thiv. dsps 045b job skills development – job application and resume v. dsps 045c job skills...

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Agenda for September 6th 2012, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, room 119

A. Confirmation of the Agenda for September 6th, 2012 B. Approval of the minutes for August 16th 2012 p.4 C. Audience comments. This section of the agenda is reserved for senate guests who wish to speak on items not on

the agenda. Comments are limited to a total of three minutes for each person giving comments. D. Consent Agenda: The following items on the consent agenda will not be discussed. If any senator wishes to remove

an item from the consent agenda, the motion should be made during agenda confirmation, item A above. a. CTRAC Minutes for May 11, 2012 p. 11 b. Curriculum Minutes for March 22, 2012 p. 12 c. Curriculum Minutes for May 24, 2012 p. 16 d. Course Deactivations p.20

i. Art 001C Drawing and Composition ii. Art 001D Drawing and Composition

iii. DSPS 045A Job Skills Development – Vocational Exploration iv. DSPS 045B Job Skills Development – Job Application and Resume v. DSPS 045C Job Skills Development – Job Interview Skills

vi. DSPS 046 Online Learning Strategies vii. DSPS 048 Speech to Text

viii. DSPS 049 Text to Speech Training e. Updated Courses ASAP on p. 23 (Course Outlines sent separately)

i. CD 014 Principles and Practices in Early Childhood Education ii. CD 015 Child Development Practicum

f. Prerequisite Challenge form ASAP p. 24 ( Actual form sent separately) g. 12-13 Curriculum Calendar p.25

E. Action Items: Action items require a proposed senate resolution or completed ASAP to discuss. a. SLO Assessment Review discuss the SLO Assessment Review forms and make recommendations. P. 27 b. Hiring Committee Appointments – see below

i. Programmer - One senator - September 14th: Position Closes - Week of September 17th: Screen - Week of September 24th: Interviews

ii. Program Assistant (Student Success Center) – One senator - September 14th: Position Closes - Week of September 17th: Screen - Week of September 24th: Interviews

c. Select Senate Committee Chairs where necessary d. Learning Management System selection p.28 e. Faculty offices p.29

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F. Information and Discussion: a. Announcement for University Days – Tuesday, Sept 18, 10-1pm p. 34 b. Enabling all faculty to be informed of received COR document(s) and tracking the COR document(s) through the

approval process. c. Academic Calendar 2013-2014 p. 35 d. College Council meeting minutes p.36 e. Student Showcase plan

i. ACCESS Student - September ii. HOWL Contributors - October

iii. Creative Writing Student - November iv. Phi Theta Kappa Student – December

f. Involvement in Cultural events – how can the senate promote instructor and student involvement in cultural events? g. The Senate as a venue for continuous improvement in the classroom – thoughts on setting aside senate time

G. Committee Reports: a. Senate committees:

i. Curriculum ii. Library

iii. Professional Standards and Ethics iv. Educational Technology v. Cultural Education Enhancement

vi. FLEX vii. Recognition

viii. Distance Education – an email report on the most recent meeting this committee had with Dr. Wagner is included in the packet on page _____

ix. Equivalency b. District committees:

i. Academic Calendar ii. Basic skills

iii. Budget Advisory iv. Equal Employment Opportunity – the most recent agenda and minutes of this committee are

included in the senate packet, page_______ v. Facilities Planning

vi. Graduation vii. Matriculation

viii. Scholarship ix. Desert Studies x. Technology

xi. Safety – the minutes of the last meeting are in the senate packet, page _____ H. Senate Reports

a. Officers

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b. SLO Coordinator c. Part-time faculty representative d. Senators

I. Associated Students J. Administration K. Board of Trustees L. Items for next meeting

ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING DATES FOR Fall 2012 SEMESTER

August 16, 2012 September 6, 2012 September 20, 2012 October 4, 2012 October 18, 2012

November 1, 2012 November 15, 2012 December 6, 2012

CULTURAL THEMES CALENDAR FOR 12-13 September – Character Building and Constitution Day - 9/17

October – Bugs and Insects November – Celebrate Reading

January – Art Appreciation February – Black History Month

March – Women in History April - Earth Day (coordinate with Desert Studies Committee)

May – Space or Astronomy

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Thursday August 16, 2012 Minutes

Present (bold denotes those not in attendance): Cathy Allen, Carey Alstadt, Andrea Armstrong, Ellen Baird, Brad Berger, Christi Blauwkamp, Bruce Bridenbecker, Glenda Case, Gregg Chesterman, Robert Compton, Mike Danza, Paul Delaney, Joseph DeSantis, Meredith Dorner, Spelman Downer, Paul Friedt, Marla Gallagher, Jeffrey Haig, Jackie Hanselman, John Holley, Carolyn Hopkins, Cathy Itnyre, Yadira Llort, Colin Maclaughlin, Kylee Muchenje, David Norton, Danielle Panto, Steven Parkin, Dean Pieper, Jim Powell, Melynie Schiel, Clayton Steenberg, Tony Thacker, Terry Tucker, Kathleen Wahl, Michel Walker, Heidi Wilcox-Steins, and Grace Xanthos. Also in attendance: CMC Vice President of Academic Affairs Wei Zhou, CMC Vice President of Student Services Gregory Brown, HR Director Andrea Riesgo, and Director of Fiscal Services Meredith Plummer.

a) Confirmation of the Agenda for August 16, 2012 A motion was made (Joe Desantis), and seconded to confirm the agenda as presented. Yadira Llort asked to move MATH-083, MATH-086, and MATH-088 to item e, Action Items, for corrections. Melynie suggested that the MATH COR’s be moved to the top of the list of item e, just before “Election of Part-time faculty representative”. Melynie requested two more District Committees be added to the list in the Agenda for staffing: #16, Employee Development Fund and #17, Professional Development Committee. Jim Powell asked that the Perkins Committee be added to the list of committees as well. The motion to confirm the amended agenda was passed unanimously. b) Approval of the minutes for May 17, 2012 A motion was made (Bobby Compton), and seconded (Joe Desantis) to approve the minutes from the previous Academic Senate meeting held on May 17, 2012. Cathy Allen requested a change to the meeting date of the Cultural Education Enhancement Committee from the third Friday of the month to the Second Thursday of the month. The motion to approve the minutes with amendments was passed unanimously. c) Comments from the Audience and Non-Senators VP of Student Services Greg Brown introduced Chris Goldsmith as the newly hired programmer for the College. d) Consent Agenda A motion was made (Bobby Compton) and seconded (Tony Thacker) to approve the consent items a-j. The motion was approved unanimously. e) Action Items 1. Approve MATH-083, MATH-086, and MATH-088 with corrections. A motion was made (Carolyn Hopkins) and seconded (Bobby Compton ) to consider MATH-083, MATH-086, MATH-088 COR’S for approval. The following corrections were provided by Yadira Llort: MATH-083 document to specify MATH-083, MATH-086 to indicate it is a Basic Skills course, and MATH-088 to indicate MATH-088 instead of MATH-098. Bobby Compton moved to accept the amendments to the documents and Tony Thacker seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 2. Election of Part-time faculty representative

