Santiago Canyon College
Academic Senate
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M I N U T ES

Academic Senate
07 March 2006
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
E-305

Present:

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Lynda Armbruster

Nena Baldizon-Rios

Morrie Barembaum

Lynnette Beers

Odette Borrey

Cari Cannon

Shawn Cummins

Michael DeCarbo

Rosi Enriquez

Corinna Evett

Joe Geissler

Regina Lamourelle

Scott Sakamoto

Rosa Salazar de la Torre

Joyce Wagner

Jim Watkins

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Absent:

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Guests

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Amy Cuneo

Linda Cucovatz

Bev Pirtle

John Smith

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Minutes for 07 March 20061

  1. Call to Order: Senate President Rosi Enriquez called the meeting to order at 1:07 pm

II.Order of the Agenda

  • Treasurer’s report withdrawn

III.Approval of Minutes:

  • The minutes for 2/21/2006 were approved as corrected.

IV. Reports:

  1. President’s Report
  2. Interim Associate Dean of the Library
  3. Two faculty members (Profs. Cucovatz and Freidenrich) will serve on the hiring committee with VP Halvorson.
  4. There are five candidates and interviews will take place tomorrow (3/8/2006).
  5. Concerns still exist with respect to the job description.
  6. Prof. Enriquez was informed that the interim dean will be responsible solely for the purpose of the library move
  7. Prof. Cannon suggested a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the stated duties of the Interim Associate Dean.
  8. Prof. Enriquez suggested the senate should draft a resolution requesting a template for interim positions.
  9. Prof. Enriquez suggested the senate should draft a resolution requesting that the process for job descriptions should be examined.
  10. Faculty Recognition Committee
  11. Prof. DeCarbo announced that Prof. Wagner would serve as the at-large representative.

B. EMP

  • Prof. Enriquez announced that department chairs should hold department meetings to review the Mission, Vision, Goals and Needs for the 2006-2007 academic year.
  • The EMP will go to print Summer 2007
  • DDPs will include three program SLOs.

C. Department Chairs

  • Prof. Cannon reported that department chairs discussed SLOs.

D. CPAC

  • Prof. Smith reported that we appear to be 71 FTES over the 2% growth.
  • At the end of the month, budget sheets will be distributed and will be due back in the middle of April.
  • Prof. Barembaum reported that the portable move would require 70 days – during the 75 days during the summer.
  • Prof. Barembaum reported that the classified staff had inquired about the status of the language regarding faculty chairs of committees.
  • A discussion ensued at CPAC regarding chairs.
  • Prof. Smith suggested the idea of provisional chairs who would have a limited term.
  • Prof. Barembaum suggested forming a task force to attempt to write the language for committee chairs.
  • Prof. Barembaum suggested Profs. Adams and Smith along with two classified staff and an administrator.
  • Prof. Cannon cited page 19 of the Senate handbook.
  • “Yet, even with the clear language in regards to the role of the senate …”
  • Prof. Cannon moved and Prof. Cummins seconded a motion to refer the committee chair issue to the task force.
  • Motion passed unanimously.
  1. ASB
  • No Rep
  1. Curriculum and Instruction Council
  • The council sent a memorandum of support for completing program SLOs during the Spring 2006 semester.
  1. Technology
  • Prof. Cannon reported that the WIFI throughout the campus
  • Students will need to register.
  • It will be free to students.
  • Prof. Cannon reported that the Tech. Committee would start working on a Technology Plan.
  • Faculty should let their deans know of rooms that should be mediated.
  1. Faculty Development / Faculty Recognition
  • No report

V. Action Items

Program Review

  • A motion to refer Program Review to the CIC was approved.

Councils and Committees

  • Prof. Cannon moved and Prof. Baldizon-Rios seconded a motion to approve the Council and Committees roster for Spring 2006 with the addition of Profs. Evett and Watkins
  • Motion was approved.

VI. Discussion Items

Grant Checklist

  • Report will be given at the next week.

Collegial Governance

  • Referred to task force.

Testing Center

  • Prof. Smith presented a resolution regarding expanding testing center hours.
  • Resolution will appear at the next meeting as an action item.

Signature Programs

  • Prof. Enriquez requested senate members to review the signature program document.
  • Prof. Smith suggested that the senate also consider signature courses.
  1. Public Comments
  2. Prof. Cannon presented a resolution regarding plagiarism detection programs.

Respectfully Submitted,

Morrie Barembaum

Santiago Canyon College

Academic Senate

Secretary Treasurer, 2005-2006

(714) 628 – 4895

Approved 3/21/2006

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