Faculty Senate

 

West Virginia Northern Community College

 

Minutes: 3 December 2004

 

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Present: K. Atkins, S. Beck, R. Berry, F. Binkley, D. Board, C. Cornforth, T. Craig, C. Dale, J. Daley, T. Danford, M. Davis, F. DeCaria, D. Folger, K. Freeman, B. Gast, M. Goldstein, D. Goeddel, M. Grubor, D. Hans, C. Harbert, K. Herrington, S. Hooff, S. Huggins, L. Ingram, J. Keyser, N. Krupinski, R. Lucki (presiding), M. Marlin, L. Miller, M. O’Brien, T. Ramsey, C. Riter, C. Rogerson, D. Roth, S. Rychlicki, L. Shelek, V. Slider, C. Stokes, C. Teaff, J. Tully, , A. Vavra, M. Watson, G. Winland

 

Excused:  D. Bartley, C. Eastham, C. Kefauver, R. Malek, R. Pusz, H. Papeika, J. VanFossan

 

Absent:  D. Jones, D. Poffenberger, J. Remias, P. Sharma

 

The meeting was called to order by President Ralph Lucki at 2:00 pm in the Telecom Room on each campus.

 

·        Minutes: The minutes from the November 2004 Faculty Senate meeting were approved as posted on the web page. (Watson/Grubor)

 

·        Committees

 

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Assessment Team

S. Rychlicki and J. Daley reported that the committee is meeting twice per month.  They are working toward a “web presence” of assessment materials. 

The committee would like to have a session with faculty in the Spring, to discuss the committee’s concept for web presence and to provide an opportunity for faculty input.  Would faculty prefer this to be held on All College Day or another day?  After discussion, Faculty unanimously supported a meeting on All College Day.  (Grubor/Danford)

ACF

M. Davis reported that ACF had not met, but LOCEA has been working to approve the Legislative Agenda for next session.

BOG

T. Danford reported that the Board met on November 18th.  Several policies were presented for first reading—The Sabbatical Policy was unchanged from the version Senate reviewed previously and received no comments from the Board.

The Board will have a retreat on Jan 20, 2005.  Two names were submitted to the state for the new board member from New Martinsville:  Garnet Persinger and Quillian Eubanks Brogan.

Budget

N. Krupinski reported that the Professional Development funds have been allocated as follows:

Title III    $35,0000  

Perkins    $25,000

OTPS      $13,000

               $73,000  

After appropriation $30,000 has been left for use by the Professional Development Committee.

Curriculum

K. Herrington reported that CIT and RCT had changes approved.  2+2 proposals with Franciscan University presented for Mental Health, Social Work, and Early Childhood.

Also, Steve Woodburn proposed a developmental computer class and test—this will be brought for a second reading.

A statement was added to articulate that 2+2 does not guarantee a two or four year degree completion.

There is a transfer agreement with Franciscan University for Education; fifty-two hours are completed at WVNCC and the rest at FU.

Enrollments Management

Will meet next week.

FERC

G. Winland reported that the committee is reviewing the Merit Policy as requested by Dr. Hunter.  The committee will meet following Senate.

General Education

Committee has not met.

Institutional Technology

There will be four Tech Enhanced Rooms on each Campus for Spring.  They will have a podium, lap top, projector and screen permanently secured.  They are also looking at the Computer Usage policy. 

M. Davis questioned the "Lightspeed" program installed on the system over Thanksgiving Break.  Discussion among faculty revealed that some necessary educational sites are being filtered, the computers have slowed down, and has the capability of monitoring all websites visited.  Faculty questioned why no one was aware of this installation. Discussions will continue with Dr. Jones regarding this issue.

Liberal Arts Task Force

K. Herrington reported that the committee has recommended that Philosophy be an additional core requirement for the AA students.  Please forward your thoughts.  Currently only 5% of our students are pursing an AA degree; Dr. Hunter would like to see more marketing efforts in this area.

Discussion regarding an additional full-time speech/communications instructor, so that there would be a possibility of transfer agreements in this area in the future. 

Professional Development

M. Goldstein reported that requests for funds are being reviewed at each monthly meeting.  No more that two faculty can attend any one conference and the maximum award has been established as $750.

Promotion

M. Watson reported that the committee had met to discuss their role.  Mentors are still needed, but cannot be a member of the promotion committee.

Advising

This committee has been meeting to discuss advising issues. The committee recommended that better advising could be established when faculty set their Spring office hours before leaving for break.

·        Old Business

o       Department Organization

o       Program directors met this AM and were asked to identify differences between a director and a faculty member, in order to justify salary increases.

o       Program directors are currently being requested to perform duties, such as evaluations, without contracts. 

o       Professional Development Plans

o       Merit requests and plans need to be sent to Rita as a hard copy, not just an e-mail.  Several faculty reported getting e-mails back to articulate this request.

 

·        New Business

o       Teacher’s Web

o       Any faculty not paying for their own teacher’s web account has been discontinued.

o       Spring Semester Faculty Return Date

o       Faculty requested Dr. Hunter to uphold past practice (and state wide practice) that has faculty returning no more than 1 week prior to student returning to classes.  Dr. Hunter responded that the college is open on January 3rd.

o       WebCT Training follow up sessions scheduled for the week of  January 3rd would have to be rescheduled during non-contacted time in order for stipends to be paid.

o       Faculty voted unanimously to develop a resolution that would address the issue of faculty responsibilities for the week of January 3rd.  A motion was made to give the Faculty Senate Executive committee authority to represent faculty in further amendments to the approved Resolution.

o       Faculty Senate recommended that Faculty defer requests for meetings, office hours or other duties the week of January 3rd  to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee for review and compliance with the Resolution.

 

Adjournment:  With no further business, the faculty senate meeting was adjourned at 3:15 pm.  (Krupinski/Ramsey). 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Lisa A. Ingram, Secretary