Minutes of the

Minutes o= f the

MEETING O= F THE FACULTY SENATE

February 26, 2007

APPROVED

PRES= ENT: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Bill Bedford, Monika Brannick, Mary Cassoni, Judy Cater, Molly Faulkner, Jenny Fererro, Brent Gowen, Lawrence Hahn, Richard Hishmeh, Julie Ivey, Teresa Laughlin, Stan Levy, Jackie Martin-Klement, Marilee Nebelsick-Tagg, Sue Nor= ton, Perry Snyder, Sherry Titus, Fari Towfiq

ABSE= NT: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Patrick O’Brien

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

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

Appr= oval of Minutes: &n= bsp;

Moti= on 1 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; MSC Nebelsick-Tagg, Laughlin: Faculty Senate approval of the minutes of February 12, 2007, as amended. The motion carried.

Publ= ic Comments: &nbs= p; One Senator noted that given Palomar’s proliferation of<= /span> committees and task forces, appar= ently only the Faculty Senate and the Palomar Faculty Federation are follo= wing the guidelines in Roberts Rules of Order.

Anno= uncements: &= nbsp; Brent Gowen announced that ASG Presi= dent Michelle Eichelberger is the proud parent of a baby girl, Areya Alexis, born on Friday, February 23, 2007.<= /span>

ASG: = ; &n= bsp; = ; = Joseph Park added that the ASG = also extends its congratulations to its President Michelle Eichelberger.

Pres= ident Deegan: = Brent Gowen and Marilee Nebelsick-Tagg did not meet with President Deegan this we= ek.

Gove= rning Board: &= nbsp; Brent Gowen reported that at the February 20 meeting, the Governing Board authorized the issuance of the first series of general obligation bonds. The Board also reaffirmed that it considers commencement an academic and professional matter. The Faculty Sen= ate indicated that it has no new pos= ition on transfer students participating in commencement.

Stra= tegic Planning

Coun= cil: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Brent Gowen reported that the me= mbers of the Strategic Planning Council met on February 20 and reviewed the Annual Implementation Plan progress reports.

Palo= mar Faculty

Fede= ration: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; July Ivey stated that the PFF has a negotiations session scheduled for later in = the day. Members have elected delegates to the CFT Convention March 16 – 18.

Lear= ning Outcomes

Coun= cil: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Teresa Laughlin reported that the next meeting of the Learning Outcomes Council wi= ll be held on Thursday, March 1, from 2:00 – 3:30, in room SU-19B.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Soon the council will distribute= a poll to query faculty interest in pursuing an Honors Program.

Othe= r: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Brent Gowen stated that the members of the Distinguished Faculty Award Committee = will soon begin the process of choosing this year’s recipients.

Equi= valency

Comm= ittee: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Fari Towfiq reported that the Equivalency Committee continues to review new applications. She noted that= every week the committee receives several applications for full-time and part-time faculty positions.

Stud= ent Responsibility

Work= group: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Monika Brannick indicated that the members of the Student Responsibility Workgroup= have begun meeting each week. The = group has adopted the name “The Culture of Success Team” (COST). COST has begun considering the effectiveness of student/instructor contracts and continues its campaign to inform students = of its activities and goals.

Othe= r: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Brent Gowen stated that next week Jenny Fererro and he will present = to the Senate a draft of the letter to all faculty urging their participation in the Textbook Library.

ROP Workgroup: &nb= sp; Brent Gowen reported that the ROP Workgroup will meet for the first time on Wednesday, February 28, at 2:00 p.m., in SU-30.

Othe= r: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Brent Gowen stated that Bill Bedford an= d he continue to participate in the revision of= Governing Board Policies and Procedures.&n= bsp; In December, Suzy Lee forw= arded to Senators Chapters 1 and 2, which soon will go to the Strategic Planning Council for a first reading. Suzy will again forward these chapters to Senators, who should direct questions and comments to Brent and Bill.

