DRAFT DRAFT
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE - ACADEMIC SENATE
MINUTES
March 8, 2006
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
ASB Conference Room – AGB 107
1. CALL TO ORDER
President Claire Cesareo-Silva called the meeting to order at 2:03 p.m.
2. INTRODUCE AND WELCOME GUESTS
Loma Hopkins, a new Senator for CSSP, and Samantha Venable were welcomed to the Senate.
3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Janet Bagwell (LALR) moved; it was seconded and passed by voice vote to approve the adoption of the agenda.
4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
President-Elect Bob Cosgrove moved; it was seconded and passed by voice vote to approve adoption of the minutes from the February 1, 2006 meeting.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Wendy Gordon noted that after the BGS computer lab flooded, students were sent to the library, but the library staff had not been informed of this and as a result the needed software had not been installed on the library computers. An established procedure for dealing with such occurrences would be helpful.
Kris Leppien-Christensen (SBS) moved to suspend the orders of the day and move item 9D to the head of the agenda. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
6. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
President Claire Cesareo-Silva reported the following:
A. College Meetings – Planning and Budget Council
· A proposal endorsed by the PBC to purchase a college-wide license to use Par Score and Class Climate software in our SLO assessment process was distributed to the Senate.
Wait List Issue
· The issue of Wait Lists has not yet been resolved.
Commencement
· Commencement will be held on May 19, 2006. All faculty are encouraged to attend to show support for our students.
Accreditation Update
· Ana Maria Cobos has agreed to serve as Accreditation Chair during the summer and work on the progress report at that time.
7. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
Wendy Gordon (LALR) moved; it was seconded and passed by voice vote to approve faculty to sit on committees.
8. OLD BUSINESS
A. District Planning Process – Goals/Action Plans & Strategic Planning Process
· The Saddleback College and Irvine Valley College Academic Senate Presidents met with the Chancellor on this matter.
o The Chancellor agreed that the colleges should develop their own strategic planning process.
· All constituent groups should first have input into developing the process and then input into developing the goals.
A. American Library Association (ALA) Membership
· ALA membership was re-considered and tabled at the last Board of Trustees meeting. The Board expressed concern over whether or not the ALA supported pornography, and suggested that an ALA representative be invited to address the issue.
· Concern was raised over the Board’s micromanagement of this issue. Senators agreed that institutional memberships should not go to the Board for approval.
· The IVC Academic Senate passed a resolution that the Board of Trustees re-instate the District’s institutional membership in the ALA.
Susan Nawa (HSHS) moved that the Saddleback College Academic Senate endorse the IVC Academic Senate’s resolution. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
C. Compressed Calendar
· The Compressed Calendar Task Force will produce a packet of information on the implications of the compressed calendar and schedule a public forum on the issue in early April.
· IVC has endorsed a compressed calendar.
· The ASG opposed a compressed calendar and unanimously agreed that Saddleback College should not adopt one simply because IVC has endorsed it.
· The analysis of a compressed calendar survey will be distributed after the Spring Break.
· It was suggested that each division present a report on the ramifications for them of adopting a compressed calendar.
D. SLO/Program Review Update
· The SLO facilitators are reviewing the first 3 columns of the SLOs with the departments and programs, and are working with them on column 4. Column 5 must be addressed during Fall 2006.
· Program Review is proceeding.
9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Roles and Responsibilities of the Academic Senate
· President Cesareo-Silva will present a draft of this at the next Academic Senate meeting.
B. Faculty Evaluation Process – FA Consultation
· Ed Code stipulates that the Faculty Association needs to formally consult with the Academic Senate regarding tenure.
· There is a concern over a possible conflict of interest when stipended faculty Chairs do evaluations of other faculty members.
· Senators are asked to bring recommendations about this process to the next Senate meeting.
C. AR 6140: College Speakers
· Chantel Ghafari, ICC Director, presented on behalf of the Student Advocacy Committee a proposed revision of this regulation. She requested the support of the Academic Senate for the proposed revision.
· Wemdy Gordon (LALR) moved that the Academic Senate support the proposed revision of AR 6140. The motion was seconded and passed by voice vote.
D. Professor of the Year
· Samantha Venable reported on the diligence of the students serving on the Professor of the Year committee, and stressed that the selections were made entirely by students.
o The Full-time Professor of the Year is Norman Weston.
o The Part-time Professor of the Year is Barbara Cox.
E. College Mission Statement – Review and Revise
· The Accreditation Report recommended we review the college mission statement yearly.
· The Vision Statement should focus on where we see the college in 5 years.
· The current Vision Statement does not do this.
· The Vision Statement is crucial to Strategic Planning.
· Senators were encouraged to discuss this with their divisions.
10. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Executive
No report.
B. Senate Standing Committees
· President-Elect Bob Cosgrove attended the recent ATEP committee meeting.
o There are concerns over the money spent to date on ATEP.
· President-Elect Bob Cosgrove reported that at the last DRAC meeting, he asked for a 2-year report on how much has been spent on ATEP and how it has been spent.
C. College, Division & District Committees
No report.
11. DIVISION REPORTS
A. CSSP
Miki Mikolajczak (CSSP) requested Senators to discuss the following with their students and divisions:
o During April, there will be a series of six workshops regarding majors and careers to be held in SSC 166.
o There will be a Graduation/Transfer Celebration for students who have petitioned for an AA degree or a certificate to be held on May 18th at 4:30 pm in the Football Stadium. All faculty are invited
12. CONSTITUENCY GROUP REPORTS
A. Faculty Association
No report
B. Student Government
· At the last Board of Trustees meeting, the Student Trustee voted against the summer trip to Spain.
· The Student Trustee inaccurately reported that ICC Director Chantel Ghafari apologized to him on behalf of the students.
· The ASG funded the following Women’s History Month events: Poetry/Art Slam, a panel on Reproductive Rights, a Take Back the Night march, and a panel on Women and War.
· Elections will be held this spring for ASG officers and senators.
C. Classified Staff
No report
13. ADJOURNMENT - The meeting was adjourned at 3:55 pm.
HANDOUTS DISTRIBUTED WITH AGENDA
1. Minutes from the Academic Senate meeting of February 15, 2006.
2. Proposal for Saddleback College Wide Assessment Software to Support SLO/AUOs and Program Review (Handout 6.A.1)
3. Standing Committee Approvals 3.8.06 (Handout 7.A.1)
4. Saddleback College President’s Office, Goals/Action Plan and Progress/final Reports, 3.1.06 (Handout 8.A.1)
5. Irvine Valley College Academic Senate Resolution: American Library Association, 2.27.06 (Handout 8.B.1)
6. California Community Colleges on Alternative/Compressed Calendars (Handout 8.C.1)
7. Mount San Antonio college 16 Week Scheduling Matrix (Handout 8.C.2)
8. SOCCCD Student Seat Time and the Semester Length Multiplier (Handout 8.C.3)
9. E-mail from the SOCCCD Faculty Association on “Faculty role in formal evaluations?” (Handout 9.B.1)
10. Proposed Revisions of Administrative Regulation 6140: College Speakers (Handout 9.C.1)
11. Saddleback College vision, mission Statement, and Goals (Handout 9.E.1)
KEYWORDS:
Par Score and Class Climate
Wait Lists
District Planning Process
American Library Association
Compressed Calendar
SLO/Program Review
Faculty Evaluation Process
AR 6140: College Speakers
Professor of the Year
College Mission Statement
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