Mission College Academic Senate

Ext. 5413

Unapproved  Minutes

Thursday,  December 6, 2001

 

I.       Call to Order/Roll Call

            The meeting was called to order by President Jane Patton at 2:12 p.m. 

Senators

   A

   P

Senators

   A

   P

Bell-Cheung  (Ext.5385) AAS

    X

    

Mancini   (Ext. 5855) AF/HM

 

   X

Brennan    (Ext. 5313)  Comm

    

    X

Martin     (Ext. 5349) Tech

    X

 

Cochran    (Ext. 5176)  Stud Dev

   

    X

McGee     (Ext. 5042) Stud Dev

   

   X

Estrada      (Ext.5164) CommSvc

 

    X

McKean   (Ext. 5326)  Math

    X

 

Guich       (Ext. 5270) SocSci

 

    X

Moore     (Ext. 5382)  AAS

    X

 

Jackins      (Ext.5322 )  Math

    X

 

Myint      (Ext. 5316) ESL

 

   X

Johnson    (Ext.5277) CATA

 

    X

Patton    (Ext. 5296) Comm Stud

 

   X

Light       (Ext. 5413) AF/CIT

    X

    

Sippel      (Ext. 5118) Comm

 

   X

Lynne      (Ext. 5248) CommSvc

 

    X

VanTassel (Ext. 5334) Tech

 

   X

Other:  B.Grayson (Staff Dev),

 

    X

ASB:  C.Vincenz, P.Le

 

   X

C. Toppel (Inst’l Tech Comm)

 

    X

Guests:  D.Cordero

 

   X

             

Division Chairs

   A

   P

Division Chairs

   A

   P

Akers-Martin      (Comm)

 

   X

Cowels            (AAS)

 

    X

Burrell         (Natural Science)

    X

    

Delongchamps  (CATA)   

   

    X  

Callaway (VP Instruction)

 

   X

Dinger   (Commercial Services)

    

    X

Chandler      (Social Science)

    

   X

Lowenberg       (ESL)

    

    X

Chan, R.     (Student Services)

 

   X

Xiques             (Technology)

 

    X

Chiang        (Math)

    X

   

 

 

 

 

II.     Order of the Agenda

         The Senators agreed, by consensus, to accommodate guests if necessary.

 

III.    Oral Communication from the Public             

            Don Cordero announced that he has been attending the IMPAC sessions and encouraged all content area faculty to attend the upcoming meetings: 1) Fresno on December 15, 2001, and 2) Sacramento on January 5, 2002.   Senator Lynne noted that the meetings are extremely interesting and worthwhile, and the organization covers all expenses as well.  For additional information, check the web site www.academicsenate.cc.ca.us  under IMPAC.

 

            Senator Johnson reported that a 25th anniversary school-wide celebration is in the development stage and will feature students and faculty performing arts and has been tentatively scheduled for late April.  All interested in contributing to or participating in the event are welcome and should contact Keith.

 

VII.   Old Business

 

   A.   Review and Consider Approval of Division Chair Council’s (DCC) Recommendation for Faculty Hires

            Jane explained the process, noting that the senators met with their division chairs after the joint Senate/DCC meeting held November 29, 2001.  The division chairs ranked the positions and the office of instruction tallied the results, which were discussed at the DCC meeting on Monday, December 3, 2001.  The next step is for the Senate to review the ranked positions, and, if the senate agrees with the prioritized list, a recommendation will be forwarded to the college president on behalf of the DCC and the MCAS.

 

            Lee pointed out that the DCC opted to rank all 21 positions, and because it appears that there will only be funding for nine positions, the DC’s focused on the top ten positions.  It is possible, depending on the state budget, that 3 or 4 additional positions may be funded.  The DCC felt that if more positions are possible, or other changes such as resignations, retirements, or the like occur, the DCC will review the remaining positions.  She urged the Senators to approve the submitted list.  Lee noted that Manufacturing, in the tenth position, currently has a temporary person assigned for one semester.  If funding is made available for additional positions or something shifts within the department, Manufacturing may be granted an additional semester for the temporary position.

 

            There was discussion on the ranked list, and several senators applauded the process and acknowledged the balance of positions across the curriculum/college in the ranked selection.  There were brief discussions from senators that were disappointed that their department’s requests were ranked lower than anticipated, and Lee provided a brief explanation of the rationales involved.  The discussion then focused on the process that would take place if additional positions are granted by the district.  It was agreed that the DCC will review the list in light of any changes that might have occurred during the time span, and the results of their deliberations will be brought to the MC Academic Senate for consideration.  This would be consistent with the process now in place and would allow for both bodies to respond to the needs of the college at the time. 

 

            The Senators unanimously passed the following motion (M/S/U – VanTassel/Myint):

 

            “that the Mission College Academic Senate approves the prioritized list of new faculty hires as submitted by the Division Chair Council.”

