Cabrillo College Faculty Senate Minutes
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Sesnon House
In Attendance: Eva Acosta, Winnie Baer, Dave Balogh, Janus Blume, Jennifer Cass, Virginia Coe,
Mark DeSmet, John Govsky, Paul Harvell, Steve Hodges, Renee Kilmer, Brian Legakis, Jamie
Malone, Diego Navarro, Dorothy Nunn, Rory O’Brien, Beth Regardz, Dave Reynolds, Georg
Romero, Dan Rothwell, Mary Ellen Sullivan, Francine VanMeter
Visitors: Rob Edwards, Chuck Smith, Kristin Wilson
1.0 Call to Order
1.1 – The meeting was called to order at 3:09 PM.
2.0 Minutes
2.1 – Steve introduced new note taker Jamie Malone.
2.2 – Approval of the minutes from April 22, 2008.
2.2.1 – Steve Hodges wanted to add that Dan Rothwell mentioned that it was hard to
go forward with no consensus from the children’s center.
2.2.2 – After minor clarifications, the minutes were approved with no oppositions.
3.0 Reports
3.1 – Graduation Reception
3.1.1 – Steve Hodges requested $500 for the graduation reception. Someone also
recommended $300.
3.1.2 – Use food for faculty as well as enticement to come. Discussed how much it
would cost with the budget plus high food prices.
3.1.3 – Topic deferred until Paul Harvell’s arrival.
3.1.4 – Paul Harvell said we have the money.
3.1.5 – Motion was passed for $500 budget with no oppositions.
3.2 – Teacher’s Seminar
3.2.1 – Steve Hodges discussed the request for a to send at least one faculty member
to the California Great Teacher’s Seminar this year, adding that he had received a
request to attend from Kenny Atkins.
3.2.2 – Dave Balogh moved to send Kenny Atkins.
3.2.3 – The motion was clarified that we would pay for his registration (not
transportation) if the Staff Development committee declined to fund the conference.
3.2.4 – Motion made and seconded with no oppositions. This information will go to
the next Staff Development committee.
3.3 – Soltek Pacific
3.3.1 – Steve Hodges mentioned that Soltek Pacific Construction was awarded the bid
to build the health and wellness center. Unfortunately, it seems that a local
carpenter’s union may sue the district.
3.3.2 – There was a discussion of the ongoing Solar project at Cabrillo. Investors, at
this time, seem likely only to fund roof-top installation of solar panels. Campus
facilities have five buildings that are possible candidates, and discussion is ongoing.
3.4 – End of the Year Party
3.4.1 – Rory O’Brien discussed the arrangements for the end of the year party.
3.4.2 – Send out e-mails to announce it will be held June 6th after the graduation
ceremony. It is important to send out hard copies to retirees because last year many
people didn’t hear about it. Steve Hodges volunteered to create an invitation based on
his design from last year.
3.4.3 – Mentioned a future meeting with HR.
3.4.4 – Hoping to spend an hour stuffing envelopes by next week. Francine
VanMeter, Georg Romero, Winnie Baer, and Steve Hodges volunteered to help on
Tuesday (13th) at 3:00 PM.
3.4.5 – Rory O’Brien said he would send out an e-mail after he got the list.
3.4.6 – Discussed spending money on food, wine, and service. Agreed not to invest
too much on decorations (last year $500 - $1000 was spent on balloons alone). The
Sesnon is fine by itself.
3.4.7 – Rory O’Brien encouraged faculty to attend the graduation.
3.5 – Secretary Report
3.5.1 – Georg Romero mentioned an updated link to a new web page.
3.6 – Senate Members
3.6.1 – Steve Hodges received an e-mail from Consuelo Espana that she is just too
busy to be on the senate.
3.6.1 – There are now two open seats. Need a BELA and a HWPEA.
3.7 – Treasure’s Report
3.7.1 – Paul Harvell said that we have money.
3.7.2 – CCFT report of how to approach the budget centered on awareness and
communication. Said that it is important to get voices out early rather than late. In
February we are getting a 1.2 million dollar budget cut and won’t have time to talk.
Get other public forums going for feedback.
3.7.3 – Steve Hodges suggested creating a subcommittee to discuss budget issues.
3.7.4 – Paul Harvell said there is more than one way to inform than just e-mailing
people. He also said that anyone could e-mail him their thoughts on this matter.
Possibly the senate and council could talk sometime in the next month.
3.8 – CCEU
3.8.1 – Janus Blume discussed the budget issue. We are losing 1.25 financial aid
advisors which will likely result in the loss of two people. She encouraged
inclusiveness and urged everyone to find ways to work together and get through the
budget crisis.
