CHABOT COLLEGE ACADEMIC/FACULTY SENATE
Board Room, Building 200
th
Thursday, October 13 , 2005 – 2:15 p.m. to 4:40 p.m.
A P P R O V E D M I N UT E S
Submitted by Ross Shoemaker
Senator Attendance: Applied Technology & Business (Michael Absher); Counseling
(Sally Stickney & TBA); Health, Physical Education, & Athletics
(Nancy Cowan & Ross Shoemaker); Arts & Humanities (Bill
Johnson); Language Arts (Stephanie Zappa & Francisco Zermeño);
Library (Norman Buchwald); Science & Mathematics (Dave
Fouquet & Ming Ho); and Social Sciences (Kathy Kelly for Barbara
Ogman & Michael Thompson).
Guests:
Dr. Ron Taylor (Vice President, Academic Services), Sally Jahnke,
(Dean, Science and Mathematics)
Presiding Officers:
President Chad Mark Glen, Vice President Michael Absher.
ITEM
1.0 GENERAL FUNCTIONS
1.1
Call to Order: President Glen called the meeting to order at 2:15
p.m.
1.2
Approval of the Minutes: Francisco Zermeño moved to approve
the „Minutes of September 8, 2005 and Stephanie Zappa second.
The motion carried. Kathy Kelley moved to approve the „Minutes
of September 22, 2005 and Francisco Zermeño second. The
motion carried.
2.0 REPORTS
2.1
College President. No report
2.2
ASCC. No report
2.3
CLPFA. No Report
2.4
Public Comments:
Norman Buchwald made a suggestion that action items and
discussion items should be given to senators earlier so that they
can study in depth the various policies and/or processes and be
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given more lead time to read the related materials, discuss them
with their units, and report back to the Senate. President Glen
suggested that when he sends the call for agenda items on
Mondays that senators reply all and suggest the priority of the
agenda and make recommendations on what should be listed
under Future Agenda Items. Chad said he would get Senators
materials as early as possible.
3.0 ACTION ITEMS
3.1
New Full-Time Faculty Positions Prioritization Process
The Senate was given the Revised 10/6/05 copy of the process
for prioritization of new and replacement full-time faculty.
Francisco Zermeño moved to approve the New Full-Time
Faculty Positions Prioritization Process and Stephanie Zappa
second. After review of the process, the motion carried. Note
that the Faculty Prioritization Committee includes 17 voting
faculty. Kathy Kelly felt that the committee members’ voting
should be recorded and made a part of the public record. She
also felt that there should be ranked or weighted criteria for the
voting process. The Senate voted to accept the new process as
written.
4.0 DISCUSSION ITEMS
Senate voted to move agenda item 4.9 “2006-2007 Unit Plan”
to the top of the agenda.
4.9
2006-2007 Unit Plan
ƒ Sally Jahnke presented a paper explaining the Unit Plan
developed by the Institutional Planning and Budget Council.
This plan is due to each Dean or Immediate Supervisor no
later than December 9, 2005.
ƒ Discussion of the plan centered on the difficulty involved for
Instructors to complete this process in addition to their primary
teaching and committee duties. Some Senators felt this was
more the task of administration instead of faculty.
4.1
Strategic Cost Management (SCM) Workgroups
Dr. Ron Taylor gave an update on the four work groups below.
He stated that there is an end of October deadline to provide a
report to Chancellor Cota. The four groups will each make a
short list of recommendations for study. Next week, Chabot will
be conferring with Las Positas on our lists. Dr. Taylor will bring a
preliminary list of SCM to the next Senate meeting.
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1. Program Right-Sizing, Program Duplication, Etc. Chair: Ron
Taylor.
2. Student Fees (Additional Fees, Fee Changes, Etc.). Chair:
Melinda Matsuda, Vice President Student Services.
3. Revenue Enhancement (i.e., non-student-fee revenue
enhancements). Chair: Bob Curry, Vice President Business
Services.
