Academic Senate of Merced College MINUTES APPROVED Thursday, November 13, 2014 11:00 a.m – 12:15 p.m., Student Union, Room 137 Area 1, Cohort A Caroline Dawson Present Area 5, Cohort B Mark Doiel Present Area 1, Cohort A Gabriel Cuarenta-Gallegos Present Area 5, Cohort C Travis Hicks Present Area 1, Cohort B Carl Estrella Present Counseling Steve Clark Present Area 1, Cohort B Edward Modafferi Present Counseling Isabel Cambridge Present Area 2, Cohort A Sue Chappell Present Los Banos Scott Coahran 10 Present Area 2, Cohort B Heather Gonzalez 11 Present Los Banos Susan Kimoto 12 Present Area 2, Cohort B Pam Huntington 13 Absent At Large Greg Soto 14 Absent Area 3, Cohort A James Thornburgh 15 Present At Large Mai Meidinger 16 Present Area 3, Cohort A Bryan Tassey 17 Absent At Large Megan Igo 18 Present Area 3, Cohort B Chris Pedretti 19 Absent At Large Paul Fregene 20 Absent Area 4, Cohort A Kitty Cazares 21 Present Adjunct Kathleen Brantley-Gutierrez 22 Present Area 4, Cohort A Gloria Provencio 23 Absent Adjunct Chris Gaugler 24 Present Area 4, Cohort B/C Michelle Pecchenino 25 Present Curriculum Chair Julie Clark 26 Present Area 4, Cohort B/C Susan Kline 27 Present LRC Dee Near 28 Present Area 5, Cohort A Ralph Morris 29 Absent IPRSLOAC (NV) Edward Modafferi President Elect (NV) Nancy Golz ASMC Representative Cody Camacho Superintendent Dr Ronald Taylor Present 30 Absent GUESTS: Dr Doug Kain, Dean Math, Science, and Engineering Mark Sutterfield Dr Bobby Anderson, Dean Allied Health, Business, Public Safety Joel Murphy, Professor of Psychology Dr Mary Gilliland, VP of Instruction Luis Flores, OGIR Chris Vitelli, VP of Student Services Patrick Mitchell, Professor of Math CALL TO ORDER Dee Sigismond called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m ADOPTION OF AGENDA (An item may be pulled, but not added unless in compliance with Brown Act) Item 1: Approval by senators to proceed with the provided agenda M: S Coahran S: I Cambridge Y: 22 N: A: INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS GUESTS: Doug Kain Mark Sutterfield Bobby Anderson Joel Murphy Luis Flores Patrick Mitchell Mary Gilliland PUBLIC COMMENTS None RECORD OF PREVIOUS MEETING Item 1: Approval by Senators for minutes from October 23, 2014 (pp 3-5) Patrick was a guest at the October 23 meeting (not listed in the attendance) M: S Clark S: C Gaugler Y: 21 N: A: Dee Near REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES and TASK FORCES Item 1: Curriculum Committee – Julie Clark AA-T in Studio Arts approved by Chancellor’s Office and ACCJC will not require substantive change for it Still waiting to hear from Chancellor’s Office regarding the AA-Ts for Sociology and Anthropology Elementary Teacher Education modification will be voted on at the next Curriculum meeting The Geography AA-T will be on the agenda in December Credit-byExam will be on the January Senate agenda Program Investigation for Corrections will begin on November 21 at 11 a.m and Real Estate will come in Spring 2015 Item 2: IPRSLOAC – Edward Modafferi Working with Curricunet on comprehensive reviews Edward demonstrated where to find the templates that are posted on the IPRSLOAC site Edward will email the link to all faculty following today’s meeting as requested by some senators All documents are being reviewed by IPRSLOAC to collect appropriate data Next meeting is in January If anyone has questions, contact your CATs or Edward There is a schedule of each cohort and the CAT assigned to the cohorts Item 3: FLEX / SDC – Tina Akers-Porter Spring FLEX workshops are being organized Workshop requests and those interested in teaching, please contact Tina right away Item 4: Student Success Committee – Steve Clark Student Success received an award from the Chancellor’s Office Sabrina Frias, intrusive counselor in Tutorial Center, is working with Chris Pedretti and Tony Lewis to make sure that all athletes have an educational plan Math and English online classes will have access to unlimited online tutorial support beginning Spring 2015 Spring Student Success Symposium to be help on March 27 Speed Dating in the Library on Thursday, January 