CHABOT COLLEGE ACADEMIC/FACULTY
SENATE
R e g u l a r Meeting
Board Room, Building 200
Thursday, May 8, 2008, 2:29 p.m. to 4:28 p.m.
APPROVED MINUTES
Submitted by Anne Brichacek, Chad Mark Glen and Diane Zuliani
Senators
Applied Technology & Business — Michael Absher
Arts & Humanities — Dov Hassan
Counseling — Rachel Azimina & Dara Greene
Health, Physical Education, & Athletics — Nancy Cowan & Jeff Drouin
Language Arts — Susan Gill & Vacant
Library — Jim Matthews
Science & Mathematics — Dave Fouquet & Ming Ho
Social Sciences — Michael Thompson & Sherri Yeager
Part-time Faculty — Anne Brichacek
Ex-Officios
ASCC — Jove Meyer, ASCC Vice President and Senate Representative
CLPFA — Shari Jacobsen
Academic/Faculty Senate Immediate Past President — Chad Mark Glen
Guests
Norma Ambriz
Presiding Officer
President Diane Zuliani
ITEM
1. GENERAL FUNCTIONS
1.1. Call to Order: President Zuliani called the meeting to order at 2:29pm
1.2. Approval of the Minutes: Chad Mark Glen moved to approve the minutes of April 24
and Michael Thompson seconded the motion. The minutes were approved with
one correction: Item 1.3 regarding IOB should read “additional funding had to be
shifted for total cost of $16M.” Abstentions: Nancy Cowan, Mike Absher, and Dara
Greene.
1.3. Guests: Norma Ambriz; and Recognition Award Recipients who are not members of
Senate: Alice Lo, Catherine Gentiluomo, Dale Wagoner, Karen Lounsbury, Nan
McDonell, Joann Cerefice, Seth Harwood, Susan Sperling, Waiz Badar.
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2. REPORTS
2.1. President’s Report: Zuliani: Diane Zuliani deferred her report to the next meeting on
May 22nd.
2.2. ASCC: Jove Meyer reported that ASCC elections had been held. Justin Reyes is the
newly elected president. Funding was found as promised for book scholarships for Fall
2008. The forms should be available soon.
2.3. CLPFA: Dave Fouquet reported that polling on the compressed calendar was
complete. The results will be made available soon; discussion around this complex
issue will continue. Negotiations about load factor (labs) will begin in summer.
2.4. Senators: Nancy Cowan reported that there is one nominee for the office of Senate
President. The ballot box will be placed in the lobby of building 200 for the ballots. The
nominee is Ming Ho.
Dara Greene invites everyone to attend the Transfer Celebration honoring students
who are transferring to a four-year institution. It will be held on May 14th. Everyone is
invited to attend.
2.5. Public Comments: Jeff Drouin announced that Steve Johnson who played football at
Chabot in 2004 and 2005 was drafted by the Buffalo Bills.
3. ACTION ITEMS:
3.1. None
4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
4.1. Chabot as a Hispanic Serving Institute (HSI):
Norma Ambriz began her
presentation by saying that the task of gathering the data and submitting a proposal that
could make Chabot College eligible to receive Federal funding as a Hispanic Serving
Institution (HIS) was begun in Fall 2007. An institution is designated as an HSI through
the Department of Education as the first stage of application for a Title V grant under
the Higher Education Act (Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions Grant). To be so
designated the institution must have 25% FTE undergraduate Hispanic students who
are either seeking a degree, a certificate, or transfer to a 4-yr college. The benefit of
receiving HSI designation (under Title V) is that it opens the door for the college to also
apply for funding under Title III. There is at least one college district in California that
receives funding under both Title V and Title III: San Diego College District. Most HSIs
are concentrated in urban areas. In California, however, they are in rural areas.
Everyone will benefit from Title V funding, even though the criteria requires 25%
Hispanic FTE, because although state funding will be directed to improve and/or
maintain programs that promote the success of Hispanic students, all students benefit
from improved and maintained programs. Grants are for five years, after which they
may be applied for again. Chabot College is recognized as a “Latino Friendly” college
by the community. The Strategic Plan and Chancellor’s Goals articulate the following: to
increase the number of students from historically under-represented groups; in
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particular, focus on increasing the percentage of Latino students from 22% to 25% to
reflect representation in local population. The Race-ethnicity Student Headcount: Fall
2007 indicated that Latinos comprised 24% of the students at Chabot. In reality there
are perhaps more, because the headcount also indicated 8% Unknown (not declared).
These figures spurred a renewed and more intensive effort to contact students who
chose Unknown with the request that they identify their ethnicity. This information
gathering is urgent because Chabot must meet the guideline criteria (25% FTE
Hispanic) by September in order to be eligible to apply in spring 2009. Although
Admissions and Records is taking the lead in following up with students who have not
checked an ethnicity designation, everyone is requested to participate in this effort. If
you have questions during summer, contact Ramon Parada or Sandra Genera. Ambriz
answered several questions from Senators.
5. FACULTY SENATE RECOGNITION AWARDS CEREMONY
5.1. Chad Mark Glen initiated the Academic/Faculty Senate Recognition Awards Ceremony
when he became president five years ago. The following were recognized for the 20072008 academic year:
Student Leadership Award:
Waiz Badar
Jove Meyer
Outstanding Classified Professional Award:
JoAnn Cerefice
Catherine Gentiluomo
Alice Lo
Nan McDonell
Distinguished Administrator Award
Gene Groppetti
Dale Wagoner
Adjunct Faculty of Distinction Award
Anne Brichacek
Seth Harwood
Karen Lounsbury
Outstanding Faculty Contribution Award
Susan Sperling
Faculty Leadership Award:
Dave Fouquet
Diane Zuliani
Academic/Faculty Senate President’s Award
Chad Mark Glen
6. GOOD OF THE ORDER
6.1 Future Agenda items
Compressed Calendar
Academic Council
Chancellor’s Budget Workshop
6.2 Adjournment at 4:28 PM.
6.3 Last 2008 Meeting: May 22, 2008 at 2:15 p.m.
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