A.  APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES:

The Wednesday, September 11, 2002 meeting minutes were approved .

B.  ACTIONS ITEMS:

Curriculum Committee - Dean Larson reported:

September 10 meeting: The committee recommended approval of the actions taken.
Approved.

The Teacher Assistant Program has three colleges in the District working with a
common curriculum.  The program is being set up to train teacher assistants for SAISD.

Other -

C.  INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS

Structure Task Force - Professor Alex Bernal gave some background information:

Questions have been asked on why there are so many deans being recommended.
Compared to the other colleges we have fewer administrators at dean and above
therefore the recommendations do not create that large a number of administrators.
The attempt was to present a logical system for our administration.

The recommendations are ranked so the President can have a broad range of options.

The recommendations still create a lean administrative structure at SAC.

The committee wanted to emphasize the importance of shared governance for all
components of the college.

There will be a need for staff support for these deans if that is the route that is chosen.

A potential weakness is having one EVP is the amount of work that has to be done.

Dr. Zeigler made the following comments:

Over the course of three or four years the college went from seven deans to five deans.
The report from the task force is an advisory report.  He highlighted a paragraph in the
report related to advocacy and support of Student Services.  He opened the meeting for
discussion.

Professor J.C. Horton, Chair of the Political Science Department, commended Mr.
Bernal for his work as chair of the Administrative Structure Task Force.

Dr. Zeigler also thanked the task force for their hard work.  Mr. Bernal thanked those
who served on the task force.

Competency Committee - No report

Employee Development  - Professor Gary Smith reported:

The Employee Development Conference is next Monday.

There is a need for additional help.  There are 10 positions that need to be filled.
Faculty who volunteer will get a voucher for $300 that can used during the next year for
any conference elsewhere.  If there are temp staff who would not be paid because the
college is closed, they can help at the conference and get paid for the day.  Those who
have been consistently supporting the conference will get $300 for use at other
conferences.

E-Portal provides a unique id for every employee.  This ID will be used for conference
registration.  Because it is unique it eliminates the need for using Social Security
numbers.

He thanked the LRC and Tech Center.  Dr. John Hammond and Joanne Martin from the
college PR department were also thanked for their assistance.  Ms. Lana Myer, our
college web master,  has been behind the scenes getting the web page up and running.
Professor Bill Richardson's department, Physical Education,  has presented more
sessions than any other department on campus.

Institutional Effectiveness Steering Committee  - Dr. Hoy reported:

A motion was made to approve the Student Support Services Program Review manual.
The motion passed.

The IESC did not meet because of the college closing due to inclement weather.

Faculty Senate - Senate Chair Professor Bill Richardson reported:

The Senate handled the nominations for Piper Professor.  A committee of five senators
will screen those nominated.  10 will be selected for election by the whole faculty.

The retirement package is completed and will be sent to the Executive Vice Chancellor.

A new committee called Budget and Finance has been created.  The purpose will be to
get information on how the budget is developed and to establish enhanced
communication with the finance offices of the college and the district.

A district services opinionaire was conducted and a committee from the Senate met
with all the district departments reviewed.  The departments were very receptive to the
information provided.  Results of the faculty opinionaire is on the Faculty senate web
site.

Dr. Martinez, the Executive Vice Chancellor, will meet with the Senate next Wednesday
for a general information discussion.  This meeting is open for all.

Chairs Council - Professor Alex Bernal reported:

The class management study is incomplete at this time.  The data that chairs are
receiving is practically useless.  The low enrollment report contains many classes that
are being offered in flex II so the enrollment will be low.

Academic maximums are being violated too often.  Someone is adding students to
classes beyond the maximums.  This is creating a problem for department chairs
controlling their class size.

The work station initiative is a bit confused at this time.  Mr. Bernal asked that if all
chairs will list 1/4 of the faculty in the department who are to receive new computers on
the form and turn them in by Friday.  Assigning of the computers is up to the
departments.

Student Services Council - Dr. Jim Lucchelli reported:

The Job Placement Office conducts two job fairs.  There were 45 employers who
participated at the fair today.  Over 3000 students attended.

The College Night schedule was distributed.  44 high schools are targeted to be visited
by a counseling team.  If anyone wants information to be distributed at the College
Nights, contact Dr. Rubin Whitney.

