Cabrillo College Faculty Senate
May 8, 2007
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Sesnon House
In Attendance: Marcy Alancraig, Janus Blume, Arturo Cantu, Jennifer Cass, Virginia
Coe, James Durland, John Govsky, Paul Harvell, Steve Hodges, Sue Hoisington, Janis
Keyser, Renee Kilmer, Adela Najarro, Diego James Navarro, Dorothy Nunn, Rory
O’Brien, Jo-Ann Panzardi, Marko Realmonte, Dave Reynolds, Georg Romero, Dan
Rothwell, Deborah Shulman, Topsey Smalley, Francine Van Meter, Bob Owen.
Note Taker: Amber Parker.
1.0 Call To Order
The meeting was called to order at 3:04 p.m.
2.0 Approval of Minutes
Reviewed Minutes of April 24, 2007 meeting. After a change to item 4.2.7, it was
moved and seconded to approve the Minutes. Motion carried.
3.0 Reports
3.1 President’s Report—Rory O’Brien
3.1.1 Retirement Party—location, caterer, beverages, DJ, etc, have been
taken care of, with an estimated attendance of around 200 people.
Some final issues do need to be resolved: the committee needs
more help with final touches such as decoration and clean-up, and
possibly compiling a complete list of all the retirees. Volunteers?
3.1.2 Rory offered up the suggestion that in the future, it might be a
good idea to consider the option of having a Spring Gala that also
honors retirees, instead of having two separate events.
3.1.3 Reminder: election next week.
3.2 Vice-President’s Report—Steve Hodges
3.2.1 Resolution—regarding the use of paper rosters. In the process of
moving from one version of Datatel to the other, the format for the
rosters will likely change. There are two options: spend extra
money to make the rosters look the same as they always have, or
find another format. Steve thought it was reasonable to not spend
extra money and use the default reports instead. He is presenting a
two-part resolution: first, approval of a new format; and second,
committed support to the new format going forward. He provided a
sheet with format options for the Senate’s consideration, and asked
that the Senate members be prepared to vote on the matter in the
near future. There was a motion to pass the resolution immediately,
which was then seconded. Motion passed.
3.3 Treasurer’s Report—Paul Harvell
We have less money.
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3.4 Secretary’s Report—Georg Romero
3.4.1 Committees—Georg supplied a printout of the rosters, as well as a
committee information page, and requested feedback on both
items.
3.4.2 No complete list of Governance Committee—is this a campus
website item or a Faculty Senate website item? Paul thought it was
likely campus. So did Renee.
3.4.3 Georg noted that he will be coming to the Senate for the bylaws of
the Faculty Senate at some point in the future.
3.4.4 Rory added that Georg needs help finding out about committees
that might not be well known. There was some discussion as to
what qualifies as a standing committee, and where, for example,
does the Diversity Committee belong? Georg and Paul will look at
the bylaws to bring to the Senate next semester for Senate review
and clarification of “muddy” areas. Rory reminded the Senate that
Georg’s task is simply the first step: to update existing lists, and
make sure that no retired members are listed, etc.
3.5 Student Senate—Marko Realmonte
3.5.1 Marko has been elected Student Senate President, congratulations
to Marko. He expressed as one of his goals the desire to increase
communication on campus in all aspects—between the Student
Senate and the students, and improving visibility with events like
the Social Justice Conference, and the emergence of several new
clubs. Hip Hop for Human Rights was successful, Running Start
and the Transfer Luncheon is coming up, as well as several other
events that he is looking forward to.
3.6 CCFT—John Govsky
3.6.1 CCFT elections went well.
3.6.2 Negotiations are winding down.
3.6.3 Rory noted that the CCFT president-elect is Paul Harvell, and the
Senate congratulated him.
3.7 CCEU—Janus Blume
3.7.1 De-certification was a remarkably smooth process. By payroll
next, the dues money will be ours, and she was proud to say that
there were no struggles overall.
3.7.2 The constitution for the new Union is currently in progress.
3.8 Watsonville—Diego Navarro
3.8.1 Negotiations continue for the price of the library in Watsonville.
There is a question of demolishing or refurbishing the current
structure, and so far it looks like it is going to be demolished.
