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San Antonio College Council
A. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES: The Wednesday, February 9, 2005 minutes were approved as corrected. B. ACTIONS ITEMS: Curriculum Review and Evaluation Committee - Dean Lu Pelayo reported: Approved the February
22, March 1,
March 1 Addendum,
and March 8, meeting
minutes. There was one nay vote for requiring SDEV (Orientation) for all
first time in college students after their first three hours. See the
March 8 meeting minutes. C. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS CIP - Dr. Zeigler reported: The tentative plan for Nursing and Allied Health is to build out the capacity at SAC and SPC by increasing these program’s teaching space to 80,000 sq feet at each of the two colleges. We are in the process of analyzing what this square footage will do related to workforce needs. If there is a need to increase capacity further, programs would be developed at the other colleges. The 80,000 square feet will be in addition to the other projects planned for this campus. This is consistent with the “Plan B” endorsed by the Council a couple of months ago. There is a plan being developed by the District to fund the operation of these new facilities as they come on line. Competency Committee - No Report Academic Policy Committee - Dr. Richard Oliver reported: Proposal to change audit fees from the Faculty Senate was rejected by the committee. See the handout. Reverse transfer degree proposal proposed by the IESC was approved by the committee and presented for approval. See the handout. Degrees can be conferred with a “D” on the transcript as long as the GPA is above 2.0 and the “D” is not in the courses in the major. The committee recommended approval. The motion to approve passed. See the handout. The Student Intellectual Property Policy was presented for approval. The motion was passed. See the handout. Dr. Oliver pointed out that there are Two Faculty Intellectual Property Policies and they have different content. One was distributed by Dr. Burmeister and one was passed by the College Council. Dr. Zeigler recommended that we go with the policy approved by our Council. He will talk with Dr. Burmeister to work out any differences. See the handout. The committee is looking at the current practice of giving credit for CLEP exams. There are different procedures used by different departments. Employee Development - Professor Gary Smith reported: Mr. Smith provided a clarification regarding over site of the Employee Development Committee - The committee is a stand alone committee with four appointees from the Faculty Senate, two from the Council and two each from PTE and A&S. The EVP appoints the chair. The Employee Development Committee reviewed the current programs and mission. The committee felt the programs and mission should be continued. The Faculty Development Committee has been an unofficial advisor to the Instructional Technology Center as well as a resource. The future make-up of the committee should remain the same. Mr. Smith announced that after many years working at the college and on various employee development activities he would be retiring in May. He received a round of applause from the Council. The new Employee Development Coordinator will be appointed by Dr. Zeigler. Institutional Effectiveness Steering Committee - Dr. Thomas Hoy reported: The committee met on Feb 2 and Feb 22. The college goals and objectives were modified by the IESC and further modified by the Administrative Team. The modified set of goals and objectives for the college were presented to the council for approval. They were approved as presented. See the handout. Accreditation Report - Dr. Johnnie Rosenauer reported: We are just about done with the report. The electronic submission is on Monday. The paper portion will be sent on Friday or Saturday. We should have a response in six to eight weeks. Three of the colleges in the District, SPC and NVC as well, are being evaluated by the same off site team. Dr. Hoy complimented everyone on their willingness to work on the project. Faculty Senate - Senate Chair Vernell Walker reported: The Senate met on March 22. The Compensation and Benefits Committee made a recommendation of 7% increase in salary which is send to District. Elections and Surveys committee wants faculty to complete the opinionaire on District services. A motion that the colleges and the District publish committee membership lists was presented to the Council from the Senate. The motion passed. On March 4 the college’s Senate Chairs met. ETAP, the Employee Tuition Assistance Program, was discussed. There was also discussion concerning standardization of faculty teaching loads. Dr. Kelly talked about the CIP. The next Senate meeting is April 6 and Dr. Burmeister may be a guest. Chairs Council - Professor Alex Bernal reported: Here at SAC, the chairs are working on trying to