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SADDLEBACK COLLEGE – ACADEMIC SENATE
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May 4, 2005
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
AGB Conference Room – AGB 107
1. CALL TO ORDER
President Dominguez called the meeting to order at 2:03 p.m.
2. INTRODUCE AND WELCOME GUESTS
Lise Telson (Vice President of Student Services), Rajen Vurdien (Vice
President of Instruction), and Rocco Cifone (Dean of Fine Arts) were
welcomed to the senate.
3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
The Consent Calendar was pulled in order to move New Business items 9a,
9B and 9C to after the President’s Report.
Wendy Gordon, (LALR), moved, it was seconded and passed by voice vote to
adopt the agenda as amended.
4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
Wendy Gordon, (LALR), moved, it was seconded and passed by voice vote to
adopt the minutes from the April 20, 2005 meeting.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Susan Nawa-Raridon, (HSHSEI), commended the SOCCCD Faculty
Association for their efforts in negotiating the recently approved faculty
contract.
Carmen Dominguez, (FA), announced the Saddleback College Symphony
Orchestra Concerto Gala on Saturday, May 7th – 8th and a Mother’s Day
Tribute on Sunday May 8th, 2:00 pm. For tickets please call the ticket office at
(949) 582-4656.
6. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
President Dominguez reported the following:
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A. College Meetings – PBC
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The Student Learning Outcome Committee’s proposal to
institutionalize a process for SLO development and evaluation was
approved by the PBC. Faculty facilitators are being sought by the
Academic Senate.
Nine new faculty members have been hired.
Master Plan:
o President Rich McCullough reported that Saddleback College
currently has 3000 more students enrolled than envisioned by
the previous Master Plan.
New Computers will be installed in all full time faculty offices by Dell
Computers during the first week of June.
Saddleback College will be requesting to SOCCCD Board of Trustees
to provide Basic Aid to cover over $500,000 in technology and
equipment needs.
B. Board Meetings
Handout 6.B.1, 6.B.2, and 6.B.3, were distributed to the senate.
C. BP 4011.1
Faculty members were notified of the upcoming appellate court date
regarding BP 4011.1.
D. 2004-2005 Senate Goals
2004-2005 Senate Goals were achieved.
E. Faculty Leadership – Senate Elections, etc.
For 2005-2006, Margot Lovett, (SBS), was elected to the position of
Secretary Treasurer, and Bob Cosgrove, (LALR), was elected to the
position of President-Elect.
7. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
A. Approval of Faculty to Sit on Committees
Susan Nawa, (HSHSEI), moved, it was seconded and passed by voice vote
to approve faculty to sit on committees (Handout 7.A.1).
8. OLD BUSINESS
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A. Faculty Hiring Committees
The procedures for current faculty hiring committees were discussed and
the following concerns were raised:
 There are procedural inconsistencies between hiring committees.
For example, some committees are allowed to ask follow-up
questions in interviews while others are not.
 Faculty hiring committees should be allowed to make decisions on
such issues as allowing interaction or not, as long as they are
consistent and do so with each candidate.
B. Department Chair Reassigned Time
Department Chair reassigned time was discussed and the following points
were made:
 Limiting release time deters faculty from taking on the
responsibilities of the department chair because stipends do not
give individuals enough time to complete the required work.
 An additional effect is that innovation, experimentation and new
academic endeavors are inhibited.
 The SOCCCD should be encouraging faculty to take on these
leadership roles by allowing each chair to determine for him or
herself whether they would prefer a stipend or release time.
 Each department has its own unique needs. Comparing one to the
other in order to develop a formula which applies to everyone is
not appropriate.
 Compensation for Department Chairs should be addressed by the
Academic Senate early in the 2005-2006 academic year.
C. Student Equity Plan
The Student Equity Plan was discussed and the following point was made:
 Additional researchers are needed in addition to funding from the
SOCCCD to support the effort to establish student equity on
campus.
Gary Stakan, (CSSP), moved, it was seconded and passed by voice vote, to
endorse the Student Equity Plan.
9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Senate Resolutions: Emeritus Status, Faculty Leadership
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Certificates of Appreciation were presented to members of Faculty,
Staff and Administration for their efforts in assisting the Academic
Senate for the 2004-2005 academic year.
