Glendale Community College Faculty Senate

Meeting of November 30, 2006

Approved Minutes

 

(Please note:  General interest issues or meeting and notifications are listed below in bold to allow them to be located more easily.)

 

I.                    General

 

A.     Call to Order:  A quorum being present, President Jim Daugherty called the meeting to order at 2:34 P.M. in the A-146 Conference Room, Senators present included Vice President Deborah Van Marche, Secretary Laura Avila, Treasurer David Jenkins, and Senators Doug Brenner, Ruth Callahan, Susan Campbell, Paula Davis, Fernando Garcia, Steve Kadel, John Kelly, Connie LaBuhn, Johnnie C. May, Alicia Ottenberg, and Jim Reed. 

 

B.     Introduction of Guests- Including, but not limited to, Carmela Arnoldt, Joseph Bednorz, George Repta, Don Scott, Lyle Walcott, and Rick Watts.

 

 

C.     The proposed meeting agenda was adopted as amended.

 

D.     Associated Student Government President George Repta thanked Faculty members who participated during the Homecoming festivities.  He also extended Holiday Greetings to all GCC Faculty and Staff on behalf of the ASG.

 

 

E.      Rick Watts from advisement came by to speak on the “In Reach Program” for student retention.  The three main points to emphasize to returning students in our classroom were:

·        Remind students what they are up against if they wait to register for classes until after winter break.

·        Students who are ready to graduate should get their schedules evaluated.

·        Students can set up appointments for academic advising to cut down on wait time during long registration lines.  

Mr. Watts also mentioned advisors are willing to visit classrooms to remind students of their services.  These visits have shown an increase in earlier registration.  Finally, Mr. Watts reminded Senate of the new payment plan option for students.

 

F.      Don Scott, Coordinator for Enrollment Services, spoke on marketing and recruitment.  Senator Reed informed Senate that several meetings have taken place regarding marketing.  Mr. Scott informed Senate that his office staff visited 63 classrooms, and this has shown to increase student registration.  He also reminded Senate to refer to the outreach calendar to see upcoming events at local high schools.  Faculty members are always welcomed to come along with the advising staff.  Mr. Bednorz asked Mr. Scott how many recruiters we have currently visited high schools.  Mr. Scott informed Senate that GCC has 2 primary recruiters.  Senator Reed then mentioned that GCC ranked in the 22% percentile nation wide in the area of recruitment.  A motion was then made and carried to request the immediate establishment of a full time director of recruitment and retention.

 

G.     The minutes from the October 26th meeting, distributed via email, were unanimously approved.

 

H.     Treasurer’s Report-

 

Treasurer Jenkins reported a balance of $5709.45 for all accounts.   He reported an expenditure of $100.00 made to the United Way on 11/27/06.  This expenditure will be reflected on the next statement.

 

I.        President’s Report-

President Daugherty informed Senate that he attended PBAC, FEC, and the Governing Board meeting during the past month.  He also sat on the election committee for the second LMC Department Chair this semester.  President Daugherty also helped create the position description for the Online Courses Coordinator and coordinated the two Senate sponsored Marketing and Recruitment meetings.

 

 

J.       FEC Report-

 

Vice-President Van Marche informed Senate of the change made to AR2.2.4 regarding Credit for Prior Learning. Students will no longer be required to be enrolled in a credit course to have their prior learning assessed. 

 

She also mentioned that a new Marketing Director has been hired at District.  

 

K.    Governing Board Report-

President Daugherty informed Senate of the policy changes regarding the awarding of emeritus distinction.  It is recommended that one of the criteria met would be at least ten years of full time service in the Maricopa District for retirees recommended by the Chancellor. 

  

 

II.                 Old Business

 

 

A.     The College Plan Review Committee reported the new version was online.  There are still some questions regarding the language for Occupational Program Director.  Committee has decided to table until next meeting where final copies will be distributed for a vote.

B.     President Daugherty informed Senate that he is awaiting feedback from Dr. Green regarding Administrative Evaluation. 

C.     Senator Doug Brenner reminded Senate of the need to place the language change regarding Senate Elections on the next election ballot. 

D.     Secretary Avila informed Senate that COL101 was not placed on the District Curriculum agenda in October.

E.      President Daugherty agreed to send an email to all faculty with a handout regarding the new payment plan for students.  Faculty would be encouraged to share this information with students before the end of the semester.

F.       President Daugherty informed Senate that the IT Consultant would be meeting with several people prior to the end of the semester.  Five Senators had the opportunity to individually speak to the IT Consultant.  The IT Consultant did mention that a cultural change was needed campus wide.

G.     President Daugherty informed Senate that the bandwidth had been increased at District.

III.               New Business

 

A.     President Daugherty informed Senate of the upcoming Governing Board presentation on March 22nd.  The presentation will highlight the college and should be 5-10 minutes in length.  A short discussion ensued regarding how best to represent GCC. 

B.     Vice President Van Marche raised her department’s concerns regarding the Administration’s “guaranteed schedule.”  She mentioned that her Chair was forced to delete several night sections from the class schedule that did not meet the regular scheduled time slots.  She explained that this was a program designed for a very specific student population, and her department is very concerned that the program will no longer be successful.  Many Senators informed Vice President Van Marche that they too were asked to do the same in their departments, but refused to if it affected the student population they were serving.  Senate asked President Daugherty to speak to Vice President Jean Ann Abel on this issue.

 

IV.              Information

A. Student Government announced that the Leadership 102 class was holding a food drive.  Boxes would be available at several buildings.  If your building was not on the list, you could call ASG and they would be happy to pick up the canned goods.

 

V.  The meeting was adjourned at 4:23 pm.  Next meeting will be Thursday January 25, 2007 at 2:30 pm in A-146.