Wednesday, April 16, 2008
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting
I.ORDER OF BUSINESS
A. Roll Call and Welcome Guests
President Lieu called the meeting to order at
11:00 a.m. and welcomed members and guests.
Members present: Julie Adams, Dan Crump, Janet
Fulks, Greg Granderson, Barbara Illowsky, Lesley
Kawaguchi, Mark Wade Lieu, Richard Mahon, Phillip
Maynard, Wheeler North, Jane Patton, Michelle
Pilati, Beth Smith, and Shaaron Vogel.
Guests present: Richard Hansen, CCCI; Carole
Bogue-Feinour, CCC System Office; Andrew Anzalone,
Student Senate.
B. Approval of the Agenda
The Executive Committee discussed the agenda
and added the following items: IV. F. LDTP,
and IV. G. Compton.
MSU (Maynard) to approve the agenda as amended.
C. Minutes
The Executive Committee discussed the March
14 - 15, 2008, meeting minutes.
MSU (North) to approve the March 14 – 15,
2008 minutes as amended.
D. Oral Communications from the Public
No report from the public.
E. Calendar
No discussion.
F. Dinner Arrangements
The Executive Committee discussed dinner arrangement.
II. REPORTS
A. President’s Report
President Lieu reported about feedback on the
System Office compressed calendar concept paper
(overemphasis on preventing abuse as opposed
to pedagogy), progress of the Minimum Qualifications/Equivalency
Task Force, an accreditation presentation to
the Bay Faculty Association, and serving on
the Chancellor Search Committee.
B. Executive Director’s Report
Executive Director Adams reported on her activities
in the last month including planning for the
Basic Skills Initiative regional meetings and
website development, Statewide Career Pathways
publication and training for Tech Prep Directors
and Articulation Officers and marketing outreach,
C-ID leadership change and website development,
and staff operations.
C. Liaison Reports
1. AAUP
No report.
2. CCA/CTA Liaison
No report.
3. CCCI Liaison
No report.
4. CCCCI
Hansen thanked President Lieu for his presentation
on student learning outcomes in faculty evaluations
at the Bay Faculty Association meeting. He
also noted that the CCCI Spring Conference,
which will be May 2-3, 2008, at the Sheraton
Grand in Sacramento, will include a discussion
on post-Prop 92 issues.
5. CFT Liaison
No report.
6. FACCC Liaison
No report.
7. Part-time Faculty Liaison
No report.
8. Student Senate Liaison
Anzalone reported that the Student Senate will
be working with the UC and CSU student associations—Students
for California’s Future. He also reported
on the Student Senate’s interest in AB2261
(Open Education Resources) and noted that students
are doing a test of the Flat World Knowledge
platform.
9. System Office Liaison
Vice Chancellor Bogue-Feinour reported that Title
5 changes are going to the Board of Governors,
a small working group of chief student services
officers is working on guidelines for repetition,
withdrawal and other drop issues, and that
she will be participating in a conference call
this afternoon about the Basic Skills Resource
Network. She also noted that her office is
working on two inter-agency agreements with
the Department of Corrections to provide staff
development programs and contract education
for Corrections employees.
D. Legislative Update, Crump (Action, as necessary)
The Executive Committee Members discussed legislation.
Members raised concern about SB 1620 (Ashburn),
which calls for elimination of the limitation
that temporary clinical nursing faculty cannot
be employed for more than 60% load for more
than four semesters out of every six or six
quarters out of every nine. MSU (Crump) to
Oppose SB1620.
III. CONSENT ITEMS
A. Status of Academic Senate
Committees
The Executive Committee discussed the status
of the Academic Senate committees. President
Lieu reminded members that the Faculty Development,
Research, Technology, and Publications committees
are currently on hiatus. The Senate is doing
a good job incorporating technology and faculty
development in other aspects of committee work,
including Session and institutes. Members agreed
that the current committees are meeting the needs
of the field, but raised concern about how future
topics would be addressed. Members requested
that a longer discussion be agendized to determine
how best to handle topical issues. Members also
discussed the responsibilities of committee chairs
and how committees communicate. By consensus,
committee structure, resources, and communication
will be discussed at the June Orientation meeting.
B. Accreditation and SLO Assessment Committee
Paper Outline
Accrediting and Student Learning Outcomes Committee
Chair Fulks reported on the evaluations of the
Accreditation Institute and highlighted several
breakout comments. She then presented the outline
for the Accreditation and SLO Committee paper.
The Executive Committee members discussed the
outline.
C. Faculty Leadership Institute
The Executive Committee discussed the preliminary
2008 Faculty Leadership Institute program.
MSU (Illowsky) to approve the Faculty Leadership
Institute program as amended.