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The election committee from last semester confirmed that they were committed to conducting and completing the election for a part-time faculty representative. It was agreed that nominations for part-time faculty representative would be held the week of August 20, 2012 and elections would be held the following week, August 27, 2012. 3. Designation of faculty advisor for Liberal Arts and Liberal Studies Joe Desantis volunteered to serve as faculty advisor for the Liberal Arts degree in the area of Arts and Humanities. Brad Berger (?) volunteered to serve as faculty advisor for the Liberal Arts degree in the area of Math and Science. Dean Pieper volunteered to serve as faculty advisor for the Liberal Arts degree in the area of Social Sciences. Marla Gallagher and Bobby Compton volunteered to serve as faculty advisors for the Liberal Studies degree. A motion was made (Tony Thacker) and seconded (Carolyn Hopkins) to approve these individuals as advisors to these degree areas. The motion carried with one abstention (Desantis). 4. Student Showcase Jackie Hanselman agreed to work on setting up the student showcase for the BoT at their September meeting and Danielle Panto agreed to work on setting up the student showcase for the BoT at their October meeting. 5. Approve Prerequisite Challenge Form Yadira Llort provided background information on the most recent changes to the Prerequisite Challenge Form. A motion to approve the form as presented was made (Desantis) and seconded (Hopkins). Brad Berger offered several suggestions for clarifying the document. Brad suggested changing the statement, “Student is responsible for providing compelling evidence to support the Prerequisite Challenge. Completion of this form does not guarantee a student space in the course being challenged by this form.” to read “Student is responsible for providing compelling evidence to support the Prerequisite Challenge. Completion of this form does not guarantee a student space in the course for which the prerequisite is being challenged.” Brad also suggested adding the words “for guidance” to the end of the statements in Section II A-D. In Section III, Brad Berger suggested adding a blank line after item #1 to allow the faculty to provide a reason for denial of the prerequisite challenge. Also in Section III, Brad suggested that an email address be provided to the student for the submission of digital evidence. Brad Berger and Ellen Baird both suggested changes to the wording under “Decisions and Process”. There was general agreement to accept Ellen’s suggestion to change the wording to read, “Do not take this form to the Office of Student Services, it will not be processed.” Jim Powell suggested that a statement be included adjacent to the student’s signature that indicates the student’s understanding that he/she is not eligible to take the class that is being waved and certificates and degrees requiring that class will not be available to the student. Due to lengthy discussion and the number of recommended changes, Melynie suggested that Yadira bring an amended form back to the next Senate meeting for another reading. Joe Desantis agreed to withdraw his motion for approval and the item was tabled until the next meeting. 6. Appoint Senators to serve on Senate and District Committees The following are the results of the appointments of Senators to the various Senate and District Committees. Senate Committees:

1. Curriculum Committee-Yadira Llort Elected positions, appointed by the Academic Senate a. Three faculty, one from each division

Cathy Allen – Arts and Humanities

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Brad Berger – Math Jim Powell – CTE

b. One faculty from Health Sciences department Christi Blauwkamp/Kathleen Wahl

c. One Basic Skills faculty member David Norton

d. One Counseling faculty member Paul Friedt (designee)

e. Three faculty at large Daniell Panto Tony Thacker Grace Xanthos

Appoinments by position a. Articulation officer

Andrea Armstrong b. Division Chairs

Glenda Case Joe Desantis Melynie Schiel

c. Coordinator of Health Sciences Christi Blauwkamp/Kathleen Wahl

d. Librarian Carolyn Hopkins

e. Program Assistant, Curriculum Greg Yarbrough

f. Student Learning Outcomes Coordinator Bobby Compton (designee)

Curriculum subcommittee members will be appointed by Curriculum Committee. aa. CTRAC – Yadira LLort bb. Textbook review - cc. Syllabus review –

2. Library Committee – Carolyn Hopkins Cathy Allen Joe Desantis Paul Friedt David Norton Clayton Steenberg

3. Professional Standards and Ethics Committee Ellen Baird Gregg Chesterman Jackie Hanselman Cathy Itnyre Yadira Llort

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Tony Thacker Terry Tucker

4. Educational Technology Mike Danza Meredith Dorner Jeff Haig John Holly Jim Powell

5. Cultural Education Enhancement Committeee Cathy Allen Ellen Baird Mike Danza Spelman Downer Danielle Panto Dean Pieper

District Committees 1. Academic Calendar

David Norton Greg Chesterman (alternate)

2. Basic Skills Committee - Tony Thacker Carey Alstadt Ellen Baird Gregg Chesterman Jackie Hanselman David Norton Marla Gallagher

3. Budget Joe Desantis Jackie Hanselman (alternate)

4. EEO Glenda Case

5. Facilities Planning Brad Berger Meredith Dorner Spelman Downer Paul Friedt Jackie Hanselman Jim Powell

6. FLEX Ellen Baird Brad Berger Mike Danza Jackie Hanselman

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John Holly Colin Maclaughlin

7. Graduation Ellen Baird Cathy Itnyre

8. Matriculation Carey Alstadt Ellen Baird Gregg Chesterman Kylie Muchenje David Norton

9. Scholarship Carey Alstadt Gregg Chesterman Marla Gallagher Carolyn Hopkins Yadira Llort

10. Desert Studies Brad Berger Bruce Bridenbecker Glenda Case Bobby Compton Paul Delaney Meredith Dorner Dean Pieper

11. Technology Committee Jim Powell Jackie Hanselman (alternate)

12. Equivalency Committee Andrea Armstrong Jeff Haig Carolyn Hopkins Cathy Itnyre Yadira Llort Steve Parkin Tony Thacker Michel Walker

13. Recognition Committee Brad Berger John Holly Grace Xanthos

14. Academic Integrity Committee Gregg Chesterman

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Mike Danza Steve Parkin Michel Walker

15. Distance Education Committee Mike Danza Meredith Dorner Jeff Haig John Holly Kylie Muchenje

16. Employee Development Fund Melynie Schiel

17. Professional Development Committee Jackie Hanselman

18. Perkins Committee Cathy Allen Christi Blauwkamp Spelman Downer Paul Friedt Marla Gallagher Jeff Haig Jim Powell Melynie Schiel Clayton Steenberg Kathleen Wahl

It was agreed upon that the next Senate meeting would include an agenda item to select committee chairpersons as necessary. A motion was made (Compton) and seconded (Pieper) to approve the committee appointments. The motion passed unanimously. 7. Committee to participate in draft revision of full and part-time faculty hiring processes Brad Berger and Joe Desantis volunteered to work with HR Director Andrea Riesgo on drafting a revised faculty hiring process that addresses the concern with division chairs automatically serving on hiring committees. 8. Revision of Curriculum Committee bylaws A motion was made (Hopkins) and seconded (Danza) to have the Curriculum Committee members review the committee bylaws and return to the Senate with recommendations for revisions, if any, with respect to the appointment of voting members, i.e., division chairs. The motion was approved unanimously. 9. Follow up on SLO assessment dialogue to establish a committee to recommend minimum student requirements for CMC courses

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A motion was made (Danza) and seconded (Hopkins) to form a committee of faculty members to discuss and develop a draft proposal recommending minimum course standards that the faculty would agree to adhere to and that would help with consistency and parity across the curriculum. This draft proposal would be provided to the Senate by October 18, 2012. Cathy Allen, Ellen Baird, Mike Danza, Jeff Haig, and David Norton agreed to serve on this committee. The motion passed unanimously. 10. First reading of BP 4250-Probation, Disqualification, and Readmission and AP 4255-Disqualification and Dismissal VP of Student Services Greg Brown provided background on the proposed changes to the Board Policy and Administrative Policy. In response to student success initiatives taking place across the state, and in an effort to promote and support student success at CMC, the proposed changes and new procedures would raise the current GPA for good standing from 1.75 to 2.0. Also, the BP and AP language are intertwined and need to be separated. The numbering system for the BP and AP documents are convoluted as well, and need to be changed to match up with the CCC League guidelines. Several senators expressed concerns with a number of items in the documents. There were concerns about the term “dismissal ( Berger) and its impact on taking future classes. Thacker had questions regarding the word’s meaning and what it entailed. Schiel expressed concerns about the five day appeal timeline, as did other senators. A number of senators discussed concerns regarding the students’ access to personal email accounts. There were numerous questions and concerns about the appeal process. A suggestion was made (Berger) to keep the five day dismissal timeline, but increase the timeline for the appeal process. Senators Brad Berger and Dean Pieper volunteered to work with VP of Academic Affairs, Wei Zhou and VP of Student Services, Greg Brown on addressing the concerns the Senate had with the policies and procedures within the documents. VP Greg Brown stated that he would call a meeting with the committee to work on the documents. f. Reports Joe Desantis moved, seconded (Compton ?) to amend the order of the day to allow Yadira Llort to provide the Senate with a CTRAC report. The motion carried. Yadira used the overhead projector to give the Senate body an idea the number of COR’s that were in queue to be worked on and eventually be submitted to Curriculum and Senate for approval. Greg Brown provided a report to the Senate body on enrollments. 2012 headcount 2051, 2011 headcount 2021. 2012, 113 sections full or nearly full. 2012 credits generated, 19435.5, 2011 credits generated, 18571, 4.65% increase. 2012 waitlisted, 115. 2011 waitlisted, 222. 2012 waitlist enrolled 266. 2011 waitlist enrolled 329. Melynie Schiel mentioned a request that was submitted asking to see the difference in success rates between the students who enroll off the waitlist and the students who start in the class who aren’t waitlisted. VP Greg Brown stated that he would see what he could pull up from his data. Owing to time considerations, Melynie Schiel suggested the meeting end and the next Senate meeting begin with item #10 of the August 16 agenda. A motion to adjourn was made (Itnyre) and seconded(?). The motion carried.

