Academic Senate
Grossmont College
Monday, October 2, 2006
11:00am – 12:20pm in Griffin Gate
CALL TO ORDER
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes from September 18, 2006
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Resignation of Senate Officer
Hiring Committee for College President
Appointment of a Parliamentarian
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Planning & Budget Council – Shirley Pereira
ACTION ITEMS
Mission Statements for the District and College –
Attachments #1 & #2
Program Review SLO – Attachment #3
Program Review Articulation – Attachment #4
INFORMATION ITEMS
Plus/Minus Grading Proposal – Attachment #5
Faculty Serving on Committees – Attachment #6
Review of Senate Constitution and By-Laws - #7 & #8
Academic Senate
Grossmont College
Minutes of the Meeting – September 18, 2006
PRESENT:
Beth Smith (President); Bonnie Schmiege (Vice President); Victoria Howitt (Senate Officer at Large); Craig Milgrim (Senate Officer at Large); P.J.Ortmeier, Tina Young (Administration of Justice); Jennifer Carmean (ASL); Suda House, Paul Turounet (Art); Israel Cardona, Gregg Robinson (Behavioral Sciences); Virginia Dudley (Biological Sciences); Judith Zander, Evan Enowitz, Nate Scharff (Business Administration); Linda Snider, Mark Pressnall (Business Office Technology); Rick Kirby, Don Ridgway (Cardiovascular Technology); Jeff Lehman, Martin Larter (Chemistry); Mary Courtney (Child Development); Joel Castellaw, Sheri Guseman (Communication); Janet Gelb, Diane Mayne-Stafford (Computer Science); Mary Rider (Counseling); (Culinary Arts); Scott Barr (Disabled Student Services); David Mullen (Dance); Chris Hill (Earth Sciences); Tate Hurvitz (English); Pat Bennett, Barbara Loveless (ESL); (EOPS); Jim Symington, Laura Burger, Steve Johns (Exercise Science and Wellness); Paul Vincent (Foreign Language); Sue Gonda, Devon Hansen (History); (International Business); Pat Morrison (Library); Peg Hovde, Shirley Pereira, Jenny Vanden Eynden (Math); Evan Wirig, William Snead (Media Communications); (Music); Tom Oertel (Nursing); (Occupational Therapy); David Milroy, Raul Sandelin (PartTime Representatives); Zoe Close (Philosophy, Humanities & Religious Studies); (Physics, Astronomy, & Physical Sciences); Brian Jennings, Jim Wood (Political Economy); Lorenda Seibold-Phalan (Respiratory Therapy); Craig Everett (Theatre Arts).ABSENT:
(Administration of Justice); (ASL); Jim Wilsterman (Art); Teresa Jacob (Behavioral Sciences); Michael Golden (Biological Sciences); (Business Administration); (Cardiovascular Technology); (Chemistry); Sheridan Dewolf (Child Development); (Communication); (Computer Science); Tom Gamboa (Cross Cultural Studies); Debbie Lim, Renee Tuller (Counseling);Joe Orate, James Foran (Culinary Arts); (Dance); Jane Nolan (Disabled Student Services); Judd Curran (Earth Sciences); Gary Phillips (English); (ESL); Sylvia Montejano (EOPS); Larry Larsen (Exercise Science and Wellness); Ruth F. Konopka (Foreign Language); Marty Ennis (History); Priscilla Rogers (International Business); (LRC); Jeff Waller (Math); (Media Communications); Steve Baker (Music); (Nursing); Christine Vicino (Occupational Therapy); (PartTime Representatives); Bill Hoaglin (Philosophy, Humanities & Religious Studies); Ross Cohen (Physics, Astronomy, & Physical Sciences);(Political Economy); (Respiratory Therapy); Beth Mallette (Theatre Arts).GUESTS:
Jon Al-Amin – Vice President, Administrative Services John Colson – Interim Vice President, Student ServicesDella Elliott, Staff – Public Information
Ernie Ewin – Executive Director, Foundation
Kendra Jeffcoat – Interim Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Arlene Stone – Administrative Secretary, Student Services
Marsha Raybourn, Supervisor – Instructional Operations
Peter White, Vice President, Student Services – MiraMar Community College
RECORDER:
Tasa CamposI. CALL TO ORDER
Beth welcomed everyone to the first Academic Senate meeting of the Fall 06 semester. The Senate Officers were introduced so any new senators would know who their Senate Officers are. Beth reminded the group that only Senators can vote on motions.
