College Senate: Minutes
Date: 10/21/2015
Location: Allied Health Bldg., Room 4510
Minutes Approved: _X__Yes
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Visit the College Senate website at http://www1.cpcc.edu/senate/ for the College Senate minutes, SharePoint (items
for open discussion), and information about NCCCFA, Senate bylaws, Senate membership, committees, forms, etc.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Tony Zeiss:
Dr. Zeiss welcomed all Senators and expressed his appreciation for service to the Senate. He provided the following
updates:
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NC passed a budget. CPCC’s funding is slightly higher (42% of the operating budget comes from the state this
year). Approximately 24% of the operating budget comes the county (also increasing slightly from the past few
years).
The state has never reimbursed community colleges for summer courses (4-year schools are reimbursed). A
request for reimbursement was made, and the state will begin funding community colleges for summer courses
starting in Summer 2016. Reimbursement for Summer 2016 courses will arrive at the college a year later, to fund
Summer 2017 courses (this is how state funding always arrives).
Faculty and staff will receive one-time $750 bonuses in December paychecks.
The state approved a 1% increase for faculty and staff. Dr. Zeiss will request more from the board.
The college completed a salary study. Results are expected in January 2016. The study will indicate areas of
compression where changes are needed. The study will inform the need for changes; funding for increases will
then be requested.
Open enrollment for insurance is going on now through mid-November.
Overall, Fall enrollment is down 1%. Developmental course enrollment is down 69% (by design), so the 1%
overall decrease reflects an increase in curriculum enrollment.
Developmental courses are now self-paced and offered in modules. There appears to be higher success rates in
developmental courses, which means greater success in curriculum areas.
“60 by 20”—60% completion by 2020 is an ongoing effort. Currently the completion date is up to 41% from 36%,
and is climbing.
A new long-range facilities master plan is under development (through 2025), under the direction of Kathy
Drumm.
Competency Based Education (CBE) Wake Tech, Stanly, Forsyth Tech, and CPCC are seeking to create platform
for CBE in IT and Mechatronics. Universities are also showing interest in CBE. The use of CBE will allow for
continual enrollment and will facilitate the acquisition of knowledge faster than it can be dispensed in traditional
courses.
Safe College efforts: posters will be printed and posted in multiple areas around campuses. A request has been
made for additional armed security. There is always at least one armed officer on campus when students are
present. If you see something that concerns you, please report.
The new building at Cato is close to being awarded a Certificate of Occupancy.
Again, Dr. Zeiss expressed his appreciation and acknowledged faculty and staff as the heart and spirit of the college.
Old Business:
An amendment to the Senate constitution was submitted and passed with no dissention but with a clarification that a list of
past senators is available. Please see attachment for changes.
The Faculty Welfare Committee submitted for discussion a proposal to form a Roundtable Discussion committee, with four
administrators and two faculty. Senate members questioned the presence of only two senate representatives on this
committee. It was suggested that there be two faculty members, and two professional staff members, with the College
Senate President attending in ex officio capacity. It was also noted that the representatives will rotate often (perhaps
monthly), and that anyone can attend.
Other:
A work session was held from 3:00-4:00pm with a consultant from the library.
President’s Report (Alison Gagan):
Please see attachment.
Committee Reports:
Please see attachment.
Next Meeting Time: 3rd Tuesday of November (November 10), 2015 at 2:30:
Location: Allied Health Bldg., Room 4510
Respectfully submitted,
Lisa Godwin
Secretary
College Senate Executive Committee Proposal to Amend the Constitution
The College Senate Executive Committee proposes to amend our Constitution as follows: (change in CAPS and
underlined). The purpose is to allow continuing committee chairs to serve even though they are not currently senators.
They still will be expected to attend Executive Committee meetings and Senate Meetings to give their reports, and they
still will serve at the pleasure of the President.
Article 5 Section 2
Each Senator will be required to serve on one of the Senate’s permanent committees. In addition, any Faculty or
Professional Staff certified as an eligible voter under Article II may serve as a member on any of the Senate’s permanent
committees. The Chair of each committee must be a current OR FORMER Senate member. The officers shall serve as a
nominating committee for the selection of membership of permanent committees.
College Senate Agenda and Summary
October 20, 2015
A summary of reports is provided here due to limited time at today’s senate meeting.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Tony Zeiss, CPCC President
President’s report:
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Jumbo classes – There are ongoing discussions with eLearning and administration to determine when Jumbo
classes (online sections of approximately 100 students) are appropriate, the extent to which faculty are obligated
to teach these classes, and compensation. Currently some areas are opening 100 student sections without
following any of the established procedures. Dr. Debbie Bouton is working to distribute information to Division
Directors about how Jumbo classes should be implemented and faculty support and compensation policies.