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Curriculum Technical Review Advisory Committee (CTRAC) MINUTES

Date/Time: May 11, 2012 (Scheduled Meeting) Time: 8:30am – 12:00 noon Location: Room 119 Chair/Secretary: Yadira Llort Attendees: YADIRA LLORT, ROSE RESURRECCION, CAROLYN HOPKINS, DAVID NORTON, CATHY ITNYRE. Guests: JOHN HOLLEY, BOBBY COMPTON, JIM BRAKEBILL. I. Approval of Agenda: MSU/Hopkins, Itnyre. II. Approval of Minutes: From 13 April 2012. MSU/Hopkins, Itnyre. II. Chair's Report: None. IV. ACTION ITEMS, COURSE OUTLINES OF RECORD TO BE REVIEWED:

1. FIRE-001 Brakebill Suggestion to Brakebill that the Fire Certificate be deactivated the department focus on the A.A. degree instead. Brakebill stated there is a state movement to to require an A.A. for employment consideration. The new course idea is to have the required six courses (for A.A. conferment) listed as sequential, with one or two courses being the foundation. Therefore, the other sequentialed courses can be taken as available or per student choice. Brakebill is aware that the new requirements will initially impact enrollment. Armstrong advices that FIRE-001 be offered every semester, with FIRE-002 also frequently (perhaps as a six-week or nine-week fast-track session). MSU/Itnyre, Hopkins

2. FIRE-003 Brakebill Course program changes should be implemented for Fall semesters, instead of mid-year, especially when there is a requisite or co-requisite change. This is also better practice for catalog and class schedule publications.

3. MATH-097A (DRAFT SPRING 2013) Compton & Holley. This is a stand-alone course. New course title to be assigned. This course to replace MATH-097 and MATH-098. Recommendation to deactivate MATH-97 and MATH-98. MSU/Armstrong, Itnyre

4. MATH-097B(DRAFT SPRING 2013) Compton & Holley This is a stand-alone course. New course title to be assigned. This course to replace MATH-097 and MATH-098. Recommendation to deactivate MATH-97 and MATH-98. MSU/Itnyre, Armstrong

5. MATH-097C (DRAFT SPRING 2013) Compton & Holley This is a stand-alone course. New course title to be assigned. This course to replace MATH-097 and MATH-098. Recommendation to deactivate MATH-97 and MATH-98. MSU/Armstrong, Norton.

6. MATH-097D (DRAFT SPRING 2013) Compton & Holley This is a stand-alone course. New course title to be assigned. This course to replace MATH-097 and MATH-098. Recommendation to deactivate MATH-97 and MATH-98. MSU/Armstrong, Itnyre.

7. MATH-098A (DRAFT SPRING 2013) Compton & Holley This is a stand-alone course. New course title to be assigned. This course to replace MATH-097 and MATH-098. Recommendation to deactivate MATH-97 and MATH-98. MSU/Armstrong, Itnyre

8. MATH-098B (DRAFT SPRING 2013) Compton & Holley This is a stand-alone course. New course title to be assigned. This course to replace MATH-097 and MATH-098. Recommendation to deactivate MATH-97 and MATH-98. MSU/Itnyre, Armstrong

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9. MATH-098C (DRAFT SPRING 2013) Compton & Holley This is a stand-alone course. New course title to be assigned. This course to replace MATH-097 and MATH-098. Recommendation to deactivate MATH-97 and MATH-98. MSU/Armstrong, Norton.

10. MATH-098D(DRAFT SPRING 2013) Compton & Holley This is a stand-alone course. New course title to be assigned. This course to replace MATH-097 and MATH-098. Recommendation to deactivate MATH-97 and MATH-98. MSU/Armstrong, Itnyre.

11. HS-098 (Wahl) Tabled due to lack of time and COR is not review-ready. 12. BUAC-020A and BUAC-020B (Schiel) Tabled due to lack of time and COR is not review-ready. 13. AUTO-035 (Friedt) Tabled due to lack of time and COR is not review-ready. 14. ANTH-003 (Pieper) Tabled due to lack of time and COR is not review-ready. 15. EMT-084 (Wahl) Tabled due to lack of time and COR is not review-ready. 16. EMT-085 (Wahl) Tabled due to lack of time and COR is not review-ready. 17. PS-001 (Jones) Tabled due to lack of time and COR is not review-ready. 18. STDV-065 (Muchenje/Alstadt) Tabled due to lack of time and COR is not review-ready. 19. ENG-035 (Baird) Tabled due to lack of time and COR is not review-ready.

V. Discussion or information items: 1. Armstrong pointed out problematic CORs that CTRAC decided not to review at today's session. They are not review-ready and are still on old COR templates (see IV. #11-19 above). This will require extensive updating on the part of Curriculum Program Assistant. Motion not to accept any further CORs for CTRAC other than those submitted for today's CTRAC. MSU/Hopkins, Armstrong. 2. CTRAC finalized their meeting dates for AY 2012-2013 adding extra sessions during Fall and Spring semesters. The new calendar contains suggested implementation dates (located within the Academic Senate dates sections), to assist faculty in planning appropriately their COR/s and other documents through the review and approval process. Discussion included the idea that this calendar be published in every Academic Senate packet for AY 2012-2013. Motion to approve CTRAC meeting dates for 2012-2013. MSU/Hopkins, Norton. VI. Motion to adjourn: 11:50am. Norton, Hopkins NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING TO BE HELD IN ROOM TBD.

Deadlines for course outline of record submission is as follows:

• APRIL 15 FOR EFFECTIVE DATE SPRING 2013

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A C A D E M I C S E N A T E SU B C OM M I T T EE: CU R R I C U L U M CO M M I T T EE MINUTES

Date: March 22, 2012 Time: 3:00-5:00pm LOCATION: Room 112

CHAIR: YADIRA LLORT MINUTES BY: GREG YARBROUGH

Attendance: Yadira Llort, Rose Resurreccion, Robert Compton, Tony Thacker, James Powell, David Norton, Cathy Allen, Carolyn Hopkins, Kylee Muchenje, Melynie Schiel, Andrea Armstrong

I. Approval of Agenda: A motion by Carolyn Hopkins was made and seconded by Grace Xanthos to approve the agenda. Motion passed.

II. Approval of Minutes: Yadira Llort presented the minutes from the February 21st meeting for approval. Motion for approval was made, seconded, and passed.

III. Chair report: None

IV. Course Outlines for Approval:

a. ART 31 – Motion was made to approve and was seconded; which opened the floor for discussion. There was some confusion as to the status of the listed pre-requisites and co-requisites, specifically: CIS70A, CIS70B, and ENG003A. Were these classes in fact “pre” or “co” requisites – or advisories? The discussion (and committee) settled on advisories, with a motion then being presented to approve the COR with the noted clarification. Motion was seconded and passed.

b. WEV items – There were several WEV COR items on the agenda. Yadira Llort presented the WEV items as bundle. A motion was made to approve, which was seconded and the motion passed.

c. N-002 – Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion passed with one abstention. d. N-002A - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion passed. e. N-003A - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion passed. f. VN-003 pre-requisites and co-requisites - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion passed. g. VN003L - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion passed. h. VN003L pre-requisites and co-requisites - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion passed. i. AUTO -27 – A motion was made to approve, which was seconded and the floor was opened for discussion. A

question was raised during the discussion as to the “new” or “revised” status of the class. It was decided that the class was indeed “new”, and the motion passed.

