PRESENT: S. Batistta-Provost, I. Benz, P. Bishop, S. Cable (Vice-President), B. Connell, R. DeFelice, K. Eirich, S. ElRayess, S. Fess, M. Fugate, E. Grissing, R. Hamell, K. Huggins, N. Karolinski, R. Kennedy, P. Keyes, D. Leach, A. Leopard, D. McConkey, J. McKenna, D. Mueller, S. Murphy, J. Nelson, S. Olaode, P. Peterson, D. Shaw, B. Smithgall, A. Striegel, J. Thompson, M. Timmons, T. Tugel (President), P. Wakem, S. Weider, C. Wendtland, H. Wheeler (Secretary), W. Willard, H. Wynn-Preische, W. Yanklowski
ABSENT: C. Boettrich, B. Dery, M. Ewanechko, S. Forsyth, A. John, M. Rizzo, D. Smith, V. Toth, E. West, S. Wexler,
GUESTS: T. Archie, V. Avalone, E. Basnaynke, K. Baxter, S. Blacklaw, C. Casalinuovo-Adams, D. Cecero P. Collinge, K. Collins, C. Cooper, R. Degus, D. DeMichete, C. Downing, G. Dutter, M. Eames, R. Fabbro, C. Finch, J. Glocker, T. Keys, J. Kiggins, B. Martineau, R. Moore, M. Ofsowitz, J. Oriel, M. Palermo, D. Quatro F. Rinehart, R. Shea, A. Stainton, R. Straubhaar, J. Sturnick, S. Tshibangu,
STUDENTS: B. Pruden, D. Elliott, M. Houston
I. Meeting called to order: 3:36 p.m.
II. Guests: Valarie Avalone and Bonnie Connell, Co-Chairs 2007-2011 Strategic Plan Presentation
A. Process
1. 15 months
2. Gathered information from a variety of sources
a. literature review
b. college research
c. Middle States report
d. SUNY Mission Review
e. Student Government presentations and feedback
3. Reviewed by senior leadership and the Board of Trustees
4. Feedback gathered from presentation at June Faculty Senate All College Meeting
B. The committee members were recognized and thanked: Stuart Blacklaw, Christine Casalinuovo-Adams, Cynthia Cooper, Terrance Keys, Annette Leopard, Ramona Moore, Martha Palermo, Dawn Quatro, Richard Ryther, Kate Schiefen, Raymond Shea, Ann Topping, Ex-officio: Angel Andreu and Richard Degus.
C. As suggested in the Middle States Report, the committee has incorporated leadership and innovation into the mission while retaining student success as the College’s highest priority. The changes also incorporate feedback from the College’s Board of Trustees.
1. Mission Statement: The mission of Monroe Community College is to provide access to high quality education and training programs to a diverse community. Student success is the College’s highest priority. In fulfilling its mission, the College is committed to excellence in teaching, comprehensiveness, lifelong learning and citizenship. The College embraces its role as a stimulus for economic development and values partnerships, innovation and educational leadership.
