendations for the next accreditation cycle.
ADJOURNMENT