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Faculty Senate Minutes 9-18-15


Faculty Senate Minutes
Friday, September 18, 2015
CD 142
11:15 AM to 12:05 PM

 In attendance: Tom Hiebel, Meg Allan, Gregg Corley, Stacey Frank, Justin Herndon, Timeko McFadden, Lacey Torge.   

Welcome and Agenda
·         Tom Hiebel introduced the agenda for the meeting
Minutes of August 28, 2015
·         Were distributed and approved via electronic vote prior to this meeting.
Old Business
·         Meg Allan reported that Jonathan Finch of Security will attend the next meeting to discuss reserved parking availability.  

·         Tom Hiebel reported on the status of adjunct faculty and lecturer representation on Faculty Senate. He only received a few expressions of interest as a result of his outreach efforts.  He will talk to Academic Deans to discuss possible next steps and report back at the next meeting.
New Business
·         Tom Hiebel discussed the College Participation Agreement with AACC Pathways which requires approval by the Faculty Senate. A motion to approve and support sending faculty and staff to pathways training in accordance with the AACC Pathways Participation Agreement was made by Gregg Corley and seconded by Justin Herndon. The motion was passed by unanimous vote.  

·         Meg Allan indicated that she had been approached by a member of the Calendar Committee regarding a possible review of the policies and procedures related to the Add/Drop period.  Tom Hiebel asked Stacey Frank who is the Faculty Senate representative on the committee to obtain more information. Tom expressed that he would like any requests of Faculty Senate to consider initiatives be in writing.
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be held on Friday, October 23, 2015 at 11:00 AM.  Tom will reserve a room and Meg will update the meeting invitation with the location.
With no further business the meeting was adjourned at 12:05PM.
Recorded by:  Meg Allan, 9/18/2015