I. Call to Order/Roll Call

The meeting was called to order by President Don Cordero at 1:45 p.m. Senators present: Margaret Boone (AAS, Ext. 3313), Lois Carroll (Instructional Support Serv., Ext. 3226), Betty Christopher (Commercial Services, Ext. 3341), Don Cordero (Pres/Counseling, Ext. 3142), Amy Grams (Associate Faculty, Soc Sci, Ext. 2195), Judy Hooper (Student Services, 3146), Peggy Messerschmidt (Communications, Ext. 3415), Cliff Monroe (Technology, Ext. 3349), Diane Pette (Student Services, Ext. 3138), Clint Poe (Natural Science, Ext. 3436), Joan Powers (ESL, Ext. 3401), Helayna Thickpenny (CATA, Ext. 3368), Karl Ting (Math, Ext. 3442), and Wilbert Xu (Social Science, Ext. 3447). Also present: Husam Asfoor (ASB Rep). Guests Present: Peter Anning, DeeDee Bicocca, Cheryl Carter, Cindy Schelcher, and Les White.

II. Approval of the Minutes

The minutes for the March 20, 1997, meeting were accepted and approved as submitted (M/S/P - Powers/Pette).

The minutes for the January 30, 1997, meeting were accepted and approved as submitted (M/S/U - Ting/Poe).

III. Order of the Agenda

No changes were made to today's order of agenda.

IV. Oral Communication from the Public

There was no oral communication from the public at today's meeting.

V. Information & Announcements

1. Update Report on 20th Anniversary Celebration - Peter Anning presented a calendar of events that will take place to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Mission College. The AMC Theaters will celebrate its grand opening with a series of events starting July 19, 1997. There will be a VIP night on July 23, 1997, especially set aside for Mission College. Mission College will receive 4,000 tickets to sell for that night. Each department, division, or club will be the beneficiary of all proceeds from the tickets they sell for that event. The price of the ticket will include a movie, free snacks, gift bags, and dessert and coffee after the movie.

The 20th Anniversary gala event will be held Saturday, September 20, 1997. The event will include a cocktail party, dinner, dance, and presentations to be held on campus, details to be announced. Peter noted that Mike Fox, Sr., Rod Diridon Sr., Lisa Gillmor, and Lori Fox are working diligently on fundraising and event plans, and the college's committee includes Mike Rao, DeeDee Bicocca, Cindy Schelcher, and Cheryl Carter as well as Peter. A great deal of work is going on behind the scenes to raise funds, solicit donations of cash and/or materials, etc. Call Peter (Ext. 2747) or DeeDee (Ext. 3310) with any suggestions or ideas on how to best promote this event and the sale of tickets.

2. Introduce Les White, Vice-Chancellor - The new Vice-Chancellor and Director of Administrative Services, Les White, was introduced to each member of the Academic Senate and guests present. Mr. White announced that he intends to be available on the Mission College campus every Thursday morning. His intent is to respond to any questions or concerns, to oversee administrative service functions, and to reinforce customer service as a significant value through staff empowerment and training. His responsibilities include Human Resources as well. Les expressed his view that strategic initiatives identified by the district and the Board's directives must be incorporated and translated into the budget goals and used to set budget priorities. The District Budget Advisory Committee (DBAC) must consider the entire budget from a broad perspective and work into specifics in its role as an advisory committee. A review of the budgets of all major operations in the context of the Board, the Chancellor, and the staff will be conducted in order to make the appropriate recommendations to the Chancellor. The committee will consider its procedures, policies, and priorities. He asked that he be informed of any questions or concerns relative to budget, human resources, procedures, etc.

3. Don reported that a Fax has been received this afternoon requesting that Mission College change the time for its graduation ceremony. Don asked the Senators for direction and how to present the Senate's position on this matter at this evening's Board meeting. The Senators agreed that any change in this year's schedule will create many problems and unanimously directed Don to reaffirm the Senate's position to hold this year's ceremony at 6:30 p.m. as planned. The date and time for next year's event can be negotiated. The students present indicated strong support for the Senate's position, noting that the ASB has passed a motion to affirm the announced schedule.

4. Don announced that the nomination form for the college's annual Faculty Recognition Awards has been distributed to all full-time faculty, and encouraged the Senators to urge the participation of their colleagues. All those selected for these awards are forwarded for the National Institute of Staff & Organizational Development Award (NISOD).

5. Don reported that the position of Director of Corporate Education has been deleted, effective June 30, 1997, and Contract Ed will apparently be supervised directly by the Director of the Economic Development Institute (EDI). It was noted that this decision was made by the Board in closed session, and there is some question as to whether or not certain recent actions taken by the Board in closed session are within the limits of the law. A reorganization proposal from EDI will be presented to the Board for consideration. Karen Thaxton, EDI Director, has been invited to attend the District Academic Senate scheduled for April 24, 1997, to discuss the matter.

VI. Administrative Business/Actions/Appointments

A. Curriculum - No curriculum business was discussed at today's meeting.

B. Staff Recognition - No motions for staff recognition were presented at today's meeting.

C. Confirm Senators' Terms - The following Senators will complete their terms on the Mission College Academic Senate as of May 31, 1997: Margaret Boone, Lois Carroll, Betty Christopher, Don Cordero, Peggy Messerschmidt, Diane Pette, and Karl Ting. Those divisions will be advised to elect a new Senator prior to the end of this semester.

D. Appoint Senators to Faculty Recognition Award Committee - Peggy Messerschmidt, Cliff Monroe, and Diane Pette will serve on this committee.

