Committee
Charge The Counseling and Library Faculty Issues
Committee is responsible for review of policies,
procedures, administrative requirements and general
information regarding counseling and library
issues; discussion of current counseling and
library programs; and consensus development on
issues through study and research. The committee
presents position statements and policy recommendations
to the Academic Senate Executive Committee.
Membership
Michelle L. Pilati, Chair, Psychology, Rio Hondo
College
Kevin Bontenbal, Librarian, Cuesta College
Stephanie Dumont, Counselor, Golden West College
Maria Elena Gressel, Counselor (AO), Evergreen
Valley Community College
Angel Lujan, Counselor, Mount San Antonio College
Char Perlas, Counselor (MESA), Mission College
Chris Sugiyama, Counselor, Cerritos College
Meeting
Dates Monday, October 1, 10-4, location TBD.
Wednesday, October 17, 9-11, CCCConfer
Wednesday, November 7, 9-11, CCCConfer
Wednesday, December 12, 10-12, CCCConfer
Goal 1: The
Academic Senate will increase and make more
visible our service to local senates
Outcomes: Increased visibility
of the Academic Senate and local academic
senate to all faculty on the 109 California
Community Colleges
Objectives:
1.1
Examine and improve services to member
senates
Res. No.
Status and Priority
Recommend to
local senates that they, in concert with
their counseling faculty, use “The
Role of Counseling Faculty in California
Community Colleges” paper as a vehicle
to address policy development and implementation
of recommendations to support counseling
programs that enhance "student preparation
and success"
S97 8.01
Ongoing. The
paper is used to shape the positions of the
Senate in the area of counseling issues.
Urge local senates to ensure that counseling
faculty assigned to various student service
programs (DSP&S, EOPS, and GAIN) are
permitted to counsel in accordance with
recommendations in the Senate documents "The
Role of Counseling Faculty in the California
Community Colleges" (Spring 95)and "Standards
of Practice for California Community College
Counseling Programs" (Spring 97).
F97 8.01
Ongoing. Committee to determine
means of emphasizing the spirit of this
resolution during 07-08.
1.2
Increase personal contacts with each
campus
1.3
Reach out to new faculty and new faculty
leaders
1.4
Affirm the importance
of strong local senates
Goal
2: Strengthen our Leadership in Academic
and Professional Matters on behalf of the
Faculty of California's Community Colleges
Outcomes: Increased external
recognition
Objectives:
2.1
Serve faculty who serve
students
Res. No.
Status and Priority
Support the concept that
each college should have a trained academic
athletic counselor/faculty advisor, and recommend
to local senates that they work with their
counseling and athletic departments to ensure
that athletes receive academic advising and
counseling from a trained academic athletic
counselor/faculty advisor.
F97 8.02
In Progress. The
President prepared a letter to the field
regarding
this issue. A Rostrum article dedicated to
this topic will be written in order to highlight
this topic before this work is declared completed.
Priority: Medium
2.2
Generate resources for
local faculty
Work to ensure
that the implementation of the 50% law not
be used to constrain or cap the hiring of
counseling and library faculty, and Resolved
that the Academic Senate research the appropriate
library and counseling staffing standards,
examine options to address the problem, and
consider whether to increase the 50% law
to a percentage that would include the salaries
of all faculty, not just the salaries of
classroom instructors.
F00 6.07
Ongoing. The
President continues to work with the Chancellor
and Consultation Council representatives.
Continue to
search the literature for information on
counseling standards in order to develop
guidelines for counseling faculty.
F99 8.01
In Progress.
The 2006-2007 CLFIC has written suggested
universal standards of practice for all
community college counseling programs:
the standards will become part of the revised
Standards paper on Counseling. The revision
is part of a joint task force being formed
with members from the Chancellors Advisory
Committee, 4CA, CLFIC. The task force work
should be done by the end Spring 2008.
A breakout was held during the Spring 2007
plenary session: that session reviewed
the standards and asked for state wide
counselor input.
Priority: Medium
Write a position
paper on good practices on the role of local
academic senates in student preparation and
success and student services in such areas
as counseling, transfer centers, transfer
alliance, etc.
Advise local academic senates of their
duties and responsibilities in the area
of student preparation and success and
student services, as required by number
5 in the list of eleven academic and professional
areas in Title 5 Regulations for strengthening
local senates.
S98 17.01
In
Progress. The committee will conduct a breakout session
on this subject and will begin gathering
information to determine if a paper can be
developed.
Priority: Medium
Direct the
Executive Committee to work with the English
and counseling faculty to develop a statement
of good practice in using diagnostic instruments
and multiple measures to assure appropriate
placement of students in writing and composition
courses.
S99 18.01
In
Progress. In light of the BoG’s Assessment Resolution,
CLFIC will wait and see the outcome of the
work of the committee addressing the resolution.
Priority: Low
Urge local
academic senates to support the use of a
motivational letter automatically generated
through their Management Information Systems
(MIS) to students completing 45 degree applicable
units which includes a list of courses needed
to complete their Associate degree.
S99 8.01
Ongoing. This
topic will be incorporated into a fall 2007
breakout.
Priority: Medium
Urge local
academic senates to support the use of an
automatic degree audit with a follow-up letter
for students who complete 60 degree applicable
units and the issuance of degrees when students
complete the requirements.
S99 8.01R
Ongoing. This
topic will be incorporated into a fall 2007
breakout.
Priority: Medium
Prepare a comprehensive
paper regarding student athletes that would
address the obstacles and challenges they
face in achieving academic success (AA degree
and/or transfer), analyze demographic data
and student equity factors, and recommend
model support programs.
F01 4.03
In
Progress. This topic will be addressed at the Counseling
Faculty Institute. It was determined that
an existing NCAA paper may offer what is
asked for here.
Priority: Medium
2.3
Confirm
our focus on students in our decision-making
Support the
funding of local and statewide programs which
research and address the needs of student
athletes and which provide specific instructional
and counseling interventions that increase
student success in retention, degree completion,
transfer, basic skills development, and career
advancement.
S01 8.05
Ongoing. CLFIC
will write a resolution that encourages local
colleges to include athletes when seeking
BSI funding and when using BSI funds. This
topic will be incorporated into more general
activities of CLFIC
2.4
Build relationships
with other groups
Enter into
a dialog with the CSU Academic Senate regarding
the composition of local service areas and
their impact on community college students
who wish to transfer.
S04 15.03
Ongoing. While
not currently an issue, this is a problem
that emerges when the budget is restrictive.
Goal
3: The Academic Senate will provide
leadership and professional development
opportunities to faculty and other constituent
groups
Outcomes: Increased number
of informed faculty
Objectives:
3.1
Enhance professional
development opportunities
Res. No.
Status and Priority
Gather information on the
use of paraprofessionals in counseling departments
in California community colleges.
Move into Title 5 Regulations via the
consultation process the standards and
principles in the papers The Role of Counselors
in California Community Colleges and Standards
and Practices for California Community
Colleges.
S01 8.01
Ongoing. The president
and senate representatives continue to reaffirm
principles as stated in the adopted papers.
This second issue in this resolution is under
discussion in the Committee as well as in
the Consultation Council Task Force.
Work with other faculty
organizations to seek adoption of an amendment
to Title 5 Regulations (§51027) governing
community college transfer programs to require
that transfer center directors or coordinators
meet the minimum qualifications for the counseling
discipline.
S01 8.02
Ongoing. Consultation Council
representatives continue to work with the
Council through a variety of arenas (Senate
Committee on Transfer).
