ACADEMIC
SENATE
APRIL 28, 2006
Members present: Carla Campillo, Ray Hernandez, Arthur Takayama, Christine Roumbanis, Shawn Chu, Garrett Nicol, James Wong, Kathleen Feinblum, Fermin Irigoyen, Dennis Eadus, Jacqui Escobar, Shari Bookstaff.
Guest: Lori Adrian, Sherri Hancock, Cathy Hasson
The meeting was called to order at 1:15
Minutes were approved with corrections
Agenda was approved
FACULTY PROCEDURES
IN CASE OF ASSAULT - Lori Adrian, Vice President of Student Services; and Sherri
Hancock, Dean of Student Services.
Lori
Adrian and Sherri Hancock presented the official policy and procedures regarding
classroom conduct and what employees should do in case of an assault by a student
(Education Code Section 76030-76037). There are two procedures for action in
regards to assault: student discipline and criminal action. The procedure to
report a fight/assault or suicide threat is as follows: 1) witnesses notify
Skyline security, then security calls San Bruno police, the health center or
Psyche services or discipline officer, as necessary. The Discipline Officer
investigates the incident then notifies the student(s) involved, the administration,
and the reporting parties of any disciplinary action.
There was some discussion on the efficiency of campus security. Sometimes there is only one security officer on call and the response time is slow. Jacqui Escobar pointed out that suicide threats and assaults are two different things, and should be covered by two separate official procedures. There needs to be a Crisis Response procedure for suicidal students.
FACULTY MARSHALL
— Carla Campillo
A
motion was approved to follow the procedure in which a Faculty Marshall is chosen.
The Faculty Marshall is a retired faculty member with the most seniority who
holds an honorary position at school events. The position includes heading up
the Commencement Procession.
MEYER AWARD - Dennis
Eadus for Nick Kapp
The
Meyer Award has one nomination so far. Reps need to encourage department members
to nominate more people.
The AS approved an additional $200 to add to the Meyer Award, bringing the total prize money to $1,000.
AFT CLASS SIZE PROPOSAL
- Ray Hernandez
The
AFT resolution regarding limits to class size was distributed for comment. There
was some question about "maintaining the historical record of class size",
as the demands of class size have changed over the years. It was suggested that
any further feedback can be emailed to Carla Campillo.
ACADEMIC SENATE
ELECTIONS - Carla Campillo
Nomination
forms for new Governing Council members will be distributed into mailboxes.
Nominations are due May 10th. Elections will close May 19th.
FACULTY/STAFF SCHOLARSHIPS
— Carla Campillo
A
motion was passed to approve $11 so that both student scholarships can be an
even $600 apiece.
COLLEGE COUNCIL
- Carla Campillo
Carla
Campillo expressed disappointment that there as been such poor attendance at
the town forums. These forums are so important because ideas for the Educational
Master Plan and the Facilities Plan are interesting and will affect Skyline
for years to come. The next forum on May 11 from 1:00-3:00 will be for the Facilities
Plan. Many interesting recommendations about programs include internationalizing
the curriculum, and adding 57 potential new programs.
There was also a lack of faculty attending the logo design meetings. There were 2 logos that made the final cut, though no one was really excited about the design, so more designs will be in order.
COLLEGE BUDGET COMMITTEE
— Carla Campillo
All
the budget requests for the year were presented. A prioritization rubric has
been created to decide what projects are to be funded.
ACCREDITATION -
Ray Hernandez
Next
week the accreditation self-study teams will be submitting the first draft.
So far, there has been very few snags. To celebrate, there will be a Cinco de
Mayo party on Friday, May 5 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Getting information from the district for the self-study has been difficult, especially information on how the district fits in with the mission of the college.
STUDENT SURVEY -
Cathy Hasson, President of Planning, Research and Institutional Effectiveness
Results
of the Student Survey will be presented at the IPC on May 10. There will also
be a briefing on the student survey for the accreditation self-study teams on
May 15 and 16.
The next survey will be for the district employees. This includes instructors, classified and unclassified staff. The survey, which will be customized, is quite lengthy. The employees will use pencils to fill out the survey.
TREASURER - Fermin
Irigoyen.
The
scholarship checks were delivered on Nov. 8. The Academic Senate is giving two
scholarships of $600 each for a total of $1,200.
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
- Christine Roumbanis
The
Curriculum Committee had approved the total quarter unit deficiencies in the
major, specifically rounding up of total units of .6 and over. However, it is
against Title V regulations to inflate units. As this is no longer a solution,
the quarter unit deficiency problems will need to be solved on an individual
basis.
At the Curriculum Committee meeting, Regina Stanback-Stroud distributed a matrix linking the relevant Accreditation standards to Title V requirements for general education and Skyline’s degree requirements. Drafts of SLOs for each area are being worked on. Information Competency is an Accreditation requirement but there is no information on the Competency requirement for graduation. The library is working on draft SLOs in conjunction with CAOT. CAOT department will work on information competency requirements If the decision is made to include Information Competency as a graduation requirement, the Curriculum Committee will need to examine it.
The Catalog language is being updated for the double counting of courses for multiple majors, degrees and certificates.
The Curriculum Committee website is being redesigned. A first draft of the new Curriculum website design was brought to the Curriculum Committee for feedback.
Form D, the New Course Request, is in the process of being updated.
ED POLICY - Garrett
Nicol
The
Ed Policy discussed the increase in Math and English requirements, but the latest
word from Skyline administration is that the State Chancellor’s Office
may still ultimately leave the decision up to each district. The Ed Policy still
needs to look at standardizing the calculation of GPAs.
Several members of the committee convened as an appeals hearing board because
a student appealed an administrative disciplinary action. This was
a first test of policy procedures, and members noticed that the policy could
benefit from a few revisions. At the next and last meeting of the year, the
Ed Policy committee will meet as the matriculation advisory committee.
PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
- Shari Bookstaff
Four
grants have been approved. Funding comes from the combination of PFE and Trustee
Grant money. The recipients are:
SEEED - Jacqui Escobar
SEEED
is still trying to come up with a definition of what diversity is. Dr. Morrow
wants there to be a chair and co-chair for Diversity Days. There is release
time available for this position. Dr. Morrow wants Diversity Days to connect
to the curriculum and the SLOs.
ASSC - Taylor Angel
Some
ASSC members will be attending a conference in San Diego where they will discuss
and become familiar with the new governance model.
The ASSC will be hosting a forum on immigration on Wednesday, May 10, from 2:00-4:00. This even has not yet been completely confirmed. One of the panelists of the forum will be economics professor Masao Suzuki who will give an economic perspective on why immigrants are good for the economy.
ASSC elections are coming up and instructors are urged to encourage students to run for office. Currently, there are 8 people running and 45 spots.
ASSC donated money to end of year party.
The ASSC and club advisors got advisors together to discuss strategies to promote the clubs and exchange ideas.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Meeting was adjourned at 2:50
Respectfully submitted,
Kathleen Feinblum