Jumbo classes were piloted in 2013 with 3- and 4-hour, high demand courses.
 Security – College Senate has requested information about how and when information is provided to faculty in
crisis and perceived crisis situations. Also, the college senate president is involved in a Safe College
subcommittee evaluating classroom doors and our ability to lock doors from inside the classrooms.
 College Senate Strategic Planning Objectives 2015-2016: Final choices are indicated below.
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Student Learning and Success
Goal: Ensure student learning and success by promoting an innovative and supportive learning
environment.
Work with eLearning and the eLearning Operational Team to improve communication between eLearning
and faculty and assure student success in courses that utilize a learning management system while still
retaining academic freedom for faculty
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Organizational Learning and Development
Goal: Foster an organizational culture that maximizes individual growth through expanded learning
opportunities.
Work with Professional Development to offer more and more relevant professional development
opportunities. Make the credentialing process easier by developing a transparent rubric and check list,
and streamline the process.
III.
Community Catalyst
Goal: Be a catalyst for the educational and socioeconomic development of the community through
partnerships, coalitions, lifelong learning, and civic engagement.
Continue Arlene Parrish Fund fundraising.
IV.
Organizational Capacity to Serve
Goal: Plan and manage human, physical, financial, and technological resources so that College
programs, services, and infrastructure meet student and community needs.
College senate has two objectives: (1) Develop “knowledge management system” to examine policies
and procedures, connect people with tools, and data management, and (2) improve senate attendance,
encourage non-senators to attend senate meetings, and appoint a parliamentarian to improve the
functionality of senate and follow rules of order for greater effectiveness in contributing to CPCC’s policies
in our collective effort to improve student success.
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Organizational Excellence and Innovation
Goal: Promote and sustain innovation, entrepreneurship, and excellence throughout the organization.
College senate has two objectives: (1) Establish a Learning Unit Roundtable to foster communication and
collaboration among members of the learning unit, and (2) create a college “Sandbox”: an innovation
center to provide feedback on training, have beta testers, and be part of the technology tool selection
process.
Old business: College Senate Constitution Amendment (time permitting) – The College Senate Executive Committee proposes to
amend our Constitution as follows: (change in CAPS and underlined). The purpose is to allow continuing committee chairs to serve
even though they are not currently senators. They still will be expected to attend Executive Committee meetings and Senate
Meetings to give their reports, and they still will serve at the pleasure of the President.
Article 5 Section 2: Each Senator will be required to serve on one of the Senate’s permanent committees. In addition, any Faculty or
Professional Staff certified as an eligible voter under Article II may serve as a member on any of the Senate’s permanent committees.
The Chair of each committee must be a current OR FORMER Senate member. The officers shall serve as a nominating committee for
the selection of membership of permanent committees.
Committee reports
o Academic Policies (Pamela McIntyre)
 Our committee met in September and discussed a concern with the Withdrawal Policy. After much
discussion, the committee asked Alison Gagan, as President of College Senate, to contact the division
director to clarify the policy. This approach to clarify the policy appears to have resolved this issue. The
committee will meet again just prior to the regular Senate meeting on Tuesday, October 20.
o Credentials (Mona Yektaparast)
 We have requested a list of all senate-eligible members from each division. The responses should include
the names of all faculty and professional staff members in each division.
 We are still in process of modifying the credential process rubric.
 We have reviewed one application and has been approved, there is one more application to be reviewed.
o Curriculum (Pat West)
 A handout is provided separately
o Educational Resources (Roschella Stevens)
 Received $25,000 from Mr. Zollinger. The committee will be working on providing funding to those who have
already requested funding. Working on an electronic version of the form with Jerry Pickler.
o Professional Staff Welfare (Denise Keating)
 We have quite a few new senators this year. We currently have 17 out of 23 seats filled. Please see the list
below of Senators and their departments.
Andrea Brandt - Mathematics - Div Off
Ariel Cam - First Year Experience
Mark Coltrain – Library Services
Dieu Derr - Accounting & Reporting
Dept.
Donald Michael - ITS Learning Tech
Services
Lauren Estes – Student Life
Tommy Funches - Student Success
Services
Pedro Galvan - Basic Skills
Laurie Jachym - Special Services
Jeff Jarvis - Digital Media Services
Denise Keating - Library Services
Tracey Questell - Counseling Services
Curtis Speas - Testing & Assessment
Center
Shantell Strickland-Davis - Professional
Development
Miluska Taboada - E-Learning
Carie Whitehead - E-Learning
Zina Williams - Student Success
Services
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Student Welfare (Tony Beatty)
 The meeting began with a review of the purpose of the student welfare committee. The basic
charge of the committee is to recommend policies that promote the welfare of students
attending CPCC.
