COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE
ACADEMIC SENATE
APRIL 24, 2009
APPROVED MINUTES
The meeting convened at 12:35 p.m.
Present: T. Aldredge, C. Bernardo, G. Beyrer, K. Braden, C. Carter, T. Carmona,
D. DuBray, M. Duffy, G. Hodgkinson, L. Kun, D. Mathias, M. Myren, R. Oxman,
D. Wassmer, D. Welkley, N. Wellsfry
Announcements: Welcome and Introductions
 Accreditation forum on Friday May 8th from 10-12 in Orchard Room
 LRCFT picnic coming up at Newman center. May 8th 3pm to 7pm
 Need a reader for commencement (read names at the ceremony)—
Constance has volunteered
 Dan DuBray—Faculty can still submit curriculum outlines in first week
of Fall, 2009. He will send out email about it.
 Greg Beyrer new version of D2L will be turned on June 1
o Will feature integration with Turnitin.com
o Will also feature Respondus browser lock down which allows
the browser to be locked down while students are taking
quizzes.
 Students will have to install the Respondus software
on their own computers.
 The software has not been installed on campus
computers yet, will hopefully happen between terms.
 There will be an ‘event’ for Barbara Davis-Lyman contact Georgine for
more information.
 Rosalie Amer there will be a presentation on the Palestine issue
Monday April, 27 10:30-12:00 in the Garden Room.
ACTION ITEMS
Minutes approved by consensus. Agenda approved by consensus.
State Plenary: Marjorie was our lone representative.
SLOs IN SYLLABI
According to Faculty Handbook, SLOs should be present in course
syllabus. Constance posed a question as to whether or not this was an
imposition on academic freedom to have the strict wording and language
required.
Dana: There is a difference between objectives and SLOs. DAN:
Suggestion to create broad SLOs that everyone can agree to and attach it
to a syllabus.
Could this be taken care of by having the documents available in the
division office… would that meet the requirement? Adjunct faculty are
often not kept in the loop about the requirements.
The course record is the official course of record—we need to be sure that
what we are saying that we are do is, indeed, what we are doing. The
SLOs do not dictate how the course is to be taught—they simply represent
the goals of the course.
Better communication needs to be had to communicate these types of
requirements… just putting them in the Faculty Handbook.
What is the purpose of putting these SLOs in? Is it just for public
consumption and PR? Transparency is important so students know what
to expect and what the classes’ objectives are.
Senate Election Results
Georgine: The senate election results:
President: Marjorie Duffy
Vice President: Kale Braden
Secretary: Constance Carter
79 faculty voted. May need to evaluate, in the future, getting more faculty
to vote.
CASSL and SLO coordinator positions:
Have multiple applicants for these positions. Interviews will be held next
week.
Foundations for Academic Success—will be voted on online by shared
governance committee
The senate would like to see a copy on what they are going to vote on.
Presidential hiring:
President interviews concluded yesterday. What are the ‘impressions’
going to look like? Should have a moderator, need to be able to supply a
rankings, reiterate collegiality, need to capture faculty comments.
Georgine we help the senate to formulate an effective process for this
review. In the past 3-5 candidates have been interviewed need to come up
with a process that allows for faculty to provided feedback to the
impressions sessions that they attend.
OATF Report
Changed forms to two-page form will be converted into a digital form.
Looking to create a system in which the data is captured in a database
from electronic forms and then will populate documents downstream from
the initial form. Brad demoed a version of the interface.
Service Animal Policy:
No district policy on service animals. Certification of service animal is
loosely applied. Assistive vs therapeutic Service animals. Look at Cuesta
College’s policy at ADA language for guidance. Refer to Health and Safety
committee.
BRIEF REPORTS
Questions for Compressed Semester Assessment
Send comments to Jamey
Ruth: “Go see the River Stage Play: All My Sons
TO DO: Refer to Health and Safety committee on Service Animal Policy
ADJOURNMENT at 1:42 p.m.
Next Meeting:
May 8, 2009, Orchard Room
Minutes respectfully submitted by Kale Braden