Faculty Council Minutes
West Campus
Attending: Joel Berman, Mark Bollenback, Tom Byrnes,
Helen Clarke (guest), Jackie DiMartino, Jean Marie Fuhrman, Bob Gessner, Carin
Gordon, Gloria Hines, Ilyse Kusnetz, James Leonard, Graeme Lindbeck, Suzanne
Lynch, Lisa Macon, Melissa Pedone, Lana Powell, David Rogers (ex-officio),
Michael Shugg, Bill Snider, Myrna Villanueva (guest), Rose Watson, and Chris
Wettstein
Action Items
Minutes:
The December minutes were approved with the correction that
Bill Snider was not present at the December meeting.
Appointments (approved):
Calendar
and Scheduling Committee: Lisa Macon and Patrick Murphy
Curriculum
Committee: Jeffery Donley
Committee
for Professional Development Implementation and Oversight:
West: Jennifer Britton
(Communications), Marilyn Curall (Communications), Wendi Dew (Respiratory
Care), Pamela Sandy (Dental Hygiene), Allison Sloan (Mathematics), and, as an
alternate, Mary Ann Gagen (Nursing)
Osceola:
East: Heith Hennel (Information Technology),
Yasmeen Qadri (Education), Erich Heintzelman (Librarian), Jim Belcher (Biology),
and, as an alternate, Jennifer Lawhon (Mathematics)
Professional Development Implementation Plan:
After discussion, it was suggested that the document
presented be approved as “guidelines” for implementation of the plan and should
not be confused with the plan itself.
Tom Byrnes promised to send out the actual Professional Development Plan
again to Faculty Council members. The
suggested guidelines and ideas presented in the document reviewed today would
be recommended to the committee as a starting point. The committee would not make any significant
changes on its own. All major
clarifications would come to the Council.
A subcommittee consisting of Tom Byrnes, Ilyse Kusnetz, Melissa Pedone,
Michael Shugg, and Rose Watson was formed to come up with a charge for the
committee.
Discussion Items
Ground Rules for Faculty Council Discussions:
The group reviewed the ten (10) ground rules for Faculty
Council discussions and broke into smaller groups to rank the top three (3)
rules.
Evaluation Procedures for Tenure-Track Faculty:
Discussion took place over Kaye Walter’s suggested changes
to the initial proposal approved by Faculty Council and IAC. The key change is to conduct classroom
observations every term of tenure-track employment as opposed to just the first
two terms of employment. The group felt
that an evaluation was not necessary the last half of the third year since
tenure is usually decided by then.
Invitations to the President and CLO to Faculty Council
Meetings:
Since Dr. Shugart is unable to attend the next meeting at
Winter Park Campus, he has offered to have a wine and cheese get-together at
his home some time in the near future.
Kaye Walter will be invited to future meetings in the event that there
are issues or items she can address.
Procedures for Faculty on Committees Who Miss Meetings:
The group agreed that if you want involvement, you need
representation. It was suggested that
faculty members find a substitute/replacement to attend a meeting if they
cannot attend themselves.
Information Items
6-6-0-0 Update:
Due to disagreements between Bill Mullowney, Stan Stone,
and Kaye Walter, there is no final decision regarding the 6-6-0-0- policy. They do agree that using 6-6-0-0 in
combination with a supplement could not be carried forward because of
inequity in pay.
There is a task force involving provosts, faculty, and Bill
Mullowney looking at changing 4-month contracts to 8- or 10-month
contracts. This would allow the 4-month
faculty involved to receive retirement benefits and an extension of their
health benefits into the summer. This,
of course, comes at a cost to the College, but they will try to convert as many
as possible, as soon as possible. Joe
Livingston of Human Resources will write up the recommended changes.
Update on Student Conduct and Academic Grievance Policies:
Joyce Romano and Kaye Walter are currently trying to decide
whether such grievances fall under Student Affairs or Academic Affairs.
Reports
Campus Reports
West – None
Osceola – With the addition of Building 4, Osceola is the
fastest growing campus.
East – Concern was expressed over being able to enter a
“WP” in Atlas, but it not being the correct way.
Other Reports
None
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at
The next Faculty Council meeting
is scheduled for