Chesapeake Faculty Senate Minutes
9-25-2012
I. Call to order
David Kiracofe called to order the regular meeting of the Chesapeake Faculty Senate
at 12:35pm on 9-25-2012 in the Provost Conference Rm. 188.
II. Roll call
David Kiracofe conducted a roll call. The following persons were present: David
Kiracofe, David Howell, Bob Harrison, Kay Sourbeer, Machelle Kerr, Kevin Brady,
David Ring, Kelly Gillerlain, and Jeanine Taylor.
III. Approval of minutes from last meeting
David K. motioned that the minutes be accepted. The motion was seconded, and carried.
IV. Open issues
a) None.
V. New business
a) Chesapeake hosted the college-wide senate for their first meeting of the year. The
topics of discussion were the e-learning sessions and the OQA proctoring pilots.
b) Online Quality Assurance Committee status – The PAPC (President Advisory
Planning Council) will be supervising its growth, along with the Dean of E-Learning.
As the online program continues to grow and evolve, proctoring of examinations was
discussed. “Proctor U” (www.proctoru.com) has gotten mixed reviews from online
users on the CFS. Online connectivity issues seem to hamper the program and its
intent. Cheating scams are a nationwide issue, and are a challenge inside as well as
outside the classroom walls.
c) Machelle Kerr researched the precedents for “taping in the faculty/classroom” . As
the YouTube generation has become more prolific, it is ever increasing to realize the
need for having a formal policy of this subject. The University of Virginia has a
policy that covers the recording of classroom lectures and distribution of course
materials to students. https://policy.itc.virginia.edu/policy/policydisplay?id=PROV016 The CFS recognizes the urgency of this topic, and recommends that TCC follow
the guidelines of the University of Virginia in this matter. This will be brought to the
full faculty senate at the next meeting.
d) Expansion of the Chesapeake Faculty Senate from seven to nine members was
brought up by the lead chair, David Kiracofe. As our core instructional staff has
grown, it is time to grow from within to better represent the needs of the faculty from
Chesapeake.
e) The process of assigning sections and classes were brought to the discussion. As
seniority plays a role in classroom assignments, the newer members are seeking
representation to become more integral to this process. Currently, program heads
make these determinations.
f) Bob Harrison input that they are accepting extra textbooks. If you have extra copies
available, please send them to him – there are many students who have requested the
library have the textbooks on hand. Mr. Harrison offers additional assistance to
students in the area of research as part of the library services. Students should sign up
for this tutoring as early in the semester as possible.
g) The Food Bank Challenge was announced. Chesapeake will coordinate with the offcampus Regional Automotive Center in the weeks prior to Thanksgiving for the
benefit of the food bank.
h) The next meeting will be Tuesday, October 23rd at 12:30pm in Room 188.
VI. Adjournment
David Kiracofe adjourned the meeting at 2:00pm.
Minutes submitted by: David Howell
Minutes approved by: David Kiracofe