Academic
Senate
Minutes
of the Meeting of 1/26/2007
Present: Marilyn Bader, Sandra Claveria, John Cole, Donnalyn Kalei, Kathy Kotecki (Kona), Guy Kimura, Clyde Kojiro,
Annie Maeda, Eric Mecklenberg, Ellen Okuma, Jill Savage (Chair), Pam Scheffler,
Jane Sherwood (recorder), Mai Wong, Noe Noe Wong-Wilson.
1. A quorum was
determined and the meeting was called to order at 1212 hours.
2. It was moved
and seconded to accept the minutes of the 12/8/2006 meeting with the addition
of Sandra Claveria to those present. Minutes were
unanimously accepted.
3. Chair’s Report
- ACCFSC (All Campus Council Faculty Senate Chairs) has drafted a resolution
regarding the selection of members of the BOR candidate advisory council.
There are two
Senate bills put forward regarding the selection of the BOR. One would make the advisory council appointed
by the governor and the second would set up a council made up of constituent
members. Bills are SB 14 and SB617.
A course
management system will be in place by fall 2008 to replace WebCT. Current users should be automatically
converted to the new system. The Sakai
Testing system is being tested this spring.
A letter from Jim Tiles will be circulated.
Faculty
Classification is on hold while John Morton confers with UHPA.
Discussion was
held about dual enrollment. HawCC and Leeward have dual enrollment with OSU. KCC is in process of drafting an agreement with Manoa.
4. Vice Chair’s
Report - During February nominations are sought for the next academic year for
the office of Senate Chair. Jill Savage
has agreed to run for a second term.
Further nominations will be sought.
At the February meeting the standing committee chairs will also be
nominated. Division reps to the Exec
Committee were reviewed at the last Exec Committee meeting and division where a
rep is needed will be notified.
5. Committee
Reports
a. Education Policy - No report
b. Faculty Policy - No report
c. Curriculum Review - The deadline for Fall catalog changes/entries is today January 26, 2007.
d. Distance Ed - Ellen Okuma presented the
Policy Statement for Support of HawCC Distance
Education: Student Services.
e. Campus Planning - No report
f. Writing Intensive - No report
g. Budget Committee - NoeNoe
Wong-Wilson reported that there was a consensus building within the committee
that a formal budget committee was needed.
Work is being done on the process and relationships of such a committee
with the campus organizations.
6. Old Business
a. Website status - The Admin Team has a
web survey on line for faculty and staff.
Deadline for participation is today 1/26/2007. A tentative informational meeting is
planned for Friday 2/2/2007. Details
will be forthcoming.
7. New Business
a. Program/Unit Reviews - the Review are
with the VCAA at this time and will be moving to the Senate Exec Committee and
the College Council shortly.
b. Resolution
from ACCFSC - It was moved and seconded to accept the resolution as
written. The resolution was accepted unanimously. There was discussion about the need for HawCC Academic Senate to have resolution which specifically
resolved the support of this Senate. It
was moved to substitute the third paragraph (first resolve )
with “Resolved that the Academic Senate of Hawai`i
Community College recommends that the advisory council be selected by
constituencies and that the constituencies include representation of UH
faculty.” The resolution was seconded
and passed unanimously.
c. Distance Ed Policy - The policy statement
concerning support services for DE students recommended by the DE Committee was
accepted unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 1355
hours.