West Virginia Northern Community College 

Minutes:  1 September 2006

 

Present: S. Beck, R. Berry, D. Board, C. Cornforth, T. Craig, D. Cresap, C. Dale, , M. Davis, F. DeCaria, C. Eastham, D. Folger, K. Freeman, D. Goeddel, M. Goldstein, M. Grubor, D. Hans, C. Harbert, K. Herrington (Presiding), S. Hooff, S. Huggins, L. Ingram, C. Kefauver, J. Keyser, N. Krupinski, A. Kuca, R. Malek, M. O’Brien, D. Poffenberger, R. Pusz, T. Ramsey, J. Remias, C. Riter, C. Rogerson, D. Roth, S. Rychlicki, P. Sharma, L. Shelek, B. Sisarcik,  C. Teaff, J. Tully, A. Vavra, M. Watson, G. Winland, D. Yadrick

 Excused:  D. Bartley, R. Lucki, L. Miller, J. Van Fossen

 Absent:  K. Atkins, F. Binkley, T. Danford,  S. Gress, V. Slider, C. Stokes

Guests:  Dr. Martin Olshinsky

 

The meeting was called to order by Interim President Rick Pusz at 3:00 pm in the Telecom Room.

R. Pusz introduced the Faculty Senate officers for 2006-2007:

            President:                     Kathy Herrington

            Vice/ President Elect:    Frank DeCaria

            Secretary:                     Lisa Ingram

 Dr. Martin Olshinsky addressed the group and presented the following report:

·        Merit policy will need to be addressed in order to adjust points, “raise the bar” for merit awards

·        At the state level, there has been discussion of a 3 ½ % raise

·        FTE’s are increased this semester, but keep in mind some of these students are taking over 12 hours, which in turn are non-paid

·        E-learning needs to be addressed

o       Combination courses (E-learning/traditional)

o       Determine how many credits of a faculty load should be distance education

·        Reports on the combination full time/adjunct faculty meeting have been favorable. 

o       Plan to continue annually in the Fall

o       Send suggestions for improvement to Dr. Olshinsky

·        Faculty questioned when feedback should be expected from the “needs list” for the EC building

o       The target date will be the end of September

Constitution

·        K. Herrington stated that currently our Constitution does not reflect WV Code. The following terminology is used in WV Code:

Faculty Assembly is the whole body of faculty

Faculty Senate is the elected body

A motion stating that our bylaws be amended to reflect the WV Code Terminology, Changing the current Faculty Senate to Faculty Assembly and Faculty Senate Executive Committee to Faculty Senate.  (Pusz/Shelek).  Motion passed unanimously.

Committees

·        Faculty Committee Members were elected, a list follows:

Faculty Senate officers: Kathy Herrington, President; Frank DeCaria, VP (President-elect); Lisa Ingram, Secretary

Faculty Senate (Executive Committee):Kathy Herrington, Frank DeCaria, Lisa Ingram, Michael Davis, Mark Goldstein, Chris Kefauver, Rick Pusz, Carol Teaff, Sandy Beck, Crystal Harbert, Rita Berry, Don Poffenberger, Greg Winland

Assessment Committee:  Linda Shelek, Chair; Marian Grubor, Sue Huggins, Rick Pusz, Shirley Rychlicki

Enrollments Management:  Dave Goeddel, Michele Watson

Curriculum (Academic Affairs) Committee:  Kathy Herrington, Chair; Terry Craig, Delilah (Board) Ryan, Debbie Cresap, Charleen Stokes, Connie Dale, Ralph Lucki, Mike O'Brien, Nancy Glenn

General Education Committee:  Steve Woodburn (Chair); Sandy Beck, Mary Marlin, Debbie Folger, Chris Riter

Budget Development Committee:  Nancy Krupinski, Denny Roth, Tony Vavra

Professional Development Committee:  Mike Koon, Chair; Mark Goldstein, Jill Keyser, Teresa Ramsey, Carol Cornforth, Carol Teaff, Debbie Yadrick

Institutional Technologies Committee: Rick Pusz, Rita Malek, Arlene Kuca, Pam Sharma

Also, faculty requested a new committee be developed, linked to ITC,       Distance Education Committee:  Pam Sharma, Chair;  Don Poffenberger, Delilah     (Board)Ryan, Carol Teaff, Barb Sisarcick, Terry Craig

LRC Committee: Katie Freeman, Sara Hupp, Mike O'Brien, Charlie Rogerson, Lynn Miller

Financial Aid/Scholarships: Arlene Kuca, Jeanne Ann VanFossen

Academic Appeals:  (Five, (actually six), from which the President selects 3 if there are appeals):  Rita Berry, Mike Davis, Mark Goldstein, Greg Winland, Teresa Ramsey, Denny Roth

Student Appeals (non-academic matters):  (Three faculty and three alternates, each campus):
        Wheeling - Crystal Harbert; Michele Watson (alternate)
         New Martinsville - Van Slider; Terry Craig (alternate)
        Weirton - Danielle Bartley; Jim Tully (alternate)

Judicial Board:  (Three faculty, three alternates, each campus):
       Wheeling - Rita Berry; Barb Sisarcick (alternate)
       New Martinsville - Sue Huggins; Van Slider (alternate)
       Weirton - Jim Tully; Lynn Miller (alternate)

Faculty Evaluation Review Committee (FERC) (not sure if this one will need to meet or not):  Crystal Harbert, Frank DeCaria, Barb Sisarcick

Promotion Committee: (7 faculty, from which the President appoints 5):  Pam Sharma, Linda Shelek, Sara Hupp, Greg Winland, Michele Watson, Nancy Krupinski, Delilah (Board) Ryan, Van Slider

Merit Policy Review Committee:  Mike Koon, Chair; Lisa Ingram, Mike Davis, Chris Kefauver, Charleen Stokes

Writing Across the Curriculum:  Katie Freeman, Chair; Delilah (Board) Ryan, Crystal Harbert, Mike O'Brien, Charlie Rogerson

Board of Governor's rep: Tom Danford

Advisory Council, Faculty (ACF): Mike Davis

·        The following written committee report was submitted:

o       BOG (Tom Danford reporting)

Meeting:  Thursday, 24 August 2006, 5:00 pm, Auditorium East, Wheeling Campus

 

  1. The BOG was introduced to the newly hired faculty and staff.
  2. The BOG honored the faculty attending and presenting at the NISOD conference and the Chicago conference on podcasting.
  3. Keith Jones has tendered his resignation effective 1 November; this means that 3 board members need to be reappointed or replaced.
  4. Mainly routine business for the rest of the meeting.

New Business

  • R. Pusz reported that anyone planning to write grants through WVNCC must contact Bob DeFrancis prior to submitting.
  • C. Rogerson suggested that extra offices in the Education Center be utilized for adjunct faculty members.
  • M. Davis distributed a news article to faculty that he received from ACF.  The article concerns mandated standardized testing, monitoring of college quality, and changes in financial aid. 
    • M. Davis reported that ACF had met and one of their major issues is Peer Institutions and the need to be sure they match the institutions with which they are being compared.  Leslie Lovett is the new ACF President.
  •  K. Herrington advised that there has been discussion of the need for Program Directors in programs that are not externally accredited.
  • L. Shelek asked if faculty preferred a hard copy of the Assessment Policy or if the electronic copy was acceptable.
    • Faculty consensus was to utilize the electronic copy.

A motion for adjournment was made by N. Krupinski, seconded by S. Huggins.

Meeting adjourned at 3:50 pm.  The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on October 6, 2006.

Respectfully submitted,

 

Lisa Ingram

Faculty Senate Secretary