Faculty Senate Agenda and Minutes
Thursday, December 3, 2009
3:15 PM to 5:00 PM, Accokeek 221 (Gwynn Room)
1. Attendance: Please check-in on the attendance roster.
In attendance, Senate officers and delegates—Mark Hubley (FO President), Swazette Young (FO Vice
President), Kathi Linville (Nursing), Eldon Baldwin (at large), Rosanne Benn (Educational Development),
Laura Ellsworth (Public Safety & Law), Alan Mickelson (at large), Charles Thomas (CIS), Beth Adkins
(Student Services), Len Sekelick (Liberal Arts), John Bartles (at large), Jean McEvoy (Learning
Resources), Janet Carlson (Educational Development), and Sherry Kinslow (Social Sciences).
2. Review the Agenda for the 12/3/09 meeting.
The agenda was approved.
3. Review the Minutes of the 11/19/09 meeting.
The minutes were approved.
4. Calendar
Fall 2009 important dates
A. College closed or no classes
i) Labor Day, college closed, Sat. 9/5—Mon. 9/7
ii) College Enrichment Day, no classes, Tue. 10/27
iii) Thanksgiving, no classes, Wed. 11/25; college closed, Thu. 11/26—Sun. 11/29
B. Other important dates
i) Last day to withdraw from 15-week classes, Fri. 11/20
ii) Final exam week, Fri. 12/11—Thu. 12/17
iii) Grades due, 4:00 PM Fri. 12/18
December important dates
E. Senate meetings
i) Thu. 12/3, 3:15—5:00 PM, Accokeek 221
The next meeting of the Senate will be held on Thursday, February 4.
F. Board of Trustees meetings
i) Thu. 12/10, 7:00 PM, Kent 262
G. College-wide Forum
i) Tue. 12/1, 2:00—3:30 PM, LSC B
H. Academic Council
i) Thu. 12/10, 3:00—5:00 PM, CAT 133
5. Attachments
A. Minutes from the 11/19 meeting
B. Air Force Fitness Report
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6. Reports
A. Senate President
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Faculty Emeritus - Ad Hoc committee will be established consisting of 4 or 5 faculty and 1
dean (Barshay or Renaud). Charges:
o Draft a proposal
o Research programs at other institutions
o Consider including administrators
o Complete work in time to present the plan to the Board during Spring 2010
Domestic Partnership – Reported to CWF; HR is studying and will make
recommendations soon.
Short term disability – HR is studying and will make recommendation soon; not likely that
adjuncts will qualify.
PABs and adds for 3 academic dean positions are due out soon (STEM, Health
Sciences, Learning Foundations); goal to fill positions by summer 2010.
B. Senate Vice President
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Salary and Benefits Committee:
o Finalized Quality Improvement Proposal; should be ready for Senate
consideration in February.
o Working on faculty salary proposal; plan to finish during Spring 2010.
C. Academic Council
D. Representative from President’s Leadership Team
E. College-wide Forum
i) Representative from Faculty Organization
ii) Facilities Committee
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David Mosby reported to CWF:
 External signage proposal is in procurement and will go out for bids soon
 Contractor will test and evaluate electronic signs at alternative campus
entrance locations
 Studying safety issues related to Rt. 202 entrance to inner loop and
pedestrian waiting areas; considering converting inner loop to pedestrian
only, with vehicle entrance and exit restricted to outer loop.
Reserved Trustee Parking:
 Howard CC uses folding signs so that spaces are only reserved when
needed.
 Greg Weiss offered to draft a proposal for the Senate:
 Limit number of reserved for spaces for presidential visitors
including board members.
 Tie proposal to campus-wide loss of parking spaces due to
construction of new buildings.
iii) Human Resources Committee
iv) Budget Advisory Committee
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Budget has been submitted to the Board but not shared with the Budget
Advisory Committee.
v) Campus Culture Committee
vi) Learning Committee
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vii) Technology Steering Committee
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TechExpress proposal is being completed by the TSC and will be submitted
to Academic Affairs. Copy was shared with the Senate in November, but has
not yet been discussed.
viii) Strategic Planning Committee
ix) Assessment Committee
F. Chairs’ Council
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Met with Academic Affairs on Tuesday 12/1/09 concerning week before Spring 2010
semester:
o No professional development workshops
o Staggered department meetings
o Considering 4-day summer schedules (MTWTh) for the future, but 4-day schedules
are currently on hold.
o Special faculty roles to help with registration
G. Adjunct Faculty
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Adjuncts must use GroupWise and Chairs must enforce
Adjuncts need to use Owl Link
There is currently no institutional Handbook for Adjuncts. Some departments have their
own, and Center for Teaching and Learning used to produce an Adjunct Ready
Reference Guide.
Recommend changing the Faculty Organization Bylaws to reduce the number of adjunct
positions (many of which remain unfilled)
Adjuncts need to return UTC parking passes at the end of each semester
The state master plan requires professional development plans for adjunct faculty
H. Representative from the Student Governance Board
7. Old Business
A. Update on benefits proposals
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Discussed during President’s report
B. Tenure and promotion revisions
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Charlie Thomas provided copies of the single-page Officer Performance Report;
advocated that a similar streamlined report be developed for faculty
The committee is thinking about the ILS role, which was discussed during a previous
meeting of the Senate
C. Elections
8. New Business
A. Alternatives to the 10-month contract?
9. Agenda Items for Upcoming Meetings: Next meeting will be held on Thursday, February 4
A. Suggestions?
10. Adjournment
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The meeting adjourned at 5:00 PM.
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