Agenda

Feb. 1, 2016 Academic Senate Agenda & Supporting Documents

TAFT COLLEGE ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2016 12:00PM TO 1:00PM, COUGAR ROOM Lunch Provided by Sheri Horn-Bunk through the Taft College Foundation Call to Order Public Commentary Approval of Minutes of the January 14, 2016 Meeting Commentary on Electronic Committee Updates AGENDA Information/Discussion Items Foundation Grants—Horn-Bunk—5 Minutes Student Research Conference: Save the Date (3.18.16)—Altenhofel—5...

Jan. 14, 2016 – Agenda & Supporting Docs

TAFT COLLEGE ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2016 8:00AM TO 10:00AM, COUGAR ROOM Call to Order Public Commentary Approval of Minutes from December 7, 2015 Meeting and December 11, 2015 Meeting Commentary on Electronic Committee Updates AGENDA Information/Discussion Items Welcome to New Faculty—Dyer—5 Minutes Professional Development Committee Charter—Roth—10 Minutes IEPI Initial Observation Letter —Dyer—15...

Dec. 7, 2015 – Agenda & Supporting Docs

TAFT COLLEGE ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2015 12:00PM TO 1:00PM, COUGAR ROOM Call to Order Public Commentary Approval of Minutes from November 18, 2015 Meeting Commentary on Electronic Committee Updates AGENDA Information/Discussion Items Accessibility Update—Polizzotto—15 Minutes Faculty Positions & Ranking Process—Dyer—5 Minutes Draft Academic Senate Constitution & Bylaws—Dyer—15 Minutes Action Items Draft...

Nov. 18, 2015 – Agenda & Supporting Docs

TAFT COLLEGE ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2015 12:00PM TO 1:00PM, COUGAR ROOM Call to Order Public Commentary Approval of Minutes from October 2, 2015 Meeting Commentary on Electronic Committee Updates AGENDA Information/Discussion Items Highlights of ASCCC Fall Plenary—Dyer, Hall, Grimes—10 Minutes Tutoring Update—Jones—10 Minutes Action Items Distance Education Committee Proposal/Charter...

Nov. 2, 2015 – Agenda & Supporting Docs

TAFT COLLEGE ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2015 12:00PM—1:00PM, COUGAR ROOM Call to Order Public Commentary Approval of Minutes from October 21, 2015 Meeting AGENDA Information/Discussion Items 1. Faculty Position Requests Postponed/Title 5 Requirements on Action and Voting—Dyer—1 Minute 2. Online Education Initiative: Responses to Canvas—Hall—9 Minutes Action Items 3. Distance Education Committee...

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 – Agenda

Academic Senate Meeting Taft College Wednesday, October 21, 2015 12:00pm—1:00pm Cougar Room Call to Order Public Commentary Approval of Minutes from September 16, 2015 Meeting   Agenda New Business Commentary on Electronic Committee Updates Accreditation Concerns—Berube/Dyer/Jacobi—7 Minutes The Online Education Initiative, Proposal for Distance Education Committee—Hall—10 Minutes Incarcerated Students—Flachmann—7 Minutes Status of ESL Program—Kulzer—7 Minutes Equity Plan—Eveland –7 Minutes Unfinished Business Academic Senate...

October 5, 2015 – Agenda

Academic Senate Meeting Taft College Monday, October 5, 2015 12:10pm—1:00pm Cougar Room Call to Order Public Commentary Approval of Minutes from September 16, 2015 Meeting   Agenda Commentary on Electronic Committee Updates Unfinished Business Taft College Academic Senate Constitution—Dyer—2 min. New Business SSSP Plan—Bogle—15 min. Reports from attendees of IEPI Student Success Workshops—Beasley, Jiles, and Oja—10 min. Scorecard Data: Overall Completion...

September 16, 2015 – Agenda

Academic Senate Meeting Taft College Wednesday, September 16, 2015 12:10pm—1:00pm Cougar Room Call to Order Public Commentary Approval of Minutes from August 31 Meeting   Agenda Commentary on Electronic Committee Updates—5 Minutes Unfinished Business Academic Policies and Procedures Charter (Second Reading)—Layne—5 Minutes Taft College Academic Senate Constitution—Grimes—15 Minutes New Business Accreditation Update—Dyer—10 Minutes Student Learning Outcomes Update—Jacobi—15 Minutes     Other Adjournment   Next meeting is set...

August 31 2015 – Agenda

Academic Senate Meeting Taft College M0nday, August 31 2015 11:10am—1:00pm Cougar Room Call to Order Public Commentary Approval of Minutes from August 20 Meeting   Agenda Commentary on Electronic Committee Updates—5 Minutes Unfinished Business Taft College Academic Senate Constitution—Dyer (5 Minutes) Proposal to Split the Liberal Arts Division into Liberal Arts and English Divisions—Bill Devine—(Second Reading)—(10 Minutes) Draft Charter...

August 20, 2015 – Agenda

Academic Senate Meeting Taft College Thursday, August 20, 2015 11:10am—1:00pm Cougar Room Call to Order Public Commentary Approval of Minutes   Agenda Standing Committee Updates –provided electronically in advance of meeting—5 minutes for questions Reactions to President David Morse’s Special Presentation—15 minutes Taft College Academic Senate Constitution—Geoffrey Dyer—10 Minutes Accreditation Update—Eric Berube—10 Minutes Institutional SLO: Community/Global Consciousness and Responsibility—Vicki...