A. Approval of Agenda
Beth briefly reviewed the agenda and noted that item D under the President’s Report would be moved to the end of the meeting.
A motion was made to approve the agenda.
M/S/U Wirig/Carmean
Approval of Minutes from May 15, 2006
A motion was made to approve the minutes from the May 15, 2006 meeting.
M/S/P Milroy/Schmiege
There was one abstention. The motion passed.
II. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Interim Executive Director of the Foundation – Ernie Ewin
Beth welcomed Ernie Ewin, Interim Executive Director of the Foundation. Ernie introduced himself to the group. He stated he was here to ask for support of the foundation and to give an update. He reviewed the following:
Underwriting of the Distinguished Faculty Award
Foundation Scholarships
Foundation funded Scholarship Breakfast
Foundation funded mini-grants
Padre Game
Involving all elements on campus
Annual Gala
Gas card drawing
Ernie thanked the Senate for their time.
Review of the 10+1 Items Under the Purview of the Senate
Beth reviewed a handout from the Academic Senate of the California Community Colleges containing a punch out card listing the 10+1 Items Under the Purview of the Senate. The card listed great information especially for faculty new to the Senate. If extra copies are needed, please contact the Academic Senate office at ext.7750 or a Senate Officer.
Academic Senate Fall 06 Agenda Items – Attachment #1
Beth reviewed on overhead list of tentative Academic Senate Fall 06 Agenda Items. The Senate Officers collected information to develop the list of agenda items. The following items were reviewed:
Report from Program Review – Scott Barr would be giving this presentation at today’s meeting.
Approval of District and College Mission Statements – The statements were distributed and discussed at today’s meeting as information items.
Consider Allowing Faculty to Use Plus/Minus Grading – This information was distributed at today’s meeting as an information item. The Senators requested more information be discussed at the next Academic Senate meeting.
Review of the Supervised Tutoring, Including a Definition from the Pedagogical Perspective.
Consider Resurrection of the GE Committee.
Approve New Forms for Determining Equivalencies for Part Time Faculty.
Consider Adoption of Institutional Values.
Consider Revisions to the constitution of the Senate – Reviewing past-president involvement.
Consider Creation of a Task Force to Develop a Policy on Cell Phones and Cheating.
Consider Creation of a Task Force to Develop a Policy on Faculty Rights.
Consider Resolutions as Created by Faculty about Pertinent Issues.
Election of New Senate President – The President Election nominations will occur in October and elections will occur in November. If interested in possibly running for Academic Senate, please contact a Senate Officer. There are training sessions available in the fall. Senate Officer election will occur in Spring 06.
Recognition of Peter White (moved to the end of the meeting to accommodate Peter’s schedule)
Beth introduced Peter White to the group and shared that Peter had left Grossmont College during the summer and the Academic Senate was unable to say goodbye and thank him for all his work. Beth read a resolution prepared by the Senate for Peter White.
A motion was made to suspend the rules and move the resolution to an action item
M/S/U Kirby/Bennett
A motion was made to approve the resolution.
M/S/U Kirby/Bennett
The group gave Peter a round of applause. Peter thanked the group for the resolution.
Other
Beth reviewed the handout Faculty Serving on Committees and Councils List – Fall 06. She asked the group to review and send any changes or errors to Tasa Campos.
Beth shared packets were available of The Academic Senate’s Case for Technical Assistance.