Acad= emic Technology

Comm= ittee: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Mary Cassoni reported that the ATC met on Wednesday, February 21. The committee hopes to have a full complement of members representing all academic divisions at its next meeting. Discussion focused primarily on the technical elements of online teaching. Members hope to soon make a recommendation to the Senate on best practices and on a plan to help faculty and students take full advantage of technology.

Comm= ittee

Appo= intments: &= nbsp;

Moti= on 2 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; MSC Brannick, Levy: Faculty Senate approval of the following committee appointm= ents:

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Tenure & Evaluations Review Board

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; P.J. DeMaris, Counseling (06-= 08)

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; The motion carried.

F &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Monika Brannick reminded that a S= enator is needed to serve on the Accreditation Steering Committee as well as to chair the Academic Standards & Practices Committee.

Moti= on 3 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; MSC Laughlin, Cater: Faculty Senate approval of the appointment of Jenny Fererr= o as Chair of the Academic Standards & Practices Committee. The motion carri= ed.

Elec= tions: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Stan Levy reported that the call for candidates to run for open Senate seats is scheduled to be distribut= ed the week of March 1. However, the ballot on proposed Constitutional changes, including the potential de= crease in the number of Senators, will be distributed around the same time. Stan asked Senators whether the nomination period should be postponed until these Constitutio= nal issues are resolved.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; After brief discussion, Senate members agreed that the nomination period should proceed as scheduled. If faculty members vote in favor of fewer Senate seats, the reduction will = be achieved by attrition.

Curr= iculum: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; The following Curriculum items were distributed for review:

= &nb= sp; = = CURRICULUM COMMITTEE APPROVED ITEMS

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

I.&n= bsp; = ; CURRICULAR CHANGES EFFECTIVE FALL 2007

Details of all program and course proposals can be viewed at: h= ttp://www.curricunet.com/palomar

●Select Track, All Proposals.=

●From the list of pending proposals, select the Check Status button for the program or course you wis= h to view.

●Select the Pencil Icon in or= der to navigate through the various pages of the proposal, or=

●Select the "WR" Ic= on to view the Course Outline of Record or Program Report, or

●Select the "CC" Ic= on to view a report that displays proposed changes for the course outline of record or program

● Select the “CR” Icon to view a report that displays ALL proposed changes for the course

To view Packages:=

●Select Packages under Create/Edit Proposals, then select the Pencil Icon to see the individual proposals included in the Package. Various Icons will be accessible for creating Reports or viewing the various pages of each proposal.<= /span>

A. CONSENT CALENDAR

1. Credit Course/Program Packages

A. Package Title: Public Works Mana= gement Program & Courses

Discipline: Public Works Management (PWM)

Description: Program change, deactivation PWM 54 & WWT/PWM 220,

new course PWM 57, course changes P= WM 51, 52, 53.

Mollie Smith

1. Credit Course New

a. Course Number and Title: PWM 57 = Plan Interpretation and Cost Estimating

Short Title: Plan Interpretation/Co= st Est

Discipline: Public Works Management (PWM)

Recommended Prep: A minimum grade of ‘C’ in MATH 15

Course included in the following programs:

1. Public Works Management - Level = II A.A. Degree Major or

Certificate of Achievement

2. Credit Course Changes=

a. Course Number and Title: PWM 51 Street Construction and Maintenance

Short Title: Street Construction &a= mp; Maint

Discipline: Public Works Management (PWM)

Recommended Prep: MATH 15

Course included in the following programs:

1. Public Works Management - Level I A.A. Degree Major or Certificate of Achievement

2. Public Works Management - Level = II A.A. Degree Major or Certificate of Achievement

Change title, change short title

b. Course Number and Title: PWM 52 Asphalt and Portland Cement

Discipline: Public Works Management (PWM)

Recommended Prep: MATH 15

Course included in the following programs:

1. Public Works Management - Level = I, A.A. Degree Major or Certificate of Achievement

2. Public Works Management - Level = II, A.A. Degree Major or Certificate of Achievement

Distance Learning Offering(s): Onli= ne

Add online

c. Course Number and Title: PWM 53 Public Works Inspection

Discipline: Public Works Management (PWM)

Recommended Prep: MATH 15

Course included in the following programs:

