Minutes
Faculty
Association Board Meeting
April 15
2:30 – 5:00 PM
Home of Marlene Temes
Call to Order
Meeting called to order at 2:35
Action Items
Approval of March Minutes
Minutes approved.
Transition
Michael transferred Presidency to Chris. Gifts,
accolades, food shared in celebration.
Election of Vice-President
Nominations: Amy Bosley, Ray Enger
Both candidates gave a brief statement of purpose.
Question was raised about VP becoming president when new constitution is
implemented. It was stated that even if strategies change for how VP is
elected, the Board would be asked to approve the continuation of the current VP
(President-Elect) as President; the procedure for election would then change
for election of the next VP.
Voting was done using secret ballot. Ray 4, Amy
9. Congratulation goes to Amy, our new
VP.
Secretary
Nominations: Ray Enger
Ray was approved.
Pending Appointments
Calendar and Scheduling Committee
Engineering and Technology:
West: George Rausch
Lisa Macon was already asked has reportedly been
approved by the department.
Motion: Nominate Lisa Macon for position. Ayes had
it. 1 Nay.
Curriculum
Committee
Foreign
Languages Alternate 12/04
Health
Related Alternate 12/04
Public
Service Representative and Alternate 12/03
Counselor
Representative and Alternate 12/03
It was brought to attention
that Gloria Hines is on the committee already and is from counseling.
Gloria Hines appointed.
Sabbatical Selection
Team
Two faculty from each campus
East: Reneva Walker (IT); Amy Bosley (Communication)
West: Julia Ribley (Counseling),
East Campus volunteers
appointed. West volunteer appointed, but 1 still needed. Other 2 campuses will
work on it.
College Planning Council
Co-chair
East (1 rep, 1 alternate)
West Campus (2 Reps)
Maryke Lee volunteered for the committee.
Maryke appointed Co-Chair (1 year in-training, 1 year as co-chair). Osceola
needs to appoint a rep. East actually doesn’t need on this year. West only
needs 1 rep.
Student Activities Budget Committee
1 faculty member from each campus
Osceola:
East: Joe Marek (Phys Ed.); Renee Jardon (Communications); Ed Holmes
(Counseling); Jocelyn Morales (Counseling)
Suzette appointed for
Question: How long are terms?
Normally 3 meetings per year. Rotate every year.
Student Academic Grievance Committee
2 faculty rep. from West; 1 rep. from
East and 1 alternate
West: Linda Neal (Communications – 4 month); June Mair (Health Related);
Dawn Sedik (Communications); Barry Bunn (IT – tenure track); Cheryl McConnell
(Health Related); Terry Long (IT)
East: Julie Gagne (Theater); Juli Trpovski (Political Science – tenure
track); Jody DeVoe (Math); Terry Miller (Criminal justice); AJ Quackenbush
(Political Science); Tom Reid (Social Science); Kurt Overhiser (Math)
Cheryl McConnell and Terry Long
appointed for West. Jody DeVoe appointed rep, and Julie Gagne appointed
alternate for East.
Calendar
and Scheduling
Resignation of Marcia
Cutler
Health related folks need
replacement. Valerie Harris was named for replacement. Valerie Harris appointed
as replacement.
Request for further reassigned time
for Compensation Task Force Chair
There is going to be some
expectation of continued work until Board adopts the plan. It was suggested
that further reassigned time will allow chair to finish the work. Motion: Make
the request for the reassigned time. Motion carried.
Compensation
Transition Team Faculty Representatives
Michael Shugg, Maryke Lee, Chris
Borglum
Ad-hoc committee, run by Stan Stone. This is group
that checks out issues with the transition to the new plan. This group will be
line of appeal for faculty who believe they are misplaced. They will also
handle any mistakes. Request came from HR that Michael, Maryke and Chris serve
on the committee.
Question: Will they make a recommendation on phasing?
That is an administrative decision. So the answer is no.
All 3 approved.
Discussion
Items
Reassigned Time Draft
Question: Can lead faculty definition be provided?
Answer, traditionally, it would be a program director’s representative on other
campuses where there is no program director for said program.
