Academic Senate, October 6th, 2014 – Minutes
Taft College Academic Senate Minutes
Monday, October 6, 2014 Cougar Conference Room
Attendees: President Tony Thompson, Vice President Vicki Jacobi, Secretary Linda West, Jennifer Altenhofel, Megan Andrews, Kanoe Bandy, Michelle Beasley, Paul Blake, Adam Bledsoe, Jill Brown, Kamala Carlson, Candace Duran, Geoffrey Dyer, John Eigenauer, Sharyn Eveland,
Tori Furman, Shelley Getty, Greg Golling, Jessica Grimes, Daniel Hall, Brian Jean, Mike Jiles, Diane Jones, Danielle Kerr, David Layne, Mariza Martinez, Janis Mendenhall, Michelle Oja, Ruby Payne,
Stacie Rancano, Kristi Richards, Becky Roth, Sonja Swenson, Karen Ziegler The meeting was called to order at 12:14 p.m.
Review of September 2, 2014 Senate Minutes
A motion was made by Jennifer Altenhofel and seconded by David Layne to approve the minutes as presented. The motion carried unanimously.
Division Chair Presentations for Faculty Positions
The following division chairs or designees presented the rationale for new faculty positions:
Liberal Arts – Bill Devine
Studio Arts
Learning Support – Vicki Jacobi
Librarian
Social Sciences – Becky Roth
Sociology
Math/Sciences – Kanoe Bandy
Kinesiology
Applied Technology – Kanoe Bandy
Industrial Health & Safety Energy Technology
Liberal Arts – Kamala Carlson
English
Presentation materials for each position are attached to the minutes.
Tony stated he will be distributing the ranking sheets electronically. He said he hadn’t received any input from the administration regarding the number of new faculty positions that would be approved, if any.
Meeting was adjourned at 12:55 p.m.
The next meeting is scheduled for 12:10-1:00 p.m. on Monday, November 3rd.
Respectfully submitted by
Linda West, Academic Senate Secretary Attachments