Approved Faculty Senate Minutes

4/20/2000

I. Call to Order

A. President Reed called the Former Senate to order at 3:07. (Time

change due to prior commitment and use of Council Chambers).

Present: President Reed, Vice President Holtfrerich, Senators Carmela

Arnoldt, Renee Barstack, Larry Bohlender, Rod Brooker, Jim Daugherty,

Paul DePippo, Anne Dudley, Gay Garesche, Jack Haughn, Trish Hofer, Phil

Moloso, David Raffaelle, and Linda Smith.

Absent: Freddie Anttila, Pat Haas.

Guests: Including, but not limited to Diana Dwyer, Walter Kehowski,

David Rodriguez, Lyle Walcott.

Following discussion, agreement that Former Senate would amend minutes,

and then vote to recommend the amended minutes to the New Senate. Moloso

moved (DePippo second) Former Senate recommends amended minutes to New

Senate for its approval. PASSED Abstained; Daugherty, Haughn.

I. II. Former Senate adjourned 3:17.

I. Call to Order

A. President Reed called new Senate to order 3:19.

Present: President Jim Reed, Vice president Carmela Arnoldt, Senators

Renee Barstack, Larry Bohlender, Jim Daugherty, Paul DePippo, Ernest

Escobedo, Gay Garesche, Jack Haughn, Trish Hofer, Bob Hubbard, Phil

Moloso, David Raffaelle, Jack Rose, Jeanne Saint-Amour, Bill Stewart and

Councilor-at-large Linda Smith.

Absent: Kirt Shineman

Guests: As before.

B. Arnoldt moved (Moloso second) approval of recommended minutes.

PASSED.

C. DePippo moved (Daugherty second) creation of an agenda. PASSED.

Arnoldt moved approval of the agenda. Seconded. PASSED.

D. President’s Report: Reed indicated that, following a conversation

with

Hubbard, a President’s report at each Senate meeting would be

useful.

1. Reed stated that an information packet of material relative to

the

NCA site visit on May 8th-9th is available in President Pollack’s

office.

2. Reed deferred to DePippo to respond to a question on the

existence of

a Go/No Go Committee on campus (mentioned by Griggs during previous

Senate meeting). DePippo indicated that the committee is intended to

help formulate a way to avoid last minute course cancellations.

Information to help make earlier go/no go decisions is available on the

Institutional Effectiveness Web page. There was also discussion of an

intent to do a district-wide study of the effect of AGEC.

3. Reed was asked again about a written response to the Senate

grievance submitted in December. (See attachment 1 for response

subsequently received by Senate (4/22/00)).

4. Reed agreed to inform Senate of MAT hiring committees being

formed

for which he is asked to submit names. Furthermore, Reed agreed to ask

for affirmation of nominees by e-mail.

E. Treasurer’s Report: Moloso stated our balance is $14,346.38. Desert

Schools Federal Credit Union questioned our Tax Identification Number

(TIN). Moloso explained that all the colleges use the Faculty Assn.

TIN. Hubbard moved (Barstack second) approval. PASSED

F. Election of Officers

1. Secretary: Garesche and Barstack were nominated. Barstack

declined

the nomination. Garesche elected by acclamation.

2. Treasurer: Moloso was nominated and elected by acclamation.

3. Faculty Executive Council Representative: Stewart was nominated

and

elected by acclamation.

II. Old Business

A. Dual Enrollment

1. DePippo moved (Rose second) that GCC Executive Councilors

recommend

to FEC that Gay Garesche be recommended to Governor Jane Hull for the

State Legislature’s Dual Enrollment Study Committee. PASSED

unanimously.

2. Garesche moved (Rafaelle second) that a brief presentation and

packet

of material on dual enrollment be provided on first day of

accountability to the faculty to be followed by a campus forum on the

topic at a subsequent date. PASSED unanimously.*

B. Campus Climate – Arnoldt, Haas and others received an anonymous

letter recommending a campus climate survey. (See attachment 2.)

Arnoldt suggested that typically she would ignore an anonymous letter,

however, she had been considering recommending the same thing. Reed

indicated that he would gather information about what Mesa did.*

DePippo moved (Haughn second) that Reed report on climate survey at MCC

during the next meeting. PASSED unanimously. Discussion followed

involving numerous Senators about the appropriate source for the survey,

who should administer it, who should select it, who should respond to

it, how its results should be validated and who should be provided with

the survey results.

