I. Call to Order

D. Bezayiff called to order at 4:04 PM.

II. Roll Call

Present: P. Boudreaux, D. Bezayiff, S. Hathaway, B. Henry, C. Hodges, Y. Kim, R. Osborne, C. Piersol, J. Wiens, C. Wilkins

Absent: D. Kavern, K. Cardell, D. Nelson, J. Keele, M. Roman

III. Approval of agenda

M: B. Henry

S: S. Hathaway

C: Unanimous

IV. Approval of minutes

M: S. Hathaway

S: B. Henry

C: Unanimous

V. Reports

1. Senate President (Bezayiff)

See handout

A. District-wide Nurse Education: A review of the interaction/integration of the program that has occurred thus far.

B. Fall District Convocation: A good idea that should continue; however, its development is still ongoing. Perhaps it can be shared among the colleges and be expanded to include art shows and faculty lectures. D. Bezayiff introduced the idea of visiting instructors (instructor exchange) between the campuses.

C. Academic Calendars – Process for 2007-08: Within the framework of common start and stop dates for each academic year, Senates should discuss the process for holidays and concerns with local district schedules.

D. Program Discontinuance Policy: Both BC and CC will review the PC policy and other community college discontinuance policies and develop their policies. The intent is to have a Board approved Discontinuance Policy by the end of Spring 2006.

E. District Senate or Coordination and Professional Matters on all Three College Campuses: Discussion about a possible District-wide academic senate. D. Bezayiff noted that with forthcoming administrative change and existing commitments that this issue should be tabled.

F. Board Policy Approval Process: Discussion about ways to improve approval process.

2. CCA (Piersol)

Started negotiations with the basics.

3. Curriculum Committee (Piersol)

Defined ethnic studies course changed to multicultural studies.

Discussed assigning multiple disciplines to a specific course. No such thing as a single course equivalency. We need a process for assigning courses to specific disciplines.

4. PC Foundation (Keele)

No new news.

5. Division Reports

Applied Technology division has the 168 hour curriculum and the welding classroom will be remodeled for the Industrial Mechanic Technician program. Grant money will be funding this.

6. Other

Question from the EODAC committee.

Is there an established procedure for how the Senate President fills HR’s requests for screening/hiring committee members. Answer – the president approaches faculty members with the needs.

CHAP – theatrical dance troop telling the story of Manzanar would cost $2000. Motion for funding to be brought at a future meeting.

VI. Old Business

Grade policy – should there be a written policy written for length of time faculty have to turn in grades.

VII. New Business

Full time faculty

2. 16-week calendar schedules for fall 2006: Update

Latest modification of summer session June 11 to July 19^th. No Friday classes during summer session.

M: to approve B. Henry

S: R. Osborne

C: Unanimous

All division heads will be meeting with Steve Schultz on Monday November 21 for discussion on scheduling.

3. Senate committee assignments: Valerie Lombardi/Craig Britton to Grant Oversight Committee. Request for faculty on Budget Review Committee. Carol Wilkins will be on the committee. Another faculty member will be asked.

4.Criteria for assigning classrooms. Language Arts is experiencing a classroom shortage for Spring 2006. Topic is moved to CLC.

Actually assigning rooms is an administrative function. (Vice-president and Director of Facilities)

Adjournment: 5:30 PM
M:

Respectfully submitted

J. Wiens