Notes - October 31, 2005
°®¶¹´«Ã½ Academic Senate
Approved Notes for the meeting of
October 31, 2005
Senators and Officers present: Annen, Argyriou, Bryant, Chenoweth, Cordero, Dolen, Dunn, Fritz, Goodwin, Hearn,
Jensen-Sullivan, Joplin, Kline, Logvinenko, Mosh, Osborne, Raffaelli, Setziol, Sheirich,
Winters, and Zill
Senators and Officers absent: Capitolo, Mjelde, Moreno, Olsen, and Zarecky
DASB:
Classified Senate: Olivia Patlan
Administrative Liaison:
Guests: Karl Schaffer
[NOTE: Item numbers are reflective of agenda numbers in the order they are actually taken up at the meeting.]
The meeting was called to order at 2:31, a quorum being present.
I. Approval of Agenda and Notes: The agenda was approved as distributed. The notes of the meeting of October 24th were approved as distributed with the addition of a note clarifying that protests planned for November 9th did not involve the Academic Senate.
II. Needs and Confirmations: None
III. State Senate Resolutions - Highlights: Hearn previewed a selection of resolutions slated for action at the November 3rd through 5th Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Fall Plenary Session. One resolution calls for an examination of released/reassigned time for senates with regard to decision making process. Another honors Foothill's Mike McHargue as a Senator Emeritus. Another would allow individual instructor discretion about the consequences for student academic dishonesty. The group charged Hearn with proposing an amendment to replace individual faculty discretion with a faculty driven process. Yet another would examine the course patterns for different majors among the community colleges. This might be problematic if it enabled someone outside the °®¶¹´«Ã½ community to determine the requirements for a °®¶¹´«Ã½ major. Finally, Hearn asked Setziol to talk about a paper on the Associates degree slated for adoption which he co authored. Setziol asked for time on a not so distant agenda to do the paper justice.
IV. Computer Replacement Budget Request: Hearn distributed a document showing the accumulation over several years of a sizable amount of money for Instructional Equipment. She explained the rationale behind the buildup and a request spearheaded by Christina Espinosa-Pieb to set aside $800,000 for faculty computers. It was the sense of the Senate that this set aside was appropriate.
V. Joint Senate Meeting: Hearn introduced the purpose of the meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:03.