Cabrillo College Faculty Senate
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
3-5 P.M.
Sesnon House 18044
In Attendance: Winnie Baer, Arturo Cantu, John Govsky, Calais Ingel, Sheryl Kern-Jones,
Jackie Logg, Michael Mangin, Robin McFarland, Dusty McKenzie, Lenny Norton, Ekua
Omosupe, Yasmina Porter, Beth Regardz, Dan Rothwell, Pam Sanborn, Patricia Stokke, Alex
Taurke, Sylvia Winder, Eva Acosta, Marcy Alancraig, Rick Fillman, Abigail Kennedy, Kathie
Welch.
Guests: Jeff Horn, Margery Regalado, Isabel O’Connor, Paul Harvell, Wanda Garner, Georg
Romero, Laurel Jones, Jay Jackson, Michael Strunk, Ray Kaupp, Sesario R. Escoto.
Note Taker: Jeffrey Leach
1. Call to Order
1. The meeting was called to order at 3:08 pm.
2. Minutes
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1. August 27 , 2013
1. Revisions and approval.
3. Standing Reports
1. President (Michael Mangin)
1. Welcome, to the new HASS rep. Dusty McKenzie.
2. We’ve said this for a long time, but we should look at the possibility re-examining
the way FS chooses its officers and leaders. We should have committee of this.
Sheryl and Joanne have expressed interest
2. Accreditation is moving forward.
1. We have a copy of the self-evaluation report; it will be passed around so FS can
get a sense of the layout.
1. Senate calls attention to typo in flex week pamphlet.
1. It should read “User’s guide to accreditation.”
2. We met Dr. Henry Shannon and Julie Sanchez from the visiting team, who got
a tour of the place, and view into Cabrillo. They seem like nice people with
integrity.
2. CPC budget.
1. Last year $3 mill structural deficit
2. This year we’re only running a $1 mill structural deficit. We’ll probably be
okay. We don’t expect a state emergency, like we’ve been having.
3. We’ve started to plan this year’s budget.
3. CCFT and Student Senate are putting on an event on dealing with the Student
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Success Act, it will be mid Nov.
VP (Calais Ingel)
1. Note about emergency situation.
1. In the event of shooter, turn your phone off or to vibrate
1. Rationale: a ringing phone can show a shooter where you are.
Secretary (John Govsky)
1. John says, if you see anything wrong with the website, let me know.
Treasurer (Lenny Norton)
1. Yes we have money.
2. Let each other know about becoming a member of FS.
3. There are voting members here who don’t pay dues.
1. If you’re not sure if you pay dues, an easy way to find out is to look at your
paycheck.
CCFT (John Govsky)
1. Mentoring program for new hires, both full time and adjunct.
1. If you’re interested in being a mentor, let John or Maya know.
CCEU (Rick Fillman)
1. Greetings from our classified colleagues.
Watsonville (Eva Acosta)
1. The memorial for Billee Paul
1. It was very good, nice for her family to see how cared for she was.
2. 87% fill rate of classes in Watsonville.
1. This is similar to Aptos campus, but a little lower than historically.
Student Rep. (Abigail)
1. Our student meeting focused mostly on budget. We’ve been trying to make our
numbers nice and even, and the way we’ve said they would be.
2. We’re working to be cooperating well with Faculty and community.
3. The “Borrow a Book” program is working well it seems, good responses from
students
4. We decided to do a slide for announcements. One easily accessible website for
students and staff to use. The Scotts valley rep will be doing it.
1. He’ll be making things easy for Faculty to get stuff to students.
5. Senate: Students aren’t sure if bookstore policy is still the same on buyback
policy.
1. Bookstore will still be buying students’ books.
2. The bookstore committee will be meeting in a week. People can contact them.
3. Last year it was expected that the book buyback would be expanded, so it
seems like buyback should be better now, but no one seems to be sure what
it’s like with the new ownership.
4. Book ordering system has been tricky. A lot of faculty thought they placed
orders, but didn’t.
1. Many faculty got the wrong books in bookstore, there are some issues
there.
6. We have a copy of Student Senate Goals.
SLO Asses. Coor. (Marcy Alancraig)
1. List of courses that are being taught but have not yet been assessed went out. This
list is not totally accurate.
1. If something’s not right, tell Marcy.
2. Electronic system of assessment:
1. There’s anxiety for our new model
1. Don’t worry! - we’re just piloting it.
2. Thank you to the people we’re testing it on.
3. Things are looking good. There don’t seem to be many glitches. Paul in
Econ. has been able to upload really fast.
