Academic Affairs and Standards Council Meeting
MINUTES – APPROVED
Friday, November 13, 2015
Agenda Item
1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Roll Call of Members
3. Adoption of Agenda
4. Approval of Minutes
(October 9, 2015)
5. Committee Reports - Oral
&/Or Written - Q & A (30
Minutes)
a. Curriculum – Gale Bigbee
b. Learning Central
Advisory Committee –
Lisa Lamor
c. Online Education
Committee – Jane
Greathouse
d. Global Education – Kurt
Dershem
e. Student Engagement –
Susan Mucha
f. Student Learning –
Vacant
6. Department Chair
Discussion
(5 Minutes Each)
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Minutes
Jay called meeting to order at 1:17 p.m.
PRESENT: Cristen Cox, Kurt Dershem, Don Hermanson, Diann Marten, Shayne
Narjes, Deb Salmon, Karen Snay, Michele Brielmaier, Barb Embacher Brad
Schloesser, Judy Shultz, Dr. Susan Tarnowski, Dave Edwards, Jay Wendelberger
ABSENT: Ryan Langemeier, Candy Mortenson-Klimpel
GUEST(s): Lisa Lamor
Motion to Approve: Dave Edwards; Motion Seconded: Kurt Dershem; Motion
Passed Unanimously
Motion to Approve: Dave Edwards; Motion Seconded: Kurt Dershem; Motion
Passed Unanimously
b. Lisa Lamor: will be contacting MSCF for faculty requests for event planning, etc.;
will roll out activities at faculty work-shop; request to include at faculty on-boarding
training for early or academic alerts; will have more adjunct faculty who will need
more training and possible record training to be viewed at faculty’s convenience.
Advisory committee has been formed but have not started meeting yet, will start in
spring semester. Working with Online Education Committee and Student Affairs.
AASC will request written reports from all committees and stagger oral reports.
Cristen Cox – concerns on faculty cuts and program suspensions, looking at spring
schedules; working on SCRUBS camps; working with MSU; working on marketing.
Kurt Dershem – did survey of courses offered in spring in MnSCU colleges, 14 of 22
have HUM courses, about ½ taught by English faculty.
Don Hermanson – FFA students are on campus today; partnered with agribusinesses
last week; worked with Junior Achievement on campus; working on marketing (need
funds) and student enrollment.
Ryan Langemeier (per Barb Embacher) - Mark Paddock is doing recruiting for
Carpentry program, having great success; Advanced Manufacturing working on grant
work; will be piloting an Apprenticeship program at Faribault campus, STEM
exploration days are upcoming.
Diann Marten – working with adjunct faculty so that courses are covered for spring
semester; need adjunct in Chemistry and Physics; working on grants for STEM camps,
would science or math faculty like to be included?
Candy Mortenson-Klimpel (per Michele Brielmaier) – had first HOT JOBS:
Healthcare Needs You LPN initiative at Faribault, will be offered at North Mankato on
November 24 with 2 sessions (max of 200 students); Nursing reps were on TV and
radio about students in Madison East Mall; good job of marketing (of doing something
out of the ordinary); need to increase numbers in Nursing, will talk to students at
Riverland to share opportunities due the closing of their Nursing program; public is
7. Vice President Minute and
One-Half – Dr. Susan
Tarnowski
OLD BUSINESS:
8. Proposal from Nursing to
Administer Course
Evaluations Through D2L Michele Brielmaier
NEW BUSINESS:
9. Student Representation on
AASC
10. Policy Review
a. Maximum Credit Load
(3000-29)
b. Student Insurance
Policy (3000-45)
c. Senior Citizens (400004)
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asking questions about bonding and nursing accreditation concerns at SCC.
Shayne Narjes – 2 retirements coming up (Harold Chromy and Kristi Maruska); will
hire more adjuncts rather than replace Kristi; need to support more night classes; look
to offer Saturday classes or spread teaching over a year.
Deb Salmon – department supports need for 2 full-time faculty.
Karen Snay – on behalf of 2 faculty, Cassandra Labairon and Ray Schmidt are
qualified to teach, rather than hire adjunct.
Per Dr. Tarnowski – looking at cost study, some programs are out of band; started
scheduling and assigning to impact cost study, fill rate is 63%, LAS is 74%, have FTE
faculty teach in their credential field. Bonding tours have been offered on campus.
Judy Shultz - SCC and Bethany working together on piloting of culinary chef show on
television.
Dr. Tarnowski shared that SCC’s Systems Portfolio document was uploaded last
Monday to Higher Learning Commission. Kudos to the many who worked so hard:
Lisa Lamor, Beth Danberry, Steve Pottenger and Scott Rahe; readers Karen Snay,
Ramona Beiswanger, Suzy Meneguzzo and Renee Guyer. Appraisal response should
come in February. First part of portfolio is Institutional Core Competencies. Second is
program assessment and quality improvement. Need to stress assessment, improve
quality improvement planning and work closely with Master Strategic Plan and the
Academic and Student Plan. Attended a session on accreditation at MnSCU ASA
conference.
Suggested changes from previous meeting were made, if appropriate. Will trial
process during summer session, then hopefully through spring. Confusion on results
being put in faculty HR files. Does HR have some other way to maintain survey
results rather than being placed in individual faculty files? Currently, copies are sent to
Deans and Department Chairs and then to the faculty. Is this being done
electronically? Move this clarification to Shared Governance and eliminate statement:
‘sent to Human Resources.’
Motion to Approve: Michele Brielmaier - start nursing evals via D2L; eliminate
‘results are sent to Human Resources’ and resolve this issue through Shared
Governance; Motion Seconded: Cristen Cox; Motion Passed Unanimously
As a part of the Charting the Future implementation, Dr. Parker requested that students
be a part of each committee, if appropriate. Maybe include only when discussing
Charting the Future specifically. Per MSCF contract AASC membership is 2/3 faculty,
1/3 administration; there is no student participation specified. What are other colleges
doing about student membership in AASC? Jay will report the consensus of AASC to
the President.
Will work with policy committee on Student Code of Conduct, Transfer, and
Satisfactory Academic Progress.
 Added purpose statement. Remove Chair from ‘have the approval of the Program
Advisor/Chair….
Motion to Approve: Don Hermanson; Motion Seconded: Brad Schloesser; Motion
Passed Unanimously
Change wording: Students should check ‘their’ insurance.
Motion to Approve: Michele Brielmaier; Motion Seconded: Brad Schloesser;
Motion Passed Unanimously
Per MnSCU policy, changed wording to make policy more clear. Included MnSCU
System Guidelines. New legislation, FBM and SBM can enroll without $20.00 per
credit fee. HOLD to review and clarify…do we need exclusionary comments
regarding FBM and SBM?
P: What processes did you
discuss? (a process is the way
you do things)
R: Did you use data or results?
(data can be quantitative and/or
qualitative)
I: Did you improve any
processes? (any changes that
make things better)
Used established processes, move some items to Shared Governance, did voting, used
process for policy review. Need improvement: Scheduling of courses by credentialed
and non-credentialed faculty.
Resolved on policy review, student representation, conversation on what Learning
Central can do.
Improved some policies.
Adjourn at: 2:52 p.m.
Request to have Dave or Jay at each campus for the meetings. Need mileage
reimbursements. Jay will attend at NM next month.
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