4. Process Improvement (efficiency and effectiveness
improvements of institutional processes). Chair: Dr. Robert
Carlson, President.
4.2
Program Revitalization/Discontinuance Process
Senators had three weeks to review this document. The
discussion centered on the Timeline Note on page four of the
document:
*Note: the district Chancellor may, in the event of
a recognized fiscal crisis, initiate the steps of this
process while setting aside the timeline due to
urgent budget constraints.
It was recommended that the above excerpt be changed to:
*Note: the district Chancellor may, in the event of
a Board recognized and justifiable fiscal crisis,
initiate the steps of this process while setting aside
the timeline due to urgent budget constraints. The
broad fiscal implications of possible program
discontinuance must be addressed.
Senators were asked to bring this back to their divisions for
input and e-mail any feedback to Chad. It will be an action item
on the next Senate agenda.
4.3
Faculty Hiring Process
LPC’s Senate President is to provide us with their faculty hiring
process documents. We need to form a small work group to
draft a process. Please send Chad names of faculty from your
area who would be willing to work on the draft.
4.4
Student Cheating- Report and Resolution Outline
Senators are to review and solicit feedback from their divisions
on the:
a) Student Cheating Report and Process Document,
b) Academic Honesty Report Form, and
c) Student Response to Academic Honesty Report.
Please send feedback to Chad via e-mail.
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ACADEMIC/FACULTY SENATE MINUTES
4.5
Senate Reporting/Recommending
Shared Governance
Responsibilities
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ƒ In Senate discussions it has been recommended that the
Academic/Faculty Senate report directly to the college
President and not to College Council. Since the College
President chairs the College Council, Dr. Carlson can place
Senate related items, as he sees fit, on the College Council
agenda.
ƒ The Institutional Planning and Budget Council’s (IPBC’s)
reporting and handling of items dealing with academic and
professional matters needs to be clarified. Title V, Article 2,
Section 53200 states the Academic Senate’s primary function
is to make recommendations with respect to academic and
professional matters. “Academic and Professional matters”
means the following policy development and implementation
matters:
1) Curriculum including establishing prerequisites and
placing courses within disciplines.
2) Degree and certificate requirements.
3) Gracing Policies.
4) Educational program development.
5) Standards or policies regarding student preparation and
success.
6) District and college governance structures, as related to
faculty roles.
7) Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes,
including self-study and annual reports.
8) Policies for faculty professional development activities.
9) Processes for program review.
10) Processes for institutional planning and budget
development.
11) Other academic and professional matters as mutually
agreed upon between the governing board and the
academic senate.
The above is frequently referred to as the 10 + 1.
4.6
Board Policy On Copyright
Designated a Future Agenda Item.
4.7
Board Policy 2313 On Naming Buildings
Designated a Future Agenda Item.
4.8
Draft Board Policy on the Web
Designated a Future Agenda Item.
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4.9
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See above.
5.0 REPORTS
Facilities Committee: Mike Absher reported that the four
model demonstration classrooms’ opening would be delayed
until approximately Spring Break.
Senators were given a Copy of a Draft (10/3/05) on Student
Cheating (Report and Process), Draft Version of Copyright
Policy (October 11, 2005), Draft Versions of Web Policy and
Copyright Policy (October 11, 2005), a copy of District Policy
(January 16, 1996) about the Naming of Buildings, Facilities
and Memorials, and a Draft of the Chabot College
Educational Master Plan 2005-2015 (Draft 10/12/05) and the
Senate Rostrum (September 2005).
6.0 GOOD OF THE ORDER
6.1
Future Agenda Items
See items 4.6, 4.7, and 4.8 above.
6.2
Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 p.m.
6.3
Next Meeting: Joint Classified Senate Meeting Thursday,
October 27, 2005 at 2:15 p.m. Board Room.
6.4
Fall Meetings: 2nd & 4th Thursday, 2:15 - 4:15 p.m., unless
designated
“*special”. 11/10, 17*; 12/8, 15*.
RS/CMG
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