D. Overview
1. Seven Strategic Directions
2. Thirty-six Goals
3. One hundred eleven Objectives
E. Direction 1: Promoting excellence in teaching and learning
1. The priorities of teaching and learning will continue to be paramount
2. Design and delivery: Courses, programs and services will need to adapt to meet changing educational and training needs
3. Academic honesty and integrity: We should foster an atmosphere of respect and responsibility throughout the College community while promoting citizenship, civility, and civic engagement
F. Direction 2: Enriching and broadening the student experience
1. Create and promote environments that encourage learning outside the classroom
2. Prepare students to engage in a global economy and culturally diverse world
G. Direction 3: Responding to community, workforce needs and enrollment
1. Enhance College’s image by implementing strategies which enhance the College’s visibility and image within the community
2. Workforce: Pursue and expand partnership opportunities with business and community organizations
3. Enrollment & Retention: Identify new student markets and implement retention strategies while maintaining academic excellence
E. Direction 4: Building upon human capital
1. Strengthen efforts to recruit and retain a diverse faculty and staff
2. Implement processes for ensuring an appropriate alignment of workload and job responsibilities
3. Encourage and support professional and personal growth through development activities and training
F. Direction 5: Enhancing our physical environment
1. Design, enhance and maintain high-quality, multi-functional facilities
2. Promote and implement energy conservation and viable sustainability initiatives
G. Direction 6: Responding to fiscal challenges
1. Increase county, state and federal support along with support from individual, corporate and private foundations
2. Identify cost saving strategies and maximize the use of the College’s resources
H. Direction 7: Enhancing the learning environment through technology
1. Maintaining and upgrading the technology infrastructure in support of student learning, teaching, and support services
2. To provide support for expanded distance learning initiatives
I. Next Steps
1. Submit plan to President and Senior Administration
2. Send it to the Board of Trustees for their acceptance at December 18 meeting
J. A question was asked regarding what will happen with the Strategic Plan if enrollment drops. V. Avalone explained that the College is looking at new markets and the physical challenges that may occur with a drop in enrollment. Enrollment initiatives have become a priority that the College has already started working on by looking for students from out side the county, attracting students with choice, and examining retention.
III. Announcements: T. Tugel
A. T. Tugel met with E. Ripton and A. Felicetti who explained that the deadline to submit final grades has been moved from noon 12/27 to noon 12/26 because of Banner. The current version of Banner Native will not be supported as of January 1, 2007, so the college has to switch to a new version. Because this requires a four day shut down of the College’s network, the deadline for final grades had to be adjusted.
B. In late August, a faculty member expressed concern to the Senate about the process by which an administrative position was filled without following the process as required by the Senate Bylaws. The faculty member saw an advertisement for the Assistant Director of Human Resources, instead of the Director position, the one which the retiring person held. S. Forsyth met with R. Degus in September; he explained that the administration made the decision to promote current Assistant Director to Director so the open position was for Assistant Director. On September 11, SCAA received a formal request from R. Degus requesting their feedback on this decision within the five week timeline outlined by the bylaws. The Executive Committee’s concerns didn’t lie with the outcome of the decision but the sequence of events leading up to that decision. The EC believes the bylaws call for collaboration between FS and the administration at the beginning of the decision-making process, not after a decision has already been made. This concern was shared by faculty members, the chairs network, and administrators who forwarded concerns to the EC.
The FS missed the opportunity to discuss this issue at the September meeting after which several questions were received, so T. Tugel asked S. Forsyth to send an e mail to Senators clarifying the situation. In retrospect, this was not the best way to disseminate information, but the alternative of waiting until the October meeting would mean Senators would be informed of the concerns after the deadline for the submission of SCAA’s recommendation.
Unfortunately, the intent of the e mail was misinterpreted for which T. Tugel apologized. Additionally, this is not he first time SCAA has expressed concerns with the administration’s process.
SCAA has made their recommendations and submitted them to R. Degus.
President Flynn acknowledged a mistake in the process—that SCAA should have been notified in time to offer their feedback before the decision was made; furthermore, President Flynn has stated he will use this opportunity to remind senior administration to involve SCAA as indicated by the bylaws.
Diane Cecero met with the EC last week for a frank and open discussion where the EC expressed its concerns regarding the process used by the administration over the last several years.
The Middle States report indicated that the process in the FS Bylaws hasn’t always been followed and needs to be followed consistently. The problem is that the interpretation by the FS of the Bylaws differs from that of the administration. Clearly it is time that we find a way to collaboratively work towards finding a consistent and mutually agreeable way to follow the bylaws.
IV. Student announcements; Dan Elliott and Brian Pruden
A. The Brighton Campus Student Government Association has been working on the Rock the Vote campaign with the SUNY system and has registered many students to vote. Phase two is to encourage students to actually get out and vote by holding a Nov 6-7 event in the atrium providing information about local political races and where candidates stand on issues related to students including the job market in the area and higher education.
B. Students have complained to SGA about the nuisance cell phones cause in class and asked them to work with faculty to develop a unified statement regarding policies for cell phones in class.
C. Plans are in the works for a committee to address students smoking out of designated areas. Senate representation on that committee is encouraged.
