West Campus Faculty Senate Minutes

March 4, 2004

PRESENT:  Maryke Lee (presiding), Gene Adams, Jennifer Britton, Tom Brynes, George Dow, Randy Grosch, Shannon Nasser Nedayat, Jean Henderson, Gloria Hines, Terri Johnsen, Jim Johnson, Dan Kimble, Graeme Lindbeck, Terry Long, Brian Macon, Sue Matthews, Stan Melnick, Lana Powell, Pamela Sandy, Marilyn Santos, Mary Sugeir, Russell Takashima

GUESTS:  Helene Yeager

CALL TO ORDER:  President Maryke Lee called the meeting to order at 1:15 p.m.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  Except for some minor typographical errors, the minutes were approved as submitted.

PROVOST’S REPORT:

• Dr. Gastenveld is looking into the possibility of a walking trail around Lake Pamela.
• She noted that when the PEC is renovated, the Weight and aerobics rooms will be increased in size.

NEW BUSINESS:

Faculty Compensation Plan Vote:  Voting for the plan is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, March 10 and 11.  If you need an absentee ballot you can get one from Susan Matthews.  President Lee distributed a sign-up sheet asking the senators to volunteer to oversee the voting area.  She needed two volunteers for each time slot and at least one person should be a senator.  The ballot box will be located on the first floor of the library and she will send out an e-mail letting everyone know the times and location.  President Lee also asked that all senators encourage the faculty to vote on this most important issue.  George Dow reminded faculty that they should vote for the structure of the proposal not the salary amounts listed.

Facilities:  Helene Yeager, Assistant Vice President for Facilities, was introduced and she discussed the reasons behind the change in the procedure for reporting problems on campus.  When reporting a problem in a classroom or any emergency problem you can still call her office instead of filling out the e-mail.

The following issues were discussed:

• The speed that staff drive the carts on the sidewalks and that they do not seem to mind stop/yield signs.
• The need for furniture to be returned to its previous setup/location after an event.
• The cat situation on campus and the future plans.
• The renovations in Buildings 3, 5 and the PEC and how they will affect the HVAC system.
• The need for the lines to be repainted in the parking lots and the need for additional handicapped parking spots.

Mrs. Yeager will research the issues and get back with President Lee with a report.

Evaluation Process for Summer:  Faculty discussed the summer evaluation process.  The following motion was made:  The Calendaring Committee should have a written evaluation for students and faculty to give appropriate feedback.  The motion will be forwarded to the Collegewide Faculty Senate.

DEPARTMENT REPORTS:

• Sue Matthews brought up the manual for Tenure Review Committee members that was mentioned at the last meeting.  Helene Clark had received faculty input before the final writing was completed by Bill Mullowney.  She also mentioned that it can be revised if faculty have specific concerns.
• Gloria Hines reported that the applicant for the career counselor position on West didn’t accept the position and the position will be readvertised.
• Gloria reminded everyone that telephone registration is no longer in existence.
• President Lee will check with Dr. Stanley Stone on the progress of a collegewide statement on harassment.
• George Dow reported that the Food Service Committee is looking for new faculty members.  The present agreement with Goodings for food service is 3 years and started last August.  Terry Long volunteered to be on the committee and President Lee will send out an e-mail requesting other volunteers.
• The senators asked that Dr. Gastenveld be presented the motion from last month to purchase atomic clocks.
• It was recommended that Tom Lopez be invited to the next Faculty Senate meeting to discuss the various parking issues.
• Dan Kimble reported that 6-202 is now a smart classroom.  Faculty must be trained on how to use the room and it will have card access.

ADJOURNMENT:

Susan Matthews adjourned the meeting at 2:48 p.m.

The next meeting will be April 8 at 1:15 p.m. in Room 1-151.