REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Meeting of the
Academic Senate Executive Committee
Eureka: 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, SS 201 (Senate Office)
Crescent City: 883 W Washington Blvd – Room E4
Friday, April 8, 2016 – 12:30 PM
MINUTES
Members Present: All members present in person or via telepresence.
1. Call to Order: 12:51 pm.
2. Public Comment: None
3. Action Items
3.1 Approve March 25 Meeting Minutes: On a motion by Mark Renner, seconded
by Mike Dennis, the minutes were discussed and approved as written.
4. Discussion
4.1 Spring Plenary Program with Highlighted Breakout Sessions; which ones
should Connie attend? Suggestions welcome. Committee members went
through the lists and were able to come to consensus regarding which sessions
would be most beneficial to faculty and the college as a whole.
4.2 Review Constitution (Post-Senate Discussion Revisions): The committee
reviewed the changes that were made after the discussion at Senate on April
1; the label for the ‘fourth area’ being changed to Health and Service Areas
(HSA); the staggered two-year term (which was discussed as the term was
confusing, but was stated to be standard language); the ballot piece and
having the Co-Presidents be more involved were also discussed.
4.3 Review Bylaws (Post-Senate Discussion Revisions): The continuing Co-President
being part of the Ad-hoc Senate Co-President search committee was discussed
as perhaps having gone too far from the current “no participation” of current
Co-President input. It was suggested that the OUTGOING Co-President might
be the better choice to be on the search committee. Then, it was suggested
that the Co-Presidents be part of the Research being done to make the final
list, not be a member of the search committee. It was also suggested that the
final list be given to the continuing Co-President to make the decision (choose
the name to put forward for affirmation by the Senate). The Co-Presidents will
supply new language for both documents and will present them for approval at
Senate April 15.
4.4 Meeting in May after Finals: Monday, May 16, 2016 at 10 am.
4.5 Election of Continuing and Incoming Co-Presidents: Contingency comes into
play: if the bylaws are approved, and applied to this year, then the election will
not be necessary. If not, then the election will occur on May 6. It depends on
the outcome of the Action items for the Constitution and Bylaws on April 15.
4.6 Review April 15 Academic Senate Agenda: The agenda was reviewed and
discussed, then edited per discussion.
4.7 The Next Faculty Meeting: The meeting recorder had to leave for ASPC; the
next faculty meeting will be April 29 in the Board Room.
5. Future Agenda Items: Committee members are encouraged to request to place an
item on a future agenda.
6. Announcements/Open Forum:
7. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned.
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10 to 5 Fridays.
Next Meeting:
April 22
Regular Schedule is 2nd and 4th Fridays at 12:30 PM