D. Marsay Huston from Damon’s SEGA was introduced
V. Approval of Minutes: Minutes from the September 21, 2006 meeting were approved as written
VI. Standing Committee Reports
Academic Policies Committee -- E.Grissing
APC has revisited the changes they recommended after reviewing the Resolutions last school year. Four issues will be presented at a November open hearing.
Curriculum – A. Leopard
The Curriculum Committee has given final approval to the following:
Eight Course Revisions:
CR1F CSC 101 Introduction to Computer Science
CR3F TAM 141 Machine Shop Laboratory
CR4F TAM 105 Machine Project Laboratory
CR6F TAM 142 CNC Mill Set-up
CR7F TAM 143 CNC Lathe Set-up
CR8F EMG 106 Emergency Response Planning
CR9F EMG 103 Developing Volunteer Resources
CR10F EMG 104 Resource and Donation Management
Two New Programs:
NP3S Emergency Management, AAS
NP4S Emergency Management, Certificate
One Course Deactivation:
CD1F NAC 100 Nursing Assistant Training
The Curriculum Committee has posted the following 10/12/06 – 10/25/06:
One Course Deactivation:
CD2F NAC 102 Nursing Assistant Training
Four Course Revisions:
CR13F IDE 203 Interior Design IV
CR14F IDE 201 Interior Design III
CR15F FSA 107 Menu Planning
CR5F TAM 139 CNC Vertical Machine Tool Programming I
NEG - S. Murphy
Betsy Ripton will temporarily replace Ginger Toth as a Senator on APC while Ginger is on leave.
SCAA – R. DeFelice for S. Forsyth
SCAA has a meeting set up with Alberta Lee, Director of Human Resources, to discuss her vision of HR. Senators are encouraged to send any specific questions they have to Susan Forsyth by October 27th.
The job description for the Dean of Liberal Arts position is being published in various media areas including the MCC webpage. SCAA will conduct its own search parallel to the Administrative search.
Planning – B. Connell
The Planning Committee is meeting next Tuesday to develop a grid to evaluate strategic planning grants in alignment with the Strategic Plan.
The Strategic Planning Committee has one more scheduled meeting.
Professional Development – J. Thompson
November 1st is the due date for NISOD nominations.
VII. Curriculum Action Items:
Emergency Management, AAS unanimously approved after discussion regarding job opportunities for those in the program.
Emergency Management, Certificate, unanimously approved
VIII. Old Business
None
IV. New Business
With help from the standing committees, the Executive Committee spent last school year reviewing the Faculty Senate Resolutions. Several recommendations will be presented to the Senate at the November meeting in preparation for a full Senate vote at the December meeting. However, several revisions deal with academic policies and curriculum so open hearings will be held at Damon November 6th during the Academic Faculty meeting and at Brighton November 8th during College Hour so faculty can provide input on these changes before they are presented to the Senate. Senators should encourage their constituents to look at the proposed revisions on the FS website before the open hearings.
Issues that will be discussed:
1. Greenslips: A revision of the greenslip policy because with Banner faculty can override their own courses. APC would like to draft a process eliminating the paper forms that would allow faculty to override their own courses with department oversight.
2 Sequential Courses: Currently the Resolutions indicate that students can’t repeat an earlier course in a sequence; APC recommends deleting this restriction.
3. Student Initiated Course withdrawals: APC recommends changing the policy to allow students to withdraw without faculty member signatures.
4. The Graduation Certification Office recommends a few short additions to the Resolutions regarding the granting of two associate degrees.
5. Independent Studies: After a concern was brought to the Senate about the lack of policies regarding independent studies, an ad hoc committee of the FS Curriculum Committee developed guidelines for proposed inclusion in the Resolutions.
The FS website will have wording of the current Resolutions, proposed changes, and the rationale for the proposals.
Meeting adjourned at 4: 25. p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Terri Tugel Holly Wheeler
President Secretary
Minutes approved at theNovember 16, 2006 Faculty Senate meeting.
Sandy Wynne
Faculty Senate
11/20/2006 |