Minutes,
Harbor College Academic Senate
Regular Meeting,
1:00, Thursday, November 18, 2004
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Officers present: Susan McMurray, Brenda Guertin [recording], June Smith,
Len Glover, Mark Wood
Senators present: Bruce Lemon [Behavioral Sciences]; Pamela Watkins [Communications]; Kathleen Keller [Math/ Physical Sciences]; Nabeel Barakat [Phys Ed]; Tissa Munasinghe [Science/ FCS]; Brad Young [Social Sciences]; Elizabeth Colocho, Linda Ruiz [Counseling]; Jonathan Lee [Library]
Members excused: Jim Stanbery
Members absent: Adell Shay [Business]; Kate Campbell [Communications]; Wendy Hollis, Arlene Smith [Health Sciences]; Mike Hiscocks [Humanities]; Lauren McKenzie [Math/Physical Sciences]; Joyce Parker [Science/ FCS]
Guests: Kristin Garcia, Angela Lara, Bobby McNeel, Abby Patterson, Luis Rosas, Beverly Shue, Joan Thomas-Spiegel
OPENING PROCEDURES
Approval of Agenda
Unanimous consent to approve the agenda with the adjustments shown below.
Approval of Minutes
Unanimous consent to approve the minutes of the November 4 meeting as distributed with a roll adjustment and the correction of three typographical errors. It was suggested that the minutes could be projected as taken if the Senate laptop was operative and a computer projector was available. Expenses involved might be funded through Title V.
ASO Activities
Ms. Garcia updated the Senate on current ASO activities.
CONSENT ITEMS
Hayward Award
The State Academic Senate will accept nominations of faculty for “Excellence in Education”. Ms. McMurray requested and the Senate approved the nomination of the Life Skills Center as a deserving recipient of this award.
Climate Survey
The committee drafting the campus-wide accreditation survey will meet the morning of December 8. Unanimous consent that Ms. Fasteau represent the Senate on this committee. With regard to calendar considerations in this connection, Ms. McMurray cited the e-mail from Mr. Oakes announcing the MOU providing for school to begin after Labor Day for the 2005-6 academic year.
ITEMS/MOTIONS NOTICED FOR ACTION NOVEMBER 4
Appointment of the year’s Senate representatives on college committees
MSU (Glover/Smith) to recess to a committee of the whole to discuss whether terms should be for one or two years and how to maximize faculty particpation on these committees. Mr. Glover suggested that we return at the start of each academic year to the general distribution of the committee sign-up form which has fallen out of use.
After the Senate reconvened, two motions were proposed. MSU (Smith/Glover) to divide the question and vote on the motions separately.
MSC (Wood/Barakat/1 abstention) that the Senate charge the
APPC to develop a policy on the election and term of limits of representatives on participatory governance bodies.
MSU (Fasteau/Glover) that officers of the Senate and Guild encourage more faculty representation on campus committees.
COMMENTS ON DISTRIBUTED REPORTS/NOTICES/COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Curriculum
Ms. Fasteau reported that outlines are being completed for two on-line courses, and work is in progress to revise and realign the Biology 6 and 7 curriculum. MSU (Wood/Barakat) to confirm Ms. Watkins as the Senate representative on the District Curriculum Committee.
Academic Planning and Policy
Ms. Smith suggested that the most important immediate priority for this committee may be the faculty role in the evaluation of administators.
FHPC
Ms. Guertin reported that romorrow is the Question and Answer day for those requesting to fill faculty tenure track positions. Since there are multiple requests in some disciplines/divisions, there are twelve twenty-minute time slots. The meeting should end by 12:40 p.m. if the schedule can be maintained, so the approved funds for lunches will not be required, only funds for breakfast, snacks and beverages.
Mr. Guertin also reported that the President is unwilling to sign the revised FHPC Manual because she objects to the composition of the appeals panel. Therefore the committee will hbe operating under the Fall 2001 manual. Ms. Thomas-Spiegel suggested that timelines for signature be in our rules so that items will not go unsigned for long periods of time. Ms. Smith pointed out that specific objections from the President should be in writing.
Professional Concerns
Ms. Parker reported that there have been four rather than five academic rank approvals.
Flex
Mr. Wood reminded senators that forms are available.
Accreditation
Mr. Wood informed the Senate that the Accreditation Steering Committee will shift its focus from standards to themes after Thanksgiving. The college web page will accommodate accreditation dialog. A great deal more participation is needed, particularly in assuring faculty involvement in the development of Student Learning Objectives, which should be an item for discussion at the next Senate meeting.
Program Review
Ms. Thomas-Spiegel announced that the summary of review steps and scheduling distributed at this meeting is nearly final. The committee is now developing the resources to implement the process campus-wide.
Academic Affairs
Mr. Barakat reminded all senators to see to it that their divisions are updating their unit plans.
Student Services
The committee’s written report was distributed.
President’s Report
Ms. McMurray reminded the Senate that the Allocation Grant Task Force will be visiting again on November 22 and that the Hot Topics forum will be December 6.
ADJOURNMENT