CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE FACULTY SENATE
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

February 15, 2002   9:00 am.   Building 113, Room 106

 

Present: Officers:  Al Waite (President), Jan Anderson (President-elect), Delores Williams (Secretary).  Faculty: 22 members present.  Absent: Rhonda Mize Sullivan  (Treasurer)

 

Call to Order

President Al Waite called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m.  The approval of the minutes and the Treasurer’s Report were postponed until after the guest speakers.  President Waite then introduced Mr. Bill Beebe and Mr. Leo Welsh.  Mr. Beebe addressed using telecommunications for college business purposes only.  Policy 295 has been rewritten regarding abuse of these systems for personal purposes.  Mr. Welsh discussed the proposal, “How we pay adjunct faculty for teaching on-line courses.”   A questions and answer session followed.

 

Approval of Minutes

Gordon Bacon moved to approve the minutes of the January 18, 2002 meeting as they were printed on the web site.  Joe Hogan seconded the motion which passed with no objections.

 

Treasurer’s Report

In the absence of Treasurer Rhonda Mize Sullivan, President Waite read the report submitted: 

 

Balance Last Meeting                                                                    $ 1844.25

Income Since Last Meeting

Dues                                                        $ 20.00

Total Income      $ 20.00

Expenses

Printing                                                    $   1.50

Total Expenses $   1.50

Balance This Meeting                                                                     $ 1862.75

 

Joe Hogan moved to accept the report and Jan Anderson seconded the motion.  It passed unanimously.

 

Graduation

President Waite stated that Lucy Baines Johnson has received a personal, hand carried invitation to speak at the Commencement Ceremony commemorating CTC’s 35th Anniversary.             

 

Standing Committees:

 

Faculty Affairs: Jan Anderson reported that some of the issues identified by the faculty have been referred to other committees.  The Benefits Committee will be meeting during Spring Break.  One priority will be benefits for adjunct faculty. 

 

Tickets are available for the Peer Appreciation Banquet to be held on March 8 in the LBJ Fine Arts Auditorium.  Cost: $13.00.  Entertainment and door prizes.  Nomination forms are due on February 20.

 

Professional Development: Suzanne Morales announced the committee would meet following this meeting.  She announced the availability of a speaker for a presentation on the Educational Administration/Human Resource Development specialty, Adult Teaching and Learning, at Texas A & M.

 

Piper Professor: No report.

Nominating Committee: No report.

Ad Hoc (Membership and Pay) Committee: No report.

 

Old Business:

Scholarship Funds: The CTC Foundation is in the process of establishing The Morgan Kegan, Inc. Excellence in Teaching Award Endowment.

Faculty Senate T-Shirts: Lisa McQueen announced the design and costs for the T-shirts.

 

New Business:

Next Meeting: After a brief discussion, by consensus, the next meeting will be March 8.  Flyers and phone mail messages will be sent to announce this meeting date change.

 

Announcements:

Following this meeting, the Professional Development Committee will hold a question and answer session on the Proposed Evaluations/Professional Development Plan.

 

Adjournment:

There being no further business, the president adjourned the meeting at 10:05 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

Al Waite                                                                 Delores Williams

President                                                                Secretary   

 

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