1. Again, we’re just trying this thing out!
2. There could be some changes that come from this, but the suggested
changes will have to be brought before us, the FS, for approval.
1. Senate: Assessment mechanics? In math things are different,.
When we meet in dept. we gather together and talk about what
we’ve learned from our surveys, and how we’ll make our classes
better.
2. We will not be losing human discussion that helps you learn.
3. Senate says don’t grumble to students about the things you have to
do for SLO, take them seriously. Grumbling will just make your
student s annoyed about them too.
11. VPI (Kathie Welch)
1. Accreditation
1. It was pretty nice, we got a good feel. Our chair is a nice, dignified person.
2. The big thing we learned is that it takes a lot to organize a team of 12 like that.
Well done, Lois, thank you.
3. Doctor Shannon will do a good job communicating with us.
2. Deans are working with faculty, making sure there’s a connection in faculty that
when you plan something, it really means something.
3. There will be a bit of temporary money for us, not long term money.
4. Enrollment: I’m going to wait till the next meeting to really talk about it.
1. We’re figuring out soft spots to schedule classes where students need them in
spring 2014.
2. It’s great walking around campus and seeing students engaged. We had a tour
of 800 building, it was great.
4. Unfinished business.
1. New photo for the website.
2. BPs needing approval: 3050, 3055, 3831, 3848, 3868, and 2090.
1. The first two, 3050 and 3055, we used to have one policy here, we broke it down
into these. It used to be in our old 3050.
2. 3831, we included that line for positivity.
3. 3000s are Instructional BPs...
4. President’s component – BP 2090 - says everyone, including faculty, is evaluated.
5. Who evaluates administration management?
1. There’s a comprehensive process every three years where all the deans and
people who interact with a manager have a chance to give input. Slightly
streamlined annual process as well.
6. Vote:
1. Vote passes.
3. Smoking.
1. Parking lots are being used to smoke pot too, and that’s not alright.
2. Weed is distracting when people smell it in classrooms, and a lot of it has been
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wafting into 300 rooms.
E-cigarretes are around, they are being smoked in non-smoking areas.
There are about 2 dozen community colleges that banned smoking completely.
here are about
Comment: I don’t care if people get high, but they can’t do it on campus. Students
have been vandalizing “no smoking” signs. These people who ignore the rules
should start being cited.
There are issues with trash can fires.
The smoking isn’t all the issue, there is a pack-attitude that leads to abuse where
the smokers hang out.
We’ll try to get better controls, if not a ban on smoking completely.
We could compile faculty concerns and bring it to student senate to make it an
agenda issue.
The secondary smoke is really affecting some of the faculty’s health.
We should look at what rules are already in place in the state of CA about
distance from any entrances people have to be in order to smoke. We should look
at laws already on the books and make sure they’re enforced.
There’s a new state law about CCs and smoking.
All UCs will be non-smoking now.
There should be clear instructions that people can easily see about where they can
smoke, and who you should contact if you have a problem with someone’s
smoking.
It doesn’t matter that we might say we’re smoke free, the 300 parking lot is
officially a no smoking zone, but that’s where the most smoking seems to happen.
We need to enforce things more.
What would the price of enforcement be?
Just figuring out enforcement won’t fix the health issue. Anywhere on campus
will still mess with some of the faculty’s health.
Students might just be confused by the designations of where they can and can’t
smoke.
If we’re going to enforce some of these things, we have to enforce all of them.
1. Skateboards are still an issue.
2. We can now ticket people for smoking and for skateboarding, but we don’t.
Who are we trying to serve? Nonsmokers?
Straw Poll about who thinks we should be a completely non-smoking campus.
Results show a pretty sharp division, with a slight majority for no smoking.
Perhaps it would be simpler if we were just completely smoke free.
1. No confusing distinction between cigarettes and joints, or where people can
smoke or not.
We could use policemen perhaps walking around campus for enforcement.
Student Rep says she’ll bring it to student senate. They’ll do some research and
bring the issue back.
4. Goal setting and Student Success.
1. Fill out survey and then split into groups for discussion
1. Group ideas:
1. Group 1: Grading policies, review of curriculum and interdisciplinary
cooperation.
2. Group 2: Staff development for curriculum. Cross-curriculum discussion.
3. Group 3: Early ID of students considering dropping school and
intervention. Interdisciplinary creative curriculum. Seamless connection of
K-12 and college. Mindfulness from both teachers and students.
4. Group 4: Interdisciplinary conversations. Inter-departmental groups for
development. Faculty senate looking at program planning from senate
perspective.
5. Group 5: Mentoring, Student mentoring.