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j. CULN001A – A revision was presented with changes to the pre-requisites and co-requisites listed. There were several CULN items on the agenda and a motion was made to discuss and vote on them as a group. Further discussion on this motion revealed some confusion as to the true status of the “pre” and “co” requisites, so a subsequent motion was made and seconded to table any action on the original document until such time as the pre-requisite and co-requisite numbers were clarified or corrected. Motion passed.

V. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS:

1. Deactivation(s):

A. Course Number: AUTO 27AD/AUTO 28AD Course Name: Basic and Advanced Clean Air Car Course, Engine and Emission Control Training (Level 1) and Smog Check Training (Level 2)

Faculty Initiator: Paul Friedt

Effective Date of Deactivation: Unknown

Reason for Deactivation: Replaced by AUTO 27

Motion to deactivate passed

B. Course Number: CD 21

Course Name: Infant and Toddler Practicum and Curriculum

Faculty Initiator: Marla Gallagher


Reason for Deactivation: Unknown

Motion to deactivate passed

2. Learning Outcomes:

A. Course Learning Outcomes:

i. (none at this time -- revisions to be submitted with revised CORs)

B. Program Learning Outcomes:

i. Accounting Program ii. Business Administration Program

iii. Economics Program iv. IGETC & CSU GE Program

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v. General Business Program vi. Liberal Arts Program

vii. Liberal Studies Program During the Program Learning Outcome section of the meeting, several items were tabled for a variety of reasons. These items were: Liberal Arts, Liberal Studies, IGETC, CSU-GE, Economics, Accounting,

Business Administration, and General Business. The following items were included: VN, HHA, Nursing Assistant, EMT, CS, CIS, PHIL, AUTO, SOC, PS, and RN. A

motion was made to vote on these items in a bundle. The motion was seconded and passed. C. Auto Tech Program Form:

A motion to approve the Automotive Technical Program Form was made and seconded. This opened the floor to discussion and it revolved around the number of units listed on the certificate. There was a pointed discussion about BUMA 010 in particular. Mr. Friedt was not available to answer any of the questions raised, so a motion was made to suspend discussion and action on the item until such time as he was. The motion was seconded and passed.

D. CMC General Education Philosophy Statement: This was an item that Dr. Zhou had placed high priority during the February meeting. Yadira Llort stated

that Andrea Armstrong, Carolyn Hopkins, Cathy Itnyre, Robert Compton, Melanie Shiel, David Norton, and herself had generated one for approval. A motion was made to adopt and seconded, which opened discussion. The committee felt a need to address the need for new GE courses to reflect this statement and the philosophy it reflects. A motion was made to enhance the proposed statement with the changes discussed. This motion was seconded an passed.

E. CSU IB chart A CSU IB chart was presented to the committee for adoption. A motion to adopt was made and seconded,

which passed with the added stipulation that the chart be placed in the college catalog.

VII. Subcommittee Reports: Mrs. Hopkins gave a short presentation on scheduling and course issues.

VIII. Articulation Report:

IX. Adjournment:

X. SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS:

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A C A D E M I C S E N A T E SU B C OM M I T T EE: CU R R I C U L U M CO M M I T T EE MINUTES

Date: May 24, 2012 Time: 3:00-5:00pm LOCATION: Room 112

CHAIR: YADIRA LLORT MINUTES BY: GREG YARBROUGH Attendance: Yadira Llort, Rose Resurreccion, Robert Compton, Tony Thacker, James Powell, David Norton, Cathy Allen, Carolyn Hopkins, Kylee Muchenje, Melynie Schiel, Andrea Armstrong

V. Approval of Agenda: A motion was made and seconded to approve the agenda. Motion passed.

VI. Approval of Minutes: Yadira Llort stated that the minutes from the March 22nd meeting were unavailable at the time. A motion was made to table those until such time as they became available. The motion was seconded and passed.

The minutes from the April 26th meeting were presented for approval. A motion was made and seconded to accept the minutes. The motion passed with one abstention.

VII. Chair report: Yadira Llort reported that Copper Mountain College would have four representatives at the regional Curriculum conference: James Powell, Paul Friedt, David Norton, and herself.

VIII. Course Outlines for Approval:

a. MATH 081 – Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion passed b. MATH 081 pre-requisites and co-requisites - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion

passed c. MATH 082 - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion passed d. MATH 082 pre-requisites and co-requisites - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion

passed. e. MATH 083 - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion passed. f. MATH 083 pre-requisites and co-requisites - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion

passed. g. MATH 084 - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion passed. h. MATH 084 pre-requisites and co-requisites - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion

passed. i. MATH 085 - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion passed. j. MATH 085 pre-requisites and co-requisites - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion

passed. k. MATH 086 - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion passed. l. MATH 086 pre-requisites and co-requisites - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion

passed. m. MATH 087 - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion passed. n. MATH 087 pre-requisites and co-requisites - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion

passed.

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o. MATH 088 - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion passed. p. MATH 088 pre-requisites and co-requisites - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion

passed. q. FIRE 001 - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion passed. r. FIRE 001 pre-requisites and co-requisites - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion passed. s. FIRE 003 - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Discussion revealed that a DE component

would require separate documentation in order to be complete. Motioned passed. t. FIRE 003 pre-requisites and co-requisites – Motion for approval was made and seconded. Motion

passed. u. FIRE 003 (DE) - Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion passed. v. CIS 062 – Motion to approve a new prerequisite list. w. FIRE 001A (Driver/ Operator) – Motion to approve was made and seconded. Discussion ensued,

focusing on a concern of the general public being able to enroll in the class. Mr. Brakebill stated that the pre-requisite for the class is to possess a FF1 certificate, a license not commonly held by the average person. A motion was made to grant a conceptual blessing. The motion was seconded and passed.

V. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS:

1. Deactivation(s):

A. Course Number: PH-002D Course Name: College Physics

Faculty Initiator: Unknown



Discussion on this item centered on the concept of unintended consequences. Specifically, no one present could definitively articulate the impact that deactivating this class would have on other programs or classes.

Motion was made to deactivate and the motion was seconded. Motion failed.

B. Course Number: AA-T TMC

Course Name: Associate of Arts- Transfer; Transfer Model Curriculum

Faculty Initiator: Marla Gallagher



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Motion to deactivate was made; seconded; and passed. Discussion prior to the vote focused on the document changes that had been made between the first and second drafts of this program, with more changes coming in order to get in line with the TMC requirements.

2. Learning Outcomes:

A. Course Learning Outcomes:

i. (none at this time -- revisions to be submitted with revised CORs)

B. Program Learning Outcomes:

viii. Accounting Program ix. Business Administration Program x. Economics Program

xi. IGETC & CSU GE Program xii. General Business Program

xiii. Liberal Arts Program xiv. Liberal Studies Program

C. Pre-requisite challenge documents:

Motion was made and seconded to approve the current policy of course challenge. Discussion focused on clarifying exactly what the college was telling a student when a pre-requisite waiver was granted. Was the student simply being granted a waiver on the pre-requisite, or was the college actually granting credit for the waived class? Additionally, what would the consequences of either action generate? The committee settled on granting the waiver, but no credit for waived pre-requisite courses. A motion to adopt this policy was made and seconded. Motion passed.

D. Content review:

Tabled at this time.

E. Curriculum Committee Chair Summer Emergency Powers:

Yadira Llort stated that it would probably be a good idea for the committee to grant the chair the ability to conduct business the during the summer break. With this in mind, she asked the committee for the authority to forward items to the Board and other applicable agencies in the absence of scheduled committee meetings during the summer months. Motion to approve was made and seconded. Motion passed. F. Requests for Conceptual Blessings

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1. Tai Chi for Women – Mrs. Muchenje brought forward a proposal for a Tai Chi class for women. Motion to grant conceptual blessing was made and seconded. Motion passed.

2. BUAC- 005 – Mr. Haig brought forward a proposal to re-activate BUAC -005. He cited repeated requests from his students as the catalyst for this request. Motion to grant conceptual blessing was made and seconded. Motion passed.

