Mission College Academic Senate

Ext. 5413

Approved Minutes

Thursday, November 14, 2002

I. Call to Order/Roll Call

The meeting was called to order by President Jane Patton at 2:10 p.m.

Senators	A	P	Senators	A	P
Brennan (Ext. 5313) Comm		X	McAlister (Ext. 5087) Stud.Dev.		X
Charland (Ext. 5046) Stud. Dev.		X	Mancini (Ext. 5855) AF/HM		X
Dooley (Ext. 5379) AAS		X	Martin (Ext. 5356) Tech.		X
Estrada (Ext.5164) CommSvc		X	Musat (Ext. 5331) Math		X
Guich (Ext. 5270) Social Sci.		X	Oliver (Ext. 5427) AAS		X
Johnson (Ext.5277) CATA	X		Patton (Ext. 5296) Comm Stud		X
Lavallo (Ext. 5399) Math		X	Rivas (Ext. 5282) CATA		X
Light (Ext. 5717) AF/CIT		X	Rosner (Ext. 5317) ESL		X
Lynne (Ext. 5248) CommSvc		X	Sippel (Ext. 5118) Comm		X
			VanTassel (Ext. 5334) Tech		X
Other: A.Braun (CRC),		X	Other: B.Grayson (Staff Dev)	X
S.Ghiya, S. Hanna (ASB Rep.)		X	C.Toppel (Inst'l Tech)		X

Division Chairs	A	P	Division Chairs	A	P
Chandler (Social Science)	X		Dinger (Comm Serv/Tech)		X
Chan, R. (Student Services)		X	Hacker (ESL)		X
Chiang (Math)		X	McKay (VP of Instruction)		X
Cowels (AAS)	X		Messerschmidt (Communctns)		X
Delongchamps (CATA)	X		Poe (Natural Science)	X

Guests	A	P	Guests	A	P
WS.Chiang, L.Harris, M. Jahan,		X	C.Monroe,C.Pembrook, J.Smith		X

II. Approval of Minutes

The minutes for the November 7, 2002, meeting were accepted and approved as submitted (M/S/U - Mancini/Estrada).

III. Order of the Agenda

It was agreed (M/S/U - Charland/Mancini) that the order of the agenda will be changed as follows:

Item IX.D will follow Oral Communication, followed by Item V.A.

IV. Oral Communication from the Public

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

IX. New Business

A. Discuss Directions for Library Instruction

Judie Smith advised that the Librarians are working hard to determine what direction Library instruction should take, and it is important to have input from the campus community. Currently the Library staff offers traditional classes teaching basic research skills, how to use the Internet, and orientation classes. She noted that the orientations are mostly driven by instruction; they are subject specific and assignment driven. The staff is considering block orientations.

Many Mission College students are ill equipped to do research, lacking basic skills. The need for an information competency requirement is clear, whether or not the state mandates such a requirement. The E&FMP indicated that the Library would work toward the development of instructional modules and individual components that would be made available on the web. In addition, several workshops are being considered. She asked the Senators to discuss the matter with their constituents in order to provide feedback to the Library staff.

Jane acknowledged Judie's report as an introduction for further discussion on the matter, and she requested that Judie prepare a one page summary for electronic distribution to the Senators. Judie agreed and suggested that a Library representative be invited to department and/or division meetings to discuss the matter further. The intent is to determine how to best meet the students' needs.

V. Joint Meeting w Division Chair Council to Review Ranked List of New Faculty Positions

Last week, the Academic Senate agreed to move ahead with the five automatic positions to fill vacancies. The Senate also approved the ranking of positions #1 through #17 on the prioritized list presented by the Division Chair Council (DCC), and recommended that the Assessment Coordinator position be 100% for assessment. It was agreed that the reprioritization of positions #18 through #31 would be considered at today's meeting.

During a very lengthy discussion, both Jane and Dianne explained that the process practiced at Mission College allows for disparate views between the Senate and the DCC. If the two bodies do not reach consensus, the process allows for two separate recommendations to be sent forward to the President, who will then make the final decision. The best alternative is for the two bodies to reach consensus, and that is the intent of today's meeting.

Several options for ranking were presented, discussed at length, and seriously considered. Several motions to approve alternative rankings either were withdrawn or failed for compelling reasons. There was extensive discussion on whether or not to even consider suggested changes without the full membership of the DCC, and several questions were put to the entire group to ascertain if there was consensus. It was clear that consensus had not been reached as yet and discussion continued.

The allotment of FTE for specific positions was discussed at length, as well as the need to maintain the direction the college wishes to take when considering positions. The intent of today's discussion was to determine if there were any glaring errors in the prioritization list. It was noted that there are ranked positions that may be affected by factors such as resignations, FTE allotments, etc. For example, the PE position is dependent on the resignation of the instructor currently on leave, the Communications Studies position is dependent on the allotment of FTE by PGC, and there is not enough FTE for the Political Science position. It is understood that the rankings have been made with those issues considered. It was suggested that the list be accepted as it was presented or throw it out and begin again. Ultimately, the following motion was presented (M/S - Sippel/Dooley):

"that the Mission College Academic Senate adopt the priority list for positions #18 through #31 as it is."

Once again, a lengthy discussion ensued, with many of the issues already considered raised again. It was noted that Mission College is extremely fortunate in that it has a good and fair process that has worked well over the years. The dialogue and debate that has taken place today is appropriate and healthy. A call for the question (M/S - Dooley/Lynne) passed and the above motion to accept the list as presented passed.

The remaining agenda items were postponed to the next Senate meeting.

XI. Correspondence, Publications, & Announcements

Correspondence

Publications/Minutes

1. A copy of the first draft of the Mission College Strategic Plan for Instructional and Administrative Technology.

2. The ASCCC Resolutions that were considered at the Fall Plenary Session in November 2002, and the Appendices for use with the resolutions.

3. The agenda for the November 20, 2002, meeting of DBAC.

4. The October 2002 issue of ACCREDITATION NOTES from WASC.

5. The agenda for the November 13, 2002, meeting of GAP.

6. The agenda for the November 14, 2002, meeting of the MC Classified Senate.

Announcements/Conferences

1. ACE announced that an election will be held in December for a council member to replace Carol Beck and serve a three year term. Those interested should contact Carolyn Fisher.

XII. Future Agenda Items

No items were added.

XIII. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 3:59 p.m. (M/S/U - Oliver/McAlister) ).

These minutes are respectfully submitted by Grace Hazán, Academic Senate Secretary.