Faculty Senate
Minutes
Thursday, June 30,
2016
CD 142
2:30 PM In attendance: Meg Allan, Ann Barnes, Andrea Barnett, Gregg Corley, Stacey Frank, Tom Hiebel, Justin Herndon, Laura McClain, Timeko McFadden, Aristide Sechandice, Matthew Simon, Debbie Vance
Not in attendance:
Lacey Torge
Faculty Guests: Penny Edwards, AACC Faculty Council
Guests: Galen Dehay, Senior Vice President; Sharon
Colcolough, Assistant Vice President, Mark Dougherty, Dean of Student
Development.
Stacey Frank called the meeting to order at 2:28
pm. She introduced the meeting agenda
and the guests.
Minutes of April 29, 2016
Minutes from the prior
meeting were distributed and approved via electronic vote prior to this meeting
and have been posted to eTC.
- Andrea Barnett provided an update on Accuplacer which will replace Compass effective August 24, 2016. A placement conversion chart (from Compass to Accuplacer) will be distributed to all advisors when it is finalized.
- Mark Dougherty, Dean of Student Development, introduced himself to senators, discussed the future direction for student engagement (out of the classroom experience), and expressed that he is looking forward to partnering with faculty on the student engagement strategy. One change that is currently underway is a name change from the current, “Office of Disability,” to “Accessibility Resource Center.”
Old
Business
Adjunct
Faculty Compensation Model. Sharon Colcolough and Galen Dehay
reported that the new adjunct faculty compensation model will be effective for
the fall 2016 semester. The guidelines and model pay scale have been
distributed to all department heads.
Adjunct faculty contracts will be “all in,” providing a flat fee per
course which includes classroom/lab duties plus ten (10) additional hours per
class. Consequently, there should be no
difference in course compensation depending upon schedule. The model provides for a mechanism to reward
adjunct faculty for service to TCTC.
Compensation may be increased based on a progression which will include,
additional credentials obtained, weighted professional development activities,
teaching/industry experience, and a successful performance appraisal. Adjunct faculty will complete professional
development forms and submit directly to human resources.
A question was raised regarding the application of
this model to faculty overloads. Galen
mentioned that he would like to see something similar implemented in the
future. Sharon indicated that there are
additional considerations with overload and dual contracts that must be
addressed first, and that we will hear more about this in the future. The new hourly pay scale however will
apply. Faculty has the option of being
paid at the adjunct hourly rate and this practice will continue. It is also important to note that faculty
does not get paid for additional office hours when teaching overloads and that
practice would continue.
Faculty/Staff Parking. Tom Hiebel reported that a committee has been
formed and that a project charter should be finalized within the next two
weeks. The construction project for the new Student Center has begun and will
continue for approximately two (2) years. As a result, additional faculty
/staff parking spaces were removed from the construction area (rear of Fulp
Hall). Tom reported that additional
spaces will be provided in Lot C and that the Mechanic Street parking lot will
be open in the fall with frequent shuttle service.
Other
concerns raised by faculty are number of permits issued and lack of
enforcement. Tom indicated that permits
are also issued to all work study students. This could cause a perception that students
are parking in unauthorized spaces, and may be a practice that should be
discontinued especially during the term of construction. From Tom’s perspective the committee is
working on a long term solution to address concerns, with the exception of
enforcement. Jonathan Finch, Director of Campus Safety, told Tom that any
enforcement issues should be directed to him at jfinch1@tctc.edu
or extension 1853. Senators asked
Stacey to invite Cara Hamilton to a meeting to hear her thoughts about
enforcement of faculty/staff parking.
Adjunct Expo. The adjunct expo is being
held August 20, 2016 from 8:30 am to 2:00pm.
Stacey suggested that faculty senate have representatives at the
expo. Stacey will work out FS coverage
for the event.
New
Business
Elected Faculty Senate
Cabinet Members. Justin
Herndon was elected Vice President for the 2016/17 term. Meg Allan will serve as Secretary.
AACC Faculty
Council. Penny Edwards was nominated
by her peers to represent TCTC. Approximately 40 faculty were nominated
nationwide and Penny is one of eleven (11) chosen to serve on the Faculty
Advisory Council (“FAC”). Penny is
serving a three (3) term which began in March 2016 and ends in June 2019.
FAC
will provide strategic advice about the role faculty leadership can play in
the, 21st Century Commission
on the Future of Community Colleges, recommendations. Senators discussed adding Penny as a voting
member of FS for her term on FAC. This
will require a change to the current Bylaws.
There was a discussion of modifying the at-large-representative section
of the Bylaws to allow up to two representatives given certain prescribed
conditions. Meg Allan agreed to draft
some language and distribute to FS for review and approval.
Leading Edge Series. Laura McClain distributed
the proposed workshops for spring 2016. This series is designed to reinforce
the work skills that employers report are needed in the 21st Century
workforce. Laura encouraged faculty and advisors to
support the series and to provide input and feedback to Lynn Smith, the
program’s coordinator in career services.
Committee
Reports
Refer
to update on Faculty/Staff parking herein under Old Business. No other committee reports provided.
Other
Matters:
Stacey directed the new
members of the senate to read Faculty
Senate Bylaws and Constitution (copies were attached to agenda) and she
encouraged all senators to commit to representing their divisions in accordance
with their duties and responsibilities.
The importance of attending meetings was also reinforced.
One of Stacey’s primary goals as president is to
improve the overall communication of senate activities to ALL faculty. She discussed possible ways to proactively
move the communication forward in a positive direction.
Next
Meeting
Meg will reach out to all to determine the
best time to hold the next meeting.
There being no further
business, the meeting adjourned at 4:32 pm.
Recorded by: Meg Allan, June 30, 2016.
