Let Change be the Tradition

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1 Let Change be the Tradition ACADEMIC SENATE MINUTES September 25, 2007 Humanities 107 1:00 3:00 p.m. Roll Call Italics = Absent Jaima Bennett, Gregg Carr, Henrietta Carter, Maria Chovan, Stephanie Dumont, Darla Kelly, Theresa Lavarini, Chip Marchbank, Divya Nguyen, Diane Restelli, Roxana Ross, Mike Shaughnessy, Marde Snedeker, Terri Speakman, Abe Tarango, Richard Ulrich, Derrick Watkins, Greg Wight, Renah Wolzinger, Mai-Ying Woo, Tahnee Le, Student Representative Guests: Joyce Bishop, Wes Bryan, Dean Mancina, Dr. Ronda Wimmer Announcements: Roxie announced the Outstanding First-Year Student Advocates, which is open to faculty members, administrators, classified staff or students. The Faculty Recognition subcommittee will meet with Anita regarding A Call for Nomination on the electronic bulletin and scanning it to to Senators. The nomination deadline is October 19, Stephanie apologized for an error in omitting an item from this week s agenda. New business Item #5, Proposed Student Learning Outcomes (SLO s) for Option 1 (Jaima Bennett, CCI Chair) should have been New Business #1 this week, but to be in compliance the Brown Act, since it was not published, we cannot discuss it this week. Therefore, it will be #1 on next meeting s agenda. Because of its importance and need for resolution by end of the semester, please review the e-attachment previously sent before the next meeting. I. Welcome Guests II. III. IV. Approval of Agenda The agenda was adjusted to add four additional items to Section V. Consent Items. The agenda was approved as adjusted. Approval of Minutes: The minutes of the September 11, 2007 were approved with this revision to IX. New Business Item G. (Costco). Comment by Dean Mancina revised to read: Dean shared there is a continued need for more faculty members; $2,000,000 would equate to about 20 full-time instructors. This is not to imply the Union is advocating for the proposal. What will be done with the funds is a helpful factor in the decision making. Theresa also stated there were some inconsistencies in the IPD Committee vacancy listing in the Senate minutes. She will meet with Anita to correct this. Opportunity for Public Comment Members of the public have the opportunity to address the Academic Senate on any item that has been described in this notice, before or during consideration of the item. V. Consent Items 1. IPT Representative to Program Vitality Committee for Honors: Sue Berman 2. IPT Representative to Program Vitality Committee for Visual Arts: Marde Snedeker 3. Academic Senate Vice President: Gregg Carr, Learning Resources/College David Barrett to replace Omid Pourzanjani for Gonzalo Garcia s tenure review committee.

2 5. Non-related discipline faculty member chosen by and representing the Academic Senate to serve on the Program Vitality Review Committee for the Design Program. Darla Kelly volunteered to serve. 6. Non-related discipline faculty member chosen by and representing the Academic Senate to serve on the Program Vitality Review Committee for the Visual Arts Program. Terri Speakman volunteered to serve. 7. Non-related discipline faculty member chosen by and representing the Academic Senate to serve on the Program Vitality Review Committee for the Honors Program. Stephanie Dumont volunteered to serve. 8. Representative on Facilities Planning Committee: Arts & Letters, Business and Social Sciences, Counseling, or Criminal Justice. Henrietta Carter volunteered to serve. M/S/U to approve all consent items. VI. VII. VIII. ASGWC Report Call for Nominations 1. Joint Subcommittee with IPT to Evaluate and Make Recommendations on Program Review Fall 2007, meetings days and times TBD. Henrietta Carter and Maria Chovan volunteered and with no objections, M/S/U to approve. 2. Faculty Representatives on College Technology Committee from the following Divisions (full CTC Committee only meets quarterly; members must participate in at least one Task Group which meets more frequently, as needed): Arts & Letters Career & Technical Education Criminal Justice Physical Education, Athletics & Health Education In reply to Renah s question, a part-time instructor can serve if nominated and voted in by the department. Unfinished Business 1. Campus Land Development Update: Costco Proposal Diane Restelli reported on the Planning and Budget meeting of September 12, Highlights included: Would provide 250 student jobs Costco pays much more than other area employers Would provide annual revenue of $2,000,000 to the college Would provide affordable student housing Would provide additional parking under the power lines The Costco building design would blend with the campus setting with deliveries set to control peek campus traffic times To compensate for lost athletic fields, the city would make new city athletic complexes available to GWC teams Time frame for this project is up to 5 years before final completion Culver City and Fullerton have a similar Costco building already completed that can be seen IPD, one of the standing committees of the Senate, unanimously opposed the Costco development plan, citing that selling or leasing 14 acres of our campus after granting CVS its location on the other side of campus would be detrimental to the campus for many reasons: parking, traffic, safety, environmental concerns, cost of dealing with Costco issues (such as alcohol sales),loss of ability to expand in the future with a project that is more compatible with a college environment, and, most importantly, becoming just the small JC next to Costco losing our identity and academic reputation.

