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Minutes of the Academic Senate Meeting
April 6, 2006
Voting Members Present: (Senators) Donna Ayers, Charles Dirks, Clive Gordon, Ruthie Grant, Ralph La
Rosa, Stan Levine, Leslie Milke, John Orozco, Said Pazirandeh, Janice Silver, Debby Wong
Voting Members Absent: Charles Dirks, Terri English, Maria Fenyes, Paul Kubicki, Rick Scuderi, Joyce
Woodmanse
Exec, Members: Louise Barbato, Michael Climo, Angela Echeverri, Vickie Oddino, Mark Pursley, Gwen Walker
Executive Members absent: Eloise Cantrell, Gary Prostak
Faculty Present: Cindy Cooper, Lilamani DeSilva, Harlan Goldberg , David Jordan ,Joanne Kalter-Flink, Margie
Long, Lorraine Manoogian, Myriam Mekelburg, MiChong Park, Suzanne Ritcheson, Phoebe Rivera, Sonia
Soto-Bair, Louis Zandalasini
Visitors/Guests: Karen Hoeffel, Dr. Jose Leyba, Michael Long, Mark Rocha, Iris Zuniga-Corona
Introductory Note: Due to the breakdown of the copier in reprographics and across the campus, the agenda
was not copied and distributed prior to the meeting. As a result, this meeting was purely informational. No votes
were taken, no motions made, and no policies developed at this meeting.
I. Gwen Walker called the meeting to order at 1:35 p.m.
Gwen apologized for the interruptions in the last few meetings. She explained that time limits will be
enforced. The Senate meetings will focus on academic and professional matters, but guests are
welcome to speak regarding items on the agenda during Public Address.
II. Approval of Minutes:
The minutes from the March 2, 2006 meeting were not attached to this month’s agenda, so the Senate
was unable to approve them.
III. Officers’ Reports
A. President (Angela Echeverri)
Angela introduced the Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Mark Rocha, who briefly spoke of
his background as an English instructor and his goal to strengthen shared governance.
1. Permanent Vice President – The selection committee, chaired by Valley College President
Tyree Wider, met March 3, 2006. The committee drafted an advertisement that will run
nationally for eight weeks. Angela asked faculty to encourage interested individuals to
apply. She reiterated that Leyba is not eligible to apply.
2. The Louis Cruz motion was forwarded to Chancellor Young and the Board of Trustees. No
response yet.
3. Shared Governance Retreat – The Retreat will be held on April 21st from 8:00 am until
3:30 pm at the Woodland Hills Holiday Inn. Invitations have been sent out but anyone else
interested in attending should contact Angela.
4. Creation of a New Department – The procedure approved by the Senate on March 2, 2006,
was signed by Leyba, Cantrell, and Echeverri. Anyone interested in forming a new
department should complete the proper paperwork.
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5. Enrollment and Budget Update – LAMC enrollment is likely to fall short or our bass
allocation of 5555 FTES by 300. LAMC may be required, as a result, to return up to
$700,000 to the district.
6. Construction Update – The fencing on the Eldridge lot is surrounding the trenches for the
campus infrastructure project. This has eliminated some faculty parking spaces. The
bungalows are scheduled to be moved to the Eldridge lot this summer, eliminating more
faculty spaces. Some faculty may have to use the shuttle.
7. Enrollment Management Committee – The committee met on April 5, 2006.
8. Block Grant Requests - $120,000 is available for instructional equipment. Request packets
are due to Said Pazirandeh by April 20, 2006.
9. Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) – Angela has volunteered to coordinate the
implementation of the SLO.
B. Treasurer (Mark Pursley)
1. Report on account at the First American Bank:
 Faculty Senate Checking Account
 Carla Bowman Scholarship
 David Lee Moss Scholarship
$2,207.87
$3,649.00
$655.11
2. Faculty Dues of $25 are due now. 35 faculty have paid. Please pay Mark as soon as possible.
3. Volunteers are needed to serve on the Scholarship Committee to review applications and
decide who is to receive scholarships.
4. No applicants have been received for the Carla Bowman scholarship. The deadline has been
extended to April 18, 2006.
IV. Public Address: comments on matters on the agenda for the current meeting
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Phoebe Rivera – Phoebe asked if Leyba could be considered for the permanent president position.
Angela said no.
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Harlan Goldberg – Harlan suggested that the Senate should request that if the construction on campus
results in the elimination of faculty parking spaces that additional spaces be provided.
