Notes - May 15, 2006
Notes for the meeting of
May 15, 2006
Senators and Officers present: Argyriou, Barney, Bryant, Capitolo, Chenoweth, Cordero,
Dolen, Dunn, Fox, Goodwin, Hearn, Jensen Sullivan, Joplin, Kramer, Logvinenko, Moreno,
Mosh, Nagel, Osborne, Setziol, Sheirich, Ujifusa, Winters, Zill
Senators and Officers absent: Guevara
Curriculum Cochair: Khanna
DASB:
Classified Senate: Olivia Patlan
Administrative Liaison:
Guests: Gregory Anderson, Shirley Kawazoe, Karl Schaffer
The meeting was called to order at 2:32, a quorum being present.
I. Approval of Agenda and Notes: The agenda and the notes of May 8, 2006 were approved.
II. Needs and Confirmations: Setziol noted the following need:
• One faculty member to serve on the IPBT Committee for a two-year term. IPBT meets
every other Tuesday from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
The following were confirmed:
• Rowena Tomaneng was appointed to the Facilities Committee
• Cheryl Woodward was appointed to Search and Selection Committee for the position
of Program Coordinator for the Internship Program (at NASA-Ames).
III. ETS Service Level Agreement: Hearn led the group in discussion of the remaining
issues in this document, noting that the completed statements will be sent forward
to the Technology Task Force for inclusion in their planning.
It is the sense of the Senate that there needs to be one service level agreement,
not five.
IV. Constitutional Changes regarding Part-Time Faculty Representation: Hearn presented
proposed wording for changes to the Academic Senate Constitution. It was MSA (Goodwin/Cordero)
to approve the wording with amendments removing a $300 figure and including language
limiting eligibility to those part-time faculty with re-employment preference.
V. Selection of Division Senators: Hearn distributed proposed language for a change
in the Academic Senate Constitution discussing how and when senators are selected
by divisions. After discussion it was decided that this issue will be revisited at
a later date.
VI. Equity for All Report: Winters and Gregory Anderson continued with this presentation,
pointing out areas of concern and asking for thoughts on how to address them. This
issue will be discussed at future Senate meetings.
VII. Strategic Planning Update: Hearn and others reported on the positive outcomes
of the Strategic Planning Workshop held last week. There were four areas of commonality
that seemed to be distilled from the discussions: issues of equity, technology access
and currency, individualization of the college experience, and community engagement.
VIII. Plus/Minus Grading: Setziol asked senators for advice on the timing of workshops
to be held this quarter for faculty. Based on input, Mitchell and Setziol will plan
two midday workshops on either Monday/Tuesday or Tuesday/Wednesday.
IX. Good of the Order:
• Setziol: Asked for and received a sense of the Senate suggesting that smoking on
campus issues be non-confrontational.
• Winters: Need faculty volunteers for the student diversity survey classroom activity.
• Bryant: 37th annual Duel at De Anza is this Sunday, May 21st.
• Dolen: Music CD’s are available to faculty who visit the library reference desk.
• Argyriou/Goodwin: Elections Committee reported on candidates who have come forward
for officers for next year: Hearn, Setziol, Chenoweth.
• Hearn: Thursday, May 18th, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. reception for newly-tenured faculty.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:32.