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Faculty Senate March Minutes


Faculty Senate Minutes

 

March 16, 2006

                                                                                                                                                               

 

 

PRESENT:  C. Boettrich, F. Burger, S. Cable (Vice-President), B. Connell, K. Eirich, J. Ekis, S. ElRayess, S. Fess, S. Forsyth, M. Fugate, C.T. Gilbert, E. Grissing, R. Hamell, K. Huggins, N. Karolinski, R. Kennedy, P. Keyes, D. Leach, A. Leopard, M. Marino, J. McKenna, S. Murphy, J. Nelson, P. Peterson, M. Rizzo, S. Ruckert, D. Shaw, D. Smith, B. Smithgall, J. Thompson, V. Toth, T. Tugel (President), P. Wakem, H. Wheeler (Secretary), H. Wynn-Preische, W. Yanklowski

ABSENT: E. Baxter, I. Benz, P. Bishop, R. DeFelice, K. Doyle, M. Ewanechko, A. Hughes, D. Mueller, M. Pastorella, E. Stewart, M. Timmons, W. Willard,

GUESTS: D. Cecero, A. Colosimo, K. Collins, M. Erickson,A. Felicetti, K. French, E. Johnston, A. Lawrence,  J. Rao, R. Rodriguez, Cy. Smith, S. Tshibangu, Jennifer Willison.

 

I.             Meeting called to order:  3:35 p.m.

               

II.            Guest Speaker: Tony Felicetti—MCC Demographics Update

 

A.                  MCC has had consistent enrollment growth over the past 20 years

B.                  New student enrollment has almost doubled in the past 20 years

C.                  Transfer programs are responsible for most of the growth with 2/3 of our students enrolled in transfer programs

D.                  Student enrollment from the most recent graduating high school class has grown from a market share of 14.8% in 1982 to nearly 26% in 2005

E.            MCC dominates the market share of Monroe County residents attending New York State colleges with 37% of full-time students and 67% of part-time students

F.             The College has been successful in overcoming shifts in population

G.            While MCC will still maintain a large enrollment, continued growth will present increased

challenges:

1.             Number of births in Monroe County peaked in 1990 and declined by 31% through 2004

2.             Increased competition from proprietary schools like the University of Phoenix

3.             Population projections of Monroe County and Genesee Valley of 17-59 yr olds will begin a gradual decline after 2005; the 17-24 age group from which we draw 65% of our enrollment will peak in 2010.

4.             MCC may ultimately be limited by population, but we have time to take strategic action

5.             What we can do:

a.             Identify and attract new student population with academic programs that meet identified student and community needs

b.             Redouble our commitment to student access by identifying ways to better serve the academically disenfranchised

c.             Support the addition of residence halls to accommodate the increasing demand from out-of-county students

d.             Aggressively develop programs that are related to careers in education

e.             Pursue new opportunities for partnership, community building, and enrollment growth resulting from the development of a new Damon campus within the Renaissance Square project.

f.             Conduct a comprehensive program review of the College’s offerings in the technologies

g.             Look to an increased revenue stream by developing profitable workforce/corporate service programming

h.             Facilitate enrollment growth through aggressive efforts to attract “students with choice” and increase the market share of recent high school graduates

i.              Fund a merit scholarship program to level the playing field and make MCC more competitive in the “students with choice” markets

j.              Continue to promote academic success by improving transition, persistence, and graduation rates

k.             Fully explore the potential for growth in contract credit offerings supported by a culture that can respond to rapidly changing programming needs

l.              Investigate flexible class times, classes at night or on weekends, new sequential courses of five to nine weeks in duration, and non-degree certificates of completion in order to better meet student needs

m.           Create a data-rich environment to inform decisions and evaluate strategies

n.             Continue to increase process and organization efficiency with a goal of improving service levels to all stakeholders

6.             A recommendation was offered that the College should make a commitment to advertise programs (like Technologies) which have made significant changes. Tony responded that a budget allocation for programmatic advertising for those needed areas has been submitted for next year.

7.             A question was asked regarding what percentage of MCC’s growth comes from SLN classes. Tony explained that SLN courses continue to grow, but not at the significant rate enjoyed in the early years of the program.  Ninety percent of students who take SLN courses from MCC also take face-to-face classes. We do have plans to do more with advertising, particularly for Summer Sessions, where SLN offerings have proven to be very popular. Approximately 9% of our SLN enrollment takes only SLN courses from MCC, but we do have significant numbers of students enrolled in dual credit programs. We are now bringing some of those students to MCC.

