ACADEMIC SENATE
Minutes
October 18, 2006
B. Henry called the meeting to order at 4:17 PM.
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
M: J. Wiens
S: R. Osborne
C: Unanimous
M: M. Britton
S: L. Syrdahl
C: Unanimous
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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Discussion of various scenarios continued among Senators.
Would like dialog from divisions at November 1st meeting.
Vote at November 14th meeting.
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
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