REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Meeting of the Faculty Qualifications Committee Eureka: 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, SS 203D (Office of Instruction Conference Room) Friday, January 25, 2013, 9:00 a.m. Members Present: Michelle Haggerty, Steve Jackson, Garth Johnson, Paul Kinsey, Karen Reiss. Members Absent: Utpal Goswami. Also Present: Connie Carlson 1. Chair Michelle Haggerty called the meeting to order at 9:12.. 2. Michelle welcomed committee members, and she called for public comments: no public comments were offered. 3. Approve the December 14 Meeting Minutes: On motion by Paul Kinsey, seconded by Garth Johnson, the minutes were approved as written. 4. Action Items 4.1 Review and Make Recommendations on Emergency Equivalency Applications: Paul Day – Environmental Science (DN): The committee agreed that the application needs to be for the proper subject (Interdisciplinary Studies) and needs to be reviewed by the subject matter expert (SME) before it is considered for equivalency. Michelle will contact the area coordinator. Skip Hunter – Ethnic Studies (DN): The committee agreed that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications for the discipline through Social Sciences. 4.2 Review and Make Recommendations on Equivalency to the Minimum Qualifications Applications: None 4.3 Review and Make Recommendations on Minimum Qualifications Applications: Tyler Belarde - Mathematics: The committee agreed that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications for the discipline. Faculty Qualifications Committee Meeting January 25, 2013 2 Diana Dominguez – Mathematics (MC): The committee agreed that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications for the discipline. Kimberly Peterson - Mathematics: The committee agreed that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications for the discipline. Megan Rocha – Ethic Studies – Native American Studies (KT): The committee agreed that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications for the discipline. Ken Tinkham - Coaching: The committee agreed that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications for the discipline. Amanda Waters – Administration of Justice: The committee agreed that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications for the discipline. David Watkins – Forestry/Natural Resources: The committee agreed that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications for the discipline. 5. Announcements/Open Forum: No announcements , Steve Jackson requested that an agenda item be added to the next meeting regarding properly filled out paperwork. 6. Adjournment: On motion by Steve Jackson, seconded by Paul Kinsey, the meeting was adjourned at 9:42. Respectfully submitted by Debbie Williams, Administrative Office Assistant to the Academic Senate using meeting notes taken by Connie Carlson. Faculty Qualifications Committee Meeting January 25, 2013 3 Next Meeting: Friday, October 26, 2012