Faculty Senate Minutes
22 October 2014
Approved November 19, 2014
Present: Tom
Hiebel, Laura McClain, Brad Bowen, Bruce Kalley, Ron Talley, Justin Herndon,
Marla Roberson, Stacey Frank, Todd Crisp-Simons (recorder)
Absent: Lara
Wrightson, John Duke, James Whisenhunt, Carol Henry, Brittany Smith, Shona
Montgomery, Chris McFarlin, Tonia Faulling, Kevin Bell
Guests: Shelby
Duffey
Approve September
2014 Minutes: Tom motioned for approval, Stacey seconded, and the rest present
voted unanimously to approve.
Welcome and
Announcements: Marla welcomed the group, and she explained that Galen was
unable to attend, so we plan to reschedule his visit with us.
Old
Business:
1)
Elect a
Secretary: Since no one particular person will fill this role, the position
will be rotated amongst the entire Senate body, sharing governance and
responsibilities.
a.
Marla
served on August and September, and Todd will complete this month’s—October
2014.
2)
Recognized
the positives of the Connection article and photos
3)
Marla
announced the successful collaboration with IT, getting the Faculty Senate
Charters and By-Laws, Committee Member lists, Minutes, etc., posted on
eTC. The minutes will be at the Blog.
4)
Adjunct
IET Senators: Justin and Ron will still work on this matter now that they have
a complete list.
5)
Project
Charter for Adjunct Study Committee: Keri Catalfomo serves as the contact
person for this Project Charter, and Faculty Senate noted concerns in regards
to the Project Charter:
a.
Stacey
questioned her removal from the group, and she asked Hap if she could still
serve, and he agreed; we assume Stacey was removed because she was hired to
full-time, but Stacey will look into this matter.
b.
Questions
about whether or not this Charter has been approved
c.
Questions
on the percentage of 47%, and the number of 167 vs the number of adjuncts
employed.
d.
Will
there be replacements for the individuals originally on the Charter, given that
a large number of the original casts have rotated out for various reasons?
6)
Talent
Management: Todd said that he spoke with Sharon, and she planned to call a
meeting of the Talent Management body, which she did, and they plan to meet on
5 November 2014, at which time they will discuss replacing Harriet’s old spot
with Tom, and will work to acquire further clarification on the application of
the Faculty Core Competencies.
New Business:
1)
Ad Hoc:
Marla and Todd introduced a current issue, one warranting the creation of
an Ad Hoc committee, and Faculty Senate voted, moved, and approved the
committee; it consists of Justin Herndon, Todd B. Crisp-Simons, Tom Hiebel,
Shelby Duffy, Chris McFarlin and Kevin Steele. This group works as an advocate
on the Faculty’s behalf, and some faculty members found discrepancies in their
pay vs their contract hours, and issues surrounding overload pay contracts
surfaced; this matter only pertains to overload full-timer contracts, and this
Ad Hoc committee seeks only to prove or disprove discrepancy issues, which,
upon conclusion, these finds will be brought before Faculty Senate, who will
work with and on behalf of, both impacted and non-affected faculty, to find a
resolution. The group will schedule to
meet, working by the time guideline, and Marla plans to speak with Galen on the
matter, and she will disseminate any further feedback to the group after Galen
and Marla meet.
2)
Various
new topics came before Senate, and they were noted, Senate will work to address
these topics: 1) Issues addressing communication and professionalism in the
workplace; 2) Faculty Days Off; 3) Issues with Starfish; 4) Advising and Summer
Load Issues; 5) BRIDGE letter to flagged students; and 6) Parking, Tickets, and
Access.
a.
Faculty Senate
needs many of its constituents to know who serves as their Senators, and all
issues need to be brought forward through these proper channels, and, in turn,
Senate will work to disseminate all meeting information, committee involvement
data, etc., to the Faculty body.
b.
Many of
these issues, along with others, will be addressed in the future, especially
when we can arrange for the necessary parties to be present.
c.
Marla
asked for all issues to be forwarded to her, and Marla plans to start a list.
d.
Marla
and Todd made a plan to meet with Lou Ann and the respective BRIDGE staff,
working to find clarity and a resolution.
e.
Faculty
Senate will work to bring Jonathan Finch to for a Q&A.
f.
Calendar:
Tom brought up an issue with 14 weeks, and Stacey commented on the negative
impact of condensing and rushing information.
g.
Recycling:
Ron brought up some great ideas and comments on community involvement, and
Bruce noted Pendleton’s commitment, and questions came up about our college and
its current position with recycling and waste.
Given that we are a Technical Two-Year College with multiple advanced
programs, which create and generate lucrative relationships with cutting edge
manufacturing and industry, we appear dated and unplugged. Bruce will look into this matter.
Committee News:
1)
Curriculum
Committee: Deadline for changes is October 31, 2014.
2)
PAC:
Doing leadership teams and work to focus on iCare standards.
3)
Ron
serves on the Committee for Gen Eds, and he will bring up the recycling issues
since it pertains to their endeavors.
