The Academic Senate of Sierra College Recollections January 27, 2016

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1 Recollections I. Opening: A. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 3.34 p.m. in the fireside room. B. Establish Quorum: Quorum was established at 3.35 p.m. Senators present: =resent, A=Absent, OL=On Leave, / = shared position Matt Archer/ Heather Donovan / OL Margaret Williams Matt Jewett Brad Trimble Michael Brelle/ Don Harris Denise Bushnell/ Anne Diamond /O L Kent Fortin A/ Brian Gosney A Winsome Jackson Andrea Neptune Michelle Macfarlane Megan Seely Tamara Cheshire Jason Gantt Vernon Martin Soni Verma Ivor Cooper Debbie Hill Aimee Myers Autumn Cahoon Reyes Ortega Shawna Martinez/ Keri Muma / John Fusano/ Vera Nelson OL/A Student Senate Representatives: Nooria Munir, Stefaney de Genova and Sheri Courville Visitors: Beth Ervin, Eric Cooper, Steven Baissa, Serjio Acevedo, Sonia Delgadillo II. Hearing Sessions: None III. Approval of the The recollections from December 9, 2015, were approved. o Keri Muma and Ivor Cooper voted sideways. IV. Visitor resentations: * Reyes Ortega and Sonia Delgadillo: Latino rofiles at Sierra College In an attempt to increase outreach, a Latino rofiles web page has been added to Sierra College website recently. The web page includes information on our Latino students, faculty and staff. The Latino rofiles Web page is open to all interested Sierra College faculty, staff, management, and student

2 leaders. Interested people can complete the Latino rofiles Questionnaire on the website and send it to Sonia Delgadillo. o Senate suggested making the introduction message bilingual for parents and other visitors. * Jennie Longmire and Beth Ervin: Dissolution of the Student Success Committee Beth Ervin brought forward a proposal to dissolve the Student Success Committee. This Committee was formed about 5 years ago and served an important function when the SSS changes began. The committee provided a framework through which important planning and implementation discussions and efforts could take place. The Committee members feel that with the formation of the SSS workgroups, which began based on the efforts of the Student Success Committee, the purpose of this committee began to dissipate. With the formation of the Equity Steering Team and associate workgroups, there is no longer a need for the Student Success Committee to meet. The committee did not meet at all in last semester, and most members are now serving on other committees and workgroups, including the newly formed Academic Support Committee. The committee does not have any oversight of budget. o Senate discussion centered around clarifying the difference between Academic Support committee and the Student Success committee and ways to continue Senate oversight of SSS and Equity work. o A larger issue and concern emerged that shared governance committees are being formed without Senate oversight, thus pulling away from our areas of purview. This will be a discussion item at the next meeting. o This proposal will move to an Action item next week. * Erik Cooper: Educational Master lan The Educational Master lan committee is in the process of reviewing and rewriting the EM. The committee has reviewed the available data and literature, conducted a SWOT analysis, and a faculty/staff survey. They are reviewing and analyzing the labor trends, current and projected enrollment trends, SSS, Equity lan and CTE trends. The final goal is to prepare a meaningful master planning document for the Institution. The EM draft will be presented at the three Senates in March/April and to the Board in May. Senators expressed concern that it is confusing to differentiate the work being undertaken by the residential Task Force and the EM Committee. Eric Cooper acknowledged that this is a priority for the EM committee as well. He envisions the EM document as a master planning document that will facilitate and inform the work of the residential Taskforce. In response to a concern regarding the connection between the Strategic Master lan and the EM, Eric Cooper stated that this would be a good conversation to have on our campus. Some colleges have a combined Strategic Educational Master lan instead of having two separate plans. This could be an option worth exploring in the future. * Steven Baissa: New Equity Director, Serjio Acevedo Steven Baissa introduced Serjio Acevedo as the Director of the Student Engagement Centers to the Senate. Serjio comes to us from University of acific with a wealth of experience in creating an

