Governing Council
Officers
2013-2014
Committee Chairs
Leigh Anne Shaw
President
Nick Kapp & Jacqueline Escobar
Curriculum Co-chairs
Kate Williams Browne
Vice President
Stephen Fredricks
Educational Policy
(vacant)
Secretary
Zachary Bruno
Professional Personnel
Tiffany Schmierer
Treasurer
Mousa Ghanma
Research
Nicole Harris
ASSC Rep (ex-officio)
(vacant)
AFT Rep (ex-officio)
Academic Senate
Minutes
Tuesday, Mar. 25,
2014
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Mission: to empower and
transform a global
community of learners
Division Representatives
Ed Yee/Hellen Zhang
Business
Nate Nevado
Counseling
Nathan Jones
Language Arts
Amber Steele
KAD
Tony Jackson
SSCA
Carmen Velez
SMT
Opening Procedures
Item
Presenter
Time
Details
Action/
Information
Procedure
Call to order
President
1
Roll/Introductions
Secretary
1
2:17pm. No quorum was reached until 3:00pm, so items were taken
out of order.
Shaw, Browne, Harris (ASSC), Kapp, Escobar, Fredricks, Bruno,
Ghanma, Zhang, Yan (for Jones), Steele, Velez.
Consent agenda
Adoption of today’s agenda
President
President
0
1
Adoption of the minutes of
previous meeting
Public Comment
President
1
Committee is asked to acknowledge and approve the addition of the
Math/TRIO faculty selection committee, added after the deadline to
post.
M: Ghanma /S: Steele. Passed.
M:Browne /S: Velez Passed
Public
3
No public comments
Information
Action/
Information
Information
Procedure
Action
Action
Action
Standing Agenda Item
Item
Presenter
Time
Details
Officers’ Reports
Reps and
officers
25
President’s/Vice President’s Report
 Area B meeting was Friday, Mar. 21. Opportunity to
get together as area colleges to prepare for the plenary
and look at resolutions. Upcoming ASCCC
resolutions related to professional development.
 Crisis of leadership at the state AS. President's
position is being contested at the next meeting.
Issues with the current leadership have been
documented in a bill of particulars by the last six past
presidents; they are recommending a leadership
change. Damage to our reputation, hoping it gets
resolved as soon as possible.
 ACCJC named only one deficiency for our college,
which was performance evaluation; the PETF says
this will be complete in April. Needs to be ratified.
ACCJC will visit in Fall looking for progress on this
deficiency. AFT has decided to wait until Fall to
ratify. A copy of the original MOU with the AFT and
DAS is available on the senate web site.
 Problems were discussed about the email system.
Brown stated that the timing and process of the phone
switch was problematic. Adjuncts, because their
outlook is not installed on their machines, have been
locked out of email. Shaw will investigate.
 College Governance – meets Wed. 3/26/14
 College Budget – no report
 Institutional Planning – no report
 District (DAS, DPGC, DSPC) – no report
Treasurer’s Report – no report
Research – no report
Curriculum – Program review 04/16 and 4/30. Curriculum
review will be due by August 19th. Looked at validation of
prerequisite for nonsequental classes.
Ed Policy – No report
Professional Personnel – No report
ASSC – Looking at raising the GPA requirement for
leadership positions from 2.5 to 3.0. Concern that because
GPA is cumulative, people with older grades cannot change
their grades; unfairly excludes potential leaders. Will try and
do a spring activity with the child care center. 15 senator
positions are open. Co-sponsoring the president's breakfast
on Thursday. Last year did not have a full senate. There
were 6 appointments.
AFT – no rep
SEEED – no rep
Classified Senate – no rep
Reps and
officers
10
Item
Presenter
Time
Details
Transfer Initiative
Suzanne
Poma
15
Will talk to us about the transfer initiative. It was agreed to adjust
the agenda to accommodate Suzanne upon her arrival.
Other reports
Information
New Senate Business
The Transfer Initiative is designed to boost transfer culture. It has
created an ambitious mission statement and several goals to achieve
its mission. Goals include:
 Outreach: includes in-reach like transfer events, Alma
Mater Day, visual media promoting transfer, and college
tours
 Cross Division Collaboration: Increasaed counselingInstruction connection, transfer as a responsibility of
EVERY division, Campus-wide Transfer events
 Transfer pods: being piloted in SMT division, creates
relationship groups formed to support students in certain
majors. Hoping to request 1-time funding for counseling
Action/
Information
Information
Approval of Screening
Committee - Math/TRIO
(replacement)
President
1
Approval of Screening
Committee – Wellness
(Massage Therapy)
President
1
Approval of Screening
Committee – Accounting
President
1
Policies and Procedures
President
20
support in specific divisions. Also bringing counselors into
accelerated classes and developing support courses for
student sin sciences.
Paula Silva (English – learning communities background)
Rick Hough (Math)
David Hasson (Math)
Nohel Corral (TRIO)
Ray Hernandez (Dean-SMT)
M:Steele /S: Bruno Passed
Christine Roumbanis – Chair & Business Instructor
Kym Jackson – Cosm/Wellness Coordinator & Instructor
Guillermo Ortiz – Business Instructor
Dan Ming – Automotive Tech Instructor
Don Carlson, Dean BEPP Division
M:Steele /S: Bruno Passed
Linda Whitten – Chair & Accounting Instructor
Sita Motipara – Business Instructor
Hui Pate – Business Instructor
Tina Watts – ECE Instructor/CDC Coordinator
Don Carlson, Dean, BEPP Division
M:Steele /S: Bruno Passed
Faculty responsibility includes the governance of all policies in
Chapter 6 of the district policies. The Senate will gradually review
all policies in Chapter 6 that have not been reviewed through the last
accreditation process. None of the following policies has
recommended changes; faculty are asked to initiate the process and
review the policies for any needed changes.
Action
Action
Information
Policies are on Senate web page and may be downloaded and
reviewed.
6.38 Criteria for Selection of Guest Speakers
6.39 Presence of Non-Students on Campus
6.50 Student Teachers and Interns
3
Discussion of next Senate
meeting
Continued discussion of
Senate by-laws
President
Information
25
April 11 is the next meeting, but is also the Spring Plenary. Both
KWB and Shaw will be absent. TI was decided to cancel the April
11 meeting. The following meeting will be April 25. There may be
issues with quorum, but the Senate will do all it can to meet that day.
Asking for alternates so that quorum can be achieved is appreciated.
The senate continued its discussion of the by-laws.
Time
Details
1
0
1
none
April 25
4:09 pm
M: Bruno /S: Fredricks / Passed
Minutes submitted by: Nick Kapp and Leigh Anne Shaw
Action/
Information
information
information
action
Information
Final Announcements and Adjournment
Item
Announcements
Next meeting
Adjournment
Presenter
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