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CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE FACULTY SENATE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
March 28, 2003 9:00 a.m. Building 113, Room 106
Present: Officers: Jan Anderson (President), Rhonda Mize Sullivan (Treasurer), Delores Williams (Secretary). Faculty: 64 Guest: 2. Absent: Suzanne Morales (President-elect)
Call to Order President Jan Anderson called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
Approval of Minutes Gordon Bacon moved that we accept the minutes of the February 28, 2003 meeting as printed on the web-site. John Frith seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report Rhonda Mize Sullivan submitted the following report: Beginning Balance $3,510.15 Income Peer Appreciation Banquet $_1335.00 Dues 10.00 Total Income 1345.00 Expenses Peer Appreciation $_1571.86 Supplies 9.68 Total Expenses $1,581.54 Balance This Meeting $3,273.61
Professional Development Committee Presentation: Melissa Richardson and Christina Michura reported that the proposed changes were based on their meetings with the department chairs, responses to the survey, e-mails, and discussions with faculty. A handout was distributed to denote the changes. (See attachment: Professional Development Plan Modifications Spring 2003). Each item was presented with rationale for the suggested change. The office hours reduction change to 3 hours by appointment-only would allow time for professional development. (The 3 hours by appointment would be included in the 15 hour/week total). The surveys revealed that faculty desired to use their title on-campus. The six categories were consolidated to three for simplification and organization. The title “Faculty Standards” will be utilized since this is not a description of the job and clarifies the purpose of the document. It was also noted that 14 Professional Development hours are required every year. The department chair evaluation is every three years and student evaluations are once a year. The final evaluation report is due by April 15. The minimum points, 71, must be achieved. Questions followed the presentation. After all questions were answered, President Anderson announced that ballots will be sent to all full-time faculty and a simple majority is needed for passage of this plan. The on-line forms will remain the same until after acceptance of this plan. Voting will take place from April 21-25 in the OCH Library. Each faculty member will sign a voting sheet. President Anderson then thanked the committee for all their work.
Standing Committees: Piper Professor: No report. Faculty Affairs: Will be presented later with “Educational Benefits Letter”. Nominating Committee: Jerrie Cleaver distributed a nominations form to all attendees. She stated that nominees must be full time members and the membership list is available on the web-site. She requested that nominees be contacted and asked if they would be willing to serve. Members may nominate themselves. Nominations are due by April 10 and may be given to any of the Nominating Committee members (David Coleman, Peg Jennings, Lovie Dunn, Phyllis Sisson or Jerri Cleaver). By-Laws: President Anderson announced that she will try to get the By-Laws posted with the current suggested changes including the webmaster position and the placement of the past-President on the Faculty Affairs Committee to coincide with TCCTA and provide continuity. She recognized and thanked Doug Edwards for serving as webmaster and maintaining the site. Voting on the By-law changes will take place in April.
Old Business: TCCTA Update: President Anderson thanked Anna Holston, TCCTA Representative, for keeping us informed on current legislative issues and forwarding the e-mails to the membership. Social Security Update: The legislature passed the bill that will continue social security as is under the Windfall Elimination policy. The elimination of the current “loophole” of working for another institution for 1 day to establish retirement from a social-security paying institution was passed over and is still in effect; however, under-the-table reports speculate that it will be “killed” the next time the legislature meets. Educational Benefits Letter: President Anderson stated that since the passage of the proposed educational benefit, as amended at the last meeting, new daunting information in addition to the state budget cuts has come to light. First, CTC lost the Pacific Far East Contract which included 18 sites in Korea, 9 in Okinawa, 7 in Japan, Diego Garcia, and Hawaii. In addition, CTC is being affected by state budget cuts at other sites. For example, we have lost academic classes at Gatesville prison since the prison has been affected by budget cuts just like we are and they have had to cut education within the prison. She then read the draft cover letter to the Employees Benefits Committee composed by the Faculty Affairs Committee. When the Employee Benefits Committee refused to look at adjunct instructor educational benefits in isolation and they requested that the benefit include all part-time employees, the Faculty Affairs Committee recalculated the numbers and the cost of this benefit will now entail nearly ½ million dollars. President Anderson stated that this large amount of money, in light of the state budget cuts, should come to the table and be reexamined. Phyllis Sisson added that the figures used in the new numbers were gathered from the most recent CTC Fast Facts booklet. Melissa Richardson, who stated that she voted for the education benefit at the last meeting and now feels it is untimely, moved to table the proposal until next January. John Frith seconded the motion. Discussion ensued. Lisa McQueen moved to call for a vote. Dawn Green seconded the motion. The motion carried with no opposition. Then the vote to table the employee benefits proposal until January carried with no opposition.
