FACULTY SENATE MINUTES
May 18, 2004
Dr. George Cronk, Chair of the Senate,
called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. following the Annual Senate Luncheon
held at Biagio’s Restaurant.
I.
REVIEW OF MINUTES: The April 20, 2004, Faculty Senate
Minutes were accepted without objection.
II. CHAIRPERSON’S
REPORT:
A. Tuesday
Meeting Calendar. Send corrections (if any) to the Secretary. If no corrections
are necessary, it will stand as presented.
B. Institutional
Assessment and Learning Outcomes Assessment.
1.
Institutional Assessment: President Winn is creating a
college-wide Institutional Assessment Committee. This is in line with the
ongoing emphasis on assessment issues at the College and is strongly encouraged
by such organizations as the Middle-States Association of Colleges and Schools.
2.
Learning Outcomes Assessment. A proposal to create a
standing sub-committee of the Curriculum Committee will be presented to the
Senate in the fall. The purpose of the special sub-committee is to give focused
attention to issues related to learning assessment.
C. Remedial Math Proposal. Dr. Winn’s response to
SR-A-2003/2004 was as follows: “I agree conceptually with not permitting
students to delay math until the end of the academic careers. However, there
are many issues that affect the implementation of this proposal that need to be
addressed. I will be appointing a study group to review these issues and report
back to me on their findings and recommendations.”
A motion was made to ask the President
to permit the Senate to appoint or elect a Senator of its own choice to serve
on the study group.
PASSED:
25 – 15 – 3.
III. COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
Dr. George Cronk distributed a two-sided
sheet (on one side is a memo from him to BCC Faculty Senate and on the other
side the General Education “Determining the General Education Status of a BCC
Course: Policy and Process”), which is attached
(PDF file). The purpose of this Policy and Process is to streamline the General
Education course-designation process.
IV. ELECTION
OF OFFICERS FOR 2003-2004
Nominated Elected
Chairperson Dr. George Cronk Dr.
Vice Chairperson Dr. Judith Davis Dr.
Secretary Professor Marjorie Webster Professor
Treasurer Professor Peter Helff Professor
V.
OLD BUSINESS: None
VI. NEW
BUSINESS:
A. 2004-2005 Academic Calendar
PASSED: 39-5-0
Professor Helff asked to go on record that
his “no” vote was because there is no recognition of Veteran’s Day on the new
calendar.
B. Senators
raised issues to think about:
1. Bookstore
problems
2. Cafeteria
problems
3. Faculty
recruitment and staffing issues
The meeting was adjourned at 4:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Professor Marjorie Webster
Secretary
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