E. Appoint Faculty to Title III Advisory Committee - Don reported that an ISS faculty member is acceptable to the committee, and Carol Toppel has volunteered to serve on this committee. The Senators confirmed Carol's appointment to the committee (M/S/U - Pette/McKay).

F. Appoint Faculty to District Distance Learning Committee - This item was postponed to the next Senate meeting. AGENDA

VII. Old Business

A. Review Computer Applications Policy/Second Reading

The Senators reviewed the amended version of the current Computer Applications (CA) Policy. There was some discussion as to the need and relevancy of such a policy. It was determined by a majority of the Senators that the policy is intended to ensure that these courses do not interfere with computer courses being taught in other departments and to provide an opportunity to all faculty to teach a CA course. A motion to accept the following amended Computer Applications Policy was passed (M/S/P - Ting/Powers with 2 no votes and, 1 abstention):

A Computer Applications Subcommittee of the Curriculum Review Committee will be formed to review proposed CA courses in a variety of software applications.

1. CA courses are introductory in nature for specific software applications.

2. CA courses are generic and applicable to various disciplines.

3. Regarding instructor qualifications:

ï If the software to be taught is already being used by one or more departments, any of those departments may qualify an instructor to teach a CA course.

ï When no department is currently using a software program, the instructor shall present his or her qualifications to the CA Subcommittee for approval to teach a CA course.

The Mission College Academic Senate will review this policy no later than May 1998.

B. Discuss Charter for Senate Subcommittee to Develop New Procedures for Determining Which Departments will Receive New Faculty

Last year, Mission College received approval for fifteen new faculty positions. It appears that Mission College will receive seven positions next year. These new positions have been created primarily to meet the requirements of the AB 1725 ratio formula. This subcommittee of the Senate is intended to establish criteria and procedures by which the college can determine the placement of these faculty members. The composition of the committee, already determined, will include two senators, two division chairs, two students, and two administrators. Don and Diane Pette were previously appointed to this committee. Don asked the Senators to consider the charge of this committee. The following criteria were suggested as parameters for the committee's charge:

1. consider replacements for resignations and/or retirees;

2. consider Balance of Curriculum Committee's recommendations;

3. consider assigned time debt to departments;

4. consider associate faculty ratio to full-time faculty by department;

5. consider WSCH relative to growth or decline;

6. consider employment market;

7. consider development of a process for discretionary funded faculty;

8. examine new programs.

Don asked that the Senators peruse this matter further and forward any additional ideas or suggestions directly to him or Diane Pette as soon as possible.

VIII. New Business

A. Discuss Use of Computer Laboratories

Helayna advised that there is a concern among her constituents that faculty who teach courses that require the use of the computer labs are having difficulty in obtaining access to the labs. She requested that the Academic Senate consider developing a system that establishes priorities for lab use. It was noted that currently there is some confusion relative to the scheduling process; some scheduling is done through Mina Jahan and some through Carole Cramer.

Dianne McKay reported that the Division Chair Council (DCC) is currently looking into this matter, and Don was directed to refer the matter to the DCC for resolution. If the DCC cannot resolve the matter, it will be brought back to the Senate.

B. Discuss Process for Establishing New Departments

This item was postponed to the May 1, 1997, Senate meeting.

C. Discuss Establishing New Dept. of Mfg. Technology

This item was postponed to the May 1, 1997, Senate meeting.

IX. Reports

1. Chancellor's Advisory Council Report - The ChAdCo group is currently discussing the formation of a new shared governance group to be known as the District Council, which is intended to serve the Chancellor as an advisory group.

2. Board Meeting Report - Don reported that the decision made by the Board to eliminate the Director of Corporation Education's position (Kathy Elliott) was done in closed session.

3. College Budget Advisory Committee Report -  * Don reported that budget recommendations will be presented to Dr. Rao for consideration. Don agreed to forward a copy of those recommendations to the Senate members. * The Land Foundation has transferred some $636,000 into the district budget: $386,000 has been designated for deferred maintenance and the remainder has been designated for the Chancellor's office to fund EDI, Innovation Funding, et al.

4. District Budget Advisory Committee Report - Les White made a presentation similar to the presentation made at today's Senate meeting.

5. Others - None

X. Correspondence, Publications, & Announcements

Correspondence

1. Letter dated March 19, 1997,. from the state Chancellor's Office re: Request for Application Announcement and Grant Funding Requirements.

2. Letter dated March 19, 1997, from the state Chancellor re: State Welfare Reform Legislation.

Publications/Minutes

1. The March 1997, issue of COMPENDIUM.

2. The March 1997, report from The California Higher Education Policy Center on, ENDURING VALUES, CHANGING CONCERNS.

3. The minutes for the March 20, 1997, meeting of the Mission-West Valley Land Corporation, and the agenda for its meeting on April 3, 1997.

4. The March 24, 1997, issue of FA NEWS from the Foothill-DeAnza Faculty Association.

5. The agenda for the April 16, 1997, meeting of the College Governance Advisory Council.

Announcements/Conferences

1. A One-Day Seminar on Communication Skills for Women will be held on various dates and at various locations for a fee of $79.00. The theme is, Achieving Confidence, Credibility, and Composure. Additional information is available from the Senate office.

2. The Teacher's Toolbox Series will hold its 4th workshop on Active Learning Strategies in Newport Beach on April 25, 1997.

3. The Technology in Education Conference and Exposition will be held on April 21 and 22 in the San Jose Convention Center.

XI. Future Agenda Items

There were no future agenda items presented at today's meeting.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:45 p.m. (M/S/P - Pette/Ting). These minutes are respectfully submitted by Grace Hazán, Academic Senate Secretary.