8.             A question was asked if the fact that many colleges won’t accept dual credit has any effect on MCC. Tony said that although it does happen that it is not a trend. MCC is looking at an accreditation process for dual credit courses.

9.             A suggestion was offered to combine merit scholarships with athletic scholarships.

 

 III.         Announcements: T. Tugel

 

A.            EDU 500 students were welcomed

B.            Terri reported meeting with a member of the Middle States Evaluation Team regarding faculty governance. He applauded the Faculty Senate’s ability to provide input to the administration and noted the importance for the administration to respect faculty input in areas of faculty expertise (like curriculum). He suggested that when faculty recommendations aren’t followed, administration should provide clarification for their decisions.

C.            Elections will be held in the spring for 1/3 of our senators. Terri asked that Senators stress the responsibility of being a Senator to individuals from their department or area interested in running, explaining that the majority of senate work is accomplished in the standing committees. Additionally the EC has moved their meetings to Tuesdays so Thursday Senate meeting times are open now for standing committee meetings, so prospective Senators should save Thursday afternoons from 3:30-5:00 for Senate and committee meetings.

D.            Faculty have recently received several memos regarding student surveys. The SUNY Student Opinion Survey is completed every third spring and is an important tool used by the College to gather information. The senate has added questions to this survey that will provide us with valuable information regarding the academic calendar, academic honesty, and questions developed from the Ad Hoc Committee studying the bookstore.  A second survey administered by Students Services will also be conducted this spring.  Participating classes will be chosen randomly by Institutional Research and no class will be chosen to participate in both of these.  Terri encouraged all faculty to participate if asked to do so.

E             Last month Terri reported in response to a concern regarding computer technicians not being available before 8 a.m. that technicians are available by 7:30 a.m., but this was reported in error. The AV hotline is open at 7:30 a.m. to provide help for classrooms, but the HELP Desk doesn’t open until 8:00 for office computer assistance. If this is still a concern, forward it to Terri.

 

 

IV.          Approval of Minutes: Minutes from the February 16, 2006 meeting were approved as written.

 

V.            Standing Committee Reports

 

                Academic Policies Committee -- E.Grissing

 

APC has reached an agreement in their committee regarding the Dean’s List. will recommend that the policy be changed to require a matriculated student to have completed six credit hours or more with a G.P.A. of 3.5 or higher and have no incompletes or Fs for that semester.  

 

                They have also been looking at the Faculty Senate Resolutions.

 

NEG - S. Murphy

 

The call for nominations for Senators is coming out on Monday for terms expiring this year. Elections will be held in May. NEG is also looking at departments that might have an added senator because of the by law changes from last spring

 

Nominations for the MCC Association Board will be announced on Monday in the Tribune. Because one member has to be a teaching faculty and Dave Boni’s term is over, candidates for this year’s election must be a member of the teaching faculty.

 

Curriculum – A. Leopard

The Curriculum Committee has posted the following 3/9/2006 – 3/22/2006 :

Five New Courses:            

                NC4S     CRC 122 Computer Animation Using Alice 

                NC5S     CE 270 Cooperative Education-Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning

NC7S     FSA 186 Principles of Baking-Bread Products and Cookie Doughs –

NC8S     FSA 187 Principles of Baking-Pastries and Confections Products

                NC9S     FSA 185 Principles of Healthy Cooking

Twenty one Course Revisions:

                CR7S     CRC 121 Introduction to Flash MX

                CR11S  PPE 275 Exercise Physiology

                CR12S  ENG 230 Mythology

                CR15S  MTH 104 Intermediate Algebra with Trigonometry

                CR16S  MTH 130 Modern Business Mathematics

                CR18S MTH 140 Technical Mathematics I

CR19S MTH 150 Survey of Mathematics I

                CR20S MTH 151 Survey of Mathematics II

                CR21S MTH 155 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I

                CR22S MTH 160 Statistics I

                CR23S MTH 164 Introduction to Trigonometry

                CR24S MTH 165 College Algebra

                CR27S  ATP 105/155 Brakes and Welding

                CR28S  ATP 102 Automotive Electrical Systems

                CR31S  ATP 107/157 Transmission and Drive Systems

                CR33S ATP 109/159 Heating and Air Conditioning Theory

                CR34S ATP 112/162 Emission Controls, Computer and Fuel Systems II

                CR35S ATP 101/151 Integrated Automotive Systems

                CR36S ATP 103/153 Schematic Reading

                CR38S ATP 106/156 Steering and Suspension

                CR39S ATP 108/158 Power Plant Overhaul

 

