Minutes
Academic Senate
Los Angeles Harbor College
LRC 125
Present:
Nabeel Barakat Kate Campbell, Sally Fasteau (recorder) Brenda Guertin, Mike Hiscocks, Wendy Hollis, Jonathon Lee, Bruce Lemon, Patrick Lovett (ASO Senate), Susan McMurray, Rod Oakes, Joyce Parker, Jane Pavlina, Yvonne Pueblos, June Smith (Immediate Past President), Jim Stanbery (presiding) R. David Weber, Tricia Wickers, Mark Wood (Vice President)
Absent:
Charles Davis, Linda Forrest, Len Glover
(Treasurer), Steve Judge, Tissa Munasinghe,
Guests:
Jennifer Hutchins (ASO Senate), Philip Heath (ASO Senate) Bev Shue (DAS), Joshua Abarbanel (Humanities/ITAC)
I.
Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order at 12:20 p.m.
Adoption of Agenda: The agenda was approved with the following additions: Special Orders: F. Facilities Update (Fasteau); V. D. Staff Development (Smith); E. District Senate Nominations
Approval of Minutes:
9/21/00: Section III. B. of the 9/21/00 minutes were changed and approved.
MSP Barakat/Lemon
11/02/00: Section III B. of the 11/2/00 minutes were approved
MSP Smith/Lemon
4/19/01: Minutes of 4/19/01 were approved as corrected.
MSP Lemon/McMurray
4/26/01: Minutes of Special Meeting 4/26/01 were approved as corrected.
MSP Smith/Barakat
Treasurer’s Report: None given
II.
Special Orders:
A. Faculty
Elections: (Pavlina)
The replacement member for the Elections Committee will be Jane Pavlina. The committee needs more assistance at the ballot box.
B. Governance
Discussions Updates: (Stanbery)
Through a discussion on how to proceed from here, it was recommended that we have an outside facilitator come to the college to lead a discussion with all constituencies present. We have authorized a special Senate meeting for the 3rd week of May if necessary. We will ask PAC to agree on a date to meet and June Smith will get an outside facilitator.
C. Presidential
Evaluation Team Members:
Eight to ten faculty members will be interviewed by a District facilitator on Wednesday May 9 at 2:30 pm in the PCR.
D. Consent
Items:
1. Confirmation
of Amicus Collegii Awards.
Motion: To authorize the Graduation Committee to
make this decision. MSP Smith/Lemon
2. Senate
representative on PACE Director selection committee.
Motion: To designate Bruce Lemon as the Senate
representative on the PACE Director selection committee.
MSP Smith/Pavlina
E. Facilities
Planning Projects Update (Fasteau)
The PAC subcommittee for facilities planning met for the first time since Proposition A passed. The college is slated to get $124 million for improvement. Dr. Mary Lee of the District Office is working with Harbor College on the initial planning phase of the project. We have been working on phases one and project lists. Some guidelines have been suggested by Dr. Lee. The most important consideration is NOT to disrupt the instructional program or lose money because classes are not offered. A phase one draft was distributed. It was emphasized that no permanent decisions have been made and that the first priority is to write and finalize a Facilities Master Plan. A facilities planner will be working with us on accomplishing this task by Spring 2002.
III.
Motions Noticed for Action on May 3, 2001:
A. Adoption
of Revised Budget Manual (Hollis for Budget Committee)
Motion: to adopt the
revised budget manual.
Motion Passed.
IV.
Motions Noticed for Action May 17, 2001
A. Principles for College Governance Document.
V.
Comments on Distributed Reports/Notices/Committee
Minutes:
A. FHPC
(Wood)
The minutes of the Faculty
Hiring Priorities Committee of 4/27/01 were distributed. They included the following: an EOP&S counselor was transferred into
general counseling to replace a counselor who left campus. The EOP&S counseling position is
required by law and the college is now filling this position. Interviews will be held to replace the
retiring PACE Director. Also, 2 PACE
position will be filled. One position
for Art History and Humanities and one for 50% in PACE and 50% in English. More discussion is planned for emergency
replacements. The FHPC Manual has not
been signed by the President. The
committee is reading it for possible changes before the Fall 2001 semester.
B. PFE
(Keller)
Proposal form has been
distributed. Proposals are due May 16.
Co-chairs are being elected.
C. ITAC (Instructional Technology Advisory
Committee) (Abarbanel)
The recommendations for Block Grant 149 allocations of funds report was distributed. There were four proposals from the areas of Architecture, Physical Science, Humanities and Math. The allocation of $52,573 was split between the Architecture classroom upgrade and the Math/Physical Science P106 project.
D. Staff
Development (Smith)
A survey has been sent to the campus requesting preferences regarding workshop topics.
E. District
Senator Elections:
It is the sense of the senate that Jim Stanbery, June Smith and Wendy Hollis will be casting votes for Harbor College at the DAS meetings.
VI.
Announcements:
A. ASO
The new ASO officers are:
President Mary Ramos
Vice-president Patrick Lovett
Treasurer Jennifer Hutchins
The annual ASO banquet will be held at 5:30 on May 11, 2001.
On May 9th there will be a dunk tank event to raise money for the ASO.
B. Retiree
Event: (Parker)
Plans are being made to have a light meal for faculty and retirees at 4:00 on May 24th before graduation. Retirees are being invited to participate in the processional and be seated with the regular faculty. Invitations will be sent to the faculty the week of the event.
VII. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 2:00 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sally Fasteau, Recording Secretary