Minutes of the

Minutes o= f the

MEETING OF THE FACULTY SENATE

February = 28, 2005

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APPROVED

PRES= ENT: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Glenn Akers, Rosa Antonecchia, Mark Bealo, Bill Bedford, Monika Brannick, Bonnie = Ann Dowd, Molly Faulkner, Candi Francis, Robert Gilson, Brent Gowen, Anne Hohma= n, Barb Neault Kelber, Teresa Laughlin, Stan Levy, Marilee Nebelsick-Tagg, Sue Nort= on, Patrick O’Brien, Jose Rangel, Shayla Sivert, Fari Towfiq, Lori Waite<= o:p>

ABSE= NT: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Sherry Gordon, Katie Townsend-Merino

GUES= TS: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Miche= lle Barton

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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 February 14, 2005, were approved as amended.

Publ= ic Comments: &nbs= p; There were none.

Gove= rning Board: &= nbsp; Marilee Nebelsick-Tagg provided the following report of the February 8 Governing Bo= ard meeting:

= · = The board requested that a policy be developed allowing them input on larger contracts.

= · = Michelle Barton provided a report on the survey done on student engagement. (Note: Michelle will be giving a s= horter version at today’s Senate meeting.)

= · = Kelly Hudson-MacIsaac provided a report on the group that is working on developin= g a cohesive emergency response plan.

= · = The new director of Development and Governmental Relations/Executive Director is Deborah Stanley.

= · = The board approved the joint district/faculty response to AB1417.

= · = Approval of the letter that was prepared for distribution to neighbors in the area regarding the cell towers on campus was pulled from the agenda.

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In addition, she provided the following report on the special meeting of the Governing Board held on February 22:

= · = The board will begin their meetings one hour earlier with closed session starti= ng at 5:00 p.m. followed by regular meeting at 6:00 p.m. rather than 7:00 p.m.= The Open Comments portion of the agenda has been moved up to an earlier time in= the meeting.

= · = President Deegan suggested that his evaluations be at least partially based on the go= als set by the Strategic Plan 2008. The board also wants to include the relationship between the superintendent/president, constituent groups, and = the community, as part of that evaluation.

= · = An all-day retreat has been scheduled to discuss the board self-evaluation, the bond issue process, The Brown Act and public records, good governance pract= ices, and the public image of the board.

= · = Lengthy discussion occurred on the bond issue, and assurances were made that the mo= ney spent will be driven by the Facilities Master Plan. The collaborative natur= e of this endeavor was stressed so that everyone will work together.<= /span>

= · = Ruth Larson would like to attend a Senate meeting and will contact Katie to sche= dule a visit soon.

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Stra= tegic Planning

Coun= cil: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Marilee Nebelsick-Tagg reported on the February 15 meeting of the Strategic Planning Council:

= · = Changes to BP 156.1, Reporting Absences, were finalized and adopted.

= · = There was discussion on the need to create a procedure for developing task forces= .

= · = The proposal to use the $50,000 gift from Follett for book scholarships for students was discussed.

= · = The group approved the FSTF/RAC recommendation that one million dollars in one-= time funds be distributed based upon priority needs through the planning council= s.

= · = President Deegan requested a report on the true indirect costs of supporting grants at Palomar.

= · = Lengthy discussion occurred on the Title 5 grant, which has been pulled. It was determined that more information is needed. The district will reconsider apply= ing next year.

= · = The group will recommend to the board a change in policy eliminating fees for h= igh school students under the age of 18.

Instructional Planning

Coun= cil: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Sue Norton reported that the members of the Instructional Planning Council disc= ussed that the one million dollars in the ending fund balance has been identified= by FSTF/RAC as available from FY04-05 beginning fund balance. The funds will be distributed via the planning councils. Departments/units will be asked to submit their priority lists and include specific reasons for their requests= . Sue indicated that the council will also begin discussing the faculty hiring li= sts for FY05-06 at their next meeting. Mark Bealo added that today is the deadline = for department chairs to submit requests for these new faculty positions.<= /o:p>

Stud= ent Services

Plan= ning Council: = ; Patrick O’Brien reported that at the February 23 Student Services Planning Council meeting Bonnie Dowd facilitated a focus group on behalf of the Technology Master Plan Task Force. The group also discussed the Title 5 grant and reviewed the Student Services priority list for the one-time funds identified by FSTF/RAC to be submitted to SPC. A request to add to the list $20,000 to provide Outreach for the Hispanic student population was tabled = to allow for more discussion.