1. Public Works Management - Level = I, A.A. Degree Major or Certificate of Achievement

2. Public Works Management - Level = II, A.A. Degree Major or Certificate of Achievement

Distance Learning Offering(s): Onli= ne

Add online

3. Credit Course Deactivation<= /o:p>

a. Course Number and Title: PWM 54 Public Works Inspection II

Discipline: Public Works Management (PWM)

Recommended Prep: MATH 15

Course included in the following pr= ograms:

1. Public Works Management A.A. Deg= ree Major or Certificate of Achievement

Reason for deactivation: course is = no longer needed

4. Program Change=

a. Program Title: Public Works Management - Level I

Discipline: Public Works Management (PWM)

Award Type: A.A. Degree Major or Certificate of Achievement

Total Units: 18.00

Change title; change program description; add and remove courses; reduce units

2. New Programs

A. Program Title: Public Works Management - Level II

Discipline: Public Works Management (PWM)

Award Type: A.A. Degree Major or Certificate of Achievement

Total Units: 33

Mollie Smith

3. Program Changes

A. Program Title: Journalism

Discipline: Journalism (JOUR)<= /o:p>

Award Type: A.A. Degree Major or Certificate of Achievement

Total Units: 35 – 36

Add new courses JOUR 120 and COMM 1= 04, update disciplines from GC to GCIP and from R GC to R GCIP.

Wendy Nelson

4. Program Deactivations=

There are no program deactivations = for this agenda.

5. Credit Courses - New<= /span>

See Packages.

6. Credit Course – Change

A. Course Number and Title: SPAN 102 Spanish II

Discipline: Spanish (SPAN)

Prerequisites: SPAN 101, or SPAN 10= 1B, or two years of high school Spanish

Associate Degree General Education = - C Humanities

CSU GE Area C: Arts, Literature, Philosophy and Foreign Languages - C2 - Humanities

Transfer Acceptability: UC, CSU

Distance Learning Offering(s): Telecourse, Online

Add online

Kathleen Sheahan

B. Course Number and Title: SPAN 201 Spanish III

Discipline: Spanish (SPAN)

Prerequisites: SPAN 102, or SPAN 10= 2B, or three years of high school Spanish

Associate Degree General Education = - C Humanities

CSU GE Area C: Arts, Literature, Philosophy and Foreign Languages - C2 - Humanities

IGETC Area 3: Arts and Humanities -= B. Humanities

Transfer Acceptability: UC, CSU

Distance Learning Offering(s): Comp= uter Assisted, Video Two Way, Video One Way, Telecourse, Online

Add online

Kathleen Sheahan

7. Credit Courses - Deactivations

See Packages.

8. Noncredit Course - New

A. Course Number and Title: N ABED = 202 Literacy/Adult Basic Education II

Discipline: Adult Basic Education (N ABED)

Marty Furch

9. Noncredit Course – Change<= o:p>

A. Course Number and Title: N ABED = 201 Literacy/Adult Basic Education I

Discipline: Adult Basic Education (N ABED)

Change title, scope, number of lect= ure hours

Marty Furch

10. Noncredit Course - Deactivation=

There are no noncredit course deactivations for this agenda.

11. New Noncredit Certificates of Completion

Marty Furch/Katheryn Garlow

A.&n= bsp; Title: English as a Second Language Noncredit Certificate of Completion

Noncredit Certificate of Completion=

This sequence of seven courses is designed to equip non-native speakers of English with the listening, speaki= ng, reading and writing skills at the high intermediate level in English needed= for employment or to successfully complete college level courses for a career or for associate or transfer degree programs. An assessment process determines appropriate initial placement in the sequence. In

order to earn a certificate, studen= ts must successfully complete N ESL 306. The sequence is articulated with cred= it vocational English as a second language courses that prepare students to en= ter six recognized career fields and with degree applicable credit reading and = composition courses.

