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Meeting Minutes Faculty Council Meeting August 17th, 2007
I. Call to Order President Cathy Donald-Whitney called to order the regular meeting of the CCCCD Faculty Council at 1:02 pm on August 17th, 2007 held at the SCC Conference Center Section DE.
II. Representative Roll Call A) Secretary Mary Weis called the council representative roll i. Absent: Valerie Smith, Sam Tullock ii. Substitutes: Mike McConachie for Amina El-Ashmawy; Peggy Brown for Joanne Stevens B) Marilyn Massey will permanently replace Pam Gaiter at CPC.
III. Approval of the Minutes A) Secretary Mary Weis began to read the minutes from the May 4th, 2007 meeting. B) George Jackson moved to dispense the reading of the minutes and accept the minutes as distributed. A second to the motion was made by Sonja Andrus. C) Motion passed and the minutes were approved as distributed.
IV. Treasurer’s Report Treasurer John Glass reported a balance of $4.26 in the scholarship fund, $184.04 remains in the sunshine fund from last year and $612.00 was collected for the scholarship fund for 2007-2008.
V. Vice President’s Report Vice President Paula Miller reported on the following A) Faculty Strategic Planning Committee i. The results of the discussion of this committee were presented by President Cary Israel during All College Day. ii. Building plans were also presented at ACD iii. The veto by the Governor Rick Perry will be discussed later B) Roll of Faculty on Advising i. Retention discussions have focused on Collin’s ranking of 151 out of 152. These numbers can quickly change by addressing a few issues. ii. Faculty do not want to be clerks for advising. Focus on constructive use of time and expertise on as on call basis. iii. The next meeting of this group will address proposals on retention. C) Salary compression issues have been addressed by Dr. Israel. Nursing salaries will need to be competitive in order to attract nursing faculty for the ADRN program. The BOT will vote on salaries at the board meeting on August 28th at CPC.
VI. President’s Report A) Review for additional FC committees: Academic Freedom i. Formerly a subcommittee of Teaching and Learning last year and will need a specific charge this year. ii. Kyle Wilkison proposed that the Academic Freedom Committee be a permanent standing committee. A second to this motion was made by Wendy Gunderson. Discussion followed. The purpose of the committee will be to monitor and promote academic freedom. This committee’s work should be a continuation of the round table discussions that took place in the spring. As a standing committee it places emphasis on the high priority and value by the faculty for academic freedom and enables monitoring of dynamic and fluid issues, especially after the restructuring at the college. An example was given reflecting SACS and its interpretation of credentials as something this committee would address. A vote was taken and a majority of the representatives approved the motion. Kyle Wilkison will chair this new standing committee and the first charge by the FC president will be a statement of purpose from this group. B) Review of the Salary Committee Proposal i. Salary is a small part of what the Faculty Strategic Planning Committee discusses. This team is appointed by the FC president and will be a specially elected committee that meets as needed, primarily in the summer. ii. This strategic planning group does not need to be a standing committee and salary does not need to have committee status designation. C) Campus Safety i. There are concerns regarding the lack of panic buttons in the classrooms. ii. VoIP phones should be available in all classrooms and the faculty will have the ability to contact the campus police as well as 911. iii. Barbara Money is organizing a conference on campus safety in November and would like help from the FC. iv. The FC president will follow up and send out further information. D) Governor’s Veto i. Dr. Israel presented information at ACD ii. Faculty will not be affected iii. Vetoed monies will not go into effect until 2009 E) September Meeting Update i. The VPAA has been asked to present his action plan results for restructuring. ii. The meeting will take place on September 21st iii. Arrangements are being made to determine the best location F) Faculty Scholarship i. Name changed from Faculty Council Scholarship to Faculty Scholarship to reflect that all faculty contribute to this scholarship fund for students. ii. Money is being collected and receipts are given for tax purposes iii. Criteria have been established for this scholarship and will be reviewed for clarity. iv. The FC has one foundation account to fund the scholarship and the sunshine fund. The treasurer is keeping the funds separate and the monies donated now will go to the scholarship. G) Adopt-A-Highway i. Sign name change should be done to reflect our current name ii. Contract renewals are done in September for a $40.00 fee. iii. Need to decide on continuing this program at the various campuses H) IRS Payroll i. A summary was sent out via email by Kim Russell to clarify issues and concerns. ii. The FC president wishes to publicly thank Kim for her efforts. If you still have questions, please contact H.R. I) Board of Trustees Meeting i. Next meeting is Tuesday, August 28th after the CPC ground breaking ii. Please attend as your presence is important J) Student Honor Code i. Barbara Money and Cameron Neal (co-chairs of the committee) presented the document to the Leadership team. ii. Revisions were made and the Leadership team is reviewing the changes iii. Faculty Council asks that this revised document be made available before the document is finalized. iv. Academic Ethics should be included in all district and instructor syllabi.
VII. Committee Reports · Committee on College Policy-Mary Milford o Nothing to report · Committee on Faculty Council Procedures and Nominations-Loren Miller & David Garrison o Nothing to report · Committee on Teaching and Learning-Sonja Andrus o Nothing to report · Committee on Technology-George Jackson o 15 people are now on the committee, so the committee is full at this time. o If you have concerns about WebCT issues/ requirement for on-line, please send issues to George for his committee to discuss. · Committee on the Collin Community- John Glass & Donna White o This is a liaison committee for allowing involvement in the community o Collegiality sub-committee will be discussed
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7 members currently. More members are
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Committees Brenda Kihl was contacted for an update as follows: Brenda Goodell is focused and will lobby for lowered textbook costs. Heather Darrow did an article on the cost of textbooks and how Collin is active in reducing the cost of books. Monies from textbook purchases have been used for textbook scholarship funds. The recommendation is that this textbook task force should continue and be housed under academic affairs. The new textbook committee should have faculty representation. VIII. Updates * COE: Dan Lipscomb. Please contact Dan if you have questions. There is a one hour seminar Tuesday at PRC during faculty development week regarding multi-year contracts and travel. There is a tentative plan to add a lunch time seminar at SCC on Wednesday. There has been no word on the exact amount which COE will receive. COE should have close to the same amount and possibly more. Money was returned to the account last year due to cancelled trips. New faculty need to be involved in college service and faculty can create their own opportunities. The multi-year contract reviews are now at 72 contracts. * ACC: Kemal Moula. Habitat for Humanity event occurs twice yearly. He would like to coordinate with the FC to announce the dates and recruit faculty to help. ACC will meet today. The committee on the Collin community will address the issue of working with ACC regarding Habitat for Humanity. IX. New Business No new business. X. Announcements * Dr Israel received one of the CEO awards. A card was sent on behalf of the faculty congratulating him on this award. * New CPC representative Marilyn Massey will take Pam Gaiter’s place for a one year term. * Academic Freedom committee sign up sheet will be available in the back * FC representatives should make their campus faculty aware of the need to contact them in case of concerns or issues.
XI. Adjournment i. George Jackson motioned to adjourn; Second by Wendy Gunderson. ii. Motion moved, all in favor with one opposition by David Garrison. iii. Cathy Donald-Whitney adjourned the FC meeting at 2:10 pm.
Minutes
submitted by: Mary Weis
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