With Dave Wertlieb retiring last spring, the Academic Senate needs a new Parliamentarian. If interested, please let Beth know.
II. COMMITTEE REPORTS
Program Review
Scott Barr presented the Program Review End-Of-The-Year Report 2005/2006. He reviewed the draft version of the Program Review Student Learning Outcome Questions.
How does your department make decisions related to:
Identification of student learning outcomes?
Methods to demonstrate achievement of these learning outcomes?
How do you use this information for course/program improvement?
He reviewed the Program Review Articulation Questions.
Current questions:
2.16 List courses that have been formally articulated with the high schools and/or four-year universities.
2.17 Describe the status of articulation with CSU and UC systems as well as with regional private universities and other entities. Describe how the department/program ensure that transferable courses are current and articulate with four-year institutions.
New question:
2.16 After reviewing ASSIST.org and the Grossmont college articulation website, please identify if there are any areas of concern or additional needs your department has about articulation with four year institutions. Please describe how the department/program ensures that articulations with key four-year universities are current.
Scott requested the draft questions be moved to Action Items at the next Academic Senate meeting.
Scott also reviewed the Summary Evaluations on the following disciplines:
LRC
Social & Behavioral Sciences
History
Respiratory Therapy
ESL
English
Foreign Language
III. ACTION ITEMS
None
IV. INFORMATION ITEMS
Mission Statements for the District and College – Attachments #2 & #3
Beth shared and distributed a new (pink copy) of the District’s Mission Statement and asked that the version in the agenda be disregarded. The group briefly reviewed the District and College Mission Statements. Please review and send any changes to the Senate Officers. Only the top sections of the statements are up for review.
Plus/Minus Grading Proposal – Attachment #4
The group briefly reviewed the Plus/Minus Grading Proposal developed by Clifton Quinn and Phillip Blanco. The group discussed GPA calculations and how will the change affect it. It was requested the presentation given on the Plus/Minus Grading Proposal given during Professional Development Week be presented at the next Academic Senate meeting.
Faculty Serving on Committees – Attachment #5
Due to lack of time, this item was not reviewed.
V. OTHER
Meeting adjourned at 12:22p.m.
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The next meeting will be on October 2nd in Griffin Gate.BS:tmc
Action Item – Attachment #1
October 2, 2006
DRAFT
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District
Vision:
Educational Excellence for a Productive CitizenryMission:
The mission of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District is to provideThe Community College District provides:
Centralized leadership for coordination of educational services districtwide
Institutional Research and Planning
Human resource programs and development
Responsible fiscal and business management
Administrative support
External relations that inform, advocate and support the District’s vision, mission and values
Conscientious compliance with federal, state and local laws, policies and regulations
The Way Forward
The five elements of The Way Forward provide the District’s guiding principles, the framework for our values and direction.
Academic Excellence
Commitment to institutions focused on teaching, learning and supportive services that lead to student success
Unity
Commitment to cooperation in good faith throughout the organization and the community to enable progress beyond that of any individual’s capacity
Standardization
Commitment to standardizing systems and processes to save resources, facilitate operations and remove barriers
Alignment
Commitment to align curriculum and practices to eliminate obstacles to student success and facilitate seamless transition
Resources
Commitment to secure, sustain and develop human resources; protect, maintain and enhance the physical environment; and pursue technological and fiscal resources to support educational programs and appropriate facilities
Action Item – Attachment #2
October 2, 2006
DRAFT Mission Statement
REVISED Sept. 25, 2006
(Intro statement – aims to define the institution’s intended student population)
Grossmont College serves
The primary mission of Grossmont College is to serve----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Next two sections are based on the "Educational Objectives" outlined on page 7 of each catalog. These sections aim to define the institution’s broad educational purposes)
The primary mission of Grossmont College In order to fulfill its commitment to student learning
, the college provides:Instructional programs that meet student needs for transfer education, vocational and career education, general education and developmental courses
Community education programs and services
Programs that promote economic
To facilitate this mission, Grossmont College provides a comprehensive range of support services including: outreach and access initiatives, academic and learning resources, student development programs, and multicultural and co-curricular activities.