Certificate Requirements=

N ESL 300 Basic ESL

N ESL 301 Beginning ESL I

N ESL 302 Beginning ESL II

N ESL 303 Beginning ESL III

N ESL 304 Intermediate ESL I

N ESL 305 Intermediate ESL II<= /o:p>

N ESL 306 Intermediate ESL III=

B.&n= bsp; Title: Adult Basic Education Noncre= dit Certificate of Completion

Noncredit Certificate of Completion=

This two-course sequence is designe= d to equip students with the basic reading and writing skills, basic computation= al skills and critical thinking skills needed for employment or to prepare for= GED preparation courses, job training and college level courses for a career or= for associate or transfer degree programs. In order to earn a certificate, stud= ents must successfully complete N ABED 202.

Certificate Requirements=

N ABED 201 Literacy/Adult Basic Education I

N ABED 202 Literacy/Adult Basic Education II

12. Distance Learning

The following courses may be offere= d as distance learning and meet Title 5 Regulations 55370, 55372, 55374, 55376, 55378 and 55380, effective Fall 2007:

Catalog Subject/Number &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Distance Learning Offering(s)

PWM 52 Asphalt and Portland Cement Online

PWM 53 Public Works Inspection &= nbsp; Online

SPAN 102 Spanish II &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Telecourse, Online

SPAN 201 Spanish III &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Computer Assisted, Video Two Way, Video One Way, Telecourse, Online

13. Revised Footnote for Section 7 = of 2007-08 College Catalog

To satisfy a prerequisite, the stud= ent must have earned a letter grade of A, B, C or CR in the prerequisite course, unless otherwise stated.

V. INFORMATION

A.&n= bsp; Status of Course Outline Reviews

The following courses have completed the course outline review process between November 7, 2007 and February 14, 2007 and will be effective Fall 2007:

CHEM 10 Chemistry Calculations=

CHEM 100 Fundamentals of Chemistry<= o:p>

CHEM 102 Chemistry and Society=

GCIP 290 Copyright for Graphic Designers & Web Developers

GCIP 291 Contracts for Graphic=

Designers & Web Developers=

GCMW 102 Web Page Layout I

GCMW 102A Web Page Layout IA

GCMW 102B Web Page Layout IB

GCMW 108 Web Motion Graphics I=

GCMW 140 Web Graphics

GCMW 202 Web Page Layout II

GCMW 203 Web Multimedia<= /span>

GCMW 217 Online Store Design I=

GCMW 232 Web Accessibility Design

GEOG 100 Physical Geography

SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology

B. Technical Corrections=

1. New course COMM 104 Principles of Public Relations was approved by the Curriculum Committee on November 15, 2= 006 and by the Faculty Senate on November 27, 2006. Since that time the lecture hours have been corrected from “1 to 3” to “3.”

2. New course JOUR 120 Magazine Journalism was approved by the Curriculum Committee on November 15, 2006 an= d by the Faculty Senate on November 27, 2006. Since that time the lecture hours = have been corrected from “1 to 3” to “3.”

3. Reactivated course PE 103 Evalua= tive Fitness was approved by the Curriculum Committee on November 27, 2007 and by the Faculty Senate on December 4, 2006. It was approved as a 3 unit course, requiring 2 hours lecture-3 hours laboratory. It has been corrected to: 2 ½ units, 2 hours lecture-1½ hours laboratory

B.&n= bsp; Curriculum Writing Workshop

•Wednesday, March 7, 2007, 2:= 30 – 4:30 pm, SU-203

•Thursday, March 29, 2007, 12= :30 – 2:30 pm, SU-18

C.&n= bsp; Curricunet Training for Course Revi= ews

•Thursday, February 22, 2007, 2:30 – 3:30 pm, B-8

•Wednesday, March 14, 2007, 2= :30 – 3:30 pm, B-8

Motion 4 = &nb= sp; MSC Brannick, Faulkner: Faculty Senate ratification of the Curriculum items dat= ed February 11, 2007. The motion carried.

Motion 5 = &nb= sp; MSC Laughlin, Nebelsick-Tagg: To move the agenda to Other Committee Reports. The motion carried.

Other Committee

Reports: = &nb= sp; Brent Gowen distributed copies of Palomar College’s res= ponse to the Accountability Report as required by Assembly Bill 1417. Senators expressed their gratitude to Michelle Barton, Director of Research and Planning, for her work.

