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San Antonio College Council
A. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES: The Wednesday, September 14, 2005 minutes were approved. B. ACTIONS ITEMS: Curriculum Review and Evaluation Committee - Dr. Lu Pelayo reported: The October 3, 2005 meeting minutes were presented for approval. 7. Protective services...e. add the word “Clinical.” 9. b. “Danc” should be the rubric. Approved as corrected. Mr. Les Bleamaster pointed out that none of the degree programs show Kinesiology as a requirement. They all show Physical Education. This should be changed. Other - C. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS Accreditation Report - Dr. Johnnie Rosenauer reported: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools On Site Team visit was very positive and productive. The college is working on four non-compliance issues that need to be remedied. The next follow up report will be due in about five months. The next decade is going to be more focused on making decisions based on data. Dr. Zeigler emphasized the need to rely more on data in making decisions for improvement. Data is a tool and should be used to help us make good decisions. Over time we are going to see that the accreditation process has been a good thing for us and will continue to serve us well. CIP - Dr. Zeigler reported: There are a lot of presentations being made related to the bond election. A public meeting was held here on campus last night. There have been 46 presentations made by various people in various places since the Board approved holding the election. There is no visible organized opposition but it is important that people vote. Information can be made available if anyone wants to distribute it in other venues. October 24 is the start of early voting. Election is November 8. Competency Committee - Ms. Betty Lee Birdsall reported: The committee is working on several projects. One is to continue working on the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools deadlines concerning critical thinking skills. A new project is updating the list of courses identified as skill intensive. The current list is out of date. Additionally, courses initially listed as skill intensive have not been monitored to assure they meet the requirements to be identified as skill intensive. For example, the grading criteria for skill intensive courses is missing from the syllabi for the courses. All departments who want courses identified as skill intensive need to re-file for inclusion in the list. Chairs should contact Ms. Birdsall if help is needed. Academic Policy Committee - No report Employee Development - Dr. Charlotte Wolf reported: Dr. Wolf thanked all who participated in Employee Day. The “Fall Line Up” handout for ITIC was distributed. A new video conferencing certification, following the same path as internet certification, is being developed. The idea is get better use of two way video conferencing in our classes. This can be a good mode of instruction for almost any department. There will be 96 hours of training - 24 in-class hours and a 72 hour internship. Those completing the certificate will receive 9.6 CEU’s which is the equivalent of a graduate course which can be used for promotion and/or class change on the salary schedule. Check the ITIC web site for class times. Dr. Zeigler thanked all who participated in Employee Day. Institutional Effectiveness Steering Committee - Dr. Thomas Hoy reported: The committee has not met yet this month. Program review is now under way for this year. Technology Report - Mr. Les Germer reported: Mr. Germer directed everyone’s attention to the technology update sheet that was distributed. Faculty Senate - Senate Chair Jerry Purcell reported: Dr. Zeigler will be meeting with the Senate a week from today. It is an open meeting that all can attend. The Senate met with Dr. Derrico on Friday. The Senate received a commitment from Dr. Derrico to have more faculty representation on district committees, especially the Titan Implementation Committee. The two policies that were pulled from the Board agenda have come to the Senate for review. The definition of moral turpitude is being review. The language being proposed is to change “arrested” to “charged.” The reference to abuse of office or authority should include examples. Chairs Council - Professor Alex Bernal reported: Copies of the two policies will be given to the chairs for their review. A college process will be set up for dealing with policies as they are brought forward for approval. The Citizens to Be Heard Board Policy needs to be clarified. Dr. Derrico said he would be looking at that policy. The Chairs Council met with Dr. Derrico. There were two commitments from him that are important: 1. Getting adjuncts paid on January 31 instead of the first check coming on February 15; and 2. Adopting salary increases across the board so adjuncts get the raise as well. The sick leave policy needs to be reviewed to provide one absence per semester for adjuncts. Currently any absences result in a pay reduction for that individual. The hiring for the position of Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs is on hold right now. Dr. Derrico is not adamant about having the position. The Chairs suggested that the tasks to be handled by this new individual could be distributed and the position may not need to be filled.