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{This last section is tailored to each college’s Strategic Plan and aims to show a commitment to achieving student learning}
In support of its primary mission to promote student learning, Grossmont College structures its planning processes and engages the college community to pursue the following areas of focus:
Student Development and Academic Excellence
Our Community
Fiscal Resources
Human Resources
Physical Resources
Campus Life
Action Item – Attachment #3
October 2, 2006
PROGRAM REVIEW
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME QUESTIONS
How does your department make decisions related to the following?
a) Identification of student learning outcomes.
b) Methods to demonstrate achievement of these learning outcomes.
How do you use this information for course and program improvement?
Action Item – Attachment #4
October 2, 2006
PROGRAM REVIEW ARTICULATION QUESTION(S)
Current questions:
2.16 List courses that have been formally articulated with the high schools and/or four-year universities.
2.17 Describe the status of articulation with the CSU and UC systems as well as with regional private universities and other entities. Describe how the department/program ensure that transferable courses are current and articulate with four-year institutions.
New question:
2.16 After reviewing ASSIST.org and the Grossmont College articulation website, please identify if there are any areas of concern or additional needs your department has about articulation with four year institutions. Please describe how the department/program ensures that articulations with key four-year universities are current.
Information Item – Attachment #5
October 2, 2006
Proposal to the Grossmont/Cuyamaca Joint Academic Senate: Implementation of "Plus" and "Minus" Grades starting Fall 2007
Philip Blanco, Physics Instructor, Grossmont College
Clifton Quinn, Computer Science & Information Systems Instructor, Grossmont College
WHEREAS:
Grossmont and Cuyamaca Colleges are institutions of higher learning committed to the goal of academic excellence for its students and faculty
it is the fundamental right and responsibility of individual faculty members to assign grades which best represent their students’ performance in courses they teach
a significant fraction of the Grossmont/Cuyamaca faculty believe that the current "plain letter" grading scheme (ABCDF) does not provide them with the necessary accuracy to achieve this purpose
the District’s transition to a computerized course management and grading system in Fall 2007 provides us with an opportunity to institute the best possible district-wide grading policy for our courses, with minimal additional disruption or cost
the local universities to which many GCCCD students transfer to complete their undergraduate education are San Diego State University, the University of California, San Diego, California State University San Marcos, and the University of San Diego. ALL of these universities employ a course grading scheme which includes "+" and "-" grades
numerous colleges and universities have transitioned successfully to a "+/-" grading scheme with significant advantages to students and faculty, and no significant problems reported, and few (if any) institutions have reverted to a grading scheme which does not include "+" or "-" grades
WE PROPOSE on behalf of many of our faculty colleagues that, starting in Fall 2007, instructors may assign the following letter grades to their students’ work at the completion of a course of study (listed together with the equivalent point score for the purpose of calculating Grade Point Averages):
A+ 4.0 A 4.0 A- 3.7
B+ 3.3 B 3.0 B- 2.7
C+ 2.3 C 2.0
D 1.0
F 0.0
(Explanatory notes overleaf)
EXPLANATORY NOTES:
Individual faculty shall retain the academic freedom to assign "plain letter" grades only, or a subset of the grades listed above (see point 2 of the proposal) in any section of a course. However, the Academic Senate encourages instructors to ensure that their students are made aware of their grading scheme at an early stage in the course.
The "minimum passing letter grade" for a course administered by the GCCCD shall remain a "C". Therefore, the academic requirements for "Credit/No Credit" grades shall remain unchanged.
In compliance with California Code of Regulations, Title 5, section 55758:
Grade points shall be assigned to each letter grade according to the scheme presented above
There shall be no assignment of the grade of "C-".
