Official Minutes, Corrected and Approved.

1. Call to Order/Approval of Agenda

A. Members Present: Jon Storslee, David Rubí, Steve Nicoloff, Larry Burgess, Sue Van Boven, Lori Anonsen, Tom Powell, Lynn McClelland, Reyes Medrano, Paul Cornell, Shelle Witten.

B. Non-members Present: Marilyn Cristiano, Tom Butler, Ned Miner.

C. Lynn McClelland moved to accept the agenda, after an additional item (3.A.9) was added to the agenda. Larry Burgess seconded. No discussion. Passed unanimously.

2. Approval of the Minutes of April 29, 2004.

A. The minutes of September 2, 2004 were unanimously approved with corrections.

3. Committee Reports:

A. HLC: Jon Storslee reports that HLC is still in the writing phase and should be done by December.
B. Travel: Tom Butler reported that he is in the process of investigating confusion about funding for travel.

4. Officers Reports:

A. President, Jon Storslee:
1. Has continued meeting with the President and also reminded of the importance of to vote in the next election.
2. President Storslee promoted the idea of doing an end-of-the-year Christmas Party. Mr. Storslee will organize this event.

B. President Elect, Reyes Medrano: no report.

C. Treasurer, Sue Van Boven provided the following report:

PVCC Faculty Association Treasurer’s Report Sept 2004
Checking Account: Desert Schools Federal Credit Union
Date Transaction Amount
9/01/04 Beginning Balance $ 263.41
9/02/049/02/049/02/049/03/04 CK# 456- faculty breakfastCK# 57 Minutes (2-May & replace missing #449)Missing #449Transfer from savings (77.41) (105.00) 35.00 300.00
09/30/04 Ending Balance $ 416.00

Savings Account: Desert Schools Federal Credit Union
Date Transaction Amount
09/01/04 Beginning Balance $ 6,657.41
9/03/049/30/049/30/04 Transfer to checkingDividends (Aug,Sept.)Ending balance (300.00) 12.42 $ 6,369.83
09/30/04 6 month cd + interest $ 8,076.25
09/30/04 Ending balance $14,446.08
Encumbered Funds – Scholarships
9/01/04 Beginning Balance $ 3,376.67

09/30/04 Ending Balance $ 3,376.67

Available Funds
Combined balances – checking and savings $14,862.08
Less: Scholarship Fund $ 3,376.67
Available funds $11,485.41

Sue Van Boven, Treasurer, 10/07/04

D. Secretary, David Rubí: no report.

5. Old Business

A. Charity: the idea of the faculty’s supporting a local charity was again. A consensus was reached to canvass the faculty as to which charity to support.

B. Professional Growth for All Faculty (Specially-Funded Faculty): no action taken.

C. Alma Mater Song: Chris Scinto will take the leadership in creating a competition to create and adopt a new Alma Mater song.

D. FEP Coordinator Issue: Two issues were discussed:

1. Members discussed how should the faculty senate handle the appointment of the FEP coordinator (resource person), as the RFP plainly makes it clear that the current RFP §3.5.2.3. “Faculty Senate will appoint a "Resource Person"’. This discussion was tabled until the November 2004 meeting and David Rubí, Stephen Nicoloff and Reyes Medrano agreed to study this issue and present a recommendation to the full senate at the November meeting.

2. President Storslee recommended that the senate move to resolve this academic year’s FEP coordinator (resource person) by appointing Gary Quick as FEP coordinator for Fall Semester 2004 and Sue Van Boven for Spring Semester 2005. David Rubí so moved and Reyes Medrano Seconded. The initial voice vote could not be determined. The motion passed on the second vote, which was by hand, 5 in favor, 4 against, 2 abstentions. This vote initially resulted in a tie, which was broken by the president. There was one vote against by proxy; Lori Anonsen had to leave early and gave her vote by proxy to Ned Miner, who is not a senate member. There was no protest, so this was accepted by the membership with no discussion. Larry Burgess and Sue Van Boven abstained from the vote.

6. New Business

A. Division Chair Elections this semester. The senate decided by consensus to hold division chair elections this fall.

7. Adjournment: