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February 5, 2009

 

Election of Academic Senate representatives and then Academic Senate officers

• Need to elect Academic Senate members in Life Science, Physical Education, Creative Arts, Social Sciences, and an at-large position.

• Bylaws say deadline is March 1; election of officers should then happen at the second meeting in March.

• Problems: We're creating the Fall 2009 schedule now. We need to think about who officers will be *while* we're creating the Fall 2009 schedule, not after.

• Could we elect officers at the first meeting in March, or even the second in February?

The return of "Let's Talk About Teaching and Student Learning"

 

Wednesday February 18^th, 12:45-2, Sam Karas Room

Free Lunch

 

“Do they get it? How do we know? What should we do about it?”

 

You’re invited to a free-wheeling, lightly structured lunch time discussion about teaching and student learning. The broad topic for our first meeting is a continuation of the conversation started at flex day about determining whether our students are “getting it” or not, and what we then do about it.  

• Did you find this conversation useful?

• Would you like to learn more about what your colleagues are doing in their classrooms to promote and ensure student learning?

• Would you like to share with your colleagues a few nuggets about what you’re doing?

• Would you just like to hang out for an hour with your colleagues, eat a free lunch, and talk about teaching and learning?

Well then please come and join us.

Wednesday February 18^th, 12:45-2, Sam Karas Room

United Way presentation at the next meeting

• The Academic Senate is one of the primary communication links for the campus.

• Although it is not directly aligned with the mission and scope of the Academic Senate, we are a community here. Should we invite Karen Engelsen for a 15-minute presentation at our next meeting?

Accreditation Reports at future meetings

• Standard 2 will probably be back at our next meeting.

• What do we want to get out of these reports?

• What should we ask of the self-study folks?

• How do we want this information presented?

• How can this be the valuable exercise possible?

COC Report

• Where are we on committees for BP 2163 Electronic Communication and BP 2164?

• Political Science Screening Committee: Dennis Johnson for Alan Haffa

BSI Report

 

BSI Committee Membership

Spring, 2009

 

Academic Affairs Administrative Representative—John Gonzales

Student Services Administrative Representative—Carsbia Anderson

Basic Skills Writing Faculty—Jamie Gerard

Basic Skills Reading Faculty—Merry Dennehy

Basic Skills Math Faculty—Lynn Iwamoto

ENSL/ENSL Center Faculty—John Nelson

Library Faculty—William Easton

TRIO/EOPS/College Readiness—Grace Anongchanya

Academic Support Center—Marilyn Wilcox

Supportive Services and Instruction/Reading—Kathleen Rozman

Supportive Services and Instruction/Writing—Terria Odom-Wolfer

ESSC Director—Laurie Buchholz

Reading Center Coordinator—Paula Norton

Math Learning Center Coordinator  (unfilled)

Counseling Faculty—Karen Engelsen

Non-Basic Skills Faculty—(unfilled)

CTE Representative—Michael Gilmartin

 

Funding Spring 2009

 

Background for the Faculty Screening Committee Discussion

 

These are recommendations that were developed by a committee that looked our board process for faculty hiring about 2 years ago.

These recommendations have not yet actually been made to any group on campus because of a variety of reasons.

·         Faculty screening committee should be made up of at least 4 faculty and one administrator.

·         Faculty committee members must be fulltime faculty; however, not necessarily tenured or tenure-track faculty.

·         The Division Chair or designee will serve as the Screening Committee Chair.

·         The Screening Committee Chair decides if retiring faculty will serve on the screening committee.

·     At least one committee member shall have significant knowledge in the discipline.

·         The Screening Committee Chair may invite a community member to serve based on subject matter expertise.

·         One faculty member shall be outside the discipline.

·         Other faculty members may be outside the discipline.

·         If a student is invited to serve, the student shall be a voting member.

·         If a classified employee is invited to serve, the classified employee shall be a voting member.

·         Superintendent/President approves the final composition screening committees.

 

Question is "Discipline" vs "Division"

 

John Osburg Favors "Division"