DRAFT DRAFT
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE - ACADEMIC SENATE
MINUTES
February 15, 2006
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
ASB Conference Room – AGB 107
1. CALL TO ORDER
A quorum being achieved, President Claire Cesareo-Silva called the meeting to order at 2:11 p.m.
2. INTRODUCE AND WELCOME GUESTS
Trustee Nancy Padberg was welcomed to the Senate.
3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Kris Leppien-Christensen (SBS) moved; it was seconded and passed by voice vote to approve the adoption of the agenda.
4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
Carmen Dominguez (FA) moved; it was seconded and passed by voice vote to approve adoption of the minutes from the February 1, 2006 meeting.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Susan Nawa complimented the members of the Executive Committee who performed in The Vagina Monologues on their performances.
Allison Camelot relayed to the Senate concerns voiced by her students on possible breaches of contract at the cafeteria. These included being informed they needed a minimum of $5 for a credit card purchase, and being charged an additional $.50 for using a credit card.
Bob Cosgrove reported that the Wait List Committee recommended that faculty members may or may not use a wait list. This may cause confusion for students who may think they are on a wait list when they actually are not, as the concerned faculty member is not using them.
6. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
President Claire Cesareo-Silva reported the following:
BGS Update
· BGS will remain open for classes during the summer of 2006.
· Faculty who will not be on campus during the summer will be able to pack up their offices at the end of the Spring semester and be assigned an office in the Village.
· Any items that faculty will not be using and don’t want in storage should be taken home.
A. College Meetings – Planning and Budget Council
· It has been proposed that the West Coast Baseball League be housed at Saddleback College. Any concerns about this should be brought to President McCullough.
Teacher of the Year Committee
· This committee will meet soon and needs a faculty representative.
7. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
A list of revised additions to Faculty Hiring Committees was distributed to the Senate. Wendy Gordon (LALR) moved; it was seconded and passed by voice vote to approve faculty to sit on committees.
8. OLD BUSINESS
A. Accreditation
· The Accreditation Report requires Saddleback College to write on all six of the recommendations for the next progress report, due October 2006.
o Anyone interested in serving as Chair should contact President Cesareo-Silva.
· The Accreditation Report found that Saddleback College made significant progress addressing the first three recommendations.
· The requirements for the October 2006 progress report are inconsistent. While Irvine Valley College’s report was not as positive as Saddleback’s, IVC is required to address only the last three recommendations.
· President Cesareo-Silva will write a letter requesting clarification on this matter to the CCLC.
· A Task Force on Strategic Planning has been established to continue to work on addressing the second recommendation.
B. Technical Assistance
· Recommendations from the Academic Senates of Saddleback College and Irvine Valley College; the Chancellor; the Vice Chancellor, Human Resources, Saddleback College; and the President of Saddleback College were distributed to the Senate.
o Concern was expressed that some of these recommendations are too general and do not address specific issues, such as that the roles and responsibilities of the three constituent groups be defined, the Board cease micromanagement; and the climate of despair be remedied.
· IVC President Rockmore proposed that each of the constituent groups go back to its constituency and write out what each considers its roles and responsibilities. These will be presented and discussed at a future meeting.
o The Academic Senate will do this.
· One challenge is putting into practice the roles and responsibilities of each of the constituent groups as defined by law.
· Concern was raised that one member of the Board of Trustees conducted outside paperwork during Technical Assistance, and that that individual left the meeting at 5:30 pm.
C. District Planning Process – Goals/Action Plans
· The Chancellor’s Docket was held today, instead of Thursday morning as is usual. No representative of the faculty was able to attend; as a result, it is not known if the issue of the District Planning Process was addressed.
· A Strategic Planning Task Force was established at the last PBC meeting. SLOs and Program Review should be the basis for district planning.
· Concern was expressed that the continued employment of deans and managers is dependent in part on their completing these goals/action plans
9. NEW BUSINESS
A. American Library Association (ALA) Membership
· An e-mail on this issue from librarian Ana Maria Cobos, and a response from Trustee Wagner was distributed to the Senate.
· Concern was expressed that the Board had violated Title 5 by not renewing Saddleback College’s institutional membership in the ALA, as had been recommended.
· Trustee Padberg stated that this issue will be brought back and reconsidered by the Board.
B. Curriculum
· Howard Adams, Chair of the Curriculum Committee, reported on the work of the committee during the Fall of 2005 and the Spring of 2006. Curriculum will go to the Board for approval.
Wendy Gordon (LALR) moved; it was seconded and approved by voice vote to approve the work of the Curriculum Committee.
C. DRAC Issues
· President-Elect Bob Cosgrove distributed an e-mail of agenda items for the next DRAC meeting, to be held on February 27th, he sent to Vice Chancellor Gary Portner.
· Senators should contact President-Elect Cosgrove with suggestions for any items they would like included on the agenda.
D. Program Approval
· The IVC Academic Senate has begun work on writing a policy for program approval, as no structure for this currently exists. (Handout 9.D.1)
· Senators were asked to read over and comment on this.
10. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Executive
President-Elect Cosgrove distributed to the Senate an article from the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled “When Trustees Blunder.” Senators were asked to distribute this to the faculty in their divisions.
B. Senate Standing Committees
No report
C. College, Division & District Committees
No report
11. DIVISION REPORTS
A. CSSP
Miki Mikolajczak announced that the 2006 graduation program will include the name of each graduate’s transfer institution, where applicable. This information is needed by the end of April.
12. CONSTITUENCY GROUP REPORTS
A. Faculty Association
No report
B. Student Government
· As part of Black History Month celebrations, the People’s Barbeque will be held in the Quad on February 22nd from 11am-2pm, and a student panel on February 28th from 12-1:30pm.
· ASG has rewritten the Administrative Regulation for bringing guest speakers to campus, and will present it at the next Academic Senate meeting.
· A $1 student advocacy fee is being considered.
· A resolution of no confidence in the student trustee was passed.
C. Classified Staff
No report
13. ADJOURNMENT - The meeting was adjourned at 3:55 pm.
HANDOUTS DISTRIBUTED WITH AGENDA
1. Minutes from the Academic Senate meeting of February 1, 2006.
2. Office of the Chancellor, “Proposed New Rules of Business” (Handout 8.B.2)
3. Vice Chancellor, Human Resources, “Accreding Commission Recommendation Suggestions” Standing Committee Approvals 2.1.06 (Handout )
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