3 inclusive atmosphere at a college campus. He is looking forward to collaborating with Gender Equity, New Legacy and the Spectrum Committees to promote diversity and equity on our campus. V. resident s Report: Andrea informed the Senate that a fourth LTT instructor was hired in the Math department without a formal hiring committee and without Senate knowledge. Senate discussion centered on the lack of a hiring manual and the possible absence of an EEO officer to monitor the hiring practices. Andrea will find out the details regarding this hire and report back to the Senate. Based on the concerns raised by the Senators, Senate will continue the discussion on how to strengthen the collaborative decision making culture on campus and increasing Senate oversight on SSS and Equity initiatives. These topics will be on next week s Agenda. Johnnie Terry has resigned from the Senate effective this semester to be involved in SCFA negotiations and Omni party. Senate will send a call out for a faculty representative to fill the open seat. VI. Appointments: A. Standing Committees: None. B. Hiring Committees: Dean, Student Services Hiring Committee o Reyes Ortega, Gwen Joy and Blair Spaulding were appointed as the core members of the Dean, Student Services Hiring Committee. If the committee decides to expand, the following faculty may be added in this sequence: Blake Rood, Marcia Braga, Katie Juras, and Nancy Martinis. Nursing Instructor Hiring Committee o Dianna Hylton, Dan Balaguy and Sabina Karr were appointed to the Nursing Instructor Hiring Committee. Math Instructor Hiring Committee o Michelle Johnson, Andrea Bazos and Rebecca Kyler were appointed as the core faculty members for the Math Instructor Hiring Committee. o If the committee decides to expand, the following faculty may be added in this sequence: James Sullivan, Dan Balaguy, Mukta Sharma, Mary Beth attengale and Sabrina Newsome. Developmental Math Hiring Committee o Lynn Harrison-Benavidez, Jennifer Kattman and Jay Kesler were appointed as the core o members for the Developmental Math Instructor Hiring Committee. If the committee decides to expand, the following faculty may be added to the committee in this sequence: Ken Johnson, Rene' Gottwig and Dan Balaguy. Chemistry Instructor Hiring Committee o Nini Cardoza, Keri Clemens and amela Gamel were appointed to the Chemistry Instructor Hiring Committee. o If the committee decides to expand, Michael Brelle may be added. Biology A& Instructor Hiring Committee o Ishtar Thomas, Keri Muma and Emine Gunhan were appointed to the Biology A& Instructor Hiring Committee. English Instructor Hiring Committee

4 o Tricia Lord, Jason Roberts and Josh Breese were appointed as the core members of the English Instructor Hiring Committee. o If the committee decides to expand, the following faculty may be added in this sequence: Kent Fortin and Michelle Johnson. rocurement Analyst Hiring Committee o Andrea Neptune was appointed as the faculty representative for the rocurement Contract Analyst hiring committee. IA SSS Hiring Committee o Andrea Neptune was appointed to the IA-SSS Hiring Committee C. Campus Committees: Due rocess Hearing Committee o Andrea Neptune and Debbie Hill were appointed to this committee. D. Strategic Council: None E. Academic Senate: None VII. Action Items: A. Resolution 01: Faculty Consultation When Hiring Management This resolution was approved. All present approved. Andrea Neptune will present the Resolution to the resident and the Vice resident of Instruction on behalf of the Academic Senate. See Below for the Resolution. VIII. Discussion Items: A. Study Abroad: rogram Initiation This discussion was tabled for the next meeting. IX. Reports & Correspondence: A. Treasurer: None B Curriculum: None C. Senator and Sub-Committees or Taskforce Reports: None X. Announcements: Megan Seely requested that the Senate send a message to the Staff Development and the Executive Team for the wonderful Convocation with an emphasis on the celebration of multiple cultures on campus. Senate agreed. Shawna Martinez requested the Senate to consider forming a Facilities standing committee to ensure faculty input in decisions related to campus facilities. This discussion will be on a future Agenda. XI. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 5.30 p.m. These recollections were recorded by Soni Verma.

5 Resolution 01: Faculty Consultation When Hiring Management The Academic Senate of Sierra College Title: Collaboration When Appointing Management Resolution Number: 001 Assigned to: Vice resident of Instruction/resident WHEREAS, The Academic Senate makes faculty appointments to committees, task forces, and other groups dealing with academic and professional matters according to the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges as delineated in Title 5 Regulations 53203(f), and WHEREAS, Faculty play a Title 5 delegated role on hiring committees for faculty and management positions directly related to instruction and contribute insight into candidate selection, and WHEREAS, The Academic Senate appointed faculty to the Associate Dean of Sciences & Mathematics hiring committee in Spring 2015, and WHEREAS The Vice resident of Instruction, citing dire circumstances, recommended to appoint an Associate Dean of Sciences & Mathematics to the resident without either Academic Senate consultation or search committee faculty consultation; and WHEREAS, The appointment of a new Associate Dean of Sciences & Mathematics greatly affects faculty within the division and the campus, and WHEREAS, Similar appointments have taken place in at least three other circumstances; and WHEREAS, There exists no policy or procedure for the Vice resident of Instruction or the resident to follow that would delineate the types of consultation with faculty that should take place in these rare and dire circumstances; RESOLVED: That the Vice resident of Instruction and/or the resident consult with the Academic Senate resident when making a new management recommendation to the Board in the rare event that a hiring committee is not involved as a sign of collaboration.