2005‑2006 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

Eight Meeting of the 2005‑2006

Faculty Senate

May 4, 2006

2:30 p.m. Room J140

 

Minutes

 

1.  Call to Order:

 

a.   Members Present (2005-2006):  Reyes Medrano, Paul Cornell, Walt Thielen, Lynn McClelland, Jim Rubin, Beth Ann Newman, Tom Powell, Larry Burgess, Muriel Mullane, Jeff Lace, Lori Anonson

 

      Members Present (2006-2007): Paul Cornell, Walt Thielen, Jim Rubin, Beth Ann Newman, Tom Powell, Muriel Mullane, Jeff Lace, Lori Anonson, Marianne Botos, Joyce Janiga, Ron Brooker, Sherry Loch

 

b.   Guests: Ed Rosenthal, Larry Burgess

 

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

 

4.   Adjournment of 2005-2006 Senate & Start of 2006-2007 Senate

 

5.   Officer Reports:

 

a.   President Jim Patterson:

 

(1)  No Report

 

 

b.   President‑Elect Jeff Lace:

 

(1)   No Report

 

c.   Treasurer Jeff Lace:

 

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

 

PVCC Faculty Association Treasurer’s Report 

April 06

Checking Account:  Desert Schools Federal Credit Union

Date

Transaction

Amount

4/01/06

Beginning Balance

$127.82

4/6/06

4/24/06

Check 478 – Jim Rubin, March and April minutes

Check 479 – Jim Patterson – snacks

(70.00)

(17.58)

4/30/06

Ending Balance

40.24

Savings Account:  Desert Schools Federal Credit Union

Date

Transaction

Amount

4/1/06

Beginning Balance

$9237.60

4/30/06

Dividend

                     7.59

              

                    

4/30/06

Ending balance – Savings account

$9245.19

 

 

4/30/06

 

 

Ending balance – 6 month CD (includes interest paid 4/30/06)

 

 

$8394.22

Encumbered Funds – Scholarships

4/1/06

Beginning Balance  

$  2876.67

4/30/06

Ending Balance

$  2,876.67

Available Funds

Combined balances – checking, savings, CD     

$17,679.65

Less:  Scholarship Fund

$2,876.67

Available funds

$14,802.98

Jeff Lace, Treasurer 5/1/06

   

 

 

 

 

d.   Secretary Jim Rubin:

 

(1)   No report.

 

6.   Old Business:

 

      (a) None

 


 

7.   New Business:

 

a.   Seating of new Senate

 

b.   Election of Treasurer and Secretary

 

      1. Paul Cornell elected Treasurer

      2. Jim Rubin re-elected Secretary

 

c.   Students Scholarship –Tom Powell announced results for scholarships for 2006-2007. There were 18 applications, 2 students were chosen to receive $700 scholarships each. Tom announced the need for stable criteria for screening. Discussion on qualifications to apply. Tom announced a need for guidelines for marketing and starting the process earlier in the semester.

 

d.   Active Retirement. Discussion around providing Jim Patterson and Beth Anne Newman recommendations for their Active Retirement meeting on May 4. Recommendations included being firm on recipients receiving maximum level of support (49%) and parity with other MCCD colleges, ask administration to work with District so District provides more financial support.

 

e.   Meet and Confer. Discussion around recommendations for the Meet and Confer Committee. These included issues such as load hours for labs, science classes and OYO counting toward the 5-year probation period.

 

f.    College Plan – Tom will add this item to Sept. Senate agenda to revisit and update PVCC College Plan

 

G. Tom Butler provided a written FPG report

 

H.  2006-2007 Meeting Dates: First Thursday of Each Month, 2:30-4:00pm

 

 

 

8.   Adjournment:

 

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