One Program Revision:

PR1S      Physical Education Studies A.S. - POST 3/9/06 – 3/22/06

 

 The Curriculum Committee has given final approval to the following: 

Four New Courses:

NC10F PHL 106 Topics in Philosophy          

NC1S HBR 221 Israeli Culture on Location

NC2S     CIS 212 Introduction to Data Warehousing

NC3S     CIS 213 Database Programming

 

Five Course Revisions:

CR2S BIO 235 Introduction to Human Disease

CR3S BIO 170 Marine Life

CR4S BIO 133 Human Machine

CR9S     IDE 201 Interior Design III

CR10S CE 250 Cooperative Education – Business Administration

               

The Curriculum Committee also continues to look at the Resolutions

               

                SCAA --  T. Gilbert

 

SCAA is still doing their work on the search for the new Dean of Liberal Arts position. They hope to have resumes by end of month and hope to begin looking at them on March 30th.

 

Additionally, ten department chair positions are open. Those interested in running should forward their names to Dr. Glocker.

 

Planning – B. Connell

 

The Planning Committee recommended approval to the following strategic planning grants which President Flynn has approved:

 

Baja Team Car Trailer—John Wadach

Prep of Future Math/Science Teachers—Barbara Connolly

Rad Tech Installation—Dominich DeMichele

Classroom Rebuilding Software—Donna Pogroszewski

Projection Systems for Art Classrooms—Kathleen Farrell

Modernization of DCC Student Services—Ann Topping

Recruitment of Canadian Students—Tracy Archie

 

The Committee is working to develop better criteria for the strategic planning grants to link them more closely to the Strategic Plan. They are also working on the Resolutions but because most of them are tied to the Strategic Plan, they have to hold off until that is approved.

 

The Strategic Planning Committee is continuing to meet and gather info

 

Professional Development – J. Thompson

               

Applications are due April 5th for the 2006 Dr. Wesley T. Hanson Award for Teaching Excellence and the 2006 MCC Award for Excellence in Professional Service.

               

The Professional Development Committee is teaming up with the dept of Health and Phys. Ed. and the deans at the Damon campus to bring two professional development workshops in June:

 

June 14th 8:30 a.m.—2:00 p.m. at Damon: “Student Persistence and Attainment at a Multicultural/Multiethnic Community College” with John Sedlacek as the keynote speaker.

June 16th 9:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m. at Brighton:  “Coping with Stress and Change at the Worksite—A Wellness Perspective” with Dr. Luke Seaward as the keynote speaker.

 

More information will be coming in the Tribune.

               

VI.          Action Item: Strengthened Campus Based Assessment

 

                A.            A question was asked regarding what it means if we approve the plan. Maureen Erickson indicated that the College will tell SUNY that the Faculty Senate has approved it and plans to implement it will go forward.

                B.            The plan was unanimously approved.             

 

VII.         Old Business

 

A.            Terri reported that the Ad Hoc Committee examining issues raised about the bookstore convened in the fall, completed their work, and the EC received their report two weeks ago. Last week, the chair of committee, Lorraine D’Ortona, came to the EC to clarify some questions. The EC considered several of their recommendations. While the Ad Hoc Committee sent out an informal survey to small pockets of faculty, they recommended a more formalized survey of faculty and students. The EC with help from Julie Rao added five questions to the SUNY Student Opinion Survey to address those issues. The EC has not decided yet how to conduct a survey of faculty, secretaries, and support staff on these issues. Another recommendation was to hold a Brown Bag session for faculty to hear about bookstore practices and share any concerns. 

 

VIII.       New Business

 

A.            K. Collins reminded the Senate that an additional survey, the Student Opinion of Course of Faculty, will be conducted by the College this spring to be administered by all faculty.

 

Meeting adjourned at 4:35 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Terri Tugel                             Holly Wheeler 

President                                Secretary

 

Minutes approved at the April 13, 2006 Faculty Senate meeting.

 

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