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Sonia Soto-Blair – She agreed with Harlan. She suggested finding a grassy area on campus for the
bungalows.
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Myriam Mekelburg – Myriam suggested the parking lots be better patrolled by the Sheriff’s Department.
She has noticed many cars without parking stickers.
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Lorraine Manoogian – Lorraine said that the bungalows cannot be put in the grassy quad because classes
and events are often held there.
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Margie Long – Margie wanted to be on record to say that having the faculty take the shuttle is not
practical.
V. Reports of Senate Committee Meetings
A. Curriculum (Said Pazirandeh)
 The next meeting is on May 2, 2006
 The deadline for the Spring 2007 Schedule of Classes has been extended to April 17, 2006.
B. District Academic Senate (Angela Echeverri)
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The DAS is discussing revising the bylaws so that EPAC would only be responsible for assessing
equivalencies, and educational policy would be under the jurisdiction of the Executive Board.
C. EPAC (Sonia Soto-Bair) – no report
VI. Old Business
A. Accreditation – Lil DeSilva passed out a handout with the Accreditation website, and she suggested
reading Standards 2 and 3 online in order to provide any feedback.
B. Block Grant Funds – Angela said the committee hasn’t met yet, but requests should be submitted to Said
by April 18, 2006.
C. Student Accusation – John Orozco passed out questionnaires regarding Margarita Lopez’s accusation
that students were kept from attending a Senate meeting by LAMC sheriffs. No students responded. The
Sheriff’s Department stated that no one had any knowledge of sheriffs barring any student or of any
order to do so. The Senate Exec Board also stated that it had no knowledge of this incident. Orozco
concluded that no such violation of the Brown Act occurred.
D. Student Success Initiative - Louise Barbato informed the Senate of the recent adjunct events held on
campus. Angela announced that the district has a Student Success Committee. Phoebe attended the last
meeting.
E. Department Policy – Louise distributed petitions as per the schedule agreed upon. The deadline for
petitions to the E-Board is May 1, 2006.
VII.
New Business
A. Student Learning Outcomes – Angela will be holding workshops. Dates to be announced.
B. Program Viability – Louise passed out the Program Viability proposal. She asked senators to review
it so it can be discussed at the May Senate meeting. This issue will also be discussed at the retreat.
Leslie Milke pointed out that the administration decided to pull full time hires with no Senate
consultation. She asked that the Senate request that Leyba submit this decision to the Senate in
writing.
C. Senate Agenda Challenges – Jan Silver proposed three recommendations to decrease disruptions
during future Senate meetings.
 Resume parliamentary procedure
 Attach time limits to agenda items
 Allocate time (perhaps a separate meeting the second or third Thursday of the month) to
further discuss items on the Senate agenda.
D. Academic Rank Petition – Margie Long suggested Rachel Leeds, retiring in December, lead the
graduation ceremony in June. She also passed out applications for academic rank. The committee will
meet soon.
VIII. Announcements
A. John Orozco introduced Mike Long, who has written the Constitution of the new
Veteran’s Club which is now holding meetings. He also stated that it is wrong for the
Chancellor, the Board of Trustees, or the administration to put pressure on Ruthie Grant
to reinstate a student to AGS, the Honor Society, who does not hold the proper GPA to
belong and who violated the honor code. AGS is not under the jurisdiction of Mission
College but is accountable to its own bylaws and Constitution.
B. Ruthie Grant thanked John for his support. She pointed out that advisors are under
attack for upholding standards and the honor code, but students are not held
responsible.
C. Karen Hoeffel and Dr. Leyba came to answer questions regarding parking. Hoeffel said
the plans were made before she arrived and there wasn’t much that could be done about
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the elimination of faculty parking spaces. She said she would look into the matter
though.
Next Senate meeting: May 4, 2006 Campus Center 5 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
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The meeting was adjourned at 2:58 p.m.
Submitted by Vickie Oddino, Acting Secretary
ADDENDUM TO THE MAY 4 AGENDA
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Under NEW BUSINESS
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8.
Faculty Hiring status ( Leslie Milke) (3min)
President and VP of Academic Affairs Search status (Leslie Milke) (3 min)
Abuse of Control and Power on Campus
Announcements and Open Forum (3 min)
 Establishment of the Rachel and Ben Leeds Scholarship ( Eloise Cantrell)
Rachel is retiring in December of 2006. I would like to honor her many years of service here
at Mission as a founding faculty member by creating a scholarship in honor of Ben and
Rachel.
Thanks Eloise