 Communication about the location of the Financial Aid Office this semester was an issue
early in the semester. The office was located in the Health Education building at the
beginning of the semester and then moved back to Central High Building. Some students still
come to the Health Education building for financial aid information. A suggestion was made
to emphasize the CPCC app and linking student emails to their smartphones. Information
also needs to be placed in CPCC today.
 A question brought up in reference to the above is whether or not there is a place on the
CPCC website that shows students how to connect to their email accounts. Is it even
allowable for students to do this?
 Students reported that SGA members come to classes to talk about student government and
other issues. A suggestion was made to post this in The Communicator to increase faculty
awareness of this service.
 There was brief discussion of campus safety. A security officer will walk students and/or
faculty to their cars if they have a late class.
 The next meeting of the Student Welfare Committee will be on November 13, 2015 at 11 a.m.
Technology (Kathy Watkins)
 The committee will be working throughout the year to establish and promote a “Sandbox”
where faculty can go to use new technology tools. The committee met in LRC 405, which is
the Teaching Commons created by ITS, but has been rarely used. The committee voted to
keep this location for the sandbox.
 ITS executive directors attended the meeting on 10/7, to introduce themselves and give an
overview of their respective areas.
 The Senate Tech members reviewed the 2014 Faculty Technology Survey questions and
made recommendations for the 2015 survey.
 Susan Hunter will attend the November meeting to discuss some ideas the committee has to
improve the online attendance system.
Faculty Welfare
(Fred Tone)
Proposal: LEARNING UNIT ROUND TABLE
PURPOSE:
To create a more positive working environment for all.
To instill a greater level of understanding and trust.
To reduce miscommunication and rumors that circulate.
To improve the frequency and timeliness of communication
MEMBERS:
VP of Learning unit and two assistants
2 Deans
2 Division Directors
2 College Senators
Executive Director of Learning Technology Services
Executive Director Facilities Management
Executive Director of ELearning
Associate VP of Human Resources
Invited guests as needed for discussion topics
OFFICERS:
Moderator – VP of Learning
Secretary – College Senator
MEETING FREQUENCY:
Once per month during Sept., Oct., Nov., Jan., Feb, Mar., & Apr.; Special meetings when necessary
AGENDA:
Topics submitted to designated Learning Unit assistant by members and approved by VP or designee.
Curriculum Committee Senate Handout
September 22, 2015 Meeting
Curriculum Requests Reviewed and Approved:
Program of Study Revisions:
Simulation and Game Development (A25450) program of study request to add:
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SGD 134, SG Quality Assurance & SGD 288, Portfolio Design to the technical elective pick list
Culinary Arts (A55150) program of study request to add:
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CUL 110A, as a required course
Respiratory Therapy (A45720) program of study request to:
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Add BIO 168 & BIO 169 as either / or options for BIO 163
Add MED 121 as either / or option for MED 120
Surgical Technology (A45740) program of study request to:
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Add BIO 168 & BIO 169 as either / or options for BIO 163
Add BIO 275 as an either / or option for BIO 175
Remove ENG 112 & ENG 113 from research ENG options
Add MAT 121, 143, 171, 152, 172, 271 to Math pick list
Horticulture Technology (A15240) program of study request to:
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Add HOR 291 as a technical elective
Co- Pre-requisite Requests:
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ART 114, Art History Survey I request to add DRE 098, Integrated Reading & Writing as a
pre-requisite.
ART 115, Art History Survey II request to add DRE 098, Integrated Reading & Writing as a
pre-requisite.
ERG 150, Intro to Engineering to add MAT 171 as a pre-requisite
ELC 131, Circuit Analysis I to add MAT 121 as a pre-requisite
ELC 133, Circuit Analysis II to add ELC 131 as a pre-requisite
ELC 213, Instrumentation to add ELC 131 as a pre-requisite
ELN 131, Analog Electronics I to add ELC 131 as a pre-requisite
ELN 260, Prog Logic Controllers to add ELC 131 as a pre-requisite and delete ELC 133E & ELC
111E
MAC 122, CNC Turning to add MAC 121 as a pre-requisite
MAC 124, CNC Milling to add MAC 121 as a pre-requisite
MAC 152, Machining Calculations to add MAC 110 as a pre-requisite and delete MAC 151
MAC 222, Advanced CNC Turning to add MAC 122 as a pre-requisite and delete MAC 121
MAC 224, Advanced CNC Milling to add MAC 124 as a pre-requisite and delete MAC 121
MAC 228, Advanced CNC Processes to add MAC 232 as a pre-requisite and delete MAC 121
MAC 231, CAM: CNC Turning to add MAC 122 as a pre-requisite and delete MAC 121
MAC 232, CAM: CNC Milling to add 124 as a pre-requisite and delete 121
MAC 234, Adv Multi-Axis Machine to add MAC 232 or DFT 154 and delete DFT 15