ACADEMIC
SENATE
MARCH 10, 2006
Members Present: Taylor Angel, Shari Bookstaff , Carla Campillo, Lynne Douglas, Chip Chandler, Shann Chu, Dennis Eadus, Jacqueline Escober, Jon Freedman, Rick Hough, Fermin Irigoyen, Nick Kapp, Garrett Nicol, Christine Roumbanis, Arthur Takayama, James Wong
Guests: Dr. Victoria Morrow, Shelly Hausman, Sandi Iber, Kevin Chak, Tom Bauer
The meeting was called to order at 1:10.
The minutes of February 10 were approved.
Agenda was approved.
FRESH LOOK PROJECT UPDATE
- Dr. Morrow and Sandi Iber
A Fresh Look Project Update Summary was distributed to Academic Senate. The
project is moving along and guidelines for visual identity standards will be
distributed college-wide by the PIO office. These visual identity standards
will provide clear guidelines to help us move into a disciplined approach to
communicate about Skyline that reinforces our desired reputation as a college
which focuses on "Excellent Education". Timelines were discussed for
the spring semester. Logo designs are currently being reviewed. Next week there
will be recruiting for a focus group. Tuesday, March 28 at 1:15 p.m. there will
be an Academic Senate Focus Group with 15 volunteers to test finalist designs
to see if the logo aligns with our desired reputation as a school that provides
"Excellent Education". Feedback from the focus group will inform how
the design will involve. Part of the recommendation will be to look at the website
all pointing to how communications align with our expectations.
Dr. Morrow discussed the proposed taglines which were developed in fall. There was an ad in the paper with a photo from commencement with the tagline which said "ACHIEVE". There were very positive comments about this ad. Academic Senate approved Dr. Morrow’s suggestion for using "Achieve" as a tagline. It is short, easy to remember and communicates a message for Skyline, that we offer an excellent education. The next step is to take the Academic Senate approved tagline to College Council.
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
-- Shelly Hausman
Shelly
Hausman was introduced and is the new Public Information Officer. For any events
coming up she can be contacted by telephone or email. If you want an activity
on the calendar, you can fill out a form on the website and the activity will
be entered into the calendar. There will be recommendations for email signatures
to include key information. She can assist faculty and staff with writing Press
Releases. She is the resource to help us get information around the campus.
BOOKSTORE UPDATE -- Tom
Bauer and Kevin Chak
The importance of turning book orders in on-time was discussed. The earlier
that textbook adoption forms are turned in, the more used copies can be purchased
from students and used-book wholesalers. Students benefit by saving money on
their textbooks. To keep textbook costs down instructors should think about
how you choose your books, such as binding books or customizing books. Loose-leaf
books may fall apart before buy back and not be worth much. Skyline is doing
better about turning in our textbook orders on time. Summer textbook orders
are due March 24th. Fall textbook orders are due April 7th.
District bookstores are installing a new operating system. The system will be more efficient and faster, credit cards will clear in three seconds. A new website is being designed for Web ordering. Faculty won’t be ordering online until Spring 07. The bookstore will be closed on April 7th. All divisions will receive an email on Monday about the district "Textbook Rental Fund". Money donated to this fund will enable the bookstores to purchase textbooks that will be added to the Bookstores’ rental library. This is a benefit for students because of the significant savings. For example, a textbook that sells for $100.00 can be rented by a student for the semester for $25.00. The current program is largely funded by state grants. The District Foundation and bookstore management will be pursuing donations for the fund. Donations to this fund are tax deductible and 100% of the money raised goes to purchasing textbooks. The Academic Senate approved donating $100 for the textbook rental fund specified for Skyline College.
SMOKING FORUM — Fermin
Irigoyen
The Smoking
Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, March 15 in the Gallery Theatre from 12:30-2:00
p.m. Faculty are encouraged to distribute flyers and offer extra
credit to students for attendance. Fermin Irigoyen will monitor the forum and
the agenda includes Dr. Morrow as the opening speaker, discussion of state and
county rules related to smoking, Sheri Hancock will discuss district policies,
other topics include the discussion of smoking trends on campus and the status
of designated smoking areas, whether they are working or not. Students, faculty
and staff are encouraged to attend to share questions, suggestions and ideas
about smoking areas.
MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE PARTICIPANTS
— Carla Campillo
Michael
Moynihan and Tony Jackson were approved as MOT participants. We had one more
spot and Melissa Komadina, counselor was approved to go to MOT this year. Rick
Hough was approved as an alternate. There has not been overwhelming response
to participate in MOT, because faculty are involved in many committees and it
is hard to get away during the academic year. We may need to open up to part-timers.
MEYER AWARD-UPDATE/ACTION
— Nick Kapp
A
summary of the Meyer Award was distributed. Skyline has good instructors and
an endowment was set up for relatively new hires. Phil Meyer endowed about $50,000
to the district foundation for this award. About $3,000 a year was the original
intent. This distinguished award is for anyone on campus who demonstrates excellence
in teaching in the classroom and hasn’t received tenure or is in their
first year of tenure. The process includes filling out the form, Academic Senate
reps read, rate and vote on the nominees. The Meyer Award will be around $1,000
this year. The recommendation is to nominate a teacher who is doing a great
job, and the committee will determine who is eligible. The formal process of
Meyer award is still in progress.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
- Carla Campillo
IPC is currently involved
in the Educational Facilities Master Plan process. Carla Campillo will distribute
calendar of scheduled meetings, town forums, and strategy groups.
College Budget - Eloisa will be invited to an Academic Senate meeting to discuss the budget. A suggestion is to discuss the budget and simplify with a one page summary. Skyline looks good and budget presentations will be next month. The website includes charts and details about the budget. The April 20th budget presentation will be video-taped.
TREASURER — Fermin
Irigoyen
The current
balance is the same as the last meeting - $1,862.40.
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE —
Christine Roumbanis
The
Program Review Task Force is making good progress on the program review process.
Recommendations will be brought to Curriculum Committee for approval.
There is a subcommittee that is working on the Philosophy and Policy Statement for elimination of restrictions on double-counting on granting multiple degrees.
Course outlines will be linked on the Skyline Catalog.
RESEARCH COMMITTEE —
Jonathan Freeman
Human
Research Protection Handbook would be a good addition to the library and a good
reference for faculty looking to do research. It would be available for all
faculty to use in the library. The book costs $50.00 plus tax. Jonathan will
do more research and ask for approval of this reference book at our next meeting.
ED POLICY — Garrett
Nicol
The State Academic
worked on raising the graduation requirements for English and Math. The requirements
were raised from Algebra to Intermediate Algebra or equivalent and English up
to English 1A. These are the same requirements for transfer requirements, except
for Math. When will this happen? Cañada College has already raised their
graduation requirements for Math and English. The President’s update from
State Academic Senate will go before the Board of Governors with a couple more
hearings. If we want to stay ahead of the curve, Ed Policy recommends we have
everything ready for our board to approve raising our graduation requirements.
We should take this information back to our divisions for discussion. We don’t
want to implement, but be ready to go. The raising of the graduation requirements
will probably be implemented in Fall 07. Math faculty should design a course
for the equivalent which satisfies vocational programs, academic and other models.
One suggestion is to apply for the President’s Innovation Fund to work
on development of the course. Collaboration with other programs at the college
to get this this course developed.
PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL -
Shari Bookstaff
They
received many proposals for Trustees and PFE funds. Deadlines are past. There
will be more information to be disseminated on March 24th.
SEEED — Carla Campillo presented for Jacquie Escobar (in absentia)
EOAC will be meeting on
Monday, March 13.
Dr.
Morrow’s is planning diversity days in the fall. If anyone has ideas or
know of anyone to come to campus let Belinda Ho know. Keep Belinda informed
of any diversity issues.
ASSC — Taylor Angel
Everything
is going well.
AFT - Rick Hough
Negotiations
are now matched at 3% and 3%. Negotiations are continuing. Mutual respect policy
was discussed. No specific timelines for a resolution are set. A big problem
with negotiations is they didn’t get started until after break. Trying
to match schedules is difficult. No set deadline.
DISTRICT ACADEMIC SENATE
GOVERNING COUNCIL - Nick Kapp
The
Council is working with AFT on a joint resolution in regards to the issue of
class size. Nick will send an email to everyone, comments to District Academic
Senate and AFT. Our goal is to have high quality classrooms and pay for quality
work. Class size is often dependent on how many chairs are in the classroom.
Nick will send out the resolution.
Mutual respect policy was voted on. CSM not voted on yet.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Meeting was adjourned at 3:30
Respectfully submitted,
Christine Roumbanis