D. Curriculum Institute
The Executive Committee discussed the Curriculum
Institute breakouts and general sessions.
E. Nonprofit Status
The Executive Committee discussed forming a 501(c)(3)
organization for the purposes of receiving
funding from charitable organizations. Adams
informed members that the Senate has been approached
by several foundations seeking to fund specific
activities. However, since the Senate is a
501(c)(6) trade organization, foundations are
unable to contribute funds. President Lieu
had asked her to pursue the steps necessary
for the Senate to form a 501(c)(3). Adams presented
two options for forming a 501(c)(3). Either
the Senate could change from its current structure
to a 501(c)(3) or form a separate sub-organization
that would be a 501(c)(3). She discussed the
pros and cons of both options and recommended
that the Senate form a sub-organization. By
consensus, Adams will begin the documentation
to form a 501(c)(3). This item will return
to a future meeting with the bylaws and other
documents needed to form the organization.
F. BSI Presentation – NCDE Conference
The Executive Committee discussed the out-of-state
travel for a panel of representatives to make
a presentation at the National Center for Developmental
Education (NCDE) conference. Concern was raised
about the importance for the panel to participate
in a national conference. Several Executive
Committee members commented being invited to
attend and share our project nationally raised
the prestige of the Basic Skills Initiative.
Bogue-Feinour agreed that national level publicity
is important to the continued funding of BSI.
MSU (Mahon) to suspend the rules to take action
on this item.
MSU (Mahon) to approve the travel for Lieu, Illowsky,
Gabriner, Adams to attend the NCDE conference
in Puerto Rico.
G. Grant Opportunity
The Executive Committee discussed a grant opportunity
to work with the Basic Skills Initiative on
contextualized learning. The Senate has been
approached by the Bay Area Workforce Funding
Collaborative about folding contextualized
learning in the Basic Skills Initiative. The
proposal would fund literature review in the
area of contextualized learning and share effective
practices across the state. Adams commented
that we would be sure to separate the costs
to ensure that there was no overlap with BSI
funding. Other outcomes of the proposal would
be hosting sessions at the RP Conference, BSI
regional meetings and statewide meetings, and
developing a learning community on contextualized
learning.
MSU (Mahon) to suspend the Rules to take action
on this item.
MSU (Vogel) to approve the proposal with the
Bay Area Workforce Funding Collaborative.
H. Counseling Faculty Development Institute
The Executive Committee discussed holding the
Counseling Faculty Professional Development
Institute. Concern was raised about the perception
that counseling faculty might have if after
next year, the institute is changed or cancelled.
Pilati commented that the Senate would commit
to holding the institute as long as the need
still exists. It is also planned that the Institute
would be a combined professional development
institute for both library and counseling faculty.
MSU (Pilati) to approve holding the Counseling
Professional Development Institute for another
year with the addition of library faculty.
IV. ACTION ITEMS
A. ICAS Legislative Day
Update
President Lieu updated the Executive Committee
about the ICAS Legislative Day held on April
2nd in Sacramento. Jonathan Lightman, FACCC Executive
Director, assisted the Senate in planning the
ICAS legislative. ICAS members met with the Secretary
of Education and the Undersecretary of Higher
Education, the Lieutenant Governor, and representatives
and staff from the Assembly and Senate higher
education committees. The discussion centered
on high education issues relevant to all three
segments of higher education. Overall the event
was deemed to be very successful.
B. Executive Director Evaluation
President Lieu presented members with a summary
of the Executive Director evaluation and discussed
the new process. He commented that the Executive
Director was given a successful evaluation.
C. Spring Session Planning
The Executive Committee discussed the final planning
for the 2008 Spring Session.
D. Consultation/BOG
President Lieu updated members about the recent
Consultation meeting.
E. Student Success Conference with RP, Carnegie,
and CalPASS
Fulks updated members about the planning for
the Student Success Conference.
F. LDTP Update
Members were updated about recent activities
on LDTP.
G. Compton Update
Members were updated about Compton Educational
Center.
V. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Standing Committee Reports
1. Accreditation and SLO Committee, Fulks
2. Basic Skills Committee, Kawaguchi
3. Educational Policies Committee, Walton
4. Noncredit Ad Hoc Committee, Mahon
B. Liaison Reports
1. CCCAOE, Patton
2. Equity/Diversity Advisory Committee, Kawaguchi
C. Approved Minutes
1. February 8 – 9, 2008
D. Information
Meeting Adjourned at 5:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by
Julie Adams, Executive Director
Dan Crump, Secretary
