I. Call to Order/Roll Call

The meeting was called to order by President Don Cordero at 1:30 p.m. Senators present: Margaret Boone (AAS), Lois Carroll (Instructional Support Services), Don Cordero (Pres/Counseling), Gail Greenwood (Social Science), Judy Hooper (Student Services), Mike McKenna (AAS), Peggy Messerschmidt (Communications), Diane Pette (Student Services), Clint Poe (Natural Science), Joan Powers (ESL), Saroj Sabherwal (Technology), Helayna Thickpenny (CATA), and Karl Ting (Math). Also present: Vicki Johnson, the ASB Vice President, will serve as the Liaison to the Academic Senate.

II. Approval of the Minutes

The minutes for the May 16, 1996, meeting were accepted and approved as submitted (M/S/P - Greenwood/Boone).

III. Order of the Agenda

Don stated that it is his intent to keep today's meeting to one hour and establish operations for the year. He indicated that Dr. Rao fully supports of the efforts of the Balance of Curriculum Committee.

The Order of Agenda was approved by consensus.

IV. Oral Communication from the Public - There was no oral communication from the public at today's meeting.

V. Information & Announcements

1. Four (4) seats on the District's Board of Trustees are up for election this November and five candidates are running. It was suggested that the Academic Senate, ACE, ASB, and Classified Senate will organize at least two candidate's Forums at Mission College. This matter will be

placed on next week's agenda.

VI. Administrative Business/Actions/Appointments

A. Committee Appointments

1. District Advisory Council - Don explained that the Chancellor's Advisory Committee has been serving primarily to review the Board agenda prior to each Board meeting. It was suggested that the Chancellor form a District Advisory Council that will meet monthly to brainstorm ideas and issues with the Chancellor. Dr. Tseng has requested that each constituent group send representatives to serve on this committee, and the Senate is seeking two to three volunteers. A phone mail and E-Mail message was sent to all faculty on Monday, August 19, and several Senators noted that they did not receive the message. The Senators requested that the appointments to this committee be delayed for one week in order to provide ample time for the Senators to advise their constituents regarding this committee.

2. District Budget Advisory Council (DBAC) - Don serves on this committee as Academic Senate President and is seeking a Senator to serve on this committee with him. It is critical that there be a continuous flow of information from this committee to the Mission College faculty. This is an extremely important committee and meets on Wednesday afternoons from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Senators agreed to postpone this appointment until next week.

3. Curriculum Committee Confirmation - The Senators confirmed the appointment of Jennifer Costanza as the ESL representative to the Curriculum Committee (M/S/U - Powers/Messerschmidt).

4. Technology Committee Confirmation - This committee is a committee of the Academic Senate and Bruce Judd has been asked to provide the Senate with a list of voting members. Don explained that Bruce will report to the Senate periodically. The committee has a great deal of money to expend, and this committee is very important to the Senate. Bruce has not responded yet, and Don will bring this back to the Senate when appropriate. The current membership of the committee is as follows:

Marjorie Knowles (ESL)

Mina Jahan (Instructional Support Services)

Evelyn Riegert (AAS/Student Services)

Son Le (Social Sciences)

Sandy Sims (Communications)

Karl Ting (Math)

Manny Magallon (CATA)

Clint Poe (Natural Science)

This committee will meet every Thursday mornings from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. until they get all the equipment allocated and/or assign release time to develop curriculum for classroom computer work.

5. Student Center Committee - We are in the process of designing a Student Center, which will include the Bookstore, ASB Office, ATM, Copy Center, Food Services, Computer Lab, etc. The College Governance Advisory Council recommended at yesterday's meeting that the Student Health Center be located in the Student Center as well, as it is more cost effective. The Foundation has committed to 25 years of funding at $900,000/year for the Student Center. The Library is funded for working drawings for next year and the Child Care Center will be a separate building. The Senate is seeking two (2) volunteers to serve on this committee. Diane Pette volunteered to serve on this committee.

Don directed the Senators to advise their constituents of the above committee openings and to ensure that each division has a representative to the Curriculum Committee. The following faculty are currently serving on the Curriculum Committee:

Diane Lamkin (Chair/Natural Science)

Edith Dooley (AAS)

Manny Magallon (CATA)

Alex Braun (Commercial Services)

Ina Gard (Communications)

Jennifer Costanza (ESL)

Moira Davis (Math)

Jim Van Tassel (PE/Bus/Eng)

Dan Guich (Social Science)

Joyce McClellan (Student Services)

John Dedinsky (Technology)

Judie Smith (Inst'l Support Services)

Lee Callaway (Dean of Instruction)

Don Cordero (Articulation Officer/Ex-Officio)

Ruth Madalena (Matriculation Officer/Ex-Officio)

Joyce Antilla (Secretary)

B. Staff Recognition - Last year the Senate organized this item in order to provide a means of recognizing people from any segment of the institution that supported the academic program at Mission College beyond the call of duty. Susan Monahan, Ed Hee, Peter Anning, and Ellen McAlister were recognized last academic year.

