Academic Senate of Merced College MINUTES APPROVED Thursday, August 23, 2018 11:00 a.m. 12:15 p.m., SU-137 MEMBERS: Area 1, Cohort A Cary Coburn (Alt) Present Area 5, Cohort A Jennifer Gardner Present Area 1, Cohort A Kristi Rieg (Alt) Present Area 5, Cohort A Ralph Morris Present Area 1, Cohort B Carl Estrella Present Area 5, Cohort B Alana Perlin Present Area 1, Cohort B Edward Modafferi Present Counseling Isabel Cambridge Present Area 2, Cohort A Travis Hicks Absent Counseling Enriqué Renteria Present Area 2, Cohort B Melissa Fries Present Los Baños Scott Coahran Present Area 2, Cohort B Pam Huntington Absent Los Baños Nicholas Shumaker Present Area 3, Cohort A Nikki Maddux Present At Large Michael Barba Present Area 3, Cohort A James Thornburgh Absent At Large Megan Igo Present Area 3, Cohort B Michelle Pecchenino Present At Large Mai Meidinger Present Area 4, Cohort A Kitty Cazares Present At Large Dee Sigismond Present Area 4, Cohort A Wanda Schindler Present Part-Time Faculty Chris Gaugler Present Area 4, Cohort B David Noblett Absent Part-Time Faculty Stephanie Martin-Ward Absent Area 4, Cohort C Scott McCall Absent LRC Karrie Bullock Present Area 4, Cohort D Martina Marquez-Ramirez Present Curriculum Chair Lisa Diaz Present STAFF: IPRSLOAC Edward Modafferi Present Recorder Kristi Wolf Present ASMC Julius Sweet Absent GUESTS: Kelly Fowler, Vice President of Instruction Michael McCandless, Vice President of Student Services John Albano, Dean of Area 5 Regina Coletto, Director of Guided Pathways and First Year Experience Sylvia Ruano, Acting Dean of Student Services Lonita Cordova, Dean of Student Equity and Success Luis Flores, Senior Researcher Robyn Piro, Bookstore Manager 1. CALL TO ORDER Julie Clark called the meeting to order at 11:01 a.m. 2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA (An item may be pulled, but not added unless in compliance with Brown Act) Julie Clark pulled item 9B more dialog needs to occur before moving forward. Approve the agenda with pull of item 9B. M: S. Coahran S: K. Cazares Y: 24 N: 0 A: 0 3. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS GUESTS: Luis Flores Kelly Fowler John Albano Robin Piro
Page 2 of 5 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF May 10, 2018 Correction: Item 5 change The to They in the beginning of the second sentence. Approve minutes with minor modification. M: S. Coahran S: I. Cambridge Y: 24 N: 0 A: 0 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS Scott Coahran announced that Jennifer Gardner was recently elected Senator for Area 5 Social Science. 6. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES A. Curriculum Committee Lisa Diaz The focus of the last meeting was on the elumen training. The meeting dates are posted on the Curriculum Committee website. Tech review will be in Science-205 for this semester. For the Summer 2019 effective date, everything has to have gone through tech review and the curriculum committee by the December 6 meeting. B. IPRSLOAC Edward Modafferi Program reviews are due September 7, 2018. The next meeting will be September 21, 2018. All the course and program SLOs are now in elumen. C. FLEX Mai Meidinger There were 90 part time forms processed in Fall 2017 and 91 in Spring 2018. There were 190 out of 192 full time forms completed. Each cohort may have up to two members on the committee. There were 15 FLEX workshops in Fall 2018. The first FLEX meeting will be August 31, 2018 at 2-3 pm in Sci-227. D. Student Success Carl Estrella The FLEX symposium had a good turnout; the speaker will be back to work with members of the college as work on Guided Pathways continues. The first meeting will be in September. E. Guided Pathways Steering Committee Dee Sigismond The committee is looking for reps for Areas 4A, 4B, and 4C and for additional faculty members to serve on workgroups that are being formed. The committee is currently working on a resolution for the naming of the metamajors and a resolution for the recommendation on the groupings. F. AB 705 Taskforce Caroline Dawson The next meeting is September 6, 2018.
Page 3 of 5 7. SENATE PRESIDENT S REPORT Julie Clark Work is being done on strategic enrollment management; more information coming soon. Julie thanked everyone who volunteered to serve on hiring committees over the summer. Faculty of the Year award work continues; Adam Fong has come up with some ideas and will be meeting with various faculty members to review. Hiring prioritization request should be sent to Julie by August 31, 2018. Lee Anne Hobbs and Marie Bruley will be serving on the HR Council committee on behalf of Academic Senate and MCFA. The new funding formula changed some of the ways certificates will be submitted to the Chancellor s Office; there is a workgroup trying to determine which ones will be going to the Chancellor s Office. Marie Bruley will be running the next meeting because Julie will not be able to attend. Caroline Dawson will be running the meeting on September 27, 2018. 8. ACTION AGENDA A. Request for Sound Amplification, Associated Students of Merced College for Club Rush Week will be in the Merced College Campus Quad area August 27-30, 2018 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Julius Sweet There will be music and announcements. Approve request for sound amplification. M: K. Cazares S: M. Meidinger Y: 24 N: 0 A: 0 B. 8-18 Resolution Merced College 2018 Accreditation 18-Month Follow-up Report Julie Clark The report will go to the Board on September 11, 2018. There will be minor modifications but nothing drastic. Approve Resolution 8-18. M: K. Cazares S: M. Meidinger Y: 24 N: 0 A: 0 9. BUSINESS A. 1 st Reading: 9-18 Resolution General Education Outcomes Assessment for 2018-19 and 2019-20 Edward Modafferi The resolution identifies the General Education Outcomes that will be assessed in the upcoming years. B. 1st Reading: 10-18 Resolution Approval Process for Special Topic/Experimental Courses Myshel Pimentel Item was pulled from the agenda.
Page 4 of 5 C. Information: Inclusive Access Robyn Piro http://ucdavisstores.com/inclusiveaccess The Inclusive Access program provides students the ability to buy a digital version of a textbook for a lower price than the regular printed book. Students have the option to get a printed book for an additional $20. Robyn gave examples of the significant savings for students. Discussion occurred about the details of the program. Faculty should contact Robyn to include their textbooks in the program. 10. PRESIDENT S REPORT Chris Vitelli No Report. 11. STUDENT S REPORT Julius Sweet No Report. 12. ANNOUNCEMENTS and OPEN FORUM A. Announcements Alana Perlin invited everyone to attend the art show that will be on display until September 7, 2018. B. Call for agenda items on the next agenda Thursday, September 13, 2018. Items are due Wednesday, September 5, 2018 by 5:00 p.m. 13. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 11:43 a.m.
Page 5 of 5 Voting Records Academic Senate August 23, 2018 A B C D Cohort 1A Cary Coburn (Alt) Y Y Y Y Cohort 1A Kristi Rieg (Alt) Y Y Y Y Cohort 1B Carl Estrella Y Y Y Y Cohort 1B Edward Modafferi Y Y Y Y Cohort 2A Travis Hicks Cohort 2B Melissa Fries Y Y Y Y Cohort 2B Pam Huntington Cohort 3A Nikki Maddux Y Y Y Y Cohort 3A James Thornburgh Cohort 3B Michelle Pecchenino Y Y Y Y Cohort 4A Kitty Cazares Y Y Y Y Cohort 4A Wanda Schindler Y Y Y Y Cohort 4B David Noblett Cohort 4C Scott McCall Cohort 4D Martina Marquez-Ramirez Y Y Y Y Cohort 5A Jennifer Gardner Y Y Y Y Cohort 5A Ralph Morris Y Y Y Y Cohort 5B Alana Perlin Y Y Y Y Counseling Isabel Cambridge Y Y Y Y Counseling Enriqué Renteria Y Y Y Y Los Baños Scott Coahran Y Y Y Y Los Baños Nicholas Shumaker Y Y Y Y At Large Michael Barba Y Y Y Y At Large Megan Igo Y Y Y Y At Large Mai Meidinger Y Y Y Y At Large Dee Sigismond Y Y Y Y Part-Time Faculty Chris Gaugler Y Y Y Y Part-Time Faculty Stephanie Martin-Ward LRC Dee Near Y Y Y Y Curriculum Chair Lisa Diaz Y Y Y Y A: Approval of Agenda with pull of item 9B. Y Yea B: Approval of Minutes 2018.05.10, with minor modification. N Nay C: Approve request for sound amplification. A Abstain D: Approve Resolution 8-18. Absent