Notes - June 4th, 2007
The De Anza Academic Senate
Approved Notes for the meeting of
June 4th, 2007
Senators and Officers present:, Bambhania Cadge-Moore, Capitolo, Chenoweth, Cole,
Coleman, Cordero, Dolen, Gallegos, Glapion, Goodwin, Guevara, Jensen-Sullivan, Joplin,
Kessler, Kramer, Lathers, Lee-Klawender, Lizardi-Folley, Osborne, Paicius, Raffaelli,
Schaffer, Setziol, Winters, and Zill
Senators and Officers absent: Hearn, Miller, and Walton,
DASB:
Classified Senate: Olivia Patlan
Administrative Liaison:
Guests: Brian Murphy
Curriculum Co Chair: Anu Khanna
[NOTE: Item numbers are reflective of agenda numbers in the order they
are actually taken up at the meeting.]
The meeting was called to order at 2:34 a quorum being present.
Brian Murphy came to discuss the present state of affairs regarding the alleged rape
involving members of the baseball team. Comments from the group focused primarily
on awareness and prevention of sexual abuse.
I. Approval of Agenda and Notes: The agenda was approved as distributed.
The notes of May 21st were approved as distributed subject to the confirmation of
the spelling of a name.
II. Needs and Confirmations: Andrew LaManque was approved for service on the District
Legislative Committee. Hassan Bourgoub and Letty Wong were approved for service on
the Professional Development Leave Committee. Will Paicius was approved for service
on the ePortfolio Consortium Committee. Mary Donahue and Willie Pritchard were approved
for service on the Open Educational Resources Subcommittee. Carmen Lizardi-Folley
was approved for service on the
WAITT Subcommittee. It was MSCU(Coleman/Paicius) to confirm Janice Hector, Milia
Ison, Lisa Markus, Barbara Illowsky, Reg Hamer, and Anu Khanna as comprising a pool
of at large members for tenure review committees but not for service on any particular
committee. Also, those proposed for service on five different tenure review committees
as department and division representatives were not confirmed. That group will be
considered when paired with appropriate at large members.
[Note: After the meeting, it was determined that Hassan Bourgoub declined the opportunity
to serve.]
III. Input for Leadership Retreat: Chenoweth and Setziol presented a list of potential
topics for the retreat. The list included questions about the role of negotiations
in the creation of Board Policy and its effects on the Senate's role, Administrator
responsibility and accountability for Administrative Procedures, and several questions
regarding Policy and Procedures and the initiation of change.
Group discussion focused on a number of specific concerns and an emerging overall
theme. Specifics included the assignment of classes especially where multiple sections
are involved, restructuring new faculty orientation, hiring, orientation, evaluation
of part time faculty, and going from talking about environmental sustainability to
greater action. The larger theme was communications, especially explicit communications
about decisions, agreements, individual and group responsibility etc. The topic at
the retreat should cover all aspects of communication
IV. Environmental Sustainability Subcommittee Report: Sullivan was the principal
presenter. The committee asked to take on the Bond Measure Review Committee under
its charge. It was MSCU (Paicius/Cordero) to subsume the Bond Measure Review function
into the Environmental Sustainability Subcommittee. Sullivan then suggested that
the Facilities Committee be asked to make a report to the Senate in order for the
Senate to determine what can be expected from that group and to suggest changes as
appropriate. New reports are emerging about cost overruns and change orders that
call into question the ability of the governance structure to oversee bond measure
items. Once again "the horror of the admin building" was raised as an example of
unchecked dubious judgment. It was suggested that the College Council needed to get
more detailed and more widely informed break outs of change orders. The committtee
and the Senate should immediately review the chart of predesign, design, etc. phases
for Measure C projects to plan maximum effectiveness. All construction should achieve
the highest level of environmental certification. Counseling 100 could include a
component on sustainability. Dan Jones or some other excellent environmental sustainability
speaker should be the keynote speaker for District Opening day. It was the sense
of the Senate to ask Hearn to advocate and plan for this.
V. Treasurer's Report: Setziol presented updates on the B Budget and Dues accounts.
A modest $634 remains in the B Budget and, after subtracting known encumbrances, approximately
$8,100 in the dues account. Setziol reminded that group that the year's opening balance
had been $8,500, said to be a fairly high amount compared to previous years.
VI. Process for Hiring Committees : The item was held over.
VII. General Education Revisions: The item was held over.
IX. Good of the Order: - Kramer reminded the group about candidates statements
being due June 5th and elections the 12th and 13th. Senators were asked to prepare
to sign up for times to work during the election period.
- Goodwin announced a retirement and benefits workshop.
- Winters distributed a flyer about the visit of Geneva Gay, June 7th.
- Instructional Testing was said to be starting.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:33