Faculty Senate
West Virginia Northern Community College
Minutes:
26 March 1999
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Present:
S. Beck, R. Berry, P. Canary, J. Cisney, T. Craig, C. Dale, T. Danford, W. Deibert, E. Gast, M. Goldstein, D. Gonot,
M. Grubor, K. Hart, K. Herrington, S. Hooff, L. Ingram, R. Jennette, J. Keyser, N. Krupinski, A. Kuca, V. Larson, K.
Morelli, G. Pickett (presiding), D. Poffenberger, S. Purpura, E. Rogers, A. Secreto, P. Sharma, K. Swisher, C.
Teaff, A. Vavra, and R. Yeager.
Excused:
T. Boyers, M. Davis, R. Honeman, C. Huston, R. Lucki, R. Malek, C. Mason, R. Pusz, D. Roth, S. Rychlicki, R.
Sambuco, V. Slider, C. Stokes, A. Thompson, J. Van Fossan, and M. Watson.
Absent:
F. Binkley, W. D. Hans, B. Hudak, K. Jacobson, D. Jones, K. Leisering, S. Mankowski-Myers, G. Norton, M. Riley,
S. Robinson, C. Rogerson, Norma Ryan, L. Shelek, L. Shelek, M. Sidon, D. Smittle, R. Vance and G. Winland.
Guest: Lindsey Ingram
G. Pickett called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m. in the Culinary Arts room, HA, Wheeling Regional
Campus. The minutes of the February Senate meeting were approved on a motion by W. Deibert and a
second by R. Jennette.
- T. Danford reported that Senate minutes on the web save $6.00 per meeting - the extra cost of copying
minutes and sending them in campus mail. On a motion by D. Poffenberger, with a second by E. Gast,
T. Danford was commended for this effort. The motion passed unanimously.
- Dr. Dunn distributed via campus mail a memo announcing P. Mancha's resignation effective 9 April
1999. She also indicated that G. Persinger would be serving in his place for academic matters and S.
Bungard would oversee the student development and leadership responsibilities.
- G. Pickett announced the formation of a new task force: Academic Administration Task Force. This
group will be examining the current structure (VP/Chairs/Coordinators/Directors/Faculty). Dr. Dunn will
be initiating the discussion with a "white paper" to be available next month. Already on this task force
are: current division chairs, S. Becker-Gorby, T. Danford, K. Herrington, G. Pickett, C. Stokes, S.
Rychlicki, A. Vavra.
- With the resignation of the Vice President, Teaching/Learning, faculty discussed the upcoming search.
The following motion was made by M. Goldstein with a second by T. Craig. The motion passed
unanimously.
The Faculty Senate recommends that in the upcoming search for the Vice President, Teaching/Learning
that in-house candidates NOT be overlooked, and be given serious consideration.
- The results of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee election are T. Craig, C. Dale, T. Danford, M.
Goldstein, K. Herrington, G. Pickett, R. Pusz, and C. Teaff (terms April 99 - March 01). Serving the
second year of a two year term are: R. Berry, P. Canary, R. Honeman, R. Jennette, R. Lucki, D.
Poffenberger, S. Rychlicki, and A. Vavra (terms ending March 00). The first meeting of this committee
will be Friday, 23 April 99 at 2:00 p.m. in Culinary Arts.
- D. Poffenberger reported on the 1999 Legislative session. In brief, faculty and staff salary increases
were approved; better funding for the free standing community colleges ($800 per student increase, to
bring to equity with the community college components) was enacted; new community college in the
eastern panhandle created; librarians as faculty failed; and SB669 was approved (200K for designated
schools, Northern being one).
| Committee |
Report Highlights |
| Governance |
Policy on class cancellations/closing - clean up
some language; draft policy on faculty emeritus
status |
| Advisory Council of Faculty |
No meeting since last Senate meeting; March ACF
meeting schedule for 29/30 March. |
| Student Leadership |
Policy for tracking student complaints passed
second reading; first reading on student records;
also discussion of more input for students of the
month. |
| College Technology |
Discussions included purchasing vs. leasing of
computer equipment; student technology fee
recommended, $2 per credit up to max. of $24 per
semester. |
| Finance/Facilities |
Still no meeting |
| Academic Affairs |
SOP subcommittee and grading subcommittee are
working; most of the committee's work has been
routine; Notice of the changes sent to all faculty |
| Ad Hoc Workload |
One faculty remark sums it up: "don't p#*! in our
boots and tell us it's raining" |
| Professional Development |
Guidelines for part time faculty award developed;
working on volunteer recognition; immediate family
was defined. Great teachers seminar 1999: 2
signed up; one alternative identified. Committee
will put together a small list of criteria for Great
Teachers |
| FERC |
Committee failed to meet. |
| Retention |
Committe met; some data received and analysis is
beginning; seems we lose students between the
first and second years; no recommendations yet. |
Faculty raised several questions: 1) should some of these Ad Hoc committees (P. Mancha creations)
continue or disband? 2) what happened to the Perkins money? and
3) what about faculty input into the
Presidential decision concerning market and equity funds (5% each)?
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:10 p.m. on a motion by D. Poffenberger and a
second by A. Secreto. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Senate will be Friday, 30 April 1999.
[note: first Friday is holiday; this meeting will be a fifth Friday], at 2:00 p.m. in the Culinary Arts room, HA,
Wheeling Regional Campus.
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas R. Danford, Secretary
last modified: 23 April 1999