Mesa Community College Faculty Senate

Draft Minutes

Meeting highlights on this page, details given below.

Date: 10/2/2003

Time: 3:00 p.m.

Location: Kirk Student Center, Maricopa Room

I.          Call to Order

II.        Agenda Approval

III.      Approval of Minutes

IV.      Treasurerıs Report

Phil Waclawski reported that the MCC Faculty Association membership stands at 211.

V.        Student Outcomes Committee Report

The Senate expressed support of the Results Outreach subcommitteeıs outline proposal to seek a line in the college budget in support of faculty projects that make use of the student academic achievement assessment data archive.

VI.      Old Business

A.    Charles Lewis distributed a draft of the Faculty Senate best-practices manual for review.

B.    Charles Lewis distributed a draft of the new constitutional revisions for review.

C.   The Senate settled on a strategic theme, ³Managing for Growth,² and solicited input from the faculty on three related issues:

1.     staffing & hiring processes

2.     college information technology infrastructure

3.     administrative structures arising from the multi-campus/one college model

Senators will be invited to choose one of these issues and serve on an ad hoc working group to advance the issue this year.

VII.    New Business

VIII.  Information & Announcements

A.    Presidentıs report

B.    President-electıs report

C.   Secretaryıs report

D.   Department Chair Association liaison report

E.    Active retiree representative report

F.    Senate membersı reports

1.     At-large members

2.     Zone representatives

Mesa Community College Faculty Senate

Draft Minutes

Outline agenda on previous page, details given below.

Date: 10/2/2003

Time: 3:00 p.m.

Location: Kirk Student Center, Maricopa Room

 

I. Call to Order               

   President Charles Lewis called the meeting to order at 3:11 p.m.

Members:

Representing/Office

Present:

Absent:

Phillip Carrillo

At-large

X

 

Harold Cranswick

Zone 5, DCA liaison

X

 

Lyn Dutson

Zone 1

X

 

Charles Horn

Active Retirees Rep.

X

 

Mehrzad Khorsandi

At-large

X

 

Charles Lewis

President

X

 

David Nachman

Zone 8, Secretary

X

 

Gregg Pratt

At-large

X

 

Janice Reilly

President-elect

X

 

Erin Rawson

At-large

X

 

Mona Scott

At-large

 

X

John Seims

Zone 4

X

 

Ann Stine

At-large

X

 

Naomi Story

Zone 7

X

 

Barry Vaughan

Zone 3

X

 

Niccole Villa Cerveny

At-large

X

 

Phillip Waclawski

Zone 2, Treasurer

X

 

Maureen Zimmerman

Zone 6

X

 

Charles Horn

49% liaison

X

 

II.     Agenda Approval           

         The agenda was approved with additions.

III.    Minutes Approval                                                                                                                        

The Minutes of our previous meeting were approved with one abstention.

IV.    Treasurerıs report          

Phil Waclawski, Treasurer, reported that we currently have 211 Faculty Association members.

 

V.        Committees & Project Reports

A.    Student Outcomes Committee        Presenters: Fred Schineller & Peter Brown

The Results Outreach subcommittee of the SOC hopes to win administrative approval of a $15-100,000 standing line item in the college budget for support of faculty projects that make use of the academic achievement assessment data that the committee has gathered. They asked for an informal statement of the Senateıs support for their proposal.

The Senate offered unanimous support of the ROC proposal as outlined, and recommended that the college administration give it full consideration in preparing future budgets.

VI.                        Old Business

         A.     Best-Practices Manual

The President distributed copies of the ³Best-Practices Manual².

         B.     Revised Senate Constitution

The President distributed the draft of our revised Constitution, and described the approval process as mandated by our current Constitution. Senators were encouraged to read the draft thoroughly, and to bring any suggestions for improvement to the next Senate meeting on 10/16/2003. After Senate approval, the revised Constitution will be sent to the Faculty Association membership for a final vote.

         C.     Strategic Issues

After extended discussion, the Senate settled on a set of strategic issues for concentrated effort by the President and President-elect during the coming year (and perhaps beyond). Under the general heading, ³How will the faculty engage with the administration to shape planning for the collegeıs growth?² we identified the following three specific issues:

3.     Our staffing and hiring processes have sometimes created barriers to meeting department needs.

4.     The college information technology infrastructure (hardware, software, and support staff) has not always been well planned or well implemented.

5.     The administrative structures and processes arising from the multi-campus/one college model need clarification.

Senators will be invited to choose one of these issues and asked to serve on an ad hoc working group to advance the issue during the coming year. Zone representatives should seek the insights and opinions of their constituents.

VII.  New Business

VIII. Info & Announcements

         President                              Class rosters will no longer have instructor SSN printed.

                                                      The Senate will recruit new faculty through the NFE program.

                                                      Policy may change for IP+75 faculty compensation.

         President-elect                      District Travel Committee is considering travel policy changes; the Faculty Executive Council (FEC) has halted implementation of the proposed changes.

                                                      The FEC has requested a chance to review changes proposed to the active retirement program.

         Active Retireesı Liaison       Charles Horn suggested that the Senate consider even-year election of the proposed active-retiree representative.

         Members At-Large

         Ann Stine                             Ann reported on a brewing conflict between the athletics and exercise science departments over the use of a teaching facility.

         Niccole Cerveny                   Niccole told us that the insufficient arrangement for parking at the Red Mountain campus has caused problems, including faculty arriving late for classes.

         Zone Representatives

         Naomi Story (Zone 7)          Naomi alerted us that the District Curriculum Committee is working on changes to the curriculum approval process that will probably affect the articulation transfer program and the work of instructional councils.

         Lyn Dutson (Zone 2)           Lyn related her experience with a District Accounts Payable clerk who obstructed release of a cash payment for theater supplies.

         Harold Cranswick (Z 5)       Harold informed us that the speed bumps requested for the south parking lot have not yet been installed.

IX.  Adjournment

Adjournment was called at 5:10 p.m., the Senate to reconvene on 10/16/2003 at 3 p.m.