3 A general discussion followed with Wes providing information to questions and concerns posed by Senators. The college cannot accept the parking and student housing without the Costco facility as it is a package deal. Costs to GWC initially are mostly administrative costs time spent by the executive staff. If we are going to develop land, why not get the best possible neighbor for top dollar. Since this is an unsolicited proposal, we are not going out to bid. Wes was first approached about this Costco proposal about 9-12 months ago he routinely receives about 25 unsolicited proposals a year. Extended discussion regarding what the Senate would be voting on difference between investigating further and negotiating. The Board of Trustees is interested in what the campus feels and thinks. There are significant obstacles and rewards. A motion was passed to approve further investigation/negotiation into the Costco Proposal. Ayes (9) - Bennett, Snedeker, Kelly, Carter, Ross, Marchbank, Watkins, Wolzinger, Restelli Nays (6) Chovan, Ullrich, Dumont, Woo, Lavarini, and Tarango Abstentions (1) - Nguyen Academic Senate Objectives & Outcomes Using the 5-Column Model Jaima Bennett, Institutional Effectiveness Committee Co-Chair (e-attachment and handout) A motion was made to re-order the agenda to skip New Business Item #1 until the next meeting and to replace it with #2 due to its time sensitive nature, specifically its relationship to the faculty recruitment schedule for the faculty hiring. M/S/U to approve. IX. New Business 1. Senate-Established Desirable Qualifications for Faculty Job Announcements Of the seven desirable qualifications, five are drafted by the Senate. The Senate revised these and since there were not enough members remaining, an electronic confirmation will be sent. 2. Recommendations from Senate Retreat on the Faculty Prioritization Process (handout) X. Information Items 1. Senate Committees Vacancies a. Academic Senate 1. Communication Studies/Journalism (2009) 2. Office Administration (2010) 3. Computer Science (2008) 4. Auto/Diesel/Body (2010) 5. Mathematics (2010) b. CCI 1. Cosmetology (2008) 2. Learning Resources/College 100 (2009) c. IPD 1. Business/Marketing/Management (2008) 2. Computer Science (2008) 3. Cosmetology (2008) 4. Mathematics (2007) 5. Physical Sciences (2009) 6. World Languages/Sign (2009) Nomination pending 2. E-Business

4 a. E-Confirmations 1. Sue Berman, Nina Wallace, and Marde Snedeker to serve on the Tenure Review Committee for Tasha Chambliss, Cosmetology Instructor. CONFIRMED. 2. Diana Carmel, Business professor, to serve as the faculty at large representative to the Classified Employee of the Month Committee. CONFIRMED. 3. Change in Physical Science hiring committee for the Chemistry position: Terri Speakman, Carol Grimes, and Larry Williams. Hiring committee to meet in fall, 2007 with the position starting in fall, (Carol Grimes replacing Mark Souto) CONFIRMED. 4. Divya Nguyen, to serve as substitute World Languages Senator for fall 2007 (for Veronica Pizano). CONFIRMED. 5. Kerry Flynn, to serve on the Institutional Effectiveness Committee as the part-time representative. CONFIRMED. 6. Kim Pascoe, ACE professor/trainer, to serve as the faculty at large representative to the College Newspaper Advisory Committee. CONFIRMED. 7. Jaima Bennett to serve as the out-of-discipline faculty member to the Tenure Review Committee for Amanda Best, Art Instructor. CONFIRMED. 8. Computer Science Department Hiring Committee for the full-time tenure-track position: Don Nielsen, Jack Lewin, Joe Filson, Gonzalo Garcia, and Omid Pourzanjani. Hiring committee to meet in fall, 2007 with the position starting in fall, CONFIRMED. b. E-Voting c. Other 3. Campus Committee Vacancies 4. Senate Sympathy and Salutations Fund Balance of $ from the solicitation letter and bulletin board item. Thinking of You card sent to Jaima Bennett as she has concerns regarding the health of her parents. Get Well card sent to Don Lindsay, biology, who had a heart attack and surgery. 5. Senate Contributions for Gift Basket for Night at the Races $37.00 received to date. Deadline 9/28/07. XI. 6. Future Meeting Dates Fall 2007 Meeting Dates Spring 2008 Meeting Dates October 9 & 23 February 12 & 26 November 13 & 27 March 11 December 11 April 8 & 22 May 13 Reports Written reports are due to the Senate Office by Thursday at 5pm the week preceding the meeting at which the report is attached to the agenda.

5 XII. XIII. Announcements 7 th Annual Night at the Races, Friday, October 12 Adjourn XIV. Senate Website: