Tri-County Technical College
Faculty Senate Minutes
Date: November 9, 2005
Location: Faculty/Staff Dining Room
Time: 12:30 pm
Members Present: Doug Allen, Roger Burgess, Tracy Ethridge, Katy Goforth, Blair Hinson, Lou Ann Martin, Robin McFall, Amoena Norcross, Pat Seawright, John Woodson
Members Absent: Michael Boone, Galen DeHay, Cathy Ford, Richard Kingman, Jonathan McCombs, Franklin Smith, Julie Vernon, Yvonne Vinson
Presider: Tracy Ethridge
**Note: An official meeting was not called to order due to the fact that a quorum was never present at any particular time. The meeting was used, instead, to discuss several pending issues. Any action that requires the attention of the Senate as a whole will be e-mailed to the members in the form of a resolution on which each member should vote.
1. Issue discussed and major points of discussion: W/WF Policy
· Current policy from our catalog was reviewed and concern was expressed about different interpretations due to wording
· Greenville Tech issues WA’s representing administrative withdrawals
· The attendance policy is not state-mandated
· Discussed possibility of letting each department or program establish its own policy
· Considered the Virginia Highlands Community College policy as a model for restructuring our own
· Resolution – eliminate WF’s all together
Action to be taken as a result of discussion, person(s) responsible, and timeline:
o A resolution will be written and e-mailed to every senator for his/her vote before the next Senate meeting.
2. Issue discussed and major points of discussion: W Policy – Number Allowed per
Student
· From the catalog: 2.0 is considered satisfactory academic standing
A student cannot have more than 30 hours of comp. studies
· Example: Virginia Highlands CC – students can only enroll in a course twice
· Resolution – restrict number of withdrawals to 24 credit hours
Action to be taken as a result of discussion, person(s) responsible, and timeline:
o A resolution will be written and e-mailed to every senator for his/her vote before the next Senate meeting.
3. Issue discussed and major points of discussion: Attendance Policy
· Title 4 mandates that attendance records be kept
· Do Voc. Rehab., Veteran Benefit programs, or the high schools have attendance requirements that we need to be aware of?
· Need to reconsider the current attendance policy – could it be left up to departments and/or programs to establish their own policies?
Action to be taken as a result of discussion, person(s) responsible, and timeline:
o Check the attendance requirements of Voc. Rehab., Veteran Benefits, and dual credit students
4. Issue discussed and major points of discussion: Student Reactions Survey Group
· Decided to appoint a representative from Faculty Senate
Action to be taken as a result of discussion, person(s) responsible, and timeline:
o Roger Burgess volunteered for the job
5. Issue discussed and major points of discussion: Mandatory Placement Issue
· Tracy shared the proposal for mandatory placement with the group
· There were no comments or opposition
Action to be taken as a result of discussion, person(s) responsible, and timeline:
o None
Announcements/Concerns:
· Concern expressed over the lack of a mid-semester break in the spring 2006 calendar however the calendar is driven by our 39 week contracts and that limits the time off.
· Katy, Tracy, and Robin will help with the Faculty/Staff Christmas Party
Next meeting date, time, and location: Thursday, December 1, 2005
12:45 pm
Faculty/staff dining room
Name of recorder: Lou Ann Martin