College Senate: Minutes
Date: 02/18/2014
Minutes Approved: ___Yes
Location: Allied Health Bldg., Room 4510
___No (Changes: )
Visit the College Senate website at http://www1.cpcc.edu/senate/ for the College Senate minutes,
SharePoints (items for open discussion), and information about NCCCFA, Senate bylaws, Senate
membership, committees, forms, etc.
Guest Speakers: Student Coordinators for Project Life Bone Marrow Registry
Cytotechnology Students Association has become involved on campus and has spearheaded the
Project Life campaign. David Lindsay, bone marrow recipient and survivor, started Project Life
because not enough people were on the registry. Project Life covers the $100 required to get you
on the registry. There will be a “Swab Mob” at 12:30 tomorrow, February 19, between Belk and
Elizabeth, to raise awareness of the drive which will be held April 9, 2014. Another “Swab Mob” is
planned for March. A “Lunch and Learn” will be held a week before the drive to answer questions
about the process.
President’s Report (George Wightman):
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Pay for training for part time instructors: Offering compensation for required training for
part-time instructors who teach fully online classes has been discussed with Richard
Zollinger.
Paul Santos will address the Senate in March regarding the PDP revision process.
It has been brought to Mr. Wightman’s attention that the VA doesn't recognize online
classes and certificate programs. He would like information and feedback about this.
Senate members for next year should be elected before the semester ends so that we don’t
spend as much time getting ready for next year in the fall. The president-elect should be
elected first. Then, senators in each division should determine if senators are in their 2nd
year of service; if so, they need to be reelected or a new senator should be elected.
Committee Reports:
1. President-elect (Joel Moore):
eLearning: Expect some revisions concerning online classes and offerings. Among the
changes will be a standard format for online classes. This will be implemented by Fall 2014.
There was discussion about eLearning policies among senators.
2. Academic Policies (Lisa Godwin):
No report
3. Credentials (Arlene Parrish):
No report
4. Curriculum (Pat West):
Please visit the Curriculum Committee Website for current minutes:
http://www.cpcc.edu/senate/committees/curriculum
5. Educational Resources (Roschella Stephens):
Three applications are in process; if approved, $1500 will remain available.
6. Faculty Welfare (Fred Tone):
Involuntary administrative leave: The committee wants some constraints built into the process
so faculty will be more aware of when and how this is implemented. The committee is trying to
reach a compromise with administration; approaching in a positive way with suggestions may
be more successful than past efforts. In some situations it may be appropriate but it’s possible
that it is overused. It happens in all areas of the college.
7. Professional Staff Welfare (Tony Hayes):
The committee would like an update on administration response to the Veteran’s Day holiday.
8. Student Welfare (Farhad Javidi):
(1) Student intake: An email was sent about the EVA. Faculty have the power to override the
EVA. Edith McElroy says she hopes we can start giving power back to faculty
(2) Bookstore advisory committee and SGA. Students want information about the cost of
books and digital content and funds the college receives from bookstore sales.
(3) Financial Aid scam – Students are receiving calls from people presenting themselves as
colleges. They get information about the student and ask for money in advance; for example,
they’ll tell the student that if they put $300 in an account they will receive $700. The Student
Welfare committee wants to make sure students are aware of the scam.
(4) Automated attendance system – When an “X” was reported for the snow day the system
automatically changed to “A” – this then resulted in students receiving a WN for classes
starting last week. This is in the process of being remedied - 500 students were kicked out of
classes in Math.
(5) Adam Brooks (communications) – He is looking into writing policies on social networking
and wants faculty and staff feedback before finalizing.
9. Technology (Gary Ritter):
WebEx – now available – an easy way to communicate with groups. You can join a meeting,
use for office hours and online classes. Up to 500 people can join and people outside the
college can access as well. Training is starting in March. Visit the Learning Technology
Services website and click “WebEx” to access more information.
Next Meeting Time: 3rd Tuesday of the month (2:30):
Location: Allied Health Bldg., Room 4510
Respectfully submitted,
Alison Gagan
Secretary