Job descriptions will be clarified as part of the
whole process, but they are not part of the draft. They may possibly be added
as appendices. There is move to re-title program director title to chair of a
program.
Also there is recommendation for new evaluation
method for these chairs.
Next step is for CEC to approve it and send it
forward.
Four-Month Salary
Distribution
Proposal is to take the 10-month temporary employee
pay and pay 40% in Fall, 40% in Spring, and 20% in Spring. Proposal authored by
Stan Stone and Keith Houck.
Question: 4-month faculty were asked for input, but
yet this proposal was made without adequate time for the input to be gathered.
Suggestion: Take this to four-month, and let them
give feedback and vote on it.
Why note ask them what they feel should be their compensation
model?
How about 5/12, 5/12, and 2/12?
How about if Maryke and Chris come up with
alternative language for proposal, and then get Keith to approve it, and then
send it out to four-months for approval.
Nondiscrimination Draft
CPC will be addressing this issue this Thursday, and
will be challenging diversity committee to look at the issue and move forward.
They will be asked to make a policy recommendation.
Procedures for Faculty
Appointments
Can send out info as link or attachments to people.
Ray should work on keeping track of volunteers.
Committee to oversee TLA
(Osceola)
While we know that the new TLA welcomes feedback.
Some people asked about what happens if Helen leaves? Shouldn’t there be a
committee to oversee it?
Helen is in support of an advisory board/steering
committee for the TLA. Take it to senates and get feedback for our next
meeting.
Information Items
Planning
Council Brown Bag Meetings
Please encourage people to
attend and give opinions. Remind them to register. If schedule doesn’t match
your needs, please submit requests, and they will be considered.
Vice
President of Student Services:
candidates’ Open Fora
These are all at west 4-120
on Wednesday, April 27 in 4-120, and 1:15 on Friday, April 23rd.
Update on Learning Day and Academic Assembly (Louise Pitts)
Tuesday September 21, 2004, 8 am – 4 pm. Committee has submitted a draft
proposal for the day. Feedback will be requested, a video is being made. Perhaps
have an inspirational play/skit to start things off? Email ideas to Louise.
Concern with having 2 keynote speakers is that it may take away from
community building.
2005 Graduation Ceremony
PEC will be gone. Where
will have it? Problem is that it may not be easy. College is considering a menu
of possible days for graduation. These will be before and after the semester
end. Share and get feedback. This may be determined by calendar and scheduling
committee.
Reports
Compensation Committee
Nothing to add.
Evaluation Committee
Nothing to add at this time.
Sessions are going on and are nearly complete. There is talk of a session for
administrators. Their data would be kept separate from faculty and students.
Workload Issues Committee
Changes made as suggested by
committee. Can this be discussion for next time so that FAB can review changes.
Campus Reports
East
Faculty requested notice of policy changes. Why is
adequate time not given for feedback? Answer – before they become policy, they will
be circulated for feedback. So, adequate time will be given in the future.
Does WIC have caps for courses around college? People
want to know it, for their discussions. Answer – request it from institutional
research.
The issue of intellectual property rights of the
college being applied to faculty on sabbatical was brought up. What are the
rights of faculty on campus and what will it be on sabbatical. Answer – Bill
Mulllowney is looking at this and is willing to write a faculty friendly
policy. He may be drafting a proposal to send around for feedback.
Question: Status of Parking fine implementation.
Answer – it has been written (8 pages) and it will be enforced soon. Can they
be circulated around?
Question: how is SPD report being handled? We should
remember to ask for it. Answer – the CLC asked Louis to make the report, Stan
is making the report and asked Louise not to make it. Committee meets May 26.
West
Requested update on the development of the policy
regarding Student Harassment of Faculty. It was understood that this was being
developed out of Dr. Stone’s office.
Request information on site licenses and technology
fees on each campus and the role of departments.
Osceola
There is a feeling that the way faculty positions are
staffed is a rather closed process. Can it be opened up? What if faculty
department needs aren’t being met? What can be done?
Request for information regarding the counselor
position recently filled. Was it advertised? How? When?
Adjournment.
Meeting adjourned at 5:45 pm
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