2005‑2006 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

Seventh Meeting of the 2005‑2006

Faculty Senate

April 6, 2006

2:30 p.m. Room J140

 

Official Minutes

 

1.  Call to Order:

 

a.   Members Present:  Reyes Medrano, Paul Cornell, Walt Thielen, Lynn McClelland, Jim Rubin, Beth Ann Newman, Tom Powell, Larry Burgess, Muriel Mullane, Jeff Lace, Chris Scinto, Lori Anonson

 

b.   Guest:  Ron Brooker, Ed Rosenthal

 

3.   Approval of Agenda / Approval of the March 2006 Meeting Minutes

 

4.   Guests:

 

      a.   Jim Rubin & Jennifer Strickland presented iGoal @ PVCC and an Agenda for Student Success and Learning

 

      b.   Paul Dale presented the location information for 2006 PVCC graduation. A suggestion was made to honor Veterans at the ceremony.

 

5.   Officer Reports:

 

a.   President Reyes Medrano:

 

(1)  Bookstore – Reyes announced that he would like a faculty committee set up with membership preference for those who have had challenges with the bookstore

 

 

b.   President‑Elect Jim Patterson:

 

(1)   Announced the need for faculty replacement on E&OL Faculty Development for Ned Miner

 

c.   Treasurer Jeff Lace:

 

(1) Treasurer Jeff Lace submitted the following Treasurer’s Report for filing and audit:

 

PVCC Faculty Association Treasurer’s Report 

March 06

Checking Account:  Desert Schools Federal Credit Union

Date

Transaction

Amount

3/01/06

Beginning Balance

$127.82

 

No activity

 

 

 

 

3/31/06

Ending Balance

127.82

Savings Account:  Desert Schools Federal Credit Union

Date

Transaction

Amount

3/1/06

Beginning Balance

$9229.76

3/31/06

Dividend

                     7.84

              

                    

3/31/06

Ending balance – Savings account

$9237.60

 

 

3/31/06

 

 

Ending balance – 6 month CD (includes interest paid 3/31/06)

 

 

$8370.14

Encumbered Funds – Scholarships

3/1/06

Beginning Balance        

$  2876.67

3/31/06

Ending Balance

$  2,876.67

Available Funds

Combined balances – checking, savings, CD    

$17,735.56

Less:  Scholarship Fund

$2,876.67

Available funds

$14,858.89

Jeff Lace, Treasurer 4/6/06

   

 

 

 

d.   Secretary Jim Rubin:

 

(1)   Secretary Jim Rubin had no report.

 

6.   Old Business:

 

a.   Students Scholarship –Tom Powell sent an email announcing criteria and funding for Faculty Association Scholarship. An idea shared was to work with A & R to sent a notification of the scholarship to all students with 12 or more credits and a GPA above 3.5


 

7.   New Business:

 

a.   New Building Specs – Faculty Offices – Jeff Lace announced that there does not appear to be enough space for faculty offices in the new building (with anticipated growth in the number of Science Faculty).

 

b.   49% committee replacement – Beth Ann and Jim P. have volunteered to replace Jeanne F. and Scott M. on the committee for 2006-2007. Discussion around the variance between colleges on policies. Recommendation is to use faculty salary savings to build up the 49% program.

 

c.   Senate self-nominations for 2006-2007 – send nominations to Reyes and Jim P. by Thursday, April 13 @ 5pm for Senate at-large positions and President-Elect

 

d.   Class syllabus – A syllabus is not required by the RFP (only by divisions).

 

e.   Jane Saldana-Talley has need for faculty to serve on the following hiring committees. 

If interested, please contact her directly, please:

 

1.  Director of College Business Services

 

2.  Institutional Research Analyst

 

3.  Director of Institutional Planning, Research, and Effectiveness

 

 

Paul Dale also has need for a faculty to serve on the enrollment management team.  Please respond to Paul on this if you are interested.

 

 

8.   Adjournment:

 

(1)   The Faculty Senate Adjourned at 4:00 p.m.