Minutes of the

Minutes o= f the

MEETING OF THE FACULTY SENATE

September= 20, 2004

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APPROVED

PRES= ENT: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Bill Bedford, Monika Brannick, Sherry Gordon, Brent Gowen, Barb Neault Kelber, T= eresa Laughlin, Stan Levy, Maria Miller, Marilee Nebelsick-Tagg, Sue Norton, Fari Towfiq, Lori Waite

ABSE= NT: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Rosa Antonecchia, Bonnie Ann Dowd, Robert Gilson, Anne Hohman, Katie Townsend-Me= rino

GUES= TS: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; =

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CALL= TO ORDER: &= nbsp; The meeting was called to order by the vice president, Marilee Nebelsick-Tagg, = at 2:00 p.m., in Room SU-30.

Appr= oval of Minutes: &n= bsp; The minutes of September 13, 2004, were approved as amended.<= /p>

Gove= rning Board: &= nbsp; Marilee Nebelsick-Tagg reported that at the September 14 Governing Board meeting, B= erta Cuaron thanked the faculty for accepting late adds to their classes, which greatly improved enrollment numbers. Interim President Jones presented a brief overview of changes he is recommending to the Advancement Officer’s job description.=

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Barb Kelber added that when filled, the position may combine the work of the Foundation and state lobbying by adding duties relating to government affai= rs. Dr. Jones will be attending a Fiscal Stability Task Force meeting to present and review the proposed changes to the position before it is presented to t= he Governing Board for approval. After further discussion, Senate members suggested that the title be changed from Vice President to Chief Advancement Officer. Barb indicated that she would take that suggestion to the task for= ce.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Continuing with her report on the Governing Board meeting, Marilee stated that Katie Townsend-Merino thanked the faculty for their efforts in keeping their clas= ses full and taking so many late adds, and she expressed chagrin about the dist= rict keeping the interest earned from the parity money recently approved for dis= tribution to adjunct faculty members. Board member Michele Nelson was unhappy with th= at comment, and stated that the district had added money to bring the parity p= ot up because the district had not given the same parity money each year.=

Inte= rim President Jones: &nb= sp; At the Faculty Senate President’s weekly meeting with Dr. Jones, Katie Townsend-Merino and Bonnie Dowd received confirmation from him that the cur= rent Academic Due Process procedures will remain in place as they are outlined in the faculty manual and Dr. Jones intends to follow the procedures as it exi= sts.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Dr. Jones also indicated that due to the timeline currently in place for the hi= ring of the Superintendent/President, it may be necessary for the district to appoint someone in-house on an interim basis after he leaves the position at the end of February.

Stud= ent Services

Plan= ning Council: = ; Maria Miller reported on the recent Student Services Planning Council meeting, ag= enda items included:

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2004-05 Instructional Equipment Block Grant--$900,000.00

Learning Outcomes Council

Matriculation and Transfer Advisory—the group will review the matriculation budget at t= he December 9^th meeting 2-3:30pm. Lynda Halttunen is the chair.

Announcements from the SSPC:

<= span style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'>· = The Student Services Picnic will take place on Friday, November 5^th, 1-4pm for all division employees.

<= span style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'>· = Comet Week will take place October 4-6^th= 212;the theme is Diversity.

<= span style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'>· = Paul Groom is the new Student Activities Coordinator a= nd is working on developing more multicultural celebrations on-campus. Paul ca= n be contacted at Ext. 2796.

<= span style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'>· = Student Health Services is hosting a Health and Safety Event on October 20^t=
h. The event will host 40 booths, including free massages.

<= span style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'>· = Health Services will be offering a Smoking Cessation Program and details wi= ll be circulated during the fall semester.

<= span style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'>· = Athletics completed their retention study and will provide a full report to the Senate—results look very good with a 90% retention of student athletes from Fall 2003 to Spring 2004.

<= span style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'>· = The Transfer = Center announced that the filing p= eriod for the CSU and UC applications will begin in October and be totally = Online. Students will need access to a computer to complete their application and e= mail access to track their enrollment status.

Fiscal Stability

Task Force: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Senate members discussed growth money and whether it has been set aside for distribution to faculty at the conclusion of contract negotiations rather t= han its potential use by the district to get closer to financial stability. All oth= er employee groups have received their growth funds over the past three years,= with the exception of faculty. Barb Kelber indicated that she would relay the Senate’s concerns to the members of the Fiscal Stability Task Force.<= o:p>

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Senators also asked Barb to obtain information on what will be done with the COLA recently received by the district.

Palo= mar Faculty

Fede= ration: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Bill Bedford reported that the PFF picnic held last Saturday at Kit Carson Park was a success.

Lear= ning Outcomes

Coun= cil: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Barb Kelber reported that the coordinating committee held their first meeting on Thursday, September 16. Co-Chair Berta Cuaron as well as the rest of the committee are open to discussions in all areas of student learning. The gro= up is also pleased to have the ongoing support of Michelle Barton, who express= es her primary interest in supporting faculty. Brief discussion followed.=

Moti= on 1 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; MSC Brannick, Kelber: To extend the meeting.

Comm= ittee

Appo= intments:

Moti= on 2 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; MSC Gowen, Kelber: Faculty Senate approval of the following committee appointme= nts:

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AA Employee of the= Year Committee

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Billy Hawkins

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Administrative Services Planning Council

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Judy Dolan

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Distinguished Faculty Award Committee

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Meg Banta

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Professional Procedures Committee

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Sue Musgrove

Monika Brannick announced that Bruce Gan will replace Jon Panish on the Equivalency Committ= ee. Because there was already representation from the Languages & Literature Division, Jon Panish should not have been listed on the ballot.<= /span>

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Monika Brannick al= so reported that she had an email exchange with a faculty member who suggested that each of the councils should have a Senator and a PFF representative included in their formal membership.

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Report on the number of

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with= an add code: &nbs= p; Maril= ee Nebelsick-Tagg provided the following information on the number of students= who have added classes with an add code:

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 3,879 students added classes using add codes

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Students added 5,137 classes to their schedules

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 75 sections have been added this semester

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; The contribution to the college by faculty was significant. For comparison, the district added 75 sections this summer, and 15 of those were cancelled, for= a total of 1,448 additional students.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Barb Kelber added that Vice President Cuaron thanked Katie Townsend-Merino for a= sking the faculty to keep their classes fully enrolled.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Senate members briefly discussed the need for protecting enrollment caps. In this semester with these unique conditions, faculty have gone above and beyond w= hat is reasonable.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Following up on previous discussions regarding the number of English sections being offered, Barb Kelber also stated that the number of students who did not register because they were unable to get into an English class was 128.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Bill Bedford added that he has heard from some faculty members who were told that their contracts may not be renewed if they did not “fill up” th= eir classes. Concern was expressed as faculty members are not responsible for recruiting students.

ADJO= URNMENT: &= nbsp; The meeting was adjourned at 2:58 p.m.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Respectfully submitted,

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Barb Neault Kelber, Acting Secretary