Faculty Senate
West Virginia Northern Community College
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Minutes 25 September 1998 |
Present: S. Beck, R. Berry, F. Binkley, P. Canary, J. Cisney, T. Craig, C. Dale, T. Danford, W. Deibert, E. Gast, M. Goldstein, D. Gonot, M. Grubor, D. Hans, K. Hart, K. Herrington, R. Honeman, S. Hooff, L. Ingram, J. Keyser, N. Krupinski, A. Kuca, V. Larson, R. Lucki, R. Malek, K. Morelli, G. Pickett (presiding), D. Poffenberger, S. Purpura, R. Pusz, M. Riley, S. Robinson, S. Rychlicki, A. Secreto, P. Sharma, D. Smittle, R. Vance, J. Van Fossan, A. Vavra, M. Watson, G. Winland, and R. Yeager.
Excused: T. Boyers, R. Jennette, K. Leisering, S. Mankowski-Myers, L. Shelek, C. Stokes, C. Teaff, and A. Thompson.
Absent: M. Davis, B. Hudak, C. Huston, K. Jacobson, D. Jones, C. Mason, G. Norton, E. Rogers, C. Rogerson, D. Roth, R. Sambuco, M. Sidon, and V. Slider.
G. Pickett called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m. in the Culinary Arts room, HA, Wheeling Regional Campus. The minutes of the April Senate meeting were approved on a motion by P. Canary and a second by V. Larson.
T. Vavra led a discussion of the proposed 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 academic calendars. After much discussion on just the 1999-2000 one, the following option was voted upon (Larson/Dale):
| Fall Semester | 1999 |
| Faculty Return | 16 August |
| First Day of Classes | 23 August |
| Last Day of Classes | 13 December |
| Final Exams | 14 - 18 December |
| Grades Due | 20 December |
| Spring Semester | 2000 |
| Faculty Return | 5 January |
| First Day of Classes | 10 January |
| Spring Break | 6 - 11 March |
| Last Day of Classes