San Antonio College Academic Council
      Minutes
      Wednesday, August 12, 1998
      Dr. Zeigler gaveled the meeting to order and announced that Information Item IIIA. would be taken out of order.  He then introduced Judy Kovacs-Long (SAC Women's Center), who made a brief presentation on a college-wide initiative, the Young Women's/Young Men's Conference, to be held in March, 1999.  The conference is a multi-generational initiative and is aimed at junior- and senior-high school students, who are considered "at risk" types.  A five-minute promotional video highlighting the conference was shown.

      I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

       Minutes of July 8 were approved.

      II ACTION ITEMS

       A. Curriculum Committee – No Report.

      III        INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS

       A. Young Women's/Young Men's Conference (covered out of order above)

       B. Disabled Student Services (postponed until September meeting)

       C. Competency Committee – No Report

       D. Employee Development – Mr. Smith announced four items:
        1.  Web page photo sessions are now available.  Call 733-2337 for appointments.
        2.  Employee Tuition Assistance Program(ETAP), thru ACCD Human Resources, is available to all employees at the following rate: six(6) semester hours at 100% coverage; four (4) semester hours at 75% coverage.  Adjunct Faculty reimbursement will be limited to $100 per course taken.
        3.  Staff Tuition Assistance Program(STAP) offers job-related scholarships: apply by August 17 for Fall semester 1998.
        4.  Monday, October 12 has been set aside for Employee Development Day.  Activities will include general sessions in the morning, with departmental content-related sessions in the afternoon.  Stipends/honoraria monies are available for speakers, where needed.

       E. Planning Committee – Mr. Mrizek stated that the Planning Committee would meet August 31 rather than September 7 (Labor Day Holiday).  Agenda items:
        1.  Reconfigure committee on ADA compliance.
        2.  All college objective.
        3.  Planning survey.
        4.  Changing the proposed dates for planning year.
        Mr. Mrizek spoke to the issue of rotation of committee members (configuration change).  This change of structure adopted by College Academic Council.

        Dr. Zeigler then reiterated that the upcoming site visit from The Higher Education Coordinating Board would be focusing beyond Occ/Tech to include the whole college  – all subdivisions, units/departments need to monitor and assure that we are making progress toward stated goals and objectives according to unit/division plans.  To this end, all standing committees should be constituted and be operational in September.
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

       F. Faculty Senate – Dr. Oliver announced that the newly-adopted "Student Code of Conduct" appears in the 1998-1999 San Antonio College Bulletin (Catalog), as well as on the San Antonio College web site.
       

       G. Chairs Council – Mr. Bernal reported that he, Dr. Swanson, and Mr. Mooso met with ACCD administrators concerning the allocation of faculty workstations.  Meetings were also held with SAC administrators.  A decision will be forthcoming.  Mr. Bernal also announced the Chancellor's Retreat on August 14, and asked for input from members of the Academic Council to agenda items for the retreat.  Mr. Bernal also gave personal remarks concerning the use of TASP scores as the SOLE placement test for incoming freshmen, especially in English classes.  Dr. Zeigler complimented Mr. Bernal and others for their work on this issue and said that more data needed to be compiled for a decision to be forthcoming.

       H. Staff Council – No representative present.

       I. Student Government – No representative present.

       J. Other

        1.  July 17th was Dean Cecil Taliferro's last day at San Antonio College.  He has taken a new administrative post at the Community College of Philadelphia.  Advertising for Dean of Student Services position closes about September 15 and hopefully a new dean will be in place by beginning of Spring 1999.

        2.  B. J. Larson is the new Dean of Occupational and Technical Education.

        3.  Enrollment for the Fall 1998 is down (800-900 less than this time last year).  We are expecting a last-minute rush.  Radio advertisements have been sent out and Student Services and Department Chairs has all been alerted.

        4.  Mr. Lewis Fox questioned the efficacy of "sweeping" or closing out all 40s accounts for the 1997-1998 budget – would like to keep monies in 46 account for departmental supplies – Dr. Zeigler stated that "sweeping" the budget is necessary to find monies to purchase much-needed equipment, not originally budgeted for.  He also indicated that no department would be deprived of needed supplies/services.

        5.  There should be no processing of grade changes during the high-volume period of August 18-25.

        6.  Dr. Zeigler announced the 74th annual convocation on Monday, August 18.

        7.  VIA bus passes are now available for students at $15 per month.

        8.  Dr. Zeigler announced that an agreement has been reached with clubs along Main Avenue to utilize their parking lots for additional parking during daylight hours, and the clubs could have their patrons utilize parts of SAC parking lots near their establishments to a maximum of 200 spaces.  Clubs would have to pay for the use of more than 200 spaces.

      Meeting adjourned at 3:22 p.m.
       

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