ACADEMIC SENATE

Minutes

October 18, 2006

 

 

 

I.  Call to Order

B. Henry called the meeting to order at 4:17 PM.

 

 

II.  Roll Call

Present: C. Britton, B. Henry, D. Hensley, C. Hodges, Y. Kim, R. Osborne, M. Roman, L. Syrdahl, J. Wiens, D. Williams

Absent:  D. Bezayiff, P. Boudreaux, S. French-Unser, J. Keele, M. J. Jordan

 

 

III.  Approval of Agenda

M: J. Wiens

S:  R. Osborne

C:  Unanimous

 

IV.  Approval of minutes

M: M. Britton

S: L. Syrdahl

C:  Unanimous

 

 

V.  Reports

1. Senate President (Henry)

Greg Chamberlain and the three senate presidents discussed the calendar.

All three campus senates disapproved the winter intersession. 

The district would like the three college senates to decide the academic calendar by December.  

 

2. CCA (Bezaiff)

 No new report

 

3. Curriculum Committee

No new report

 

4. PC Foundation (Keele)

No new report

 

5. Division Reports

Student services:  Priority registration deadline was yesterday.

Science/Math:  New equipment is being ordered from foundation festival funds.
Adjunct – Going through list of adjuncts that signed for representation by CCA.

                 Lawsuit concerning adjunct pay is currently ongoing.

 

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VI.  Old Business

A.  Academic Calendar

Discussion of various scenarios continued among Senators.

Would like dialog from divisions at November 1st meeting.

Vote at November 14th meeting. 

 

 

VII. New Business

A.  Standing committee for future calendars

Proposal from 3 senate presidents - get a standing committee that would address calendar issues.  Committee to be composed of CCA campus chair, Senate President, and one additional member of the Senate. 

M: by Young Kim -  to create such committee

S:  D. Hensley

C:  9 ayes

     1 abstention

 

B.  Curriculum Committee Chair 

Craig will sit as co- chair at curriculum meetings.  Sara will be taking care of other obligations.  If she cannot come back spring semester, the curriculum committee will re-evaluate. 

 

 

VIII.  Adjournment: 
M:  C. Britton

S:  J. Wiens

 

Respectfully submitted

J. Wiens