3. Fire Fighter Safety and Survival (FIRE-XX) – Mr. Brakebill brought forward a proposal for the above class. A motion for conceptual blessing was made for approval. This was seconded and the motion passed.

VII. Subcommittee Reports:

VIII. Articulation Report:

IX. Adjournment:

X. SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS

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Copper Mountain College

Academic Senate Agenda Packet

(ASAP)

Date of Senate Meeting: 6 September 2012 Requested by: Curriculum Subject: Course deactivations, faculty initiated: Type of Consideration: Consent agenda Desired Outcome: Approval by Academic Senate. Effective date of deactivation: Spring 2013. Background: Faculty initiated deactivations (below), with their reasons indicated. These were approved by Curriculum Committee on 23 August 2012. =========================================================

1. Course Number: ART-001C Course Name: Drawing and Composition

Faculty Initiator: Cathy Allen Effective Date of Deactivation: Spring 2013

Reason for Deactivation: These sections are not necessary for students in the acquisition of an AA degree in Art, nor are they necessary for transfer to higher division colleges. Statistics show that enrollment in these sections has been consistently low to zero in the last four years.

2 Course Number: ART-001D Course Name: Drawing and Composition

Faculty Initiator: Cathy Allen Effective Date of Deactivation: Spring 2013

Reason for Deactivation: These sections are not necessary for students in the acquisition of an AA degree in Art, nor are they necessary for transfer to higher division colleges. Statistics show that enrollment in these sections has been consistently low to zero in the last four years.

3. Course Number: DSPS-045A Course Name: Job Skills Development-Vocational Exploration

Faculty Initiator: Jacquelin Hanselman Effective Date of Deactivation: Spring 2013

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Reason for Deactivation: This course was inherited from College of the Desert and has never been taught at Copper Mountain College.

4. Course Number: DSPS-045B Course Name: Job Skills Development: Job Application & Resume



5. Course Number: DSPS-045C Course Name: Job Skills Development: Job Interview Skills



6. Course Number: DSPS-046 Course Name: Online Learning Strategies


Reason for Deactivation: This course was developed when distance education was new at Copper Mountain College. The course was only taught one semester and proved too rigorous for the students who enrolled. Many withdrew because of the amount of work and time required for a one unit class. As a result, it has not been offered again. ACCESS students participate in the Blackboard Workshop and are able to work through any difficulties with the online environment at the HTC with the support of the HTC Instructional Assistant.

7. Course Number: DSPS-048 Course Name: Speech to Text


Reason for Deactivation: This course has not been taught for several semesters due to a lack of computer space, limited number of students enrolled (1-2), and the structured time for training. The Alternate Media Specialist does one-on-one training by appointment in the HTC according to the software needs of the individual student. This process better meets the needs of the ACCESS students.

8. Course Number: DSPS-049 Course Name: Text to Speech Training


Reason for Deactivation: This course has not been taught for several semesters due to a lack of computer space, limited number of students enrolled during a structured time. The Alternate Media Specialist does one-on one training by appointment in the HTC according to the software needs of the individual student. This process better meets the needs of the ACCESS students.

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Copper Mountain College (ASAP)

Date of Senate Meeting: September 6, 2012

Requested by: Curriculum

Subject: Approval of these revised CORs, as indicated: • CD--014 • CD-015

Type of Consideration: Consent agenda

Desired Outcome: Academic Senate to approve these revised CORs, their advisories,prerequisites, co-requisites. Also part of Program Review. Each COR specifies its implementation semester.

Background: These were approved by Curriculum Committee members on 24 August 2012.

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1. CD-014 (Gallagher) Correction as requested by faculty initiator. Revisions that may not be 'substantive.’ 7c--took out words: 'Application of.’ Exchange two texts with two others. All were up-to-date.

2. CD-014 (Gallagher) Correction as requested by faculty initiator. Replace with change in advisory: Advisory: CD-012, ENG-051, and RDG-051

Prerequisite: CD-010 or the equivalent with a grade of “C” or better

Co-requisite: None.

Advisory: CD-012, ENG-051, and RDG-051

Prerequisite: CD-010 or the equivalent with a grade of “C” or better

Co-requisite: None

3. CD-015 (Gallagher) Correction as requested by faculty initiator. Replace with these new prerequisites and change in advisory:

Advisory: None

Prerequisite: CD-014 and CD-030 with a grade of “C” or better

Co-requisite: None

Copper Mountain College Academic Senate Agenda Packet

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(ASAP) Date of Senate Meeting: September 6, 2012 Requested by: Curriculum. Subject: Approval of second revised Prerequisite Challenge Form (to be implemented Fall 2012). Attached please find: (a) Clean version, without mark-ups. (b) Marked-up version, showing the changes made as suggested by the 16 August 2012 Academic Senate. Type of Consideration: Action agenda. Desired Outcome: Review and approval by Academic Senate to bring this form into compliance. Background: CMC is currently using a "Prerequisite Waiver" form that is out of compliance and does not accurately reflect Title 5 changes that occurred 2007-2010. A brief historical summary of this form: 2008-2011: Curriculum Committee tasked the sole volunteering member to revise the existing "Prerequisite Waiver Form." During the years, various drafts were presented to Curriculum Committee. Finalization of the form was difficult owing to the complexity, quantity, and ongoing as well as then-pending changes pertaining toTitle 5. In May 2011, a new Prerequisite Challenge Form was approved by Curriculum; and approved by Academic Senate on 18 August 2011. The recommended implementation date was for Fall 2011. During Fall 2011, Office of Student Services identified problematic informational and process issues regarding the new Prerequisite Challenge form. During Spring 2012, The V.P. of Student Services worked with the Curriculum Chair to address the identified information and process issues. The topic of this revised Prerequisite Challenge Form was placed on the Curriculum agenda for 16 April 2012 and 24 May 2012, with appropriate notifications and e-reminders. On 24 May 2012, Curriculum Committee approves the revised Prerequisite Challenge Form (attached), to proceed for the next available Academic Senate session. On 16 August 2012, Academic Senate requests further changes/suggestions. Curriculum recommendation (forthcoming): Office of Student Services prepare for the student a single-page cover or informational sheet to explain the main differences between: a. Prerequisite Challenge Form. b. Course Challenge Form. The same informational document (attached to each form) should outline the advantages and disadvantages of using either form. This informational document will assist the student in making effective educational decisions.

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Academic Senate Agenda Packet

(ASAP)

Date of Senate Meeting: Sept 6, 2012

Requested by: Yadira Llort, Chair of CTRAC and Curriculum.

Subject: Calendar AY 2012-2013 for meeting sessions: CTRAC, Curriculum, Academic Senate, and BoT. (Calendar is attached.)

Type of Consideration: Information/Action

Desired Outcomes: As action, to include this calendar in every Academic Senate packet AY 2012-2013.

Background: This calendar contains information to assist faculty in planning appropriately for documents that must undergo the established review and approval process.

CTRAC and CURRICULUM Calendar for 2012-2013 Below are the meeting dates necessary to conduct the established review and approval process of various topics and documents, e.g. COR document revisions, new course creations*, course reactivations*, program forms, degree information, etc. The Spring BoT meeting dates are determined during December 2012. *New course ideas and reactivations must first be presented at the next available Curriculum for a "conceptual blessing." NOTICE #1: Regarding implementation dates -- CTRAC estimates and determines this information based on a number of factors, e.g. BoT dates, publication deadlines for class schedules and/or catalog information, Chancellor's Office reporting and decision timelines, financial aid applicability, workload issues, or other factors. NOTICE #2: In order for COR(s) to be placed on a CTRAC agenda, the document must be on the current COR template, submitted to Curriculum Chair and Curriculum Program Assistant*, and deemed "review-ready." Undue delays may be caused by: Incomplete COR(s); incorrect COR template; lack of or delayed faculty initiator follow-up; initiator's requests to table or remove item/s from the agenda; workload issues, etc. NOTICE #3: Extra CTRAC sessions are indicated below. Additional sessions may occur if and when CTRAC members agree.