VII. New Business

A. Establish Academic Senate Goals for 1996/97

The Senators received a list of last year's Senate goals for review. Don explained that it is his intent to discuss the process by which this year's Senate will use to establish its goals for this academic year at today's meeting.

Last year's goals and the Senate's accomplishments are as follows:

* A brochure with a preliminary strategic plan and vision for Mission College has been distributed to staff and to local CEO's.

* The Reciprocity Agreement has been passed in April 1996, and involve Mission College, West Valley College, DeAnza College, Foothill College, San Jose City College, Evergreen Valley College, Cabrillo College, Gavilan College, and Monterey Peninsula. Hartnell College opted not to be involved.

* Interface with community remains to be accomplished.

* Incorporate Distance Learning - The Senate established a Distance Learning Policy regarding "contact," and Lana Bone has headed this endeavor. The Technology Committee has been and will continue to be highly involved in future Distance Learning activities.

* Active Advisory Board for every Program - No progress last year

* Encourage Innovation and Creativity - Constantly and consistently

* Gain better understanding of the eleven areas of responsibility assigned to the Academic Senates by AB 1725. The Academic Senate is the preeminent organization in this institution

for developing academic policy as empowered by AB 1725.

* Position Papers

* Shared Governance - An excellent District policy exists and will serve as a starting point

for the development of a Mission College Shared Governance Policy. Mike Rao is

extremely supportive of shared governance.

* Vision Statement for Mission College - Partial completion through Strategic Plan and Balance of Curriculum Committee. The next meeting will be held September 10, and it is anticipated that it will report to the Senate in October.

* Budget Literate - We have a rudimentary understanding of the budget and a common understanding of the budget model. As a personal goal, Don accepts the responsibility to help fulfill this goal.

* Collegial Communication - Worked very well with the President of the WVC Academic

Senate last year. Don anticipates that a joint meeting of the two Senates will be held some

time this semester to discuss issues of common interest and curriculum. The relationship

between the two colleges is better than ever. Don meets regularly with the President of the

West Valley College Academic Senate and ACE.

* Collaborating with the Community - The Senate will invite Board members to visit the

Senate and will assist in the coordination and organization of Candidates' Forums for Board of Trustees' candidates.

* Graduation - The Senate took charge of graduation ceremonies and the Senate needs to

review the event.

* GE and Vocational Education Integration is taking place in Balance of Curriculum.

The Senators agreed to set the last meeting in September aside for the purpose of setting the Senate's goals for the 1996/97 academic year from 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.. The Senators were urged to discuss the issue with their constituents to determine what faculty would like to see accomplished by the Senate - both short term and long term goals.

Don noted that Janis Perry conducted a workshop on Shared Governance at Mission College last year, at which time she discussed AB 1725 and the empowerment of the Senate. He asked if the Senators were interested in having a retreat to cover this issue. Diane suggested that we have a one hour session on AB 1725 on September 12, 1996.

In the past the Senate has formed an Executive Committee to work on specific issues and bring recommendations to the Senate for consideration. It was agreed, by consensus, that this committee is to be reconstituted. This item will be placed on the agenda for next week.

IX. Reports

1. Chancellor's Advisory Council Report - See Item VI.A.

2. Board Meeting Report - Diane reported we received $25,000 contribution from a bank.

3. College Governance Advisory Council Report - The committee met yesterday, and agreed to review its membership and function.

4. College Budget Advisory Council Report - The committee met yesterday. Last Spring's priorities were not funded because the anticipated growth money did not materialize. There were three unfilled positions and some grant money was utilized to fund several positions. Details are available from Don. If additional money comes into the district, the remaining items will be funded. The Academic Senate is empowered by law to provide input into the planning of the budget, and this will be considered as well.

5. District Budget Advisory Committee (DBAC) Report - Because of the shortfall in enrollment, the district will propose a "middle budget" to the Board. The highest budget would mean that the district attained all the growth the state allows, and our budget would be increased by approximately $1 million, for a total of $51 million. DBAC is recommending that we try to attain 1/4 of the goal, so that we meet CAP plus another 25%, which would mean a budget of approximately $49 million. If we just meet CAP, we stand to lose approximately $600,000. The Board will consider approval of the Budget on September 5.

The remaining agenda items were postponed to the next meeting and the meeting was adjourned at 3:30 p.m. (M/S/U - McKenna/Powers). These minutes are respectfully submitted by Grace Hazán, Academic Senate Secretary.