C. Dudley said that she had seen “The Gift” at PC and that the Faculty

and Staff Development Committee intended to sponsor it on the GCC campus

and to plant a tree to commemorate the occasion. Since the faculty were

not doing a Spring Fling, would we consider helping to underwrite the

event. Arnoldt moved (Hubbard second) that Senate approve half the $800

intended to be spent on food at the reception prior to the presentation

of “The Gift”. Friendly amendment by Escobedo accepted, that the Senate

pay $600 for the performance of “The Gift” and to help purchase the

tree. PASSED unanimously.

Discussion continued concerning whether this would be an appropriate

opportunity to honor retirees. Five year certificates are to be awarded

at the reception before the performance. Haughn moved (Rafaelle second)

that we honor retirees at a Fall Fling in the park. It was suggested

that it be planned for a Friday in September in the afternoon. A

friendly amendment was offered and accepted that Senate approve funds,

not exceeding $1100, toward a fall reception to welcome new faculty and

to honor retirees, the committee chaired by Jim Reed.* PASSED

unanimously. Daugherty and Bohlender volunteered to cook.

D. Cats – Moloso indicated that the situation concerning the cats under

the 04 Building would be resolved tomorrow at a meeting with the deans.

Smith has adopted one. Another doesn’t really live there. Their bowls

will be moved and the holes by which they entered boarded up. Moloso

will

eventually lure them to the new math building, as the group which is

intended to

move into the 04 Building really doesn’t want the cats there. Smith

agreed to write a letter to the faculty about the excellent adjustment

her newly adopted cat has made to its new home.*

E. NCA Focus Team visit – Bohlender asked how much the visit will cost

and who is paying. Reed indicated that it will cost $6300. The

District will pay half and GCC will pay half. Further questioned, is it

true that there is a dinner planned between the Team and President

Pollack and is

there a meeting planned with Los Vecinos? Affirmative response to both

questions. Bohlender suggested that a meeting between the Team and

President

Pollack without Senate participation was inappropriate, given that the

Team is meant to set the agenda. Several concurred.

DePippo moved (Bohlender second) that President Reed suggest to the Team

that the Senate be convened at the All Faculty meeting during the NCA

Focus Team visit.* Reed indicated that he did request what the Senate

asked for at the last Senate meeting. (Namely, a Senate meeting at

which all faculty are invited to attend). Concern was expressed that

the Senate letter to the Chancellor and Board initiated the events that

lead to the NCA being invited, yet the Senate has no meeting time with

the Team. General concern expressed by various Senators about all

aspects of the visit, particularly about who was invited (Los Vecinos)

and was not invited (the Senate and the whole community) to the

scheduled meetings. Suggestion was made that a representative of the

faculty attend the dinner. Daugherty mentioned that this is the first

NCA visit of this kind. He suggested that Jim Reed should attend the

dinner. Or Reed and Arnoldt. Recommendation affirmed by Senate.

Discussion followed concerning the need for a plan for the visit.

F. Library Issues – David Rodriguez raised a few concerns.

1. A contract exists between the Glendale Public Library (GPL) and GCC.

The IGA stipulated $166,000 in cash and in kind for GPL’s help for our

students during the GCC library shutdown. David asked that the contract

be terminated at the end of the spring 2000 semester, however, the

request was not acted upon quickly enough for that to be done. There

appears to be no provision for an accounting of how many GCC students

were helped, or how successfully. Hofer and Reed had unhappy students

with GPL. Moloso moved that there be an accounting of the Glendale

Public

Library contract. Seconded. PASSED unanimously.*

2. During 1998 a study of allegations of discrimination in GCC hiring

and promotion

practices was done. Tessa enlisted the help of Bruce Thomas and Jose

Mendoza. The PEC received their findings. The contention has been made

that

the problems still exist. Moloso moved that an evaluation be

done of the implementation of the recommendations of the Review of GCC

Personnel Activity Study from the fall of 1998. Seconded. PASSED

unanimously.*

G. Permanent Seats for Departments on CRC – Escobedo brought concerns

about the decision of the Budget Process Review Team (BPRT) to create

permanent seats for the Technology and Business departments on the

Computer Request Committee (CRC). Escobedo moved (Garesche second) that

no GCC committee will consist of permanently assigned faculty members.

