Mission College Academic Senate

Ext. 5413

Unapproved  Minutes

Thursday, August 26, 2004  

 

  I.     Call to Order/Roll Call

            The meeting was called to order by President Alex Braun at 2:15   p.m. 

Senators

   A

   P

Senators

   A

   P

Braun      (Ext. 5355) Pres/Tech

 

    X

Laird       (Ext. 5186) SocScience

  

    X

Brennan    (Ext. 5313) Comm

     

    X

Lavallo    (Ext. 5399)  Math

    X

   

Brichko    (Ext. 5222)  CATA

    X

 

Martin     (Ext. 5356)  Tech.

    X

 

Charland  (Ext. 5046)  Stud. Dev.

    

    X

Musat      (Ext. 5331) Math

    X

     

Cox        (Ext.5164)  CommSvc

 

    X

Oliver      (Ext. 5427)  AAS

    X

 

Dooley    (Ext. 5379)   AAS

    X

 

Perlas      (Ext. 5041)  Stud.Dev.

   

    X

Harris     (Ext. 5413)  AF/Comm

    

    X

Rath       (Ext. 5413)  AF/CIT

   

    X

Johnson   (Ext.5277)  CATA

    X

 

Smebye   (Ext. 5305) CommServ

 

    X

Kashima  (Ext. 5319)  ESL

 

    X

Zeisler     (Ext. 5426) Comm

    X

    X

Guests:  F.Chong, H.Robles

   

    X

 

 

    

 

 

 II.    Approval of the Minutes

            The minutes for the meeting of May 20, 2004 were accepted and approved as submitted   (M/S/U – Cox/Harris).

 

III.    Order of the Agenda

            No changes were made to today’s agenda.

 

 IV.    Oral Communication from the Public

            President Chong welcomed everyone back, indicating it has been a busy summer at Mission College, and reported the following: 

            •     The Board of Trustees has approved a Bond measure for the November ballot.  If it passes, the additional funds could transform the college in positive ways. 

            •     A group from Kuwait visited the colleges to discuss the possibility of developing a project with the colleges.  The two Academic Senate Presidents participated in the preliminary discussions during the summer.

            •     This morning President Chong and President Braun met with twenty-three newly hired full time faculty members.  President Chong indicated his pleasure and satisfaction at the quality of the new faculty members and their added value to the college.  He praised the hiring committees for their work.

            •     The President stated that a cursory view of the administration will be conducted this semester.

            •     The President intends to propose that a committee on committees be formed in an attempt to streamline organization within the college. 

             

V.      Information & Announcements

             No information or announcements were presented at today’s meeting.

          

VI.    Administrative Business/Actions/Appointments

           No business was conducted under this item today.

 

VII.   Old Business

 

 

 

   A.   Update Report on Mid-Term Accreditation Progress Report

            Jonathan and Harriett provided the Senators with a draft of the mid-term progress report for review and discussion.  The Senators present, along with Vice-President Robles, broke into discussion groups to review specific portions of the document. The group discussions focused on education, goals, staffing, and facilities issues.  The body as a whole also reviewed the planning agenda within the document.

 

            Once the review was completed, each group provided its specific concerns and recommendations.   Harriett and Jonathan agreed that the recommended changes will be incorporated into the document, which must be approved no later than September 3, 2004, for submission to the Board.  The Senators were satisfied that their concerns and comments will be addressed, and the following motion was passed unanimously (M/S/U – Cox/Harris):

 

            “that the Mission College Academic Senate approve the mid-term progress report as submitted with the corrections and recommendations provided by the Academic Senate to Jonathan Brennan and Vice President Robles this afternoon.”

 

            President Braun distributed a list of 32 specific activities that were compiled from the report, noting that 15 of those activities fall under the purview of the Academic Senate.  This list will serve as the agenda for the Senate’s activities this next academic year, and should be prioritized as the first step.  The Senate members acknowledged and applauded the writers of the document.

 

VIII.  New Business

         No other items were presented.

 

  IX.  Correspondence, Publications, & Announcements

         Correspondence

         1.   Letter dated June 25, 2004, from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges with a report on the June 9-11, 2004 Commission meeting.

         Publication/Minutes

         1.   The agendas and minutes for summer meetings of the District Council, DBAC, the Mission-West Valley Land Corporation, the Board of Trustees, and GAP.

            2.   The June 2004, Accreditation NOTES newsletter.

            3.   The May 24th and June 21, 2004, issues of FA NEWS from Foothill-DeAnza Faculty Association.

            4.   The Consultation Handbook from the CCC Chancellor’s Office, dated July 2004.

         Announcements/Conferences - None

          

X.     Future Agenda Items

The fifteen items from the above list will be placed on the agenda.

 

XII.   Adjournment

            The meeting was adjourned at 4: 35 p.m. (M/S/U – Cox/Harris).  These minutes are respectfully submitted by Grace Hazán, Academic Senate Secretary.