In
Attendance: Stacey Frank, Laura McClain, Meredith McClure, Gregg Corley, Julia
Seligson, Debbie Vance, Justin Herndon, Bill Leverette, Mary Orem, Mia Tensley,
Mourning Pace, and Penny Edwards.
Not
in Attendance: Matt Simon, Andrea Barnett, and Anne Barnes
Guests:
E. J. Aman
Welcome
and Agenda:
Stacey
called the meeting to order at 1:03PM and welcomed the faculty and guests.
Minutes
of the April 26, 2017 meeting were distributed and approved electronically
prior to this meeting and have been posted to eTC.
Chief
Aman was in attendance to discuss some new changes to the campus police
department. First, they completed a staffing analysis and have decided to not
have an officer at the ITC Bldg (Sandy Springs Campus) and change this to card
access only. If a faculty member needs to teach there and does not already have
access added to their ID card, it is a quick change. The faculty member or
their supervisor needs to let campus police know and it will be added. The
other conversations for staffing included how to staff the new Oconee Campus.
Chief Aman also wanted to dispel any misconceptions of the staffing of
officers. The campus is NOT staffed 24/7. There are operating hours of the college
in which the officers follow. They are staff employees that are on 37.5 hour
work weeks currently as well. One officer gets here at 5:45 in the morning in
order to have all buildings open and the campus available to faculty for 8AM
start times. The campus officially closes at 11PM during the Fall and Spring
semesters and 10PM during the Summer term. On Fridays, the campus closes at 7PM.
On Saturdays, depending on the needs and activities of the college, the campus
is opened from 7AM until 2. The Campus Police ask that you respect these hours,
so that officers are not accumulating overtime. If faculty and staff do not
leave, the campus police cannot leave. If you need to, inquire about having VPN
access installed on your laptop and taking your work home.
Additional
information from Campus Police is to understand that you are responsible for
what is in your office and for keeping your door locked. Campus Police are
responsible for exterior doors. The Budd Group are responsible for interior
doors. Remember that since others have access to your office space, you need to
be aware of potential FERPA violations and secure these items.
Old
Business: In April’s meeting, Stacey requested that Senators research and
review the Senate By-Laws and Constitution in order to make recommendation on
how we might ‘beef’ them up. Due to time constraints, this item has been pushed
back until the next meeting. The motion was made by Debbie, Laura seconded. The
motion carried unanimously.
New
Business:
Nominations
and election of Vice- President and Secretary for the 17-18 academic year. The
roles and responsibilities of Senators was read aloud. Mia was nominated for
the position of Vice- President. Stacey made the motion, Mary seconded, the
motion carried with a unanimous vote. Mourning self-nominated for the position
of Secretary. Mary made the motion, Laura seconded. The motion carried with a
unanimous vote.
How
to Use Starfish: The Academic Standing work group wanted to make sure that
Senators passed down information on what’s coming regarding using Starfish.
This work group is looking for faculty to provide input as a “Here’s Why You
Need to Use Starfish” process is developed. Additionally, “How to Use Starfish”
will be something that comes out of this as well. More to come in the future
from this work group.
Veteran
Resources: Stacey, along with Lori Morissette and Mark Dougherty, recently met
with the Greenville Vet Center and Upstate Warrior Solution on a partnership
opportunity so that TCTC can provide resources for those services that we
cannot provide to veterans. Greenville Vet Center can provide professional
counseling to veterans and their families. Upstate Warrior Solution will be
able to help with housing, food, healthcare, and many other things. These organizations
will also have office hours within Patriot’s Place weekly and/or bi-weekly for
veterans to drop-in and see who they are and how they can help. Additionally,
Backpacks for the Brave will take place on Tuesday, August 22nd,
2017 beginning at 9 and running until 10. If you have veterans in your classes
or as your advisees, be sure to point them towards Patriots Place in AD109.
Adjunct
Expo: The annual Adjunct Expo will be on Saturday, August 26, 2017. This was a
great event last year and with a wonderful turnout. We are hoping for it to be
even better this year. Some Senators will be helping during the Expo to serve
as Ambassadors and direct faculty where to go and pass out schedules, etc.
Adjunct/
Lecturer Elections: Per the By-Laws, adjunct and lecturer representatives will
need to be in place by September 10th. Stacey will send out this
information at the beginning of the semester to the division deans.
Additional
Reports and Committee Updates:
MyFocus
Report Project Charter: Penny reported that she and Jackie Blakely are co-chairing
this project charter. They are developing professional development activities
that will help faculty to identify how to use SmartEvals to improve teaching.
There are customizable areas within SmartEvals where faculty can make their own
questions that relate to the class. This is a work in progress.
Calendar
Committee: Mary states that they have been meeting and are currently working on
the Summer 2019 calendar.
Ticket
Appeals Committee: There were more than 20 faculty that had interest in this
committee. To serve in the capacity that Campus Police needs, several were
appointed. Health Ed will be Ashley Brady and Susan Curtis. Comprehensive
Studies will be Kim Hartley. BP&S will be Jackye Murphy. A&S will be
Mohamad Ghobadi. Senate will be Debbie Vance.
The
next meeting will be held in September and invitations will be sent at a later
date.
Motion
to adjourn was made by Mia, seconded by Debbie. Motion carried unanimously.
Adjourned
at 3:10PM
Minutes
reported by S. Frank