Ms. Joan Fritz can be contacted if there are books that can be donated to help students
who cannot effort to buy texts.

Research on retention is starting.  Faculty will be asked to identify reasons why
students drop.

Spring registration will begin on Nov. 18.

Texas A&M Kingsville and Corpus Christi as well as UTSA have offices on campus.

Staff Council - Staff Council President Cynthia Price reported:

The council met on October 1.  They are working at setting goals for the year and
forming committees.  They are also looking at the evacuation plan and researching
salaries for staff.  The Web site has a new look.  Ms. Lana Myers is the historian-
recorder.  A letter is being sent to new staff council member's supervisors asking for
their support in allowing the staff member to attend meetings and other activities.

Ms. Rose Marie Gonzalez from the transfer center is the employee of the month.

A listserv has been created.

Student Government -

There will be voting from November 10 to November 15 for electing Student
Government  officers.  The candidates are running unopposed.

A question concerning the shuttle service in the parking lots was brought to the Council.
and they are interested in setting up a covered area at some shuttle stops.  Dr. Zeigler
asked them to talk with him and he would put them in touch with Mr. Val Santos, District
Facilities, about the covered shuttle stops.

Enrollment Management - Mr. Manuel Flores reported:

The final report has incorporated input from several individuals.  It is going through a
final review and then will be forwarded to the THECB.

Budget Update - No report

Deans' Reports - No report

FY03 Planning - No report

Title V - No report

Other:

United Way Campaign:  The Combined United Way Campaign is beginning.  Dr.
Zeigler would like a high percentage of participation.

You can contribute to ACCD programs as well as programs specific to San Antonio
College.

Ms. Susan Espinoza, local coordinator, introduced Mr. Steven Babb and Ms. Tina
Lopez who will be running the program for the District.

Last year the ACCD had a 22% increase over the year before. SAC did the best of all
the colleges and District offices in the ACCD.

The number for the endowment fund is 4200. Donations to the fund will be matched
dollar for dollar from Title V.

Each department should send the time of the next staff meeting and a person who is to
be the coordinator for the campaign to her.

There will be an overview of the campaign distributed through the pony around the
middle of October.  There will be inserts in the check envelops in November.

The Interim Chancellor and other District Changes: Dr. Zeigler informed the Council
that as of this date Dr. Martinez is not the Interim Chancellor and continues as
Executive Vice Chancellor.  There are some changes taking place regarding District
personnel.  Mrs. Hilda San Miguel, the EVP's secretary, is moving down to District to be
Dr. Martinez's assistant.

The college presidents met with Dr. Martinez on Monday.  The agreement is that only
the presidents will meet with him.  They are going to try to work as a team and bring in
others as needed.  One area of interest is providing needed information to the board.

Texas Tech Partnership:  We are entering into a partnership with Texas Tech.  There
is a branch office in SA.  It is an enrollment office.  We have not yet signed the
agreement for 2 plus 2 transfer to the university.

Southern Association is Meeting in SA:  The annual SACS meeting is in SA this
year.  Members of the IESC should attend to learn more about Institutional
Effectiveness and its impact on our reaffirmation.

The Garces House:  The house, which is across the street from Fletcher, was
purchased a couple of months ago.  The mail room will be moved to the house.   At this
time there are many renovations that would have to be completed to make it ADA
compliant for any other use.

The current mail room area will provide some storage for the Print Shop and the
possibility of some offices.

Rain Day Make-up:  The rain day will be made up at the end of the semester with the
Monday finals being moved to the following Monday.

The Ranger Recognized:  Dr. Hyde commended Professors Chet Hunt and The
Ranger staff for the well balanced articles on the Chancellor's resignation.

Web Registration Improved: Ms. Roe Hoopes announced that the registration
process on the web is new and improved.  There is an electronic signature now
available on the web.

Congestion on the First Floor of Fletcher: Mr. Tom Compos, Director of Student
Financial Services asked whether there has been any consideration given to the
conflicts in the lines that form for financial aid services and testing services.  Dr. Zeigler
said this would be considered as Assessment expands testing areas into the space
currently being occupied by the Tech Center.

Technology Expo:  Dr. Wolf thanked all who participated in the technology exposition.
It was a great collaborative effort.