Motion 6 = &nb= sp; MSC Laughlin, Fererro: To resume the agenda. The motion carried.

Course Maximum

for Enrollment

Determinations: = Julie Ivey discussed a proposal by the Palomar Faculty Federation (PFF) for a procedural change in the process by which course maximum enrollm= ents are determined. At present, t= hese numbers are negotiated by a workgroup composed of representatives of the Senate, the PFF, and the District. However, the PFF believes negotiations can be more efficient followi= ng this process: (1) Departments send their recommendations for maximum enrollments to the Curriculum Committee for discussion; (2) the Curriculum Committee forwards its recommendations to the Senate for discussion; (3) the Senate then passes its recommendations to the PFF, which will negotiate with the District.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; This item will be brought back for Senate action at next week’s meeting.

Protocol for Senate=

Staffing of Hiring<= /p>

Committees: = &nb= sp; Senate members underscored the importanc= e of faculty having the primary voice at the first level of hiring committees an= d of member(s) of the first level participating in the second level.=

= ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Brent Gowen indicated that he will meet= with John Tortarolo to determine current policy on the staffing of hiring commit= tees for non-academic positions.

Motion 7 = &nb= sp; MSC Nebelsick-Tagg, Cater: To suspend the agenda to address Information item E, Blackboard Certificate Program. The motion carried.

Blackboard

Certificate Program: &= nbsp; Brent Gowen reminded that Academ= ic Technology Coordinator Haydn Davis drew Senators’ attention to Palomar’s Blackboard Certificate Program.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; The program is a structured sequence of training and assessments designed to prepare faculty to plan, develop,= and teach online classes. The Blackboard Certificate program curriculum foc= uses on best practices in the areas found to be important in online teaching and learning. The certificate prog= ram is rigorous and demanding,= but participants who successfully complete it will receive a great deal of assistance in developing their online courses, from Academic Technology sta= ff as well as from their fellow participants. Academic Technology anticipates that participants = can satisfy the requirements for the certificate program within one semester, although some may choose to take longer. While the number of Professional Development hours needed to fulfill the certificate requiremen= ts will vary by participant, a minimum of 40 hours is expected as this implementation of the program is specifically intended for instructors who = have not yet developed a fully online course.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; The spring 2007 Blackboard Certificate Program enrollment was restricted to no more than five (5) participants in order = to ensure that each participant receives the level of support and guidance nee= ded for success. The program will be offered again in the fall 2007 semester.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; More information about the program can be obtained by going to the Academic Technology page on the Pa= lomar College website.

Participation of Part-time=

Faculty on Committees

And in Evaluations of

Administrators: = Brent Gowen stated that the Faculty Senate discussed the issue of participation of part-time faculty on committees approximately two years ago. At the time, Senators acknowledged the bene= fits of making part-time faculty eligible to serve on committees, including additional faculty representation on committees and professional development opportunities. There was concern, though, that part-time faculty members we= re not protected by tenure or full-time contractual employment. The Senate eventually recommended against part-time faculty representatives serving on committees because = it would be uncompensated work, and the Senate did not want to set such a precedent.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; One Senator representing part-time fa= culty noted that there are many services that part-time faculty members pr= ovide without pay and asked that the Senate instead focus on the matter of whether part-time faculty are qualified to serve. He noted, moreover, that part-time faculty should participate in= the evaluation of administrators because administrative performances aff= ect part-time faculty as well as full-time faculty members. Another part-time Senator suggested that the union could discuss and possibly negotiate compensation for part-time faculty memb= ers if the Faculty Senate were to aff= irm their eligibility for committee service.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Lengthy discussion followed, including whether the Senate should assemble a subgroup or send this= issue to an existing committee for further discussion of working conditions, compensation issues, and possible recommendations.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Brent indicated that this item will be placed on the agenda for further discussion and/or action at next week’s meeting.

ADJOURNMENT: = The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Respectfully submitted,

= ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Teresa Laughlin, Secretary