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Faculty Association Board Meeting

December 7   2:30 – 5:00 PM

Chris Borglum’s House

 

In attendance: 

Chris Borglum, Michael Shugg, Amy Bosley, Keith Malmos, Ed Szymanski, Debbie Garrison, Sue Matthews, George Dow, Maryke Lee, Suzette Dohany, Selena Menchan, Marlene Temes, Ray Enger, Donna French

 

I.  Action Items

 

A.  Approval of November Minutes

 

One correction: change Debbie Garreb’s name to Debbie Garrison.  Minutes approved.

 

B.  Curriculum Committee Appointments

 

Virginia Miller needs these appointments for a meeting on January 19th.    We still need a business alternate and a math alternate.  Outgoing presidents should try to find folks before January.

 

Motion: approve Susan and wait on Dawn on her availability.  Chris to send out more info and then have an electronic vote.   For communications

 

Health Related:  Is Betsy tenured?  We were not clear if June wanted to be alternate or representative.  WE approve her as a curriculum committee member.  More information on her later.

 

Physical Education:  motion to approve Joe Marek as representative and David Jones is an alternate but they will in essence co-rep the committee responsibilities.  David Jones’ tenure status may be an issue.

 

II. Guest: Emily Hooker

 

A.  CCSSEE Results

 

Overview: Goal=demystify what the CCSSEE is and equip us to communicate about this with faculty in the future.

 

This was our second time to take the CCSSEE – we’re still waiting on a report on the over sample that we did.  In general it is the community college version of what is given at other places.  WE can go to their website and take a look at the research that has been done.  It helps us look at our students’ behaviors and how we accommodate those students.  Five clusters of questions that they call benchmarks.  Those clusters are Active…from powerpoint. 

 

Emily handed out a sample list of questions for us to get hands-on look at what students might have to answer on the survey.  WE then talked a bit about what highlights we garnered.

 

The first time we participated we paid $11,000.  The most recent survey did not cost us anything. 

 

We will be doing the CCSSEE every three years. 

 

D.  Faculty Council 2005 Meeting Schedule: 

 

East campus has departmental meetings on third Thursdays.  Chris will talk to Beninati about having deans possibly change this.  The schedule was approved.

 

E.  Bookstore Work Group

 

Memo from Todd Hunt indicates a fall start.  Motion:  a campus representative from each campus on the bookstore workgroup for a total of four.  Action item in January to recruit  from each campus.  Chris to get the person from Winter Park.  In-coming presidents  should make the call in the next few days.

 

Discussion Items:

 

A.  Constitution Vote Results:

 

We had just under 2/3 of the faculty vote.  West campus would have 7 members, and East now has 6 due to counting the four month contracts.  This brings the total members of the Council to 17 plus the president and past-president (19 total).

 

Deidre will be the next vice-president for Osceola and Ray Enger will be moving into the President role.

 

Rose Watson will probably be secretary, Debbie is a Member-at-Large.  Still need to find a vice-president.

 

West Campus: Sue Matthews will be the new president, Tim Williams is going to be Vice President, George is continuing, Joan Alexander will be the member-at-large.  The other members will be found at their next meeting Thursday.

 

In March we will begin the process of electing the new president college-wide.  Is there a way through Altas to have a secure vote?  An electronic means might be more effective.

 

B.  2005-2006 Calendar: 

 

Feedback from faculty to Chris by Friday so that he can pass them to Joyce Romano.

 

C.  Two + Two Scholarship Graduate Award Work Group: 

 

Needed by March. One rep from each campus to serve on the committee to decide on deserving students.    The incoming president will also request these volunteers.

 

D.  Louise is looking for two volunteers from each campus to serve on the college planning day committee. 

 

Needs the names by January 24th.  The incoming presidents need to get folks.  This year’s learning day will be embedded in a learning conference.  Only Valencia faculty and staff will be presenting in the conference.  There’s going to be a separate group deciding who will be presenting.  There will probably be an all-call to ask for presenters.

 

Learning Day itself – a Doubletree hotel on Kirkman would be used for the site for the conference.  Louise is leaning to hosting Learning Day at the same hotel. 

 

IV.  Information Items

 

A.  Workload Form/Handling of Leave Hours

 

This group succeeded at having faculty be considered as professionals rather than hourly employees.

 

B.  Departmental Budgeting for Adjuncts/Supplemental Contracts

 

Term being used is a target benchmark.  You’re given this number with the expectation that the dean will attempt to work towards that number.  However, deans are able to look at their schedules and ask for more money on a case-by-case basis.  Money is definitely a consideration.

 

C.  Full cost of instruction

 

Faculty representatives to the Full Cost of Instruction Committee are the current president and president-elect of the faculty council (this was voted in at the October FAB meeting).  Those two are logical choices since the committee will be meeting during faculty off-times.  The interesting (and unfortunate) thing is that the six students for whom the waiver was granted did not continue their enrollment.

 

A faculty member brought to our attention that medical waivers are no longer granted.

 

D.  Retreat in January: 

 

New Valencia Institute Facility and have Carolyn McMorran work with the council and do some team-building activities.  This would be more cost-effective than going outside Valencia.  January 28th and February 4th as possible dates.   Former council members would also be invited.  Communication and process would be key items for discussions. 

 

V.  Reports

 

A.  P/D and I/E committee report: 

 

The report will be going out with Michael and Maryke.  It’s open for comments.  They were hoping to send out the reports together.  There was substantial agreement at the last meeting on many points.  There was some disagreement on items that perhaps the committee cannot decide without faculty input.  Two-level plan that faculty can qualify for professional development compensation. 

 

137 respondents on the survey.

 

Chris needs to advertise the date and perhaps a note in the bulletin.

 

B.  Campus Reports

 

Winter Park:  Nothing to report

Osceola: 4-month faculty pay – meeting with Stan Stone next week

East:  senate meeting on Thursday and the primary objective will be to get their 6 people for the council

West:  Asked Dr. Shugart to come and talk about the primus –tentatively on the schedule for February.  March is another possibility. 

 

Celebration of outgoing members of the council:  Paul, Donna, Marlene are rotating off.

East: Ed and Keith will be rotating off.  West:  Maryke will be rotating off.  WP: Ilyse and Selena will be rotating off.  Much thanks to Amy Bosley for putting together a nice going-away package.