The grade of "A+" may be awarded to outstanding students whose academic performance merits such a distinction. However, this grade shall be equivalent to an "A", or 4.0 points, for the purpose of calculating Grade Point Averages (GPAs).
Each college shall publish in every edition of the college catalog a detailed explanation of this grading system including the grade points assigned for each grade.
Furthermore, there shall be no assignments of D+, D-, F+, or F- in this proposed scheme.
Given the increased precision afforded by this grading scheme, Grade Point Averages (GPAs) shall be reported on student transcripts to 2 (TWO) decimal places, with conventional rounding up or down of the last decimal place.
Information Item – Attachment #6
October 2, 2006
Faculty to Serve on Committees
Curriculum Sydney Brown
John Oakes
Denise Schulmeyer
Jeff Waller
Student Grievance/Discipline Hearing Patrice Braswell-Burris
Jennifer Carmean
Judy Dirbas
Ray Funk
Marlene Jansky
Patty Morrison
Enrollment Strategies Priscilla Rogers
Facilities Sheridan Dewolf
Beth Kelley
Publications Brian Jennings
June Yang
Scholarship Tina Perez
Student Services Program Review Lisa Aguilar
Marlene Jansky
Student Success Jeff Waller (as Curriculum Rep)
Planning & Budget Council Patty Morrison
Jim Wilsterman
Petitions Gwenyth Mapes
Tom Olmstead
Academic Program Review Nadra Farina-Hess
Search Committee VPSS Nemie Capacia
Sylvia Montejano
Bonnie Schmiege
Information Item – Attachment #7
October 2, 2006
| Articles of the Constitution of the Grossmont Academic Senate | Current | Proposed Changes Fall 2006 |
| I. Name | The name of this body shall be the Grossmont College Academic Senate | |
| II. Goals and purposes | The goals and purposes for which this
organization is formed are: 1. To represent the faculty in the formation of policy in academic and professional matters. 2. To make recommendations to the college administration and to the Governing Board. 3. To facilitate communication among the faculty, the college administration, the classified staff, the students and the Governing Board. 4. To promote the development and maintenance of teaching excellence within the framework of academic freedom and professional responsibilities and ethics. |
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| III. Scope and Representation | The Academic Senate represents all nonmangement certified personnel employed at Grossmont College. | |
| IV. Membership and Organization | 1.The Senate shall consist of : a. A Senate Officers Committee consisting of the President, Vice President, two Officers-at-large and the President-elect or Past President. The President shall be elected at large to a four year term in include one year as President-elect, two years as President, and one year as Past President. All other officers shall be elected at large to two-year terms. Officers shall begin their terms on the last day of the spring semester and may succeed themselves for as many terms as elected. b. Designated Senators as described in Section 3 of the By-Laws. c. Two at large part-time instructors, elected at large by part-time instructors to terms of two years, with each representative elected in an alternate year. 2. Units represented by Senators are departments or combinations of disciplines for purposes of Senate representation. These units shall be referred to as departments throughout this Constitution. The current alignments of unit representation will be listed as Appendix A to this Constitution. Adjustments to Appendix A will be made by the third Senate meeting of each Fall semester based on each department’s current FTEF. |
1. The Senate shall consist of: a. A Senate Officers Committee consisting of the President, Vice President, and two Officers-at-large. All officers shall be elected to two-year terms. Officers shall begin their terms on the last day of the spring semester and may succeed themselves for as many terms as elected. The President shall not be concurrently elected or appointed as a department chair or coordinator. b. Same c. Same 2. Same |
| V. Meetings | 1. There shall be at least one regular
meeting each month of the fall and spring semesters. 2. Special meetings shall be called by the Senate President, by a majority of the Senate Officers, by a petition signed by twenty percent of the Senate members, or by a petition signed by twenty percent of the faculty. 3. All meetings will be open to the general faculty and are subject to the Rules of the Brown Act. |
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| VI. Amendments | This constitution may be amended by a majority vote of the faculty, as previously defined (Article III), provided that the faculty has been notified in writing of the test of the amendment at least one week prior to the vote, and providing that the amendment has previously been approved by two-thirds of the Academic Senate, or that twenty percent of the total faculty had signed a petition supporting the proposed amendment. | |