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Curriculum Technical Review Advisory Committee 8:30 a.m. 2nd Friday

Curriculum Committee 3:00 p.m. 4th Thursday

Academic Senate 3:00 p.m. 1st and 3rd Thursday Implementation dates below are intended as guidelines only.

Board of Trustees 3:30 p.m. 2nd Thursday Spring 2013 dates TBD

N/A N/A August 16, 2012 Reviewed & approved CORs may be for

Spr 2013 implementation. These will go to 9/27 and 10/11 BoT sessions.

August 9, 2012

August 24, 2012 August 23, 2012

September 6, 2012 September 20, 2012

Reviewed & approved CORs may be for Spr 2013 implementation.

September 27, 2012 (Budget session -- CORs and relevant documents may be tabled to 10/11/12 BoT.)

September 14, 2012 September 28, 2012 extra session

September 27, 2012

October 4, 2012 October 18, 2012

Reviewed & approved CORs may be for Spr or Fall 2013 implementatio, depending.

October 11, 2012

October 12, 2012 October 26, 2012 extra session

October 25, 2012

November 1, 2012 November 15, 2012

Reviewed & approved CORs may be for Fall 2013 implementation.

November 8, 2012

November 9, 2012

November 29, 2012

December 6, 2012 Reviewed & approved CORs may be for

Fall 2013 implementation.

December 13, 2012

December 14, 2012 December 13, 2012

January 17, 2013 Reviewed & approved CORs may be for

Fall 2013 implementation.

January 10, 2013*

January 25, 2013

January 24, 2013

February 7, 2013 February 21, 2013


February 14, 2013*

February 8, 2013 February 22, 2013 extra session

February 28, 2012 March 7, 2013 March 21, 2013


March 14, 2013*

March 8, 2013 March 22, 2013 extra session

March 14, 2013

April 4, 2013 April 18, 2013


April 11, 2013*

April 12, 2013 April 26, 2013 extra session

April 25, 2013

May 2, 2013 May 16, 2013


May 9, 2013*

May 10, 2013 May 23, 2013 N/A TBD??

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(ASAP)

Date of Senate Meeting: Sep. 6, 2012

Requested by: SLO Coordinator

Subject: Spring / Summer

SLO Assessment Review

Type of Consideration: Information / Discussion

Desired Outcome:

Academic Senate analyze the SLO assessment reviews and make recommendations for planning and improvement. The assessment reviews are aggregated in one PDF document that is being sent out with this packet.

Background:

Attached are the SLO assessment reviews submitted by program faculty for courses taught spring semester and summer session.

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(ASAP)

Date of Senate Meeting: Aug. 16, 2012 – tabled to Sept 6 meeting Requested by: Mike Danza Subject: Selection of Learning Management System Type of Consideration: Action Item Desired Outcome: Senate approve distance education committee to work with Academic Affairs to ascertain the timeline and options for learning management systems and to determine recommendation to District and Senate regarding preferred system. Background: Faculty have not played a key role in the selection of a LMS. Most recently, a “deal that couldn’t be refused” to upgrade to the newest blackboard software left faculty with no input on this important teaching tool. We want to be proactive in order to provide input and play a primary role in making the decision.

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(ASAP)

Date of Senate Meeting: 8/16/12 Requested by: Brad Berger Subject: Faculty Offices Type of Consideration:

x Action Item □ Information/Discussion

Desired Outcome: Approve recommendation to CMC Administration regarding faculty office renovation in Phase 2. Also, approve recommendation to CMC Administration requesting participation in any future planning for facilities and their maintenance, that impact faculty (e.g., offices, classrooms, lab facilities, etc.). Background: Faculty offices in Phase 2 are to be renovated by replacing the carpet with tile, and painting. The hallway has already been painted. No input from faculty was solicited to choose the colors. This area has primarily no natural light and the color palette for the hallways is too dark and not very uplifting. It would be nice if we could improve the color of the hallway and select colors for the offices that best mitigate the lack of natural light. Also, at the May 17, 2012 Academic Senate meeting the Senate approved a committee to present a recommendation to the CMC Administration for improving the design for the faculty offices that will eventually be in what is now the business office. The existing design, the recommended design, and the response to the request from Dr. Wagner are attached. No changes to the existing design were granted.

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From: Wagner, Dr. Roger Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 10:25 AM To: Berger, Brad Cc: Cain, Dan; Hopkins, Carolyn; DeSantis, Joseph Subject: RE: Business Office Revision Brad, Sorry it has taken be so long to get back to you. First thing I need to point out is the area that is now the Cashiers Office is not to be faculty offices. We are keeping that area more of an open administrative space for the time being. We have a number of grant applications pending and have as an institution goal obtaining grants. We need to have a place to house these program(s) if they are approved. The net gain for faculty office space is five. I have met with the Architect and Dan Cain on the proposed changes to the layout in the Business Office area and they say it was planed the way it is to avoid having a wall end at the door jamb (main entrance) or midway through an existing window. The existing plan, does give a window to the new corner office and leaves one section of the divided window for the hallway. Roger From: Berger, Brad Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 6:58 AM To: Wagner, Dr. Roger Cc: Cain, Dan; Hopkins, Carolyn; DeSantis, Joseph Subject: FW: Business Office Revision Hi Roger, I know you had a busy closing of the semester. I'm sure it's a relief to have things squared away. I was wondering if you had time to look at the proposed alterations to the design for the faculty offices. The rationale for the changes are outlined below and the attached file is the floor plan. Much thanks for your consideration. Best Regards, Brad From: Berger, Brad Sent: Fri 5/18/2012 4:18 PM To: Wagner, Dr. Roger; Cain, Dan Cc: Hopkins, Carolyn; DeSantis, Joseph Subject: Business Office Revision Hi Roger and Dan,

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I brought the Business Office Revision floor plan to the faculty yesterday and they tasked Carolyn Hopkins, Joe DeSantis, and I with coming up with a proposal to make some changes to the plan. I have attached a copy of the plan that Carolyn and I came up with (Joe wasn’t available today). Please have a look at it. We hope you will seriously consider modifying the existing plan to this one. Some of the things that we think are better in our proposed floor plan are as follows: The area that is now the cashier’s office has a large double office and a single office where a sitting area was. We felt the existing plan did not have very usable space and would be awkward for those using the space. The two new offices in the southwest part of the main room have been re-oriented lengthwise to make more of a usable space in the middle of the room. Waiting students can sit in the larger center area and things like a copier, chairs, coffee maker, etc. can be put there as well. Also, there is a window on the south wall that would be difficult to mate to a wall like as would occur in the original plan. The window near the outer door (west wall) does get a wall next to it, but that is a fixed window and should be easier to deal with than the other window which is not fixed. The sizes of all the new offices are similar to what are on the existing plan (except the double office that is about double the size of the single offices – I tried to layout the cashier’s office into 3 separate offices, but it just isn’t big enough to do it). At 9x11 feet the proposed offices are about 30% bigger than the smallest offices in phase 2. I have left a 5’6” entry hall into the main office. If this needs to be wider for some fire code reason, I think the two offices south of the door could be narrowed slightly. The offices in phase 2 however have only 3’9” of hallway width, so I imagine the entry is wide enough. I know you are trying to get all of the design done for this project, but we hope you will seriously consider these changes. It would ensure buy-in by the faculty who would really like to have a hand in the facility that they will use for what will likely be many years to come. Best Regards, Brad

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(ASAP)

Date of Senate Meeting: Sept 6, 2012

Requested by: Carey Alstadt

Subject: Announcement for University Days – Tuesday, Sept 18, 10-1pm

Type of Consideration:

x Information/Discussion

Desired Outcome: Greater number of students to attend. In that CMC is so far removed geographically from other 4 year schools, it becomes harder and harder, during these tight budget times, to recruit the more prestigious state institutions and private universities to commit to our event.

Having a much higher number of students in attendance will give the Transfer Office a stronger argument for being able to recruit the “more top” schools to come and be represented.

Our Faculty pushing the event and involvement is important towards our maintaining a rich transfer culture at CMC.

Background: Last Fall, 2012 for the event, only 48 students attended. But on campus during the scheduled activity there were a total of 520 students enrolled in classes. In other words, 470+ chose not to attend.