 

            The top nine ranked positions are as follows:

                                    #1.       Computer Applications

                                    #2.       Counselor – Spanish Literate

                                    #3.       English

                                    #4.       General Business

                                    #5.       Mathematics

                                    #6.       Health Occupations

                                    #7.       Communication Studies

                                    #8.       ESL

                                    #9.       Foreign Language

 

   V.   Approval of the Minutes

            The minutes for November 8, 2001, were accepted and approved as submitted (M/S/P – VanTassel/Mancini)

 

            The minutes for November 15, 2001, were accepted and approved as submitted (M/S/P – McGee/Mancini)

 

            The minutes for November 29, 2001, were accepted and approved with a correction to the Roll Call:

            Rosalyn Chan was present at the meeting (M/S/U – Estrada/Lynne).

        

 VI.   Information & Announcements 

         1.   Jane advised the Senators that the Child Development Proposal, first presented to the MC Academic Senate in March 2001, will be considered for approval at a special meeting of the Academic Senate called for Thursday, December 13, 2001, from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Campus Center Room 219/20.  The Senators were provided with a copy of the proposal, which was deferred to this semester at the request of the Division Chair Council.  The process was discussed briefly at this time, and the senators agreed that the issue is one of importance that requires a special meeting.  Senator Cochran requested that the Senators review the proposal keeping in mind that there are two separate entities involved:  (1) the Child Development Center which is the lab site for (2) the Child Development Department.  It is anticipated that the Child Development Center will be self-sustaining in the near future; Intel and Packard have assisted in the completion of the building.  There is a commitment to the program through the community, industry, faculty and staff.  Jane and Lin will address the DCC on Monday, December 10, 2001, to affirm that their concerns have been resolved and to discuss process.

            2.   Jane reported that Carolyn Fisher has advised that ACE is dealing with the issues concerning faculty safety and working conditions relative to Concurrent Enrollment.

            3.   The District Academic Senate meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, January 31, 2001, at the Maywood Park Building in Santa Clara, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.  Specifics on the location will be provided with the agenda.

 

VI.    Administrative Business/Actions/Appointments

  A.    Curriculum Committee – No curriculum report was presented at today’s meeting.

  B.    Staff Recognition -  Jonathan and Jane will present Hozie with the Senate’s resolution next week.

  C.    Committee Appointments – Senator McGee has advised that the Student Services Division has affirmed its request to appoint Lydia Harris as its representative on the Instructional Program Review Committee.  Jane asked for direction.  The Senators unanimously passed the following motion (M/S/U Johnson/Sippel):

 

            “that the Mission College Academic Senate approves the appointment of Lydia Harris as the Student Services Division’s representative to the Instructional Program Review Committee as a faculty emeritus representative under special circumstances per the division’s request.”

 

   D.   Oral Reports

         1.  Staff Development – Betty Grayson presented a recommendation to the Academic Senate for consideration relative to the academic calendar.  She recommends that the flex day scheduled for August be deleted and replaced by a flex day scheduled the day before Thanksgiving.  This would necessarily require that final exams begin one day earlier, on a Wednesday.  She asked the Senators to discuss the proposal with their constituents.

         2.  Datatel Implementation Committee – Senator McKean submitted the following report:

             * There were reports of difficulties encountered in running the Staff Data MIS, the adjustments made by hand and how the problem is being addressed.  The problem is not unique to MC, and folks are attempting to remedy the situation before entering in Fall and Summer 02 staff data (March 02).  *  A pilot/prototype group is being established to determine guidelines for prioritizing the many tasks that come before IS.  Reps are to be from both campuses and IS and are being selected by Fred Chow and Mina Jahan.  *  WebAdvisor is up and running with the exception of credit card feature.  Both campuses have elected to continue to make available to the public our schedules since WebAdvisor doesn’t include course descriptions.  *  There was a review and discussion of the proposed restructuring of the District-wide Information (IT) Committee with its various subcommittees.  Sumi emphasized that end-users of Datatel needed to be included in the representation, and that on one of the subcommittees, Mission wasn’t even represented.   A MC representative (from the Office of Instruction) is to be added to that subcommittee.  *  The IT committee is quite large (14), so to keep the number from growing, representation in some areas will be toggled between the two campuses.  Representatives are from administration, district and the two campuses, and every effort will be made to balance the representation between MC and WVC.  The presidents will coordinate the membership between the colleges considering availability and balance of representation.

            *  The Senate’s task: 

      1. Are the Senates at the two colleges comfortable with sharing the representation for a year at a time?

      2. After the presidents have decided on the other members and balance of representation between the colleges is reviewed, should it be MC’s turn to provide a representative, do we have someone who is willing to sit on the committee to represent the Senate?

      *  Other info:  Chris Olson reported that there was a misconception on the part of ACE about using our SSN’s for access to the student information reports through PARIS or Datatel.  Once they understood that it was only the last four digits that would be used, they seemed willing to go forward.  This would make it much easier for faculty as they would not need to learn their new id numbers before accessing student information for classes.

