April 12, 2013 Agenda
TAFT COLLEGE GOVERNANCE COUNCIL AGENDA
April 12, 2013 12:10 pm – 2:00 pm Cougar Room
Facilitator: Tony Thompson Recorder: Sonja Swenson Timekeeper: Kanoe Bandy
- Approval of Minutes of March 8, 2013 —5 minutes
- Unanimous approval of minutes.
- Strategic Planning Process Evaluation Results (led by Eric Berube) – 20 minutes
- Emphasis on Accreditation Process is Planning and we are required to do a periodic evaluation. The link will be left open for those who have not yet completed the online evaluation.
- Review of Governance Council Charter (led by Eric Berube) -45 minutes
This is another Accreditation requirement. Copies of charter were passed out and will be included in the minutes of this meeting. Eric reported that there were 22 responses from the campus. If more than 30% disagreed Eric highlighted that on the handout. Eric asked the committee to review the comments on pages 5-11 of the document. Eric asked the group to identify Issue and end Goals Rich discussions about
| Issues | Action | End Goals |
|---|
| Communication -lack of communication to campus community (#6, p7) | Utilize TC News Minutes and agendas should be sent out plus a message that is someone has an agenda item they should talk with their representative. | Clear and consistent 2 way Communication |
| Governance Council Membership | ||
| Shared decision making body | ||
| What is the role of the Governance Council | Clearly define our role | |
| Reactive VS Proactive | ||
| Participation | ||
| Roles need clarification | ||
| IR Director should be a member | ||
| Feedback loop | All TC community feel like they have an opportunity for Active Participation |
- the history of the membership of the Planning Committee/Planning
- Council/Governance Council and
- whether or not the GC should only make decisions as specified in the charter, or other decisions impacting the entire campus.
• Should the charter change, or not These discussions will continue at future meetings.
4. Timeline for 2012-13 Program Reviews – Program Goals (led by Tony Thompson) – 20 minutes Flowchart of Non-Personnel and Personnel Request Prioritization Flow Handout distributed by T Thompson and Eric explained and discussed. Questions and clarification about the timeline followed and various members as well as a suggestion that the process begin at a different time in the academic calendar.
- Agenda for Governance Council Retreat on April 26, 2013 (led by Tony Thompson) – 15 minutes
- Lunch menu has not been decided according to T Thompson. Thompson expressed a desire for the agenda and timelines be flexible. This will be directed at student success at all levels.
- Volunteers for Time Keeper and Recorder Responsibilities at the Retreat (led by Tony Thompson) – 5 minutes
Greg record and Velda keep time.
7. Other
Recommendations to Governance Council SPC Climate Survey should be done periodically. Sharyn wants this put on future agenda.
ACTION ITEM: Strategic Planning Climate Survey
Next Meeting: Governance Council Retreat on April 26, 2013
9:00 am – 2:00 pm Cougar Room
Facilitators: Tony Thompson and Dena Maloney Time Keeper: Greg Golling Recorder: Velda Long