The meeting was called to order by John Nelson at 3:33 P.M.
Members Present: Ron Brooker, Tom Butler, Muriel Coil, Renee Cornell, Marilyn Cristiano, Janet Downey, Hank Mancini,Jane Marks, Scott Massey, Donna Mosher, John Nelson, Nino Pascolati, Roberto Ribas, Sue Van Boven.
Members Absent: Kurt Hill.
Guests Present: none.
The agenda was unanimously approved.
There were no reports for this meeting.
Early Submission of high school seniors’ grades-- Update: John Nelson
John said that he and Bob Bendotti are concerned that the PVHS Learning Connections members have not moved promptly to resolve the issue. May 11 is the final day for PVHS grades.Faculty Tutors in the LSC: John Nelson
No new information on this since last meeting.Subcommittee Reports:
Parking Lot Subcommittee Report follow up:
Dr. Kranitz is studying the recommendations. No new information to report.
Adjunct Faculty Subcommittee Report follow up:
John attended the E&OL seminar on the Adjunct Faculty Initiative (AFI), Wednesday, January 17, 2001. This meeting was facilitated by Bob Bendotti, Ned Miner, and Michaelle Shadburne.Intra Faculty Communication Subcommittee Report follow up: Jane MarksAdjunct faculty issues were identified and discussed by small groups. The main categories of issues were: Compensation, Recruitment/Retention, Sense of Belonging, and Support Services. These issues were discussed in order to provide information for developing the AFI Pilot Project which is to begin this spring.
John discovered the following facts:
The Pilot Project has approximately $8,300.00 to spend this spring for adjunct faculty.$25, 000.00 has been proposed in the budget package send to District for next year's Initiative. John informed Ned Miner, Faculty Development Director, of our Senate's work on the adjunct faculty issue.
Ned Miner would like Senate representation on this committee. Marilyn Cristiano agreed to serve as our liason.
There will be a brown bag discussion on February 6 from 12:00 to 2:00 for all faculty. There will be an e-mail invitation and a publicity flyer placed in faculty mailboxes.
AAUP Dues Discussion
The District Faculty Executive Council (FEC) is considering dropping automatic District Faculty Association member enrollment in the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). If just the FEC were members of the AAUP, the District Faculty Association would save almost $100,000.00 annually in dues. This issue has been discussed before and the decision was at the time to remain in full membership. Senators had several questions about the benefits of AAUP membership and the ramifications of pulling out:Jane Marks will seek answers to these questions from the FEC and the Meet and Confer team prior to our Senate making a recommendation.
- What bargaining power/credibility results from our association with AAUP?
- How would the loss of Maricopa dues affect the state AAUP organization?
- What do we lose by not associating with AAUP?
- What do we get if just the FEC has AAUP membership?
- What will the District Faculty Association do with the $100,000.00 in dues no longer being forwarded to AAUP? Would our dues decrease?
Links to other MCCD Faculty Senates' Web Sites (Tom Butler)
Carrie Taylor (FEC Secretary) has posted links for the campus Faculty Association web site of four colleges. They vary in amount of information available. Those links may be accessed from the District Faculty Association web site: http://www.dist.maricopa.edu/org/faculty/senates.htm It is not known at present how many more sites already exist but haven't been linked, or if they do not have web sites.
Campus Meetings During Finals (Jack Sexton)
Based on a concern brought by Jack Sexton that faculty were being asked to attend committee and other meetings during finals week, the Senate agreed that John Nelson would mention the issue in the President's Cabinet meeting and send a memo to all committee chairs encouraging them to consider final exam schedules when scheduling meetings.
Fence by the Golf Course (Roberto Ribas)
Tabled.
The following document was submitted by John Nelson to help us plan the remaining Senate meetings for the year:
Preview of Important Senate Issues for Spring 2001 February 2001 The Senate needs to select a committee and committee chairperson for the Department Chair Elections. This requires a committee of five RFP members to oversee the elections: no member can belong to any of the departments which require an election. The following departments need to hold an election: Math Department Science Department Social Science Department (1-year term) PED/Health Department (1-year term) The Senate needs to select a committee and committee chairperson for the at-large Senator Elections. This committee needs to have at least three members; they will also identify a President-elect for 2001-2002. There will be six at-large senator positions open for election. There will be four Divisions that will have to identify a Division Representative for the PVCC Senate. These Divisions are Business/CIS, Counseling, Library/Media, and Math/Science. The Senate needs to select a committee to publicize the Faculty Scholarship. The Faculty Scholarship application needs to be posted from March 1st to April 1st. We also need to decide if we want to form a separate committee to coordinate the Faculty Scholarship Fund-Raiser Gala. The spring production of Bronte (April 25th — 29th) will feature one evening which serves as this fund-raising event. Faculty Senate President will be involved in the screening process for the Presidential Search Committee March 2001 The five-member Department Chair Election Committee will report to the Senate and present a time line of important dates for the Department Chair elections. The three-member at-large Senator Election Committee will report to the Senate and present a time line of important dates for the at-large Senator election and identification of a new President-elect. The Faculty Scholarship Committee will report on publicity for the Faculty Scholarship and plans for the Faculty Scholarship Fund-Raiser Gala. Mid-March–Jane Marks, President-Elect, begins Staffing Committee procedure. Mid-March–Jane Marks, President-Elect, begins Travel Committee Selection procedure. Mid-March–Jane Marks, President-Elect, begins work on Faculty Committee sign-up procedures. End of March–Jane Marks, President-Elect, selects members to serve on the Staffing Committee. End of March–Jane Marks, President-Elect, and John Nelson, President, work on appointments for 2001-2002 District Professional Growth Representatives and FEP Representative. Faculty Senate President will be involved in the first interviews for the Presidential Search Committee. Faculty Senate President, President-Elect, and college President will be involved in the second interviews for the Dean of Instruction position.
April 2001 Faculty Senate President will be involved in the interviews and community forums for the Presidential Search Committee. Final recommendation of three candidates for the college president will be presented to the Chancellor on the week of April 16th (approximately).
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The meeting was adjourned at 4:27 P.M. by unanimous consent.