CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE FACULTY SENATE
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
April
12, 2002 9:00 am. Building 113,
Room 106
Present: Officers: Al Waite (President), Jan Anderson (President-elect), Rhonda Mize Sullivan (Treasurer), Delores Williams (Secretary). Faculty: 37 members present.
Call to Order
President Al Waite called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
Approval of Minutes
The approval of the minutes was deferred in order to hold the election of new officers.
Election
Bob Chaney, Nominating Committee Chair, presented the printed ballot and explained that the blank lines were provided for nominations from the floor. President Waite opened the floor for nominations. Hearing no nominations from the floor, the ballot was closed and voting commenced. President Waite expressed his thanks to the Nominating Committee and to those who agreed to serve. Members of the Nominating Committee collected the ballots and then left the room to count the votes.
Approval of Minutes
Gordon Bacon moved to approve the minutes of the March 8, 2002 meeting as they were printed on the web site. Rhonda Sullivan seconded the motion which passed by voice vote with no opposition.
Treasurer's Report
Rhonda Mize Sullivan submitted the following report:
Beginning Balance
$ 2,042.31
Income
Peer Appreciation Banquet $
449.00
T-Shirt Revenues
468.00
Total Income
$ 1,017.00
Expenses
Printing
$ 95.50
Peer Appreciation Banquet
Dinner & Decorations
934.34
Supplies
5.77
Total Expenses
$ 1,035.61
Balance This Meeting
$ 2,023.70
Melissa Richardson moved to accept the report and Gordon Bacon seconded the motion which passed by voice vote.
President Waite stated that Billie Laney was to formally receive Professor Emeritus status today but she was unable to attend. Therefore, the award will be presented at a future meeting.
Standing Committees:
Professional Development: Suzanne Morales, Melissa Richardson, Gordon Bacon, Christina Michura and Jan Anderson presented two options for implementation of the Professional Development pilot program which was approved by approximately 77% of the members who voted (84 ballots returned out of 129 ballots).
Option A: Inform the Chancellor of the Pilot Program (now)
- Complete pilot program
- Re-evaluate program
- Report results to Chancellor in the form of a proposal (next year)
Option B: Take the pilot program to the Chancellor now in the form of a proposal
- Complete pilot program
- Amend proposal in response to reevaluation
After discussing Options A & B, Noel Smith moved that we implement Option A. The motion was seconded by Phyllis Sisson. Prior to voting, Option A was clarified: initiate a trial implement in the fall with a training session at the fall pre-service. The motion passed unanimously. Suzanne Morales announced that ACC is unable to provide consultation services. The question arose concerning repeating the brainstorming session in the fall. Those in attendance concurred. Suggestions for topics are to be submitted to the Committee. A around of applause was given to the Committee in appreciation of their hard work this year.
Nominating Committee: Bob Chaney then announced the election results as follows:
President-elect:
Suzanne Morales
Secretary:
Delores Williams
Treasurer:
Rhonda Sullivan
Piper Professor (1 year):
Rick Carney
David Yielding
Professional Development (2 years):
Christina Michura
Ernie Patterson
Lisa McQueen
Nominating Committee:
David Coleman
Peg Jennings
Phyllis Sisson
Lovie Dunn
Jerrie Cleaver
Faculty Affairs:
Herb Maglietta
Jim Sisson
Noel Smith
Piper Professor: No report.
Ad Hoc Membership Committee: No report.
Faculty Affairs: Willard Raiffesen reported that the Employee Relations Committee met on March 15 and discussed Adjunct Faculty benefits. The recommendation, a part time faculty member can take CTC classes without paying tuition or fees on a space available basis, worldwide, was agreeable to Leo Welsh, Director, Human Resource Management. Mr. Welsh will establish the parameters and then submit the proposal to the Deans. The Faculty Senate will also receive a copy seeking their input.
Old Business:
T-shirts: Lisa McQueen reported that the T-shirt order will be placed this afternoon or Monday. She asked if additional shirts should be ordered for future sales such as to new faculty members. Gordon Bacon moved to order 100 T-shirts. Jan Anderson seconded the motion which passed by voice vote. President Waite then stated that the T-shirts and cookbooks should be available at the initial meeting in the fall.
Membership Lapel Pin: After discussion regarding a membership lapel pin, a name tag which would include "Faculty Senate" was suggested. The marketing department will be contacted.
Peer Appreciation Banquet: Jan Anderson reported that the Killeen Daily Herald did print an article recognizing those who received awards.
Announcements:
Melissa Richardson announced that the literary journal, Byways, is available in most of the buildings on campus. A reading will be held in the Library on Thursday from 12 noon until 1:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
Suzanne Morales thanked Ernie Patterson for the wonderful production of "The Taming of the Shrew" and the opportunities he is providing in the field of drama.
Christina Michura reported that the Speech Team is currently participating in the national tournament. One student is in the semifinal rounds. She thanked everyone for their support.
John Frith stated that the Students in Free Enterprise won $1500 in the Regional Championship. They will compete in Kansas City in May. He also noted that this group has made a substantial contribution to scholarships through the Foundation.
Gordon Bacon reported that the Early Childhood program has their 3rd endowed scholarship.
Doug Edwards reported that the Programming Teams won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in their February competitions at Tarleton.
The Early Childhood drawings are on display in the Student Center Food Court.
Jan Anderson stated she had visited Gary Turner and reported on his condition. The Faculty Senate is sending him a live plant.
President Waite reported that Lucy Baines Johnson will be unable to attend Graduation due to the Wildflower Conference of Texas which will be held that weekend as she will be assisting her mother, Lady Bird Johnson. The speaker will be State Senator Troy Fraizer from District 24.
Graduation will be held at the Killeen Special Events Center.
Ernie Patterson announced the drama team will take their rendition of "The Taming of the Shrew" to the Lea Ledger Auditorium in Copperas Cove on Saturday night. The play begins at 7:30 p.m.
John Frith introduced Les Ledger as a new full time faculty member. Mr. Ledger had previously been a part time faculty member.
Delores Williams reported that the Nursing Department is participating in the March of Dimes Walk America on May 4th. Faculty and staff are welcome to join in the walk or support those walking by contributing to the March of Dimes.
Adjournment:
After thanking everyone for their support this past year, the president adjourned the meeting at 9:52 a.m.
Al
Waite
Delores Williams
President Secretary