| VII. Ratification | This constitution when ratified by a majority of all members present and voting, assuming a quorum of the Grossmont College Academic Senate, shall supercede the previous Constitution and become binding on all present and future members of the Senate as soon as the officers and members of the Senate have been elected. |
Information Item – Attachment #8
October 2, 2006
| By-Laws Section | Current | Proposed Changes Fall 2006 |
| 1. Duties of the officers | 1. The President. It shall be the duty of
the President: a. to preside at all meetings of the Senate. b. to insure that regular meetings of the Senate are held, and that the membership and faculty are adequately informed as to the time and place of each meeting. c. to call special meetings when necessary or when required by other provisions of this Constitution, and to insure that the membership and faculty are adequately informed as to the time and place of each meeting. d. to appoint special committees when necessary or when so directed by the membership. e. to serve or to appoint a designee to serve as an ex-officio member of all committees for which senate representation is required. f. to be responsible for all correspondence to and from the Senate. g. to serve as the official representative of the Senate when so authorized. h. to arrange for representation of the Senate at scheduled meetings of such professional organizations as directed by the membership. i. to prepare and distribute at the appropriate time, meeting agenda and proposed amendments. j. to supervise clerical staff assigned to the Senate, who will assist the President as follows: i. Keeping complete records of proceedings of the Senate meetings, ii. Distributing minutes of these to each faculty member who requests them, iii. Brining to each meeting a complete record of the proceedings of the current year, a copy of the Constitution, and the latest copy of Robert’s Rules of Order. k. to appoint a Parliamentarian. l. to perform such additional duties not in conflict with any provisions of this Constitution as the membership shall direct. m. to maintain and operate an Academic Senate office, including all records, files data bases, and appropriate physical assets. 2. The Vice-President. It shall be the duty of the Vice-President: a. to assist the President and assume the duties in the absence of the President. b. to perform such additional duties not in conflict with any provisions of this Constitution as the membership shall direct. 3. The President Elect/Immediate Past President. It shall be the duty of the President Elect/Past President : a. to attend budget, planning and other committees as agreed upon in discussion with the Academic Senate President. b. to recommend appointments to any committee formed by the Senate and to assist in staffing institutional committees as directed by the Senate. c. to serve as a liason between the Senate and committees and the Senate. d. to provide communication with the faculty concerning work of the committees. 4. The Senate Officers Committee, consisting of the four officers and the President Elect or Immediate Past President, will be responsible for: a. preparing and distributing the agenda. b. acting on behalf of the Senate in emergencies when the Senate cannot be convened. c. monitoring the budget of the Senate. d. maintaining an accurate list of Senate members. |
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4. The Senate Officers Committee, consisting of the four officers, will be responsible for a. same b. same c. same d. same e. And other duties as necessary to facilitate the work of the senate committees. |
| 2. Election of Officers | 1. Officers shall be elected by secret
ballot vote of the faculty, as defined in Article III, on the last day
of the spring semester. 2. Officers will be elected by a simple majority of the votes cast. If for any office no one receives a majority, a run-off election between the two candidates receiving the most votes will be held the following week. 3. Nominations for Senate officers shall be made from a list prepared by the Nominations and Elections Committee. Any member of the faculty is eligible for nomination before the election. 4. At the Senate meeting when the Nominations/Elections Committee presents its list of recommended candidates, nominations for officers may be received from the members of the Senate and faculty at large. This meeting is to be held at a reasonable time before the election. 5. The Nominations/Elections Committee shall make all other necessary rules for carrying out the election of the officers. |
1. Officers shall be elected by secret
ballot vote of the faculty, as defined in Article III. 3. Nominations for Senate Officers shall be made from a list prepared by the Nominations and Elections Committee. Any member of the full-time faculty is eligible for nomination before the election. |
