Faculty Senate

 

West Virginia Northern Community College

 

Minutes: 5 November 2004

 

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Present: R. Berry, D. Board, T. Craig, C. Dale, J. Daley, T. Danford, M. Davis, F. DeCaria, D. Folger, K. Freeman, B. Gast, D. Goeddel, S. Hooff, S. Huggins, L. Ingram, J. Keyser, N. Krupinski, R. Lucki (presiding), R. Malek, T. Ramsey, C. Riter, C. Rogerson, D. Roth, S. Rychlicki, C. Stokes, C. Teaff, J. VanFossan, A. Vavra, G. Winland

 

Excused:  D. Bartley, S. Beck, C. Cornforth, C. Eastham, M. Grubor, D. Hans C. Harbert, K. Herrington  C. Kefauver, A. Kuca, L. Miller, M. Marlin, R. Pusz, H. Papeika, L. Shelek, M. Watson

 

Absent:  K. Atkins, F. Binkley, M. Goldstein, D. Jones, M. O’Brien, D. Poffenberger, J. Remias, P. Sharma, V. Slider, J. Tully,

 

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 October 2004 Faculty Senate meeting were approved as posted on the web page. (Danford/Craig)

 

·        Committees

 

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Assessment Team

S. Rychlicki reported that the committee is meeting twice per month.  They are gathering MCG’s that are available and plan to post them on the web. They have looked at the current Assessment Plan and are determining if updates are necessary.  This will be shared with faculty for input. 

ACF

M. Davis reported that ACF would like to have each group of college faculty have legislative contact either an event or shadowing experience.  R. Berry will help with contacts.

The question of a faculty members right to serve in the legislature may have been resolved by SB 448.

 

Academic Dean Search

 

Dr. Barry Good was on campus for a visit.  The committee has recommended his hiring and Dr. Hunter has an appointment to speak with him this afternoon.

BOG

T. Danford reported that the last board meeting was largely routine.  Two program reviews (Criminal Justice and Human Services) were accepted.  The board is looking for a Democratic lay member  from the New Martinsville area. Please forward any potential names to Tom.

Budget

N. Krupinski reported that capital expenditure requests for next year are due by November 19th.  This includes any one item over $1000 or any technology related item regardless of the cost.

Curriculum

The committee is looking at courses that have not been taught for several years.  Accounting has completed a first reading of changes.  The deadline has passed for submission of changes to make the next catalog. 

Enrollments Management

The state changed the reporting date to October 15th.  At this point head count was 2,800 and we were up 151 FTE from last year.  The early entrance students were no included in that count.  Adding them increased us to 2,937 head count and 1,900 FTE, but this occurred after the reporting date.

FERC

Proposed change: Remove the self-evaluation portion of the document. (Craig/Huggins).  Motion carried.

Discussion:  T. Craig felt that this portion was unnecessary, the accomplishment report will suffice for this purpose.

Institutional Technology

D. Goeddel reported that we are buying twelve projectors/laptops.  Rooms on all three campuses will be outfitted with the units as a pilot. 

LRC

C. Rogerson asked faculty how long materials (graded tests, etc.) left by faculty for students should be kept in the LRC.  Faculty recommend keeping materials until the end of the following semester. 

Professional Development

C. Stokes thanked faculty for their suggestions for professional development.  M. Goldstein is currently redoing the application for professional development funds.  Applications are returned to Rita Yeager.  They have capped individual funds at $1000.

Discussion:  Are part-time faculty eligible for as much as full-time faculty?   Are certifications being covered by professional development?  Faculty would like to know how many full-time faculty were denied funding after the current year is completed.

Promotion

N. Krupinski reported that the policy and procedure needs to be followed exactly and all deadlines must be adhered to strictly.  No member of the promotion committee can serve as a mentor.

At least one mentor per campus is needed, please forward your name to R. Lucki, if interested.

·        Old Business

o                   Department Organization

o                   The faculty proposal has been presented to Dr. Hunter.  No final decision has been issued.

o                   T. Danford reported that he spoke with Rita Yeager concerning the program director contract.  She assured him that the contracts will not be for any less than last year, if additional funding is approved than the contracts could be higher.

o                   D. Goeddel spoke with Rita Yeager concerning duties of the program director.  He provided instances that the director is responsible for curriculum issues, which was a duty that was being questioned.

o                   Advising Follow-up

o                   T. Vavra to send report of first-week advising to M. Koon.

 

·        New Business

o                   Computer usage

·        Children under 18 are not allowed access to college computers due to the lack of filtering.

o       Issue of our early-entrance students.

§         T. Craig suggested that the Acceptable Use Policy  addresses this issue because the permissible uses are outlined.

o       ID Cards

·        Faculty have received an e-mail concerning dates and times that pictures will be taken for ID cards.

o       Parking Concerns

·        Postings concerning the appropriate lots for faculty and students have been issued.

·        Some faculty raised concerns about safety issues in the 19th street lot.

o       Children on Campus

·        Faculty discussed the current policy and enforcement regarding children on campus accompanied by parents. Liability issues were also discussed. The current policy will be reviewed.                        

o       Response to Faculty Concerns

·        R. Lucki has received a response from Mike Koon regarding the list of faculty concerns sent earlier this semester.  R. Lucki to forward to all faculty.

·        Faculty request that as per history and tradition the return date for Spring Semester be January 10, 2005.  (Vavra/Danford)  Motion carried.  Letter to be drafted to Administration by M. Davis and R. Lucki.

 

Adjournment:  With no further business, the faculty senate meeting was adjourned at 3:15 pm.  (Dale/Krupinski).  The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Friday December 3, 2004 in the Telecom Room.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Lisa A. Ingram, secretary