3.8.2 The Watsonville chapter of the Honor Society has lots of
participation, and is growing rapidly.
3.9 Renee Kilmer
3.9.1 The Department of Education wants to “strengthen” accreditation
regulations, and there have been numerous meetings over the last
couple of months regarding this topic. Two main points have been
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under review: the Standard for Student Achievements, and
accepting Transfers of Credit. (She added that these discussions do
not effect accreditation this year.) Both can have great
ramifications, including elimination or increased monitoring of the
peer review.
3.9.2 The UCSC Provost would like their faculty and Cabrillo’s faculty
to get together for regular symposiums. These could be arranged to
be discipline-specific if preferable, but the important point is to
increase communication between the two schools. This seemed to
be a good idea to all Cabrillo Faculty Senate members present.
Rory suggested that we host an event here on campus. Renee
added that UCSC was also interested in the Social Justice
Conference, and might want to participate next time.
4.0 Information Items
4.1 Technology Assessment and Plan—Bob Owen
4.1.1 Bob wanted to revisit the process used to create the plan, and talk
about two “big finds” that were uncovered while creating the plan.
4.1.2 Process: Seventy-five people divided into twenty task forces over a
period of three months did research that reported to a focus group
in order to make a comprehensive plan.
4.1.3 Big finds: “we need staff and stuff.”
4.1.4 Need for staff: despite increasing growth over twenty or more
years, the amount of staff positions is the same. It is estimated that
we are understaffed by seven to nine positions.
4.1.5 Need for stuff: the telephone system is twelve years old and has no
emergency communication function. The network servers are over
four years old, the core switches eight years old (and past end of
life—they are no longer supported and their operating system is
extinct), the wiring is poor with no drawings to assist repair, and to
top it off the backup plans for system failure are also outdated.
4.1.6 Bottom line: this is a potentially disastrous, extreme impact
situation.
4.1.7 How did this happen? In the past, budget cuts heavily influenced
the ability to upgrade, and up until now expert staff has dealt
amazingly well with it. In the future, the budget will plan for
upgrades.
4.1.8 Smart classrooms: beginning development of a “refresh schedule”
to upgrade technology. Students expect it, and Bob commented
that 41% of Cabrillo’s classrooms have no technology (including
overhead projectors).
4.1.9 Money: Capital Budget Expenditures 2007-2017 itemized list
presented. Budget Summary 2007-2010 presented (prioritized
order this list only). Bob stated that a lot of work has to be done in
a short amount of time. This will require a significant amount of
money, but it is critical to act before system failure. He added that
there are no monies available from the Chancellor’s office. Some
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faculty offered up suggestions of hiring a grant writer or getting a
loan to pay back in installments. Bob acknowledged that these
were good suggestions, but again stressed that action needs to be
taken now. He told the Senate to feel free to call or email if they
have any questions. Rory thanked Bob for all his hard work
throughout the whole project
4.2 Outreach and Enrollment—Renee Kilmer
4.2.1 A handout was presented for the Senate’s perusal. She noted that
there is no major restructuring, just a design of the process: what
students go through, and how we can get them to enroll and stay.
4.2.2 A design team will meet for the first time on May 23, 2007—they
will organize and talk to people on campus—look for updates next
semester.
4.2.3 She encouraged all to write and welcome Dr. Chen (the new Vice
President of Student Services) at the posted email address.
4.3 Staff Appreciation Day/Week Update
The printed mug was passed around, along with the card design that will
accompany the mug. Kudos and gratitude were expressed to Susan, Paul, and
Francine for their hard work and lovely results.
4.4 Bi-Lingual Desirability
Moved to next meeting.
5.0 Action Items
5.1 FLEX Calendar Approval—Francine Van Meter
5.1.1 The Calendar represents sixty workshops over three days—the
workshop tracks were designed over expressed interest areas.
5.1.2 Motion on table to approve: motion seconded and passed.
6.0 Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 5:05 p.m.
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