15, 2015 from 5-7:30 p.m., with several 20-minute presentations on topics such as “What is an Ed Plan?” and “What Does a Counselor Do?” Interested parties should contact Tomasia Drummond who is coordinating the presentations Item 5: Student of the Month – Karen Fritz Deadline for submission is Wednesday, November 19 SENATE PRESIDENT’S REPORT – Dee Sigismond FAAS Task Force had final meeting Cleaned up the survey and will send out in February or March Due to several holidays and vacations in spring, there will only be six (6) senate meetings in the spring Nancy is representing Merced College at Plenary Dee will send plenary state resolutions as she receives them Newsletter sent out ACTION AGENDA Item 1: For 2nd Reading: Resolution 14-14 Program Investigation of Physical Sciences (pp 6-12) M: J Clark S: S Coahran Y: 22 N: A: Item 2: For 2nd Reading: Resolution 15-14 Acceptance of the Student Equity Plan (p 13) M: I Cambridge S: H Gonzalez Y: 22 N: A: Item 3: For 2nd Reading: Resolution 16-14 Resolution in Support of Fair Accreditation for California Community Colleges (pp 14-15) M: J Thornburgh S: S Coahran Y: 22 N: A: Y: 22 N: A: Item 4: Resolution of Appreciation – Jack Newins M: S Clark S: S Coahran Item 5: Elections Chair Election – Candidates: Megan Igo Y: 21 A: Edward Modafferi NEW BUSINESS Item 1: For 1st Reading: Resolution 17-14 Program Investigation of Addiction Studies (pp 16-31) The Social Sciences cohort recommends discontinuance of the Addiction Studies program Joel Murphy, professor and Addiction Studies Coordinator, reported on the reason for the program investigation Changes in legislature and restrictions, students are not being served Course substitutions will be utilized until Chancellor’s Office approval The goal is to strengthen and enhance the Human Services program with an AA-T as well as developing an AA-T in Sociology in Fall 2015 This resolution will be on the January Senate agenda for second reading and vote Item 2: For Information: Hiring Prioritization Committee Faculty Ranking (p 32) Dee thanked the committee and the presenters The first three on the list and number are currently one-year-temporary positions and must be filled permanently Unsure of exactly how many positions will be funded yet The President will inform soon Item 3: For Information: Faculty Veterans Slide Show Dee presented the slide show to the senators Dee and Patrick Mitchell will present the slide show at the board meeting next week Item 4: For Information: IE Metrics – Gabe Cuarenta-Gallegos Gabe demonstrated how to find the IE metrics for Program Review Gabe will send the PowerPoint to Dee to send out to all faculty Item 5: For Information: Student Learning Topic: “Tips for Students: How to Get Motivated to Study in College” http://blog.cengage.com/tips-for-students-how-to-get-motivated-to-study-in-college/ 10 PRESIDENT’S REPORT - Ron Taylor No report 11 STUDENT’S REPORT - Cody Camacho Cody was happy that there were no complaints with the sound during Blue Devil Days Due to the smaller number of Senate meetings in the spring, Cody gave an initial request for amplified sound for Diversity Days in March or April (exact dates unknown) and Students Social Justice Club is planning a Civil Rights march in January on MLK Jr Day Saturday, November 15, is the ASMC Thanksgiving meal for the homeless in the cafeteria ASMC is currently holding a clothing drive December 5, Project Christmas, toy drive for kids at the Child Development Center An ASMC student will dress as Santa and give out the presents Students have a petition in progress for ASLG-02 to be offered ASMC is purchasing two microwaves; one for the Merced cafeteria and Los Baños campus They will also purchase a coffee maker for Los Baños campus Cody will email this information to Dee who will send out to all faculty 12 ANNOUNCEMENTS AND OPEN FORUM Item 1: Announcements Wednesday, November 19, Meg Withers, poetry reading Item 2: Call for items on next agenda Next senate meeting Thursday, January 22, 2014 at 11:00 a.m.; items due Thursday, January 15, 2014 by 11:00 a.m 13 ADJOURNMENT – Dee Sigismond – The meeting adjourned at 12:14 p.m