Yet more than 50% of all incoming students express as their goal to… “transfer onto a 4 year university”.

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(ASAP)

Date of Senate Meeting: September 06, 2012

Requested by: David W. Norton

Subject: Academic Calendar 2013-2014

Type of Consideration:

X Information/Discussion

Desired Outcome:

I emailed copies of the documents we looked at in this semester’s first meeting, and they are also included in this Academic Senate packet. I’m hoping that the Academic Senate can today discuss whether we wish to change the academic calendar for AY 2013-2014, and if so, which schedule we should adopt. The Academic Calendar Committee debated three potential changes, all of which have pluses and minuses: a sixteen-week calendar, a seventeen-week calendar, or a modified eighteen-week calendar.

After the Academic Senate discussion on September 06, 2012, my “desired outcome” is that faculty will take the following two weeks to ruminate on the academic calendar options and be prepared to vote on which calendar to adopt for FY 2013-2014 at the following Academic Senate meeting September 20, 2012. We must act this quickly so that the academic calendar can work its way through the process and be included in the Spring 2013 Schedule of Classes.

Background:

The CMC faculty and staff have considered changing to a compressed calendar for some time—in fact, for years longer than many of us have been here. The Academic Calendar Committee debated the merits and minuses of a compressed calendar last year, and it was the focus of our first meeting of the semester, Thursday August 30, 2012.

Beat Holley

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College Council Meeting Minutes July 13, 2012 - 1:00 p.m.

CMC 119

J. Alpin, G. Brown, D. Cain, A. Etienne, C. Hopkins, C. Itnyre, M. Nicola,

M. Plummer, M. Schiel, S. Smith, and R. Wagner.

I. Old Business – a. BP 3210 – Accreditation [DRAFT] (R. Wagner)

Dr. Wagner mentioned this is a last look at state mandated policies. Ms. Riesgo just came back from a workshop that has a list specific to accreditation. Dr. Wagner is going to sit down and take a look to see what holes there might be.

b. BP 3250 – Institutional Planning [DRAFT] (R. Wagner) c. BP 3510 – Workplace Violence (R. Wagner)

d. BP 6620 – Naming Buildings (R. Wagner)

Dr. Wagner stated this was done and should have come off. The Board policy was passed.

e. AP 6620 – Naming Buildings (R. Wagner) Dr. Wagner asked if there were any feedback/comments on these policies. They have been presented here before. He stated that these are pretty much boiler plate policies. Naming the buildings is not a required one. It came from the Foundation’s major donation campaign regarding individuals donating a certain amount of money to get their name on a building. As it has been in the news a lot, he mentioned that we do have an out regarding being able to take the name off of a building for an individual who has become tarnished, etc. It was agreed by all that this is a good thing.

II. New Business a. BP 4250 – Probation, Disqualification, and Readmission [DRAFT]

(G. Brown)

Mr. Brown and Dr. Zhou got together on this. It is one of those things where policies and procedures are kind of all mixed together and Academic regulations BP 6530 area is considered now to be the wrong numbering system. It is really considered to be an academic piece and that falls under the 4200’s as opposed to the 6000’s. The League has it numbered under the 4200 numbers, and that is where they have categorized these pieces. Dr. Wagner stated that all of our policies are changing to fall in line with the League’s. Mr. Brown presented the old documentation/current language so everyone could see the difference and what we want to change things into. So you have initially the Section 6000 Student Education Services CMCCD District

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6530 academic regulations which embed a number of things. What we are looking at are things like academic renewal, standards of probation, removal off of probation, standards of disqualification, and reinstatement disqualification. Those are the areas inside of this 6530 we are looking at because they are considered separate items when we look at the new way of reviewing this. So under this new way BP 4250 is Probation, Disqualification, and Readmission; under the League categorization that is where they have categorized these pieces. Reviewed the second part which currently says BP 6530.4 thru 6530.7; those are the things we are looking at changing. When you see this electronically, the red parts are identified to see what we are proposing as changes within the Board policy; which would then also align the AP 4255 - Disqualification and Dismissal and changes associated with that. So this is a “draft” of stuff to throw out there for the beginning of the season about making some changes. The impetus for this change is couple fold – one is to bring our current BP we have up-to-date into the new environment and to separate our policies to procedures, and tighten down some standards in relation to the student success initiatives that are going around. No League sections were deleted; Greg Brown only added or clarified. This will be presented to the Full Senate when school resumes.

b. AP 4255 – Disqualification and Dismissal (G. Brown) Mr. Brown discussed this procedure in section a.

c. Introduced Ann Marie Etienne the new Research and Planning Specialist. Individual introductions were made.

d. Parking Tickets and Transcripts (D. Cain) Mr. Cain reviewed the situation. Policy is that we give everyone a one week grace period at the beginning of the school semesters and then they start writing parking tickets. Discussion took place on whether we are going to enforce giving parking tickets. Should this be a part of institutional learning outcome for student accountability regarding holding transcripts back; don’t think a parking ticket should be part of this. The identification is put into the system by Victoria Soto. DMV costs a lot to access vehicular identification. Dr. Wagner stated that most of the college campuses he has visited have a commissioned police officer which we don’t. Ms. Plummer stated the only solution is to tie buying a parking pass with registration fees. If permit is not displayed correctly and receive a ticket, M&O is not voiding the ticket, like we used to. Ms. Soto did some research on how much the DMV would charge for us to be able to access vehicular information; Mr. Brown thought it was $7,000. Table this for now and hopefully have a resolution before the semester starts. Mentioned that students can park at the Bell Center which is free parking to accommodate students who can’t afford a parking pass. This all boils down to Student Learning Outcome and those students need to plan ahead.

e. Grass removal (D. Cain) Discussed the plan for which was for removal of the grass in all three quads. One of the reasons we were going to remove the grass was because of money savings - $10,000/yr to keep feeding

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the rabbits and the cost of water (i.e. seed, fertilizer, and topper, but does not include labor costs or watering fees). Mojave Water has a program called “cash for grass” and if we remove the grass and reroute the water they would pay us 50¢/sq ft for every square foot of grass we picked up. Also college is “going green”. Did some tests before graduation, and turned the water off for five days and we started to lose all of the trees in Phase III. To remove all of the trees in one quad would be $10,000-15,000. We found out that the feelers in the trees do not go straight down and they rely on the water from watering the grass. It was unanimously agreed that we keep the grass instead of removing it.

f. Scotch tape on doors and windows (D. Cain) Hard to remove when cleaning windows or painting doors. It costs M&O a lot of money to remove this. Suggested that we should order more sign message holders instead of taping things on windows or doors. Dr. Wagner will address this in his next “all campus” email.

g. College computer shutdown (D. Cain) Going to have to shut the computers down October 8-12, 2012 during flex time (not September 24-28, 2012 as previously planned). The majority of the campus is run out of the small building near the trailer, and all of our computer systems and phone systems are hooked into this building. Once the library is completed we need to take the small building out of service and move all of the racks and servers and everything over to the new MDF. To do that we have to shut the computers and phones down during that time. Everything else will be up and running air conditioning, lights; things like that will have power, but we just won’t have computers. According to Mr. Kemp the first 3 days Phases I & II will be operational, but Student Services, Phase III and the Bell Center will not be operational the first 3 days. The last 2 days, which is Thursday and Friday of that week, everything will be down. We have to work with a lot of outside agencies and companies to do this; dependent on Verizon, Time Warner, Action Electric, Low Voltage People, PWCI the contractor. They are the biggest reliability time wise. The date that he received on Wednesday is that they are supposed to be done by August 31, 2012. They have scheduled the case work to start going in July 30th, and once that goes in which is usually around two weeks, and then two weeks for carpet and flooring. Clarified that the network is going to be down, but they will not have internet access. Faculty will be able to get into your own documents. Dr. Zhou will be sending out an email to all faculty to let them know. Hopefully everyone will get the information and be able to prepare. Expectation is that something will fail, we don’t know what. The fiber cable is wound up and if it were to break, we would be down for two weeks. This will establish that sight for 20 years. We will not have e-mail access either at the end of the week. Student Services, Phase III and the Bell Center will not be able to get e-mails. Mr. Kemp said that we can set-up satellite service as the main phone server is down there for the first 3 days. Safety and Security issues associated with buildings as electronic locking system and air handling system, and whether it will be able to be

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maintained. Fire Security is going to be an issue, and will have to set-up a fire watch and have security set-up to watch.

h. Student Survey Results (R. Wagner) Copies of the student survey results were distributed. Melynie Schiel sent it to everyone in the CMC e-mail distribution list. She reviewed the survey results with the group. She stated that this was the first time that we could statistically compare the differences. Greg Brown said that he appreciated having the 2010-2012 years together for comparison. Dr. Wagner said that this is a good way to show the accreditation agency that we are analyzing the data. Melynie Schiel stated that she listed the top 10 and bottom 10 ranked questions.

