Greetings,

Approved Faculty Senate Minutes March 22, 2001

Called to order at approx. 2:40 in Council Chambers

Attendance: Senators: Elected Officers: President Jim Reed, Vice President Carmela Arnoldt, Executive Councilor-at Large

Linda Smith; Senators David Raffaelle, Linda Smith, Jeanne Saint-Amour, Patricia Hofer, Paul DePippo, Bruce Thomas,

Robert Hubbard, RR Barstack, Larry Bohlender, Jim Daugherty. Guests: including, but not limited to, Dean Jean Abel, Lyle

Walcott, and Ruth Callahan.

Motion to approve agenda: made by Jeanne Saint-Amour, second Carmela Arnoldt, Items added under new business: Item

B. Phi Theta Kappa, Item C. Health Benefits; Under information items, Item D. Campus Forum, E. Campus wide

assessment. Agenda approved as modified.

Approval of minutes: Vice President Arnoldt presented the minutes of the previous minutes of behalf of Secretary Jack Rose,

and indicated that the distributed copy was not the most current version. She will send the corrected version to Senate post

haste.

Treasurer's Report: Treasurer Daugherty reported a total on deposit of $14, 768.72, with $11,037.32 in Savings and

$3,706.40 in checking. No funds were expended in the previous month.

President's report:

Ethics workshop: President Reed stated the Ethics workshop held DSSC was quite worthwhile and enlightening, Senator

Saint-Amour said it was very helpful in a lot of ways, and Senator Hubbard said it was an enjoyable experience. All felt their

time was well spent.

President Reed also reported that he has had two breakfast meetings with Dr. Pollack, at which the topics were the proposed

new PR person and the "Cats."

Old Business:

A.

1. Afternoon college: Dean Abel led a discussion of the Afternoon Discount Analysis Report. Its major conclusions

were that the discount program would have cost the District $3,000,000 in FY2000 if it had been implemented and since

share of FTSE held by afternoon offerings stayed the same through the nineties, the discount program did not have a significant

impact on enrollment. Better scheduling and marketing might help. Dean Abel said it would be possible to have lower make

limits such as "double digits" (e.g. greater that or equal to 10) for the first couple of semesters. PVCC says that 1:00 class time

seems to work the best for high school students. President Reed volunteered to take a brochure of existing afternoon classes

to colleges. PR folks and others need to be involved.

2. Department Chair minutes have been distributed--at last

B. Climate committee: slow start, Senator Smith has a "firm maybe" from ASU Research Lab, which will incorporate

questions from subject areas the committee members have selected. The Survey will be written and piloted in April and May,

with the Survey scheduled for Fall 01. ASU will do the distribution and follow-up.

C. College Plan. The Senate will meet with President Pollack and Dean Abel on March 30, 2001 to start discussion on

original version, which included evaluations of administrators.

D. Election update: Senator Daugherty reported the nominating committee to be composed of the following members in

addition to himself: Betty Hufford, Jeanne St. Amour, Mary Leskovsky and Ruth Callahan. Nominations will be accepted

through April 07, Ballots will be distributed on April 12, voting will continue to noon on April 18, with ballot counting to follow

immediately thereafter. Five Senator positions need to be filled.

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E. Cats: These pets should remain protected as they are valued members of our campus. President Reed was authorized to

correspond with President Pollack to convey the Senate's support for the Cats.

F Ethics document: President Reed distributed and Bob Hubbard reviewed the document and process by which it was

developed. The document includes the MCCD Governing Board Policy on Standards of Conduct, and voluntary peer

mediation. It needs some editing, and we will review it for action at next meeting. Revisions will be sent through e-mail.

New Business

A.. Emeritus Status. Reed distributed the board policy; no action will be taken on recommendation for this year.

B. Phi Theta Kappa. Ruth Callahan who has been the sponsor for and living Phi Theta Kappa reported that the GCC chapter

received a 5 star award, the highest award a chapter can earn. They also won awards in each of the 4 essay award categories

they entered and the AZ Region Chapter Development Award. Professor Callahan would like to have a trophy cabinet made

and asked Senate to contribute no more than $300 for that purpose. Senator Saint-Amour moved (SECOND)? that the

Senate contribute to this effort. Motion passed. Subsequent discussion established a "soft" ceiling of $500 for this effort.

Senator Daugherty moved that President Reed write a letter to President Pollack requesting the college purchase the stole and

tassel for officer Phi Theta Kappa graduates, as it does for Honors graduates. The cost would be $20 per graduate. Motion

passed.

C. Health benefits: Arnoldt reported that an additional $500,000 is being required by Blue Cross/Blue Shield; this is in

addition to the already announced increase of 12% for the year. Senate discussed an article on teachers striking over health

benefits in Hawaii.

Information Items

A. FEP facilitator funding. Funding per the original plan for FEP facilitators will expire this semester. Senator Daugherty

reported that both of GCC's FEP facilitators, Professors Garesche and Daugherty, are on record as believing that further

funding for this task is not needed, and as volunteering to continue in the capacity without funding.

B Breakfasts with Dr. Pollack: see President Reed's report above.

C President Reed reported on the possibility of new director of P.R. He believes there needs to be a coordinated plan for PR

and staffing of it that doesn't appear to exist. Reed will bring this item to President Pollack and PEC. Senator Hubbard is

serving on the positions screening committee.

D. Campus forum- Vice President Arnoldt announced the next forum has been moved to 4/5/2001

E. Campus wide assessment- Senator Raffaelle provided a handout on the current Campus wide assessment effort. He

suggested that one good motivation to give students is that the outcome may have bearing on the college's accreditation and by

extension their transfer credits.

Next special meeting is March 29th at 2:30 in location TBA. The purpose is discussion of the Proposed College Plan with

President Pollack and Dean Abel.

Next regular meeting is April 26th at 2:30 PM, in location TBA.

Motion to adjourn, seconded, passed. Meeting adjourned approx. 4:30 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Jim Daugherty, Secretary Pro Tem.

NB. As Secretary Rose could not be with us on 3/22 and 4/26/01, I am sending minutes taken by Jim D on the former date;

we thank him.