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M I N U T ES

Academic Senate
21 September 2004
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
A-209

Present:

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Richard Adams

Nena Baldizon-Rios

Morrie Barembaum

Lynnette Beers

Cari Cannon

Michael DeCarbo

Rosi Enriquez

Danny Martino

Ceresa Rothery

John Smith

Barbara Sproat

Joyce Wagner

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Absent:

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Lynda Armbruster

Elizabeth Baéz

Debra Brooks

Jim Gates

Kay Powell

Rosa Salazar de la Torre

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Guests:

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Rudy Frias

Jason Rhee

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I.Call to Order: Senate President Rosi Enriquez called the meeting to order at 1:02 pm

II.Order of the Agenda No changes made

III.Public Comments:

None

IV. Approval of the Minutes:

Changes were proposed to the minutes of 8/28 and 9/07. The minutes of those meetings reflect the proposed changes.

Prof. Rothery moved and it was seconded to approve the minutes from 28 August 2004 with some minor corrections. The motion passed unanimously.

It moved and seconded by Michael DeCarbo to approve the minutes from 07 September 2004 with some minor corrections. The motion passed unanimously.

V. Reports:

A. President’s Report

  • Prof. Enriquez discussed the hire requests for the 2005-2006 academic year. It was noted that LHE is to be used for the hire request, not student units.
  • The Executive board decided that the meeting for the hire request presentations would take place on 7 November 2004. The presentations will have a time limit of 2 minutes. The department chair (or their designee) will make the presentation.
  • It was suggested that a better system is needed to make the rankings. It was reported that it is possible to affect the ranking by deliberately giving another department a low ranking.
  • Prof. Enriquez asked the senate if food is wanted for the 7 November meeting.
  • Prof. Enriquez discussed the district ethics statement. The accreditation requires an ethics statement. Prof. Enriquez asked the senate to review the statement as well as the statement from the AAUP.
  • Prof. Enriquez announced that the foundation and the administration send their appreciation of $500 for TGIF.
  • We have two free tickets for TGIF. The senate was asked who should receive the tickets. There was a suggestion that the immediate past Outstanding Faculty recipient (Prof. Marcelo Pimentel) should be given the tickets.
  • We also have a 1/2 page acknowledgement. Prof. Enriquez asked the senate what it would like for the ad.
  • The Fall Academic Senate Plenary will take place 28-30 October 2004. The cost is $295. The meeting will be hosted by SaddlebackCollege.
  • There are awards from State Academic Senate. The senate has the option of nominating one instructor for each category.

B. ASB Report

  • Mr. Jason Rhee introduced himself as the Vice President of the ASB.
  • Mr. Rhee announced that ASB recently had a leadership retreat.
  • Mr. Rhee also announced that the Judicial committee will have a meeting Wednesday, 22 September 2004 in U-91.
  • ASB will help the surveying and mapping group on 28 September 2004.
  • ASB will assist with a Vote Mobile (voter drive).
  • 22-23 September will be Club Rush.
  • Mr. Rhee also announced that the Asian Culture and Actors Anonymous have no faculty advisors.

C. Curriculum Report

None

D. Technology Report

  • Prof. Cannon reported that the Technology committee meets after the Senate meeting and has had one meeting.
  • The Tech committee has begun to setup goals,
  • The Tech committee is considering a Tech Day for the Spring Flex week. They are considering speakers and breakout sessions

VI. Action Items

CPACMission Statement

It was announced that the administration is recommending adding another administrator to CPAC as a permanent voting member (making a total of 4 administrators). This is a result of Mr. Steve Kawa be promoted to Vice President.

  • Other questions concerning the role of CPAC were raised: Does CPAC recommend as an endpoint or as a recommendation to another body?

Moved: Michael DeCarbo

Seconded: Ceresa Rothery

  • Charge Prof. Adams to discover what happened to the addition of another administrator: was it a recommendation or an approval.

Motion passed unanimously

  • The Mission Statement was tabled.
  • Prof. Adams questioned whether CPAC was functioning as per Mission Statement (that of solely reviewing).
  • Do we want CPAC to only review or to expand to reviewing and acting?
  • An example of action is the dispersal of funds for equipment requests.

Faculty Development

  • There was a discussion about needing a faculty co-chair.
  • The last meeting took place via email
  • Dean Evans has been in charge of the committee.
  • The meetings take place the second Tuesday at 2:00 pm.
  • Send requests to Geni Lusk by the first Friday every month.
  • The mission statement needs to have a statement about Jurying conference requests.
  • There was a brief discussion about loss the release time for faculty development. There was a request to investigate what happened to the release time and if we can get it back.

VII. Discussion Items:

  • Prof. Barembaum proposed that the executive committee of the senate send both email as well has hard copies of all meeting agenda and ancillary materials to senators both through email and intra-campus mail. The senate’s consensus was that email alone was enough.
  • The right of assignment task force is still investigating.
  • Prof. Wagner did present to the senate a copy of the Ed. Code pertaining to right of assignment.
  • Section 70902(b)(4)

Employ and assign all personnel not inconsistent with the minimum standards adopted by the board of governors and establish employment practices, salaries, and benefits for all employees not inconsistent with laws of this state.

  • Prof. Enriquez stated that the right of first refusal only pertains to overload and summer assignments. Prof. Adams suggested that the senate may want to investigate right of assignment with in specializations.
  • Prof. Enriquez requested the senate to email changes to department chairs communication.
  • Senate input into the college budget process was tabled.

Meeting was adjourned at 2:28pm

Respectfully Submitted,

Morrie Barembaum

SantiagoCanyonCollege

Academic Senate

Secretary Treasurer, 2004-2005

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