III. Other/Discussion The Childcare Center is vacant and if anyone sees any strange activity around the building, please let the Foundation know.

Dr. Wagner stated that he will be out for a couple of weeks.

Next Meeting: July 27, 2012

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Safety Meeting Minutes Safety Committee Facilities Trailer August 22, 2012

2:00-3:00pm Call to Order: Attendance: John Dotson, Glenda Case, Fawn Cambon, Dan Cain Old Business: New Business:

• Debriefing of fire drill

What went well and what needs to be fixed for next time? - Fire drill went well overall. Students and faculty were out of buildings and to muster

areas quickly. One problem that should be addressed is students leaving after a fire drill and not coming back to class.

• Discussion of future fire drills.

- Next fire drill is set to be scheduled during September Safety Committee Meeting. - Goal is to have fire drills at beginning of Fall and Spring semesters. - D. Cain attempting to improve alarm system so that alarms only sound in affected area/phase and the

whole campus is not forced to evacuate.

• Great California Shake-Out

October 18 at 10:18am. - Fire alarms will be used to alert campus. - Notices will be placed in restrooms around campus to let everyone know that the Shake-Out is coming.

• Rattlesnakes

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One spotted on campus recently.

• ADA Transition Plan - We are looking at campus signage and access pathways and creating a comprehensive plan to outline

ADA accessibility on campus. This will be completed in time for accreditation visit in March.

• Rotary Way Parking Issues - Students are parking along Rotary Way in a manner that makes it difficult for vehicles to enter and exit

Highway 62. D. Cain will have Donald call CHP about parking issues and having cars towed when they pose a safety hazard.

• Fire Extinguishers

- Science labs have 5lb/10lb fire extinguishers sitting on the floor instead of larger 20lb extinguishers. Those need to be changed.

Schedule Next Meeting: September 19, 2012 Adjournment:

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Equal Employment Opportunity Committee Meeting Agenda, August 15, 2012

Tasks

• Go over the Calendar • Timeline for the October Event.

Old Business

I. Calendar of Event a. Confirm

II. ASCMC and Other Clubs a. Past Events Evidence

III. EEO Plan Update

New Business

I. Roundtable

EEO Committee Mission: Assist the District in developing and implementing the Equal Employment Opportunity plan as required by Title 5; recommend polices regarding equal employment opportunity, student equity and non-discrimination polices in accordance in Title 5 and any other laws and regulations; recommend and review procedures for filing discrimination complaints; develop communication processes to notify employees of the EEO plan and policies; develop and participate in training of employees who participate on screening or selection committees; assist in the development of and participate in the training of employees and students on policies and regulations concerning non-discrimination, equal employment opportunity and student equity.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Committee Meeting Minutes, July 18, 2012

Attendance: Krystal Avila, Diana Morris, Andrea Riesgo

Absent: Glenda Case, Paul Friedt and Sandy Smith

Notes:

• EEO Slide on the Student Success television will be the last 3 slides • Need periodic confirmation that the slides are being put on the screen (maybe a copy of the

slideshow presentation). • Need other clubs to participate / put on events • Need a diversity link/webpage on the CMC website. • At ASD (August 9th), mention EEO Committee highlighting purpose and mission. • Have a diversity event at the October ASD? • EEOC needs an ASCMC representative. • Anything for the Resources Fair?

Tasks

• Andrea will talk to David regarding ASCMC involvement and other clubs. • Andrea will prepare something for the August ASD. • Andrea will send out the August and September slides. • Krystal confirms dates for the EOPS and ACCESS dinners.

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Email from Merideth Dorner summarizing meeting with Dr. Wagner about DE issues.

From: Dorner, Meredith Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 4:39 PM To: Dorner, Meredith; Haig, Jeffrey; Danza, Mike; Pieper, Dean; Thacker, Tony; Clerc, Antoine; Steenberg, Clayton; Panto, Danielle; Muchenje, Kylee; Norton, David Cc: Wagner, Dr. Roger; Zhou, Wei Subject: RE: Faculty Distance Education Committee meeting with Dr. Wagner Hi everyone, Brad Berger, Dean Pieper, Tony Thacker and I met with President Wagner to discuss the recommendations from the Distance Education Committee. Below are the suggestions and the comments/next steps suggested by Dr. Wagner: 1. In order to offer online courses effectively, we need to offer students online registration. If the new programmer position resolves this, then we only need an estimate for when that will happen. If not, we need a backup plan. - Dr. Wagner indicated that a candidate had accepted the programmer position and would be starting soon (at half time until July or August). Dr. Wagner estimated that it would take at least 6 months to have the programming issues resolved. This would mean that we can plan on possibly having online registration in Fall 2013. 2. Blackboard courses need to be populated before the first day of class in online, hybrid and face to face classes. It also needs to update regularly to reflect changing rosters. Again, if the new programmer position resolves this, then we only need an estimate for when that will happen. If not, we need a backup plan. - Dr. Wagner suggested that having the programmer would probably resolve this issue but he will be talking to others in Academic affairs regarding this issue. He agrees that it would be better if face to face classes were populated an available to students before the first day of class. He said he would get back to us after he speaks to them in the next few days. 3. We need technical support for faculty and students 24/7. We would suggest the Blackboard help desk as an option and want to know where the funding would come from (Academic affairs?). - Dr. Wagner will look into what the cost of this support would be. He agrees that we need this technical support to move forward. 4. We would like the ability to archive our own courses so that we can use them in the future and keep our old grade book material. - Dr. Wagner will be discussing this with the Union leaders to come to some resolution. He will get back to us after he speaks to them. 5. We recommend that the college hire a faculty coordinator of distance education. Ideally, this would be a full time position for an individual whose job duties would include the following: coordinating online faculty development opportunities, the online review process and

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online faculty mentoring, leading faculty members in the design, development and delivery of pedagogically and visually sound online instruction. The coordinator would also identify, evaluate and responds to online faculty development and training needs to promote best practices and build online community. - This is the only issue that Dr. Wagner thinks the college can not accommodate at this time (although he is supportive of the idea). Dr. Wagner was concerned that offering this position is not only a challenge financially, it would through the 50/50 budget out of balance and we would not be able to balance it at this time. He suggested that this position should be put into program review for Academic affairs (and possibly for each individual program). He indicated that we might be able to have such a position in the future, but with the current declining state of the state budget and the fact that the small college exemptions are no longer available, we won’t be able to fund this position right now. A few other topics came up as well: 1. Dr. Wagner suggested offering a required Blackboard/online class training class as a pre-requisite for our students to take any online course. This could help “weed out” non-serious students and would better prepare students for the unique challenges of an online class. 2. In terms of addressing the issue of having teachers be specifically qualified to teach online classes, Dr. Wagner suggested that the faculty could adopt a list of online teaching certificate programs and then use these as a basis for determining whether an individual would be qualified to teach online at CMC. Perhaps this is something that could go through the Qualifications committee as additional quals beyond minimum quals. 3. Dr. Wagner also mentioned that he had met with other Presidents of small college and they were forming a consortium of small colleges for the purposes of supporting each other. HE said that it might be possible to make use of some of their resources regarding online education. He will let us know after he talks to them again. I thinks that’s all for now. I will schedule a committee meeting after we hear back from the President regarding the issues into which he’s looking. Thanks, Meredith Dorner [email protected] Biology Department Copper Mountain College

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