build their FY06 budget. The A&S chairs are working on cutting the number of summer classes to address a projected college deficit. All college chairs will be having a meeting with Dr. Kelly and Dr. Derrico, college Presidents and instructional Deans on April 4 . Topics will be: Post February bond plans, operational budget questions, lack of faculty input on technology issues, the role of the new Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and are we multi campus or multi college district? Student Affairs Council - Dr. Lucchelli reported: March the 9 is beginning the admissions process for both summer and fall. Registration starts on April 18. Tomorrow the Engineering and Technology Day will bringing a number of students to the campus. 741 students participated in the Transfer Fair that was just held. The college is getting a $40,000 grant for a pilot program articulation program. Dr. Walch described the grant as a National Articulation and Transfer Grant funded by the Lumina Foundation. Regional councils for transfers will be established. We have already had a meeting with colleges and universities in our region. “College Steps” is an interactive software that we will be implementing. Staff Council - Staff Council President Gilbert Castillo reported: Ms. Martha Buchanan, in the Dean of Arts’ and Sciences’ office, is the employee of the month both at SAC and the District. Members of the Staff Council met with Dr. Reno. Six scholarships are being offered to staff for the spring semester. Student Government - No Report Enrollment Management - Mr. Manuel Flores reported: 2004 Annual Report for Closing the Gaps was finally submitted on Wednesday, March 2. Mr. Flores thanked Mrs. Sonia Valdez for her help. A copy of the report has been forwarded to the committee. Budget Update - Mr. David Mrizek reported: The FY06 Budget is currently being put together. The Banner/Titan financial system will be “live” on September 1. Training on the new system will begin as soon as Mr. Mrizek knows how it works. Deans’ Reports: No Report Title V - No report Alumni - Mrs. Roe Hoopes reported: The May 13 date for the golf tournament has been confirmed. Lumina Project - Dean Gates Black Reported: The four colleges met to identify the common themes to be part of the district wide grant. The areas to be addressed are first time in college students or FTIC, gatekeeper courses, productive grade rates, semester to semester persistence, and graduation rates. Quality Enhancement Plan - Ms. Susan Espinoza reported: The plan is still being developed. The Quality Enhancement Plan is due to the Southern Association in August and will be reviewed by an on site team in September. Other: New HR Representative: Ms. Yvonne Morales, the new human resources representative was introduced to the Council. She announced her hours which are from 10 - 3:30 Monday - Thursday. High School Exam Held: Dr. Phil Glaspy reported that the American Chemical Society high school exam was held on campus. There were 110 competitors. Five $500 scholarships were awarded to the top scorers. In April, the Chemistry, Earth Sciences, and Astronomy Department will be hosting the Chemistry Olympiad where the top ten students from local competition will compete and the winner will go to nationals. Addy Award Winners: Graphic arts students won 8 Addy Awards. There will be three scholarships awarded from a fund donated to the college. Staff Performance Evaluation: The annual performance of evaluation of staff will be in fall 2005. Staff should be developing goals for review next fall. Grand Opening: The new Jean Longwith RTVF building grand opening is on Friday April 8 at 2:00. Child Development Building Clean-up: The Child Development Building will be worked on during spring break in the continuing process of repairing the damage caused by the water leak. The lab will be closed the week after spring break. Dr. Cathy McAuliffe informed the Council that some students won’t have child care during that week. Incentive Program Discussed: The Grant Writing Incentive Program was discussed with Dr. Kelly. This program provided a portion of a grant to the individual who wrote the grant. This practice was stopped by Board action in January. Purchasing Cutoff: The college has established an internal purchasing cutoff which is April 29. This cutoff is for purchases made through purchase orders. The District has a May 27 deadline so all purchases can be processed before the start of the new fiscal year with the new financial system. Book Fair: Dr. John Hammond announced the 10th annual book fair which will be held on April 2. Student Deaths: Three of our students have died in the last month. The college has counseling services available for students who knew these people. Those needing the services should contact the Counseling Center. Young Women’s/Young Men's Conference: Dr. Rosenauer
reported that the Young Men’s/Women’s Conference was a success. |