3.9 – Watsonville Campus
3.9.1 – Mark DeSmet said that they are having successful outreach efforts to the high
school.
3.9.2 – The fall 2010 center is scheduled for opening.
3.10 – Student Senate
3.10.1 – Election results were announced: Rebecca Villafana is the new president and
Lupe Ortiz is the new vice president.
3.11 – Program Review
3.11.1 – Renee Kilmer mentioned the program review of programs and services. She
said that everyone needs to look at all their units.
3.11.2 – The liberal arts and science certificates are officially approved. They are still
reviewing the degrees.
3.11.3 – All online degrees are also approved.
3.12 – Tracking Lab Hours
3.12.1 – Discussed a schedule for arranged hours that students may work in the lab.
3.12.2 – We are denied apportionment for audits.
3.12.3 – Other colleges have time options sheets and the student signs it. Take their
word that they will work during those designated hours.
3.12.4 – Discussed possibility of supplemental instruction (non-credit) and how it
applies to TBA classes.
3.12.5 – May be used for any class where you can capture your hours and have
evidence of logging in (Math 502).
3.12.6 – Discussed having the benefit of students signing up electronically (but can
have the option of paper as well).
3.12.7 – This will not affect the summer schedule for this year.
3.13 – Summer 2009
3.13.1 – We may not offer a second four-week course next summer to save on
operational hours and classes.
3.13.2 – Dave suggested that we limit on-campus classes.
3.13.3 – Topic of summer 2009 semester proposed for future meetings.
4.0 Action Items
4.1 – Flex Calendar
4.1.1 – Francine VanMeter mentioned 54 workshops regarding instruction, student
success strategies, and planning. Three workshops are scheduled for September 5, 6,
and 7.
4.1.2 – The guest speaker, who was the first choice, is unavailable. Reserved the right
to invite him back in the spring.
4.1.3 – Would like to have student success stories and a panel presentation of recent
alumni presenting successes and struggles they had. Try to represent genders and
ethic backgrounds with these four people.
4.1.4 – The calendar was approved with no oppositions.
5.0 Information Items
5.1 – Plaque and Tribute Tree
5.1.1 – Jennifer Cass discussed the tribute tree (the was discussion on planting a new
tree or using an established one).
5.1.2 – Have a mockup of the plaque finished by the June staff luncheon. The size of
the plaque matters with the cost (possibly $300).
5.1.3 – Rory O’Brien brought up the question of having a ceremony and offering
refreshments for this tribute.
5.1.4 – Steve Hodges suggested having a brief ceremony during the lunch hour.
5.1.5 – Discussed the wording on the plaque (should be formal). It will be sent out to
the senate and we will vote on it during the next meeting.
5.1.6 – It will take six weeks to get the plaque. Made by Brinks.
5.1.7 – Discussed having a kickoff party and people could stop in whenever they
want.
5.2 – Staff Gift
5.2.1 – Winnie Baer suggested having the same gift of a mug, chocolate, and card.
Lots of discussion about the expense of having a mug and chocolate.
5.2.2 – Decided to approve the funding for this now and work out the details later.
5.2.3 – A budget of $700 was approved with no oppositions.
5.3 – HASS Cluster
5.3.1 – Chuck Smith updated the senate on the condition of the Anthropology and
Archaeological Technology programs.
5.3.2 – Rob Edwards retired and got a replacement at the perfect time. It took them a
long time to find the right person. Rob may stay over the summer to act as a PC.
5.3.3 – Hired Dusty to replace Rob. Dusty has excellent experience and training. He
will be teaching in the summer with Rob as his mentor.
5.3.4 – Discussed fusing the two programs together. There was debate on how many
program chairs were needed for that. Steve Hodges said that it is not the job of the
senate to vote on creation or modification of programs. This presentation was purely
informational.
5.3.5 – Commended Rob for building such an excellent program and dedicating so
many years to the college.
5.4 – Distance Education
5.4.1 – Francine VanMeter brought up the watch list issues. A taskforce has met and
discussed it.
5.4.2 – Discussed how distance courses should be administered (Title 5). Cap can be
75%.
5.4.3 – Mentioned being prepared to teach online and captioning. There are not hard
funds since grants get used up for other things (line item in CPI budget to use state
money).
5.4.4 – The minutes from this meeting are not available yet.
6.0 Announcements and Open Forum
6.1 – Two weeks from now is the last meeting of the semester. We will have one hour of
business and then take a tour of the new VAPA facility (delay in completion). We will also
be voting on MESA equivalency request at the next meeting.
6.2 – Francine announced that her husband and son will be featured on the show Dirty Jobs.
7.0 Adjourn
7.1 The meeting was adjourned at 4:51 PM