Academic Senate
Grossmont College
Minutes of the Meeting – February 7th, 2005
PRESENT:
Beth Smith, (President); Bonnie Schmiege, (VicePresident); Jennifer Carmean, (Senate Officer at Large); Victoria Howitt (Senate Officer at Large); (Administration of Justice); Jim Wilsterman, Suda House (Art); Israel Cardona (Behavioral Sciences); Dave Wertlieb, Craig Milgrim (Biological Sciences); Judith Zanders, Brian Keliher (Business Administration); Rick Kirby, Jerry Buckley (Cardovascular Technology); Tom Olmstead, Jeff Lehman (Chemistry); Mary Courtney, Amy Obegi (Child Development); Joel Castellaw, Sheri Guseman (Communication); Janet Gelb (Computer Science); Mary Rider, Debbie Lim, Renee Tuller (Counseling); Evan Enowitz (Culinary Arts); (Dance); Jane Nolan (Disabled Student Services); Mark Goodman (Earth Sciences); Stephanie Mood (English); Virginia Berger, Nancy Herzfeld-Pipkin (ESL); Sylvia Montejano (EOPS); Jim Symington, Laura Burger (Exercise Science and Wellness); Ruth F. Konopka (Foreign Language); Mel Amov, Carlos Contreras (History); (International Business); Patricia Morrison for Nadra Farina-Hess (Library); Peg Hovde (Math); Evan Wirig, William Snead (Media Communications); Nancy Tendall (Nursing); Marcelle Karlin (Occupational Therapy); Joan Ahrens, David Milroy (PartTime Representatives); Zoe Close, Bill Hoaglin (Philosophy, Humanities & Religious Studies) Ross Cohen (Physics, Astronomy, & Physical Sciences); Shahrokh Shahrokhi (Political Economy); Lorenda Seibold- Phalan (Respiratory Therapy); Beth Mallette- Anderson (Theatre Arts).ABSENT:
P.J.Ortmeier, Rick Michelson, Lance Parr (Administration of Justice); Jeff Irwin (Art); Teresa Jacob, Gregg Robinson (Behavioral Sciences); Virginia Dudley (Biological Sciences); Illyana McManus (Business Office Technology); Diane Mayne-Stafford (Computer Science ); Tom Gamboa (Cross Cultural Studies); Joe Orate (Culinary Arts); Kathy Meyer (Dance); Carl Fielden (Disabled Student Services); Tim Cliffe, Mike Matherly (Earth Sciences); Gary Phillips, Julie Cardenas, Linda Mitchell, Qais Sako (English); Chuck Passentino (ESL); Michael Perez, (EOPS); Karen Caires, Larry Larsen (Exercise Science and Wellness); Pat Miller, Priscilla Rogers (International Business); Steve Davis, Ray Funk, Irene Palacios, Shirley Pereira (Math); Steve Baker (Music); Dennis Collins (Physics, Astronomy, & Physical Sciences); Will Cummings (Political Economy); Craig Everett (Theatre Arts).GUESTS:
Scott Barr, DSPSDean Colli, Vice President – GC Academic Affairs
Bob Eygenhuysen, Director – Risk Management & Benefits
RECORDER:
Tasa Campos
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Approval of Agenda
M/S/U Nolan/Montejano
B. Approval of Minutes
A motion was made to accept the minutes of the meeting on December 6th, 2004.
M/S/U Wertlieb/Olmstead
ll. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Beth welcomed everyone back from winter break and thanked everyone for coming. She noted that today’s room being used for the meeting may be temporary. She asked that everyone note the room number on the agenda prior to each meeting. The meeting dates for this semester are 2/7, 3/7, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2, and 5/16.
Mary Rider sent around a sign-up sheet for anyone who would like to be involved with a Grossmont College Political Action Committee.
Nominations/Elections
Beth stated elections for the Senate will take place this semester. Jennifer Carmean and Bonnie Schmiege will be leading a Nomination Committee and asked for volunteers. Sylvia Montejano and Joan Ahrens volunteered to serve on the committee. Beth thanked them both. All four Senate Officer’s positions and the two part-time representative positions will be up for election. The United Faculty will also be holding elections during the spring.
Follow-up to Chancellor’s Comments
Beth gave a brief review of the communications and meetings that had occurred since the December 6th Academic Senate meeting with the Chancellor. She gave an overview of the following dates:
12/6 – The Chancellor attended the last Academic Senate meeting to address concerns of the faculty.
1/10 – The Chancellor emailed a response to the Senate.
1/11 – Faculty met to discuss the responses the Chancellor had given.
1/18 – Open Forum with the Chancellor during Professional Development Week.
1/20 – Joint Grossmont-Cuyamaca Academic Senate meeting during Professional Development Week. Dr. Suarez, Jim Austin, and Dana Quittner attended the meeting for a question and answer session.
1/21 – The Grossmont College Academic Senate requested technical assistance for shared governance from the Statewide Academic Senate.
The Academic Senate has not received a response from the Statewide Academic Senate as of yet. The Chancellor did not agree to sign and submit the request for assistance along with the Academic Senate.
The group continued to discuss the situation and a variety of possible ideas on getting the information out to the community.
A motion was made to draft a Resolution of No Confidence against the Chancellor. A hand count was requested. There were 36 ayes, 1 nay, and 10 abstentions. The motion carried.
M/S/C Milroy/Milgrim
Weekly information will be provided to educate faculty about the issues.
Disciplines List
Beth reviewed information that had been sent from the Statewide Academic Senate regarding revisions to the "Disciplines List." All full-time faculty members had a copy placed into their mailboxes. Please review and share the information within your departments. A meeting will be scheduled sometime in February to discuss the changes. If any additional copies are needed, please contact Beth.
lll. COMMITTEE REPORTS
Distance Education
Carlos Contreras gave an update on the Distance Education Committee. He distributed a report detailing current information on online courses. The group discussed questions regarding instructor evaluations, retention and class sizes relating to online courses.
Zoe Close shared that a comprehensive analysis has been done in the past and that a newer analysis has been requested.
The next Distance Education Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 2nd, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. in Room 584.
lV. ACTION ITEMS
V. INFORMATION ITEMS
Faculty Co-Chairs for Accreditation
Beth gave a review of the list of Faculty Co-Chairs for Accreditation. She stated a faculty co-chair for the entire process was still needed. The self-study process begins in Spring 2005 and ends with the team visit in Fall 2007. Release time for the faculty co-chair position would be 60% per semester. If anyone is interested, please let her know.
Philosophy Statement for Discipline-Wide Equivalencies (Attachment #1)
The group reviewed the Philosophy Statement for Discipline-Wide Equivalencies (Attachment #1). The version is still in draft format. Beth asked that everyone review, share with their department areas and discuss possible impacts the changes may have. Please direct any changes to Beth.
OTHER
It was noted that the next Academic Senate meeting would not be held until March 7th due to the fact that February 17th is a District holiday. Concern was expressed regarding the meetings being held too far apart.
A motion was made to schedule a special Academic Senate meeting on Monday, February 28th, 2005.
M/S/U Tuller/Burger
The motion passed and the next Academic Senate meeting is scheduled for Monday February 28th, 2005.
Meeting adjourned at 12:25 p.m.
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