Exec Committee for Faculty Congress
May 11, 2015
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Present: Kim, Jan, Michael, Bobbi, Faith, Norbert, Jim, Seri, Avis
Proposed Agenda for Friday’s meeting
 p. 2 proposed motion for double major issue
 Jim: 2nd Readings needed:
o Charter changes - membership
o By-laws: Professional development committee
o Jim and Kim to check on revisions
o Once voting done and motions pass, FC has one year to set up Professional
Development Committee
 Next year’s Exec Committee will make decisions on this
 Note: Jim and Michael are off-island and will not be attending 5/15 meeting
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Graduate Council item: Note: Grad Council sends issue to FC to decide if it impacts
university as a whole; otherwise, Exec Committee sends back to Grad Council and
lets them move forward.
o Setting up requirements for how long student can take to complete masters
or doctorate degree
 Suggestion to review what other campuses do with respect to
graduate councils and faculty governance.
 Does this impact academic policy and/or faculty within a unit?
 This has already gone to the Academic Policy Committee and been
approved.
 FC Executive Committee recommends send back to Grad Council,
stating there are concerns (e.g., representation on Graduate Council).
 Recommend next 2015-16 Congress consider looking into issue with
GC representation.

Seri: (ALO report to be posted under Assessment).
o ALO Report – note section on “gainful employment” – for profit organizations
with professional certificates will need to report employment data.
o Program Review report being updated
 Recommendation from System to change review timeline from seven
years to five years.
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Please review committee reports on FC Website for accuracy.

System Office (Dr. Risa Dickson) – eCafe to be phased out; Proposed Course
Evaluation System
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For 2015-16 FC:
o Issue with students videotaping faculty in class
o Physical facilities
 Problem with technology in classrooms (e.g., Smartboards that aren’t
working; bulbs not replaced in projectors)
 VCAdmA Sakai says there are $$ available for classroom technology
 Required to have 5% reserve; max is 16% reserve
o Chairs returning for next year’s committees
 Faith – yes
 Bobbi – yes
 Jim – yes
 Seri – yes
 Mitch – yes
 Norbert - yes
 Gen Ed - open
o Social Sciences representatives: vote in progress
o Natural Sciences: Shawon Rahman
o Pharmacy – Karen Pellegrin
o Faculty Senate – updates needed
o Library – new rep
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Positions needed:
 Secretary _______________
 Vice Chair ______________

Friday, May 15th: Business meeting will be conducted first, followed by
elections and seating of the 2015-16 Congress.

Please complete Committee Reports (Kim sent template)—send by end
of week.
Meeting adjourned 4:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Avis Masuda
Congress Secretary
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