      3.  Instructional Technology Committee  -  The senators were asked to consider approval of Web Publishing Guidelines developed by the committee.  Carol explained that these guidelines are intended to provide the best practices for creating web pages for Mission College web sites.  The Senators unanimously approved the document as submitted (M/S/U – Lynne/Sippel).  Jane asked Carol to thank those that participated in the development of the document on behalf of the Senate.

      4.  Other:   None

 

IV.    Old Business (Continued)

     

 B.     Consider Resolution re: Decision re: Flags in Classrooms

            Jane advised the Senators that the Trustee who had initiated the proposal for flags in the classroom announced at the last Board meeting that he will not pursue the matter further.

 

            The following resolution was presented to the Senate for consideration:

 

            “Whereas, Mission College mourns the losses suffered during the September 11th attack, and its aftermath; and

 

            Whereas, Mission College has demonstrated its patriotism and support through educational forums, flying the flag at half-mast, ceremonies, class and workplace discussions, moments of silence, erecting memorial and observance sites, collecting donations and encouraging a  broad and continuing dialogue; and

 

            Whereas,  The Mission College Academic Senate has issued a resolution addressing the need for dialogue, tolerance, freedom and civil rights on our campus;

 

            Therefore, Be It Resolved, That the Mission College Academic Senate proclaims its support for the soldiers and their families involved in the conflict, all those who suffer from the repercussions of terrorism and war, the basic rights and liberties for which the United States was formed and continues to stand, the right to form and peacefully articulate differing opinions through our constitutionally protected freedom of speech, and the right to express and demonstrate our patriotism and support through numerous and varied approaches, and in numerous and varied forums.”

 

            Discussion ensued on whether or not the Senate should take further action on this matter.  The ASB representative, Phuc Le, indicated that there is concern about this issue among the students and felt a need to pursue the matter.  Several Senators spoke to the issue, some stating their concern about enflaming the issue. Others expressed their support for the resolution, stating that as an institution of education, it is important to respond in an educational manner and do what educators are supposed to do.  The resolution states it best.  It is also important that the actions taken by the Senate, the faculty, and the students since September 11th be acknowledged and recognized for their educational and moral value. It was also reported that lessons have been altered to allow for discussion and is evident in classroom assignments.

            The above resolution was passed unanimously (M/S/U – Brennan/Cochranl).

 

 Due to the late hour, the remaining business items were postponed to the first meeting in January.

 

 X.     Correspondence, Publications, & Announcements

            Correspondence

         Publications/Minutes

     1.   The summary notes for the October 24, 2001, and the November 28, 2001, meeting of GAP.

      2.   The minutes and agenda for the November 28, 2001, meeting of DBAC.

      3.   The agenda for the December 5, 2001, meeting of the District Council.

      4.   The minutes for the November 19, 2001, meeting of the MC CRC and the agenda for December 3, 2001..

      5.   The December 3, 2001, issue of FA NEWS from the Foothill-DeAnza Faculty Association.

      6.   The agenda for the November 29, 2001, Special Meeting of the WVMCCD Board of Trustees.

      7.   The agenda for the November 15, 2001, meeting of the Mission-West Valley Land Corporation.

     Announcements/Conferences

     1.   The January meeting of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges will be held at the Westin Hotel, San Francisco Airport on January 6-8, 2002.  The January 6th public session is open to any interested parties and will begin at 1:30 p.m.  The public hearing on the proposed new standards will start at 2:30 p.m.

      2.   A Call for Proposals has been issued for the 13th Annual Economic Development Network Conference, “California Diversity: The Global Competitive Edge,” will be held at the Hilton Burbank Airport and Convention Center from April 15-17, 2001.  There is particular interest in sponsoring breakout sessions by business people.  Proposals must be received by December 19, 2001.  Additional information is available from the Senate office or contact Nicole Sherman, ED>Net, sherman@ednet.cc.ca.us.

      3.   The 6th Annual History Teaching Retreat will be held Friday, February 1, 2002, at El Camino College.  Guest Speaker will be Lynn Hunt, President of the American Historical Association.

            For additional information, call: (310) 660-3735.

      4.   A Call for Presenters has been issued for the 10th Annual Conference on Undergraduate Teaching and Learning: Reuniting the Education Family, will be held on Friday, April 19, 2002, at El Camino Community College in Torrance, California.   The forms for interested presenters is available from the MC Academic Senate Office.  Conference Registration forms will be distributed in February 2002.

XI.    Future Agenda Items

            No new agenda items were presented at today’s meeting.

 

XII.   Adjournment

            The meeting was adjourned at 4:05 p.m. (M/S/U – Brennan/Sippel).  These minutes are respectfully submitted by Grace Hazán, Academic Senate Secretary.