(Note: This document includes two sets of minutes for the date of May 20, 2010.)
COLLEGE OF MARIN
ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING MINUTES
For May 20, 2010
12:45 p.m. – 1:48 p.m.
Student Service Building, Conference Rooms A & B
Senators Present: Ron Gaiz, Michael Dougan, Joetta Scott, Blaze Woodlief, Arthur Lutz, Sara
McKinnon, Erik Dunmire, Radica Portello, Erika Harkins, Meg Pasquel, Derek Wilson Joe Mueller,
Rinetta Early, Yolanda Bellisimo
Senators Absent: Christine Li
I. Approval and Adoption of the Agenda: adopted
II. Reading and Approval of the Minutes of May 13, 2010: approved
III. Officers’ Reports
President (Yolanda Bellisimo): Written. Attached.
IV: Committee Reports
Curriculum (Sara McKinnon): The committee continues to plug away at its massive tasks, and
will do so over the summer.
Academic Standards (Rinetta Early): Starting in the fall, students will receive petition updates
via their MyCom portals.
Governance Committees – PRAC (Yolanda Bellisimo): The committee has been looking at budget
issues. Some committee members will probably meet with Nick Chang this summer to discuss
them.
V: Consent Agenda:
a) AP/BP 7160 Professional Development: Approved by consent
VI: Action Items:
a) Non-Instructional Equipment to Facilities Memo: Passed.
b) Equipment/Modernization Memo to President, VPSL and PRAC: Passed as amended.
c) Follow-through on Recommendations Memo to PRAC and President: Passed.
VII: Discussion
a) Program Revitalization Recommendations from PRAC: Discussion concerned questions
among Senators and faculty members – especially those affected by current revitalization
programs – regarding how these decisions to mark a class for revitalization are made, by whom
and how notification should be handled. Confusion marks these issues, and clarification is
needed. Administrators, in particular, must be educated on the proper way for the process to
occur, and the limits of their role in this regard. President Bellisimo said recommendations for
ways to resolve this problem will be written over the summer and the issue will come before the
Senate for action when the fall semester begins.
VIII: New Business: None
IX: Public Requests to Address the Senate on Non-Agenda Items: None
X: Adjournment: 1:48 p.m.
COLLEGE OF MARIN
ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING MINUTES
For May 20, 2010
12:45 p.m. – 1:48 p.m.
Student Service Building, Conference Rooms A & B
Senators Present: Robert Ovets, Bonnie Borenstein, Becky Brown, John Sutherland, Michael
Dougan, Blaze Woodlief, Arthur Lutz, Sara McKinnon, Radica Portello, Erika Harkins, Meg
Pasquel, Derek Wilson Joe Mueller, Rinetta Early, Yolanda Bellisimo
Senators Absent: Christine Li
I. Approval and Adoption of the Agenda: adopted
II. President’s Thank You to Retiring Senators: Outgoing President Bellisimo expressed specific
thanks to Senators Joetta Scott, Ron Gaiz, Erik Dunmire and Christine Li for their
contributions.
III: Seating of New Senators: Bonnie Borenstein, John Sutherland, Becky Brown and Robert
Ovets took their place at the Senate table.
IV: Election of Officers:
For President, Sara McKinnon was nominated by Blaze Woodlief and Arthur Lutz was
nominated by John Sutherland. Senator McKinnon was elected.
For Vice-President, Derek Wilson was nominated by Michael Dougan. He was elected.
For Secretary, Becky Brown was nominated by Sara McKinnon. John Sutherland was
nominated by Arthur Lutz, but withdrew his name from contention. Senator Brown was
elected.
For Treasurer, Yolanda Bellisimo was nominated by Blaze Woodlief. She was elected.
V: Public Requests to Address the Senate on Non-Agenda Items: Arnolfo Cedillo updated
Senators on plans to rent textbooks in the student bookstore next year.
VI: Adjournment: 2:05 p.m.