Bonnie Price, Coordinator – Title III Grant

Beth noted two changes to the agenda. Number B under Committee Reports needed to be change from Staffing Committee to Staff Development Committee. A number C would need to be added under the Committee Report section titled Part-time Faculty Committee.

Jennifer Carmean announced the results are in on the Academic Senate President election. The winner is Beth Smith. The group congratulated Beth. The call for nominations for the second election will end on April 29^th at 5:00 p.m. The open positions are one Vice President, two Officers at Large, and two Part-time Senate Representatives. The Election Committee currently consists of Jennifer Carmean, Bonnie Schmiege, Sylvia Montejano, and Joan Ahrens. Since Bonnie will not be able to continue to assist with the committee, and additional person is needed. Mary Rider volunteered to assist. If there are any questions regarding the nominations please contact Jennifer at extension 7870.

Patti Morrison gave a presentation on the Staff Development Webpage. Patti Morrison and Edda Temocho-Wedele will be co-chairing the Staff Development Committee replacing Mike Matherly who will be retiring. Patti shared the Staff Development Committee has recently approved five mini-grants to different areas on campus.

David Milroy and Joan Ahrens presented the results of the questionnaire that had been distributed by the Part-Time Issues Committee. As of Friday, April 15^th, the committee had received 69 total responses. The group discussed the numbers and percentages related to the questionnaire.

David also reminded of the 2005 CPFA Annual Plenary event scheduled for Saturday, April 23^rd, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event will be here at Grossmont College in the Griffin Gate. Following the day long event there will be a Happy Hour and Dinner at "The Boathouse Restaurant" – 2040 Harbor Island Drive. For additional information please contact David Milroy.

A motion was made to approve the Faculty Serving on Committee list presented at the meeting on March 7^th.

M/S/U Wertlieb/Montejano

Diane Mayne-Stafford was approved to be the faculty representative on the ICC committee.

The group reviewed the draft version of the Philosophy Statement on Discipline-Wide Equivalencies. The Senate had reviewed the draft at the last Academic Senate meeting. It was recommended that the Senate determine what the cost would be to make the change and to bring in some discipline faculty from other Community College from the area to find out how they accomplish it. Beth has contacted all the community colleges in our area and is setting up a dialogue on May 16^th, the last Academic Senate meeting of the semester. The group agreed to delay discussion until the May 16^th meeting.

Beth reviewed the recommendation from the Staffing Committee. The recommended modification to the process is as follows; If an instructor separates from the district within the first two years of the tenure review process, that position would be placed on the approved faculty staffing list from which it originated. The group discussed the recommendation. It was suggested the words be changed to state instead of "two year process" to "prior to tenure process." It was suggested the groups take both options to their departments for input. The item will be presented as an Action Item at the next meeting.

The group discussed Institutional Values for AA and AS degrees. The college has a General Education Committee but the committee has not been functioning since the mid 1990’s. The Senate will need to start discussing institutional values and possibly reinstating the committee. The college is looking to the Academic Senate to initiate discuss regarding institutional values. The Senate will not be able to start reviewing the issue until the Fall ’05 semester. The next two Senate meetings scheduled for May are very full. It was suggested the topic would be a good discussion for Professional Development Week.