Reve= nue Allocation

Comm= ittee/FSTF: &= nbsp; Bonnie Dowd reported that the Revenue Allocation Committee will begin meeting on t= he 2^nd and 4^th Tuesday of each month rather than 1^st and 3rd beginning March 8 from 2:00 – 3:30 in SU-18. The March 8 meeting will likely be a transitional meeting for the Fiscal Stability Task Force where = the group will discuss its final report and a draft of the two-year fiscal stability plan the group was tasked by SPC to write.

Palo= mar Faculty

Fede= ration: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Bill Bedford reported that the Palomar Faculty Federation has mailed out ballots= of the proposed contract. Faculty members can turn in their ballots and/or get general questions answered from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday in the s= taff lounge.

Comm= ittee

Appo= intments:

Moti= on 1 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; MSC Brannick, Francis: Faculty Senate approval of the following committee appointments:

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Police Review Task Force

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Kevin Barrett

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Frank Puchi

Elec= tions Report: = S= tan Levy reported that the ballots for the alternate positions on TERB are due = on March 9.

Curr= iculum: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; There was no report.

Acad= emic Technology

Comm= ittee: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Bonnie Dowd provided descriptions of three technology committees currently in plac= e. They are:

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Academic Technology Committee – a Senate subcommittee

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Computer Coordinating Committee – a Governance committee

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Technology Committee (the Technology Master Plan Task Force (TMPTF) has been meeting in lieu of this committee. The t= ask force was convened more than a year ago to write the Technology Master Plan, which is expected to be completed this semester) – a Governance commi= ttee

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Bonnie reported that Mark Vernoy and Mike Arguello were chairs of the TMPTF until = this semester when Mike went on sabbatical leave and the Senate appointed her to serve as co-chair. The task f= orce has been conducting focus groups in an effort to identify campus-wide needs= and issues related to technology. Focus groups have been conducted with several planning councils and at division meetings and will continue to be conducted for the next few weeks. When the information from those focus groups has be= en gathered and analyzed, the writing teams of the Master Plan.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Bonnie is bringing this information forward because several matters have come to t= he senate recently related to technology. Senate sub-committees are required to meet at least once a semester and report to the Senate and Bonnie is asking= for Senate input regarding the sub-committee configuration. A description of the committee structure and suggested changes were distributed. The changes are being proposed in an attempt to clarify some inconsistencies and to ensure adequate representation on the sub-committee. Bonnie is recommending that t= he Senate consider having an Academic Technology Review Board similar to the s= tructure used for PD and TERB that would expand faculty membership and also advise a= nd direct the AT Coordinator rather than having a Senate sub-committee.

Moti= on 2 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; MS Dowd, Laughlin: Faculty Senate acceptance of the proposed changes to the Academic Technology Committee.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Discussion occurred on the proposal and some changes were suggested to the wording. It= was agreed that further discussion of this matter should be postponed as there = is a presentation scheduled.

Moti= on 3 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; MSC Dowd, Kelber: To extend the meeting until 3:30 p.m.

Moti= on 4 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; MSC Levy, Bedford: To table Motion 2.

Stud= ent Engagement

Surv= ey: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; = Michelle Barton provided the results of the Community College Survey of Student Engagement.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Copies of the survey are available for review on the Institutional Research and Planning website.

Moti= on 5 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; MSC Dowd, Laughlin: To adjourn the meeting to avoid losing a quorum and immedia= tely convene a special meeting of the Senate to hear the remaining results of the Student Engagement Survey.

ADJO= URNMENT: &= nbsp; The meeting was adjourned at 3:30 p.m.

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

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Bonnie Ann Dowd