NATURAL SCIENCES
DIVISION COUNCIL MEETING
February 8, 2012 (FLEX DAY)
Present:
Faculty/Staff/Counselor(s)
P. Baldwin, J. Bellemin, R. Bouse, T. Bui, B. Carey, C. Cha, C. Cowell, S. Di Fiori,
R. Donegan, P. Doucette, M. Ebiner, L. Fielding, N. Freeman, J. Gard, E. Goldmann,
P. Hacking, C. Herzig, J. Holliday, M. Jimenez, C. Killduff, R. LaFond, S. Leonelli,
V. Lloyd, P. Micu, J. Noyes, L. Ohara, T. Palos, A. Pham, S. Potter, M. Santiago,
J. Shankweiler, R. Shibao, M. Steinberg, M. Stupy, A. Tontcheva, S. Trench, A. Valle,
S. Wiltgen, Daniel Wright
Welcome/Introductions
 Ana Tontcheva was welcomed back, she returned from maternity leave.
 LaTasha Short, the Project Specialist for the STEM Grant was introduced; her office
is in room Chemistry 122.
 The new faculty members were introduced:
Shereese Alexander, full time temporary microbiology, she will teach Les Scharlin’s
classes while he’s out on medical leave
Steven Wiltgen, part time biology
Susan Stolovy, part time physics
Recognitions
 An applause card was presented to Anne Valle.
Spring 2012 Enrollments
 A chemistry 21B class was added.
 Most of the waitlists are full; faculty members were reminded not to take more
students than allowed, every student must have a seat.
Degrees
 J. Shankweiler discussed the degrees that were awarded 2006-07 to 2010-11, she
mentioned that the biology degree needs to be revised, and it needs to align with
the degree program. Degrees that do not align into a program need to be
inactivated. Currently the ECC college catalog does not list the course
requirements, but it should.
Curriculum Update – Bryan Carey
 B. Carey is working on curriculum.
 There will be a division curriculum meeting on February 16, 2012.
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Library Resources – Teresa Palos
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 T. Palos announced that she is able to purchase library resources; she said that the
biology and chemistry faculty may be interested, she will distribute a list in
mailboxes and she will place a list in the MESA Office, along with a 4 hour DVD.
Commencement
 J. Shankweiler announced the names of faculty members that are required to
participate in the commencement this year: C. Cowell, S. DiFiori, M. Ebiner,
N. Freeman, E. Goldmann, J. Holliday, J. Gard, R. LaFond, S. Leonelli, L. Scharlin,
R. Shibao, M. Stupy, and S. Trench. Letters will be placed in mailboxes today.
Committees
 A volunteer is needed for the enrollment management committee; the committee
meets every second Thursday of the month from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
 A representative for the safety committee is needed to replace Les Scharlin; he’s on
medical leave for the spring, 2012 semester.
 P. Doucette, E. Goldmann, R. LaFond, and V. Lloyd volunteered to be
representatives on the division load committee; the committee meets on every third
Wednesday of the month, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. to increase class loads and
class size.
Unit Plan
 The unit plan is on time, it is due the end of February. J. Shankweiler thanked
everyone that worked on the unit plan and said that plan leaders, E. Goldmann,
C. Herzig, J. Padilla, T. Palos, R. Shibao need to review the unit plan and sign off
that they reviewed it. Jean said if anyone wants to be a signatory to let her know.
SLO Assessments and CurricUNET
 J. Noyes, the Natural Sciences SLO facilitator discussed SLOs. He said there will be
a campus wide survey. SLOs will be assessed every 4 years. He will be submitting
reports via CurriUNET; if assessed in fall 2011, they are due the third week of the
spring 2012 semester, he demonstrated how to use the CurriUNET system on the
monitor and he said one assessment is done per course, per instructor.
 The CurriUNET password is not the same as the MyECC password. If you would
like to change your password, go into CurriUNET and click “change me”.
Paperwork
 Faculty are to:
o print class rosters.
o complete no show reports and active enrollment reports online.
o check rosters to verify that students are enrolled after students are given an
add sticker.
o submit office hours to Mariam by Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
o post office hours on office doors.
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o send an electronic copy of their syllabi to Priscilla at pbaldwin@elcamino.edu;
make sure the SLOs and course objectives are on the syllabus.
o submit laboratory schedules to the laboratory technicians in your area, if you
have a lab class.
o review fall 2012 schedule.
Announcements
 Club meetings are to be scheduled through the Student Development Office;
club advisors should be present at the club meetings.
 Faculty members were reminded that if they receive an email asking for their
password, not to give it out or type it. ECC will receive a fine if a virus is found
on computers. If you are unsure about certain emails, call the I.T.S.
(Information Technology Services) department for assistance.
 The chemistry building was supposed to receive new computers, but Donna Post
is out on leave, therefore it will impact the new computer installation and
software installation.
 Faculty members were invited to participate in the “California Reads” Program,
to encourage students to read, foster understanding of diverse cultures,
stimulate the meaningful exchange of ideas about current social and political
issues, and develop a greater sense of community at ECC through related
classroom and other campus activities during 2011-2012.
 A handout was distributed regarding instructional materials listing the questions
that should be answered any time a district wishes to require students to
provide materials.
 C. Cowell attended the parking committee meeting in December and he
suggested changing the time on the signs in the parking lots, but it wasn’t
approved.
 J. Shankweiler asked faculty for a list of courses that were assessed in fall 2011
and a list of faculty that did the assessments.
 Jean will meet with the biology and microbiology faculty members regarding fall
2012 classes.
 Information regarding the new FLEX reporter software was given to all faculty
members. The FLEX Reporter is a web-based software and can be accessed
using most browsers. All flex documentation can now be processed online using
the FLEX reporter software. Faculty members can manage and view their flex
hours anytime, they can submit individual activity proposal, conference
attendance, off-campus workshops and other activities.
 Jean read an email that Saul Panski, President, Compton Community College
District, Academic Senate, wrote regarding Accreditation in California. Two to
three colleges have been placed on show cause. Show cause is the step just
before loss of accreditation and requires an institution to prepare a closure plan.
At Compton College, the issues that would concern the Commission are fiscal
stability and progress in institutional planning. ECC and Compton must achieve
proficiency by fall 2012 of SLO assessment and program review, failure to do so
could harm El Camino College’s accreditation.
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