The Council met for the first time this year on Tuesday. There is a need to develop a focus group of students to look at all the Student Affairs components. This will be this year’s project. The District Student Affairs Council is going over the student code of conduct. Staff Council - Mr. Richard White reported: At the meeting on the 18th, Dr. Zeigler will talk about the Capital Improvements Program. The Council has submitted recommendations for the policies being reviewed. The Council concurs with recommendations made by the Senate regarding the moral turpitude policy. Student Government - Mr. Darryl Nettles reported: The Student Assembly met for the first time. 27 individuals indicated interest but only five showed up. A second meeting on Friday had only 2 attending. Officers of clubs and organizations are going to be asked to participate in those groups where student representation is needed. Additional Student Assembly meetings are going to be held during the day. Enrollment Management - No Report Budget Update - Mr. David Mrizek reported: Two approvers have been assigned to all orgs. It is important that the second approver the primary budget manager to approve the expenditure or budget transfer. The secondary approver is a back up in case the budget manager is not available for a period of time. Deans’ Reports: Dean Ruben Flores reported that the Adjunct Council met on Saturday. It is currently in the formative stage. A number of resolutions were passed. By the end of this fall, the Council hopes to have by-laws written. Electronic elections for officers will be used in the future. The leadership structure will be set up following the Faculty Senate model. A compensation proposal is being developed. We are losing some good adjuncts to other schools that pay more. There is to be the development of an Adjunct Faculty professional development process. Interim Dean Bill Richardson talked about syllabus review. There are a couple of issues being worked on: 1. Departments are develop learning outcomes for each of their courses. 2. To satisfy Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accreditation standards - there needs to be consistency in the format of the syllabus. This was one of the issues. The template that was passed by the Council will be used. The syllabus will use the term “learning outcomes.” The plan is to finish the writing of the syllabi by the end of the semester. There was an error in the recent syllabus modification. The length of the final exam should be listed as 2.5 hours instead of three. The question on what policies to include is still up in the air. Do we hand the students paper copies of the policies? Do we want our students to have a paper copy of syllabus? There was consensus that all students should get a written syllabus as a general rule. Courses that are computer intensive can put the syllabi on line. Dr. Zeigler said the college would look at paying for the printing of all the syllabi that are to be handed to the students each semester. The attendance policy from the bulletin should be included, as written,
in the syllabus template. Alumni - Mrs. Roe Hoopes reported: Banquet invitations were not printed early enough so the invitation was sent out via email. The printed invitations are coming. The banquet is on October 21 at the Bright Shawl. The cost is $40 for dinner. $10 of that cost goes for scholarships. All faculty are being invited. Lumina Project - Dean Joy Gates Black reported: The development and implementation of initiatives related to AtD focus areas is in full swing. The afternoon of Employee Day, the different task forces from the different colleges met off campus. The individuals on the various task forces related to the areas of focus, had an orientation to the process. Chairs of the task forces will report at College Council. The list of members will be posted on the Senate website. Other: Dr. Hoy is Retiring: Dr. Zeigler announced that he had received a letter from Dr. Hoy indicating his plan to retire at the end of July, 2006. The process of searching for a new EVP has begun. Dr. Zeigler thanked Dr. Hoy for the excellent job he has done as EVP. He received a round of applause. Continuity Committee: The District Continuity Committee is working to create some consistency across the district. There are areas where being different is fine will remain, but there are areas where consistency is a good idea, these should be changed. “Exonerated Now Playing:” The play “Exonerated” is now being presented in the McCreless Theatre. Mr. Bernal encouraged all to attend. Mr. Bernal went on to say that this play looks at the issue of the death penalty. Seeing the play could help students better understand the issue of civic responsibility. This could also be done by studying the process and impacts of the up coming bond election. UT/SAC Partnership: UT is interested in participating in a partnership with us in dual credit online courses being offered in high school. We are moving forward with a memorandum of understanding (MOU) related to this. Review the Nepotism Policy: All are encouraged to review the recently distributed district policy on Nepotism. Book Store Committee Reinstated: Reestablishment of the Book Store Committee membership has been finalized. The membership will be completed in the next couple of days. Screening Committees Being Established: Two screening committees are in the process of being formed: one for the Dean of Arts and Sciences search and one for the Executive Vice President search. Survey of Organizational Excellence: Faculty, administrators and staff will be asked to participate in a survey of organizational excellence. This is an employee satisfaction survey. The survey will be completed on line. The survey is confidential and comes from UT Austin. We will only receive the aggregate results. Spring Graduation and Fall Registration: Mrs. Roe Hoopes announced that the date for graduation May 6 at the Freeman Coliseum. The purge dates for fall registration may change. Domestic Violence Awareness Month: This is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This coming Tuesday there will be a program and a panel discussion will be held. Specific information is available on the Web. Music Department Halloween Concert: October 27 is this year’s date for the annual Music Dept Halloween Concert. Focus Group Facilitator Training: Dr. Gate Black announced that Focus Group Facilitator Training will be held in November. Any one interested in participating should contact her.
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