2020_01_16 Academic Senate

TAFT COLLEGE SENATE-OF-THE-WHOLE AGENDA
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2020
11:30AM TO 1:30PM COUGAR ROOM

Call to Order Public Commentary Action Items

1. December 2, 2019 Meeting Minutes (5 minutes)
2. Superintendent/President Update (10 minutes)
3. Officer and Academic Senate Council Representative Nominations (10 minutes)
   1. Vice President
   2. CTE Liaison
   3. Learning Support Senate Council Representative
   4. Math/Science Senate Council Representative
   5. Social Science Senate Council Representative
4. New Faculty Position Request Ranking (70 minutes)
   1. Business
   2. English
   3. Kinesiology
   4. Learning Center Coordinator
   5. Librarian

Information/Discussion Items

5. Accreditation ISER status and activities (15 minutes; Xiaohong Li)

Open Forum for Announcements

Adjournment

The next meeting of the Academic Senate Council is Wednesday, January 22, at 12:00pm in the Cafeteria Conference Room.

The next meeting of the Academic Senate-of-the-whole is Monday, February 3, at 12:00pm in the Cougar Room.

TAFT COLLEGE SENATE-OF-THE-WHOLE
MINUTES
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2020
11:30AM TO 1:30PM COUGAR ROOM
Call to Order
11:33 am
Public Commentary Action Items
1. December 2, 2019 Meeting Minutes (5 minutes)
Minutes approved by consent.
2. Superintendent/President Update (10 minutes)
Dr. Daniels welcomed the AS of the Whole back to campus. She expressed gratitude to all faculty who have served on screening committees in recent months. Doctor Daniels provided an update on AP 7120. She stated that the draft has been updated with input from faculty separating the faculty hiring process from other hiring processes on campus with a ”rousing round of clarifications.”
The solar project is behind schedule. It is scheduled now to start at the end of January. It will impact parking faculty will be asked by McMurray to park in outlying areas. It is anticipated that the project will take a minimum of 60 days.
The student center project is moving along. There was a tour yesterday.
On Friday there will be a part two of an active shooter training. Please RSVP. Payne asked if people unable to attend needed to RSVP. Dr. Daniels requested that they do so. This training is a practice to get ready so that we are prepared in case of such an emergency.
3. Officer and Academic Senate Council Representative Nominations (10 minutes)
a) Vice President
Nominations
M. Oja nominated Dr. Vicki Jacobi to serve as vice president of the Academic Senate. Jacobi accepted the nomination.
No additional nominations were made.
b) CTE Liaison
For clarification purposes Tori Furman listed the areas of Career and Technical Education. Mike Jiles nominated himself for this position.
No additional nominations were made.
c) Learning Support Senate Council Representative
Juana Rangel-Escobedo nominated Amar Abbott. Abbott accepted the nomination.
d) Math/Science Senate Council Representative
Ruby Payne nominated Greg Golling. Going accepted the nomination.
e) Social Science Senate Council Representative
Mike Giles nominated Tina Mendoza. Mendoza was not present to accept the nomination. Eveland will confirm acceptance before Mendoza’s name is placed on the ballot.
4. New Faculty Position Request Ranking (70 minutes)
a) Business – Retiree replacement. See handout.
b) English – Presentation cancelled after division reviewed data.
c) Kinesiology – New position. See handout.
d) Learning Center Coordinator – Institutionalize current position. See handout.
e) Librarian – New position – see handout.
Ballots expressing ranking decisions were completed, signed, and collected during the meeting. Ballots were tallied and the results of the ballot process reported to the Senate of the Whole via email along with each Senators ranking decisions (see email dated January 16, 2020 from Eveland).
Position
Rank
Business
1st
Librarian
2nd
Kinesiology
3rd
Learning Center Coordinator
4th
English
5th
Information/Discussion Items
5. Accreditation ISER status and activities (15 minutes; Xiaohong Li)
Update about ISER
ISER preparation is going smoothly. Lots of progress has been made this year. A timeline has been approved by the Governance Council. The accreditation steering task force has defined the subcommittee chairs roles and responsibilities. Thank you to all who have volunteered to help on subcommittees.
On January 30, there will be an advanced training from ACCJC for accreditation.
Organization of Accreditation documents is happening in MindView. Thank you to A. Abbott for his assistance in this process. Mindview is used to collect data and evidence for the accreditation process.
Open Forum for Announcements
Kelly Kulzer-Reyes requested someone take notes at the next Academic Senate of the Whole meeting on February 3. Michelle Beasley volunteered. Thank you, Michelle.
Adjournment 1:08 pm
The next meeting of the Academic Senate Council is Wednesday, January 22, at 12:00pm in the Cafeteria Conference Room.
The next meeting of the Academic Senate-of-the-whole is Monday, February 3, at 12:00pm in the Cougar Room.