However, committee size will be expanded to include faculty members (one

per department) who wish to serve on a GCC committee. Bohlender (a

member of the BPRT) described the process as fair and square and

described the CRC as one of the best-reputed committees on campus.

Garesche countered that the BPRT was missing half its faculty members

when it made the decision. The decision should have been deferred until

more faculty could attend. Furthermore, the staffing and room

allocation committees do not have permanent members, even if there are

departments that could claim a greater need for faculty and rooms.

Discussion continued until Daugherty called the question. 7 yeas, 5

nays (Escobedo, Stewart, Arnoldt, Garesche, Hofer). Call failed, as it

needs a two-thirds majority.

Hofer offered a friendly amendment that was accepted. Move that GCC

committees will not contain permanently assigned department membership.

PASSED 9 yeas, 4 nays (Bohlender, Smith, Rose, Daugherty). Resolution

to be conveyed by Reed to administration.*

III. Meeting adjourned at 6:20.

* indicate action to be taken.

Respectfully submitted,

Gay Garesché

Attachment 1

Subject: Sanchez Response

Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 10:02:00 -0700 (MST)

From: REED.JIM@a1.gc.maricopa.edu

To: ARNOLDT.CARMELA@a1.gc.maricopa.edu,

BARSTACK.RENEE@a1.gc.maricopa.edu,

BOHLENDER.LARRY@a1.gc.maricopa.edu,

DAUGHERTY.JIM@a1.gc.maricopa.edu,

DEPIPPO.PAUL@a1.gc.maricopa.edu, ESCOBEDO@a1.gc.maricopa.edu,

GARESCHE.GAY@a1.gc.maricopa.edu, HAUGHN.JACK@a1.gc.maricopa.edu,

HOFER.PATRICIA@a1.gc.maricopa.edu,

HUBBARD.ROBERT@a1.gc.maricopa.edu,

MOLOSO.PHIL@a1.gc.maricopa.edu,

RAFFAELLE.DAVE@a1.gc.maricopa.edu,

ROSE.JOHN@a1.gc.maricopa.edu,

SAINT-AMOUR.JEANNE@a1.gc.maricopa.edu,

SHINEMAN.KIRT@a1.gc.maricopa.edu,

Dear Colleague:

A couple of you articulated a concern in the last meeting as to whether

(1) I had asked Alberto for his comments to be formalized and (2) I had

received anything resembling a response. I trust the attachment will

suffice.

Jim

Subject: Informal Grievance Against Donna Murchland

Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 13:27:00 -0700 (MST)

From: alberto.sanchez@gcmail.maricopa.edu

To: jim.reed@gcmail.maricopa.edu

CC: tessa.pollack@gcmail.maricopa.edu,

dl-gc-deans@gcmail.maricopa.edu

Jim,

With respect to the informal grievance against Donna Murchland, RFP

2.11.3.1 is presently being discussed by the District-Wide Faculty Meet

and Confer Group and, as I understand it, an effort is being made to

more clearly define the intent of this section, specifically as to

whether or not "administrative" refers to all Management,

Administrative, and Technical Personnel (MATP Policy Members).

Heretofore, we have interpreted RFP 2.11.3.1. to mean Dean-level (MAT

IX) positions and above; however, until District-wide clarification of

the intent in RFP 2.11.3.1 is achieved, the GCC administration will seek

the Senate President"s recommendation of faculty for screening

committees for all MATP hires.

Thanks for your cooperation in the resolution of this matter.

ATTACHMENT 2

TO: Raul Cardenas

CC: Linda Rosenthal, Don Campbell, Ed Contreras, Nancy Stein, Gene

Eastin

FROM: The Undersigned

RE: Petition for a GCC Climate Survey

The undersigned ask that you consider the implementation of a climate

survey in order to examine the morale and other issues relating to the

leadership of this campus. We feel that the problems are of such

magnitude that the NCA focus study, while beneficial, will miss or

simply ignore campus wide issues that go beyond the problems that have

occurred between the GCC faculty senate and the college president over

the last four years. Accordingly, we ask that you consider conducting a

survey at GCC that was similar to the one done at Mesa Community College

in the interest of identifying and solving the many problems that GCC

faces.

Respectfully,