| 3. Designation of Senators other than officers | 1. Senate representatives shall consist of: a. The chair or coordinator of each department. b. In addition to the chair or coordinator, each department with more than four but less than ten Full Time Equivalent Faculty (FTEF) may be represented by one senator selected by the department faculty. c. For each additional ten FTEF, or fraction thereof, a department may select one additional senator. 2. It shall be the responsibility of the faculty within each department to ensure timely designation of their representative and to determine the method of selection. 3. Selection of part-time representatives shall follow the same procedures as those specified for election of officers in Section 2 of the By-Laws, except that they shall be nominated by and elected by a vote of the part-time faculty only. |
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| 4. Vacancies | 1. President. In case of the continued
disability or resignation of the President, the Vice-President shall
fill the unexpired term of the President until a special election can be
held. 2. Other Officers. In case of the resignation or disability of any elected officer other than the President, the Senate shall designate one of its members to fill the remainder of the of the unexpired term by a simple majority vote. 3. Department representatives. In case of the resignation or disability or continual non-attendance of any Senate member other than an offider, the department, which the Senator represents will conduct a special election to fill the vacancy, in accordance with the provisions of By-Laws Section 3, part 2. |
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| 5. Quorum | A simple majority of Senators including Senator designees recognized by the Chair at the openings of meetings shall constitue a quorum. Senator positions not filled by departments will be not be included in quorum determinations. | |
| 6. Assessments | 1. Dues. There shall be no Academic Senate
dues. 2. Special Assessments. The Senate may solicit contributions from the faculty when it deems such action advisable. |
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| 7. Parliamentary Procedure | All meetings of the Senate shall be conducted according to parliamentary law as set forth in the lastest edition of Robert’s Rules of Order. | |
| 8. Recall and Referendum | 1. If a referendum petition protesting an
action by the Academic Senate, signed by ten percent of the faculty, is
presented to the Senate President, the President shall suspend such
action until a referendum election is held. Prior to such an election,
the faculty shall be notified in writing of special meeting to discuss
alternate views on the issue. The election, by secret ballot,
administered by the Nominations/Elections Committee, shall then be held,
in no case more than thirty days following submission of the petition. A
simple majority shall determine the outcome. 2. If a recall petition asking for the recall of any officer, signed by ten percent of the genral faculty, is presented to the Nominations/Elections Committee, this committee shall notify, in writing, all faculty of a special meeting to present alternate views on the matter. The election, by secret ballot, administered by the Nominations/Elections Committee, shall then be held, in no case more than thirty days following submission of the petition. A simple majority shall determine the outcome. Any position vacated by recall shall be filled by a special election, by a secret ballot, with nominations and elections supervised by the Nominations/Elections Committee. This election shall be held within two weeks of the successful recall. |
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| 9. Committees | The Senate shall have the following
standing committees: 1. The Curriculum Committee 2. The General Education Committee 3. Program Review Committee 4. Professional Development Committee 5. Instructional Computing Committee 6. The Nominations/Elections Committee, consisting of at least three Senators, shall direct the nomination and election of Senate officers, and supervise special elections as needed. Further, this committee shall accept recall petitions and process them in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution (By-Laws, Section 8, Part 2). 7. The Professional Relations Committee, consisting of a chairperson selected by the Academic Senate, and at least five additional persons selected by the Senate Officers Committee to be assigned as needed, shall serve to mediate personal difficulties of the professional nature not covered by contract grievance procedures. |
8. Academic Rank Committee 9. Part Time Faculty Issues Committee |
| 10. By-Laws | By-Laws to this Constitution may be adopted by amended by a simple majority of the Senators present and voting (quorum defined in Section 5), provided that the proposal has been introduced at a previous meeting, and provided that the general faculty has been notified in writing of the test of the amendment at least a week prior to the Senate meeting at which the vote on the amendment will be taken. |