New Business: Budget Cuts Survey: President Anderson stated that after meeting with the legislature during the TCCA Convention, faculty should write individual letter expressing their views. However, she stated that a letter from the Faculty Senate addressing the community college in general would also be beneficial. The reading of the letter she had drafted received applause. Jerri Cleaver moved that the letter be sent as written. Gordon Bacon seconded the motion. The motion carried. President Anderson stated she had received a letter related to the budget cuts from Bob Grazinski who gave his permission for her to read it during the meeting. After reading the letter, several questions arose. President Anderson stated that the administration has not made any definite decision yet. However, the Faculty Affairs Committee had developed a survey. The “Budget Cuts Survey” was distributed for members to vote, by ranking, acceptable to unacceptable cuts and to add additional suggestions. Several questions arose during the process including the statistical methodology for analyzing the data. President Anderson said the completed surveys will be submitted the Faculty Affairs Committee to collate results. They will e-mail the results with an explanation of how the results were assimilated. If the faculty does not feel that the responses are statistically valid to the collation method, the committee will consult with Julie Thomas and Ken Word and make another survey that can be completed at the April meeting. Professor Emeritus Awards: The April meeting will include the presenting of the Professor Emeritus Awards. President Anderson then recognized Donnie Yeilding and offered her congratulations. A reception will be held after the meeting.
Announcements: President Anderson thanked the Peer Appreciation Banquet Committee and those who assisted with decorating.
President Anderson announced that Jane Gibson has photos with a quote, American Flag and child available. Also, a free photo session for families of deploying soldiers will be held at Jane Gibson’s home on Saturday from 1-4 p.m.
Faculty who were randomly selected were encouraged to complete and return the e-mail survey sent by the Strategic Planning Committee.
Jane Perschbach was recognized for her great presentation at the SACS Leadership Team meeting.
Peg Jennings distributed a note pertaining to a special event at the library during the Fall Faculty Inservice. She also introduced the new reference Librarian Norman Rubin.
Peg Jennings will also accept Nomination Forms at the library through April 10th.
Gordon Bacon announced that the Early Childhood Professions and the Central Texas Association for the Education of Young Children (CTAEYC) held a workshop. Over 300 early childhood professionals attended. They had over 20 sessions taught by students, former students, and center staff. They will again be able to have 20 two-year scholarships for $200.00 for early childhood students.
John Frith announced that the Students in Free Enterprise adapted their programs for export to the 5th graders in an English speaking school in Pakistan. The program was publicized by their newspaper; therefore, giving CTC publicity.
Christina Michura reported that the Speech Team received three awards in the Regional Tournament. The awards can be viewed in the Building 104 breezeway display case. She encouraged faculty to recommend students for the team. The team will not participate in the national tournament in Oregon.
Tanya Gibson reported that the computer science students placed in the top 3 in all three contest they entered at Stephenville.
Jane Seivers encouraged everyone to attend the modern “Hamlet” at the Vive Les Arts Theatre. Shows are April 4-5 and April 11-13.
The Dept. of Fine Arts will present Sophocles’ “Oedipus”, a multimedia moderization of the classic Greek tale of ego and fate on April 3, 4, 5, 11 and 12 at the LBJ Fine Arts Auditorium. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m.
The Sigma Kappa Delta induction will be April 29 at 5:30 p.m. in the Planetarium Room 101.
The Sociology National Honor Society will hold their first meeting the second week in April.
Phi Theta Kappa will meet May 1 at 7:30 in Building 152.
The recipients of the Peer Appreciation awards were: Professional Development – Melissa Richardson Outstanding Teacher – James Sisson Outstanding Adjunct - Trish Delgado Community Involvement - Jan Anderson Past President’s Gavel – Al Waite
The counselors presented awards to Jan Anderson, Celinda Hallbauer, Delores Williams, and Jack Van Doren.
The $25.00 Red Lobster Gift Certificate was won by Pat Teasley.
Adjournment:
The president adjourned the meeting at 10:18 a.m.
Jan Anderson Delores Williams President Secretary |
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