Skyline College
Academic Senate
Governing Council Officers
2011-2012
Minutes
Friday May 11, 2012
5-5131 1:10 pm -3:00pm
Fermin Irigoyen
President
Nick Kapp
Past President
Leigh Anne Shaw
Vice President
Leigh Anne Shaw
Secretary
Committee Chairs
Division Representatives
Nick Kapp
Curriculum Committee
Kate Williams Browne
Business
Nate Nevado
Counseling
Steve Aurilio
Educational Policy
Arthur Takayama
Professional Personnel
Melissa Michelitsch
Research
Tiffany Schmierer
Treasurer
Liza Erpelo
Language Arts
Chip Chandler
Kinesiology Athletics Dance
Michael Moynihan
Social Science Creative Arts
Stephen Fredricks
Science Math Technology
THESE MINUTES ARE NOT YET APPROVED. APPROVAL WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FIRST MEETING OF FALL 2012.
Quorum was reached at 1:17 pm.
Introductions: Fermin Irigoyen, Leigh Anne Shaw, Melissa Michelitsch, Nick Kapp, Edwina
Yuan (ASSC), Michael Moynihan, Carla Campillo (in for Nate Nevado), Liza Erpelo, Kate
Browne, Arthur Takayama, Chip Chandler.
Call to Order
President
1 min
Adoption of the
Agenda
President
1 min
Fermin was selected as Timekeeper.
M: Takayama/S: Moynihan/U
Action
Approval of the
April 27, 2012
Minutes
President
5 min
M: Moynihan/S: Shaw
Action
Public Comment
Agenda Item
President
10 min
3 minutes will be allowed per speaker. No members of the public were present.
Information
Year End Party
President
5 min
Discuss an allocation to contribute for College Year End Party
Action
Pending discussions of the minutes that required clarification, the motion was withdrawn until
clarification from later-arriving members could be obtained. M: to accept as amended –
Takayama/S:Moynihan/U
Wednesday, May 23rd is the date for the College Year End Party – time is 12:00-2:00 and
location is probably the Gallery Theater but will be confirmed. M: To approve $200 for the Yearend party and $300 for plaques and awards/S: Takayama/U
Meyer Award
Nick Kapp
35 min
IRB Update
Melissa M
10 min
Discussion of the Meyer Award nominees
Nominees: Melissa Michelitsch, Tiffany Schmierer, Amber Steele, Stephen Fredricks.
The winner will be announced at the year end party.
Update on the Institutional Review Board
Action
Information
The IRB is ready to go forward. The original recommendation went to Cabinet and came back
with a few comments:
1) Composition of the committee: President wants to reserve the right to assign a different cochair instead of the Dean of Research and Planning (proposed amended language: “or
designee”)
a. Modification/clarification proposed in response – that “Designee” would be
designated by the Dean of R and P
b. Federal guidelines do not specify and are not helpful in guiding this
c. A designee by the president could present a conflict of interest, either intentionally
or unintentionally.
2) Suggested modification: co-chair to be either chair of Research Committee or an appointee
of the Academic Senate (this would allow latitude to appoint this chair)
3) Community member: change from “a community member with a background in research” to
“a community member who has done any scholarly research in any discipline.” Added
modification: “appointment agreed-upon by the co-chairs or other standing committee
members.”
4) Selection of other members to be appointed by (this is still being determined).
Senate advised Melissa to take it back with the above recommendations and we would review it in
Fall.
Elections Update
President
10 min
Discussion for the 2012 elections - Election results (58 total responses, not all ballots were
complete)
President – Leigh Anne Shaw 32/58, Sandra Hsu 26/58
Information
Vice President – 51/51 Kate Williams Browne
Secretary – 48/48 Melissa Michelitsch
Treasurer - 58/58 Tiffany Schmierer
Curriculum Chair - 51/51 Nick Kapp
Professional Personnel 53/53 Arthur Takayama
Ed Policy 49/49 Steve Aurilio
Research: 1 Kathleen Feinblum – Melissa 50/51
Officers’ Reports
20 min
President/Vice President
Information
College Council:

Shared governance survey revealed that 40% of the campus community has not been
involved in shared governance in the last five years. Of the 60% who are involved, 37%
indicate they serve on more than 4 committees, with some serving on 8 or 10. The Senate
engaged in lively discussion of issues surrounding the load of shared governance.

Middle College High School grant: Skyline Submitted a grant to start a Middle College
High School. This is in response to a grand jury investigation in 2005 that asked why
Skyline didn’t have a middle college. State had money for middle college fifteen years ago,
but Skyline, for whatever reason at the time, never applied for it. The window for
application closed; now the grant money for creating the middle college is now open to be
applied for. Planning grant, if secured, would begin in fall for students to begin in
academic year 2013-2014. It’s a 5 year grant with every year funding dependent upon
availability.
College Budget Committee: No report
District Academic Senate/District Shared Governance: no report
Treasurer: No report (except for above approval of funds)
Research: No report (except for above report on IRB)
Curriculum Committee: Successful program review
completed. Highlights from the year:

Curricunet is the current system for submitting curriculum

We need more Transfer Degrees – it is state law and the goal is to make a more
streamlined path for students to continue at a 4 year school
Standing
Committees
Announcements
&
Future Agenda
Items
Adjourn
20 min
All
5 min
Educational Policy: No report
Professional Personnel: No report
ASSC: Student elections – race was very intense. The constitution is in need of revision and
Information
doesn’t provide guidance on how to have candidates work in collaboration or co-service.
New President: Jose Luis Sanchez New VP: Katelyn Smathers
Additional new members as
well as returning.
Plan Ahead/Pay Ahead: There is a conflict between the district’s policy and Skyline’s policy that
is now in print in the catalog (the student contract). ASSC will go to the Board meeting and
address it during public comment.
AFT: Waiting on fact-finding.
Classified Council: No report
District Strategic Planning Committee: no report
SEEED: no report
May 18 – achievement award for International Students 12:30-2pm in the Hosting Gallery in Bldg
4.
Next meeting Opening Day 2012-2013 Main Theater
Meeting was adjourned at 3:04pm. M: Takayama/S: Michelitsch/U. These minutes are
respectfully submitted by Leigh Anne Shaw.
Academic Senate Agenda – May 11, 2012