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Wendy Gordon, (LALR), moved, it was seconded and passed by voice
vote to approve the resolution for Wendy Gabriella, IVC Academic
Senate President as follows:
o WHEREAS, Wendy Gabriella has selflessly served as legal
counsel to the Academic Senate of Saddleback College for two
years; and
WHEREAS, Wendy Gabriella has served as a consultant to
the Statewide Academic Senate at Leadership and Plenary
Sessions and been acknowledged as one of the foremost
authorities in the State of California in matters of law relative
to the Academic Senate; and
WHEREAS, Wendy Gabriella has exhibited extraordinary
tenacity, patience and resilience when defending faculty
authority to those who would diminish the value of our
expertise and seek to silence the faculty voice; and
WHEREAS, Wendy Gabriella has been a passionate and
devoted faculty advocate, donating countless hours of her time
to research and compose numerous legal documents,
contributing to numerous on and off-campus meetings, meeting
many court dates, engaging in verbal debate in every available
venue to persuade and compel district administration to
recognize the faculty as joint venture partners and have real
and meaningful participation in district governance; therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that the Saddleback College Academic
Senate recognizes that the good works of Wendy Gabriella will
serve as a standard to which other faculty leaders are measured;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Saddleback College
Academic Senate does commend and congratulate Wendy
Gabriella for her outstanding dedication, commitment and
responsibility in service to the Faculty of Saddleback College.
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Susan Nawa-Raridon, (HSHSEI), moved, it was seconded and passed
by voice vote to approve the conferral of Emeritus status on the
following faculty members: Tom Evans (ATAS), Kay Stevens
(HSHSEI), Sheryl Nicolson (SBS) and Kathie Hodge (SBS).
B. Summer Meeting Schedule
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Susan Nawa-Raridon, (HSHSEI), moved, it was seconded and passed by
voice vote to approve the Summer Meeting Schedule as follows: May 25,
June 29, July 27, August 17.
C. Delegation of Authority – Senate Executive Committee
Susan Nawa-Raridon, (HSHSEI), moved, it was seconded and passed by
voice vote to delegate authority to the Executive Committee to act on
behalf of the Academic Senate in the event that quorum cannot be reached
during a regularly scheduled meeting for the summer 05 term.
D. Curriculum: Listing of Transfer & Emeritus Courses
The Saddleback College Curriculum Committee Report of the April 21,
2005 Meeting was discussed and the following action taken:
Rosalinde Wilcox, (FA), moved, it was seconded and passed by voice vote,
to no longer schedule UC/CSU transfer level courses together with zero
unit non-credit Emeritus course versions.
E. Psychology Honor Society
Pursuant to §54954.2 (B) (2) of the Ralph M Brown Act, it was determined
by a unanimous vote that there was a need to take immediate action and
that the need for action came to the attention of the Academic Senate
subsequent to the agenda being posted.
Jo Ann Alford, (CSSP), moved, it was seconded and passed by voice vote
to have the Psychology Honors Society indicated on transcripts in the
same manner that participation in other honor societies is notated. This
notation will be effective immediately for the 2004-2005 Academic Year.
10. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Executive
No Report
B. Senate Standing Committee
No Report
C. College, Division and District Committees
No Report
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11. DIVISION REPORTS
Nancy Bessette, (FA), reported concern that faculty input was not heard in
the decision to split the FAPEA Division.
Randy Anderson, (CSSP), reported that the Counseling Services and
Special Programs Division was told to cover the retroactive increases in
salary for faculty based upon the new contract out of the current 20042005 academic year budget. Concern was expressed that the budget for the
current year has already been allocated. Saddleback College should be
held to the same standard as Irvine Valley College which is going to have
retroactive salary increases for the 2004-2005 academic year paid out of
Basic Aid as a one time expense.
12. CONSITUENCY REPORTS
A. Faculty Association
No report
B. Student Government
No report
C. Classified Staff
No report
13. ADJOURNMENT – The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
HANDOUTS DISTRIBUTED WITH AGENDA
1. Minutes from the April 20, 2005 Academic Senate meeting
2. Proposed Revisions to District Mission (Handout 6.A.1)
3. SOCCCD Board Agenda Item #39 “Quarterly Financial Status Report”
(Handout 6.B.1)
4. SOCCCD Board Agenda Item #40 “Quarterly Investment Report” (Handout
6.B.2)
5. SOCCCD Board Agenda Item #46 “Report On Employees With Earnings
Over $100,000 For Fiscal Year 2003/2004” (Handout 6.B.3)
6. Saddleback College Academic Senate Proposed Goals for 2004-2005
(Handout 6.D.1)
7. Committee Approvals (Handout 7.A.1)
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8. BP 4310 – Duties And Responsibilities of the Department/Academic Chair
(Handout 8.B.1)
9. Saddleback College Extra Contractual Assignments (Handout 8.B.2)
10. Saddleback College Student Equity Plan (Handout 8.C.1)
11. Charts Indicating Transfer to CSU and UC by Gender and Ethnicity (Handout
8.C.2)
12. Saddleback College Academic Senate Resolution for Wendy Gabriella
(Handout 9.A.1)
13. Saddleback College Curriculum Committee Report of April 21, 2005 Meeting
(Handout 9.D.1)
KEYWORDS
Department Chair Reassigned Time
Student Equity Plan
Senate Resolution on Faculty Leadership
Delegation of Authority
Curriculum: Transfer and Emeritus Courses
New Computers
SLO Committee
Transcript Notations
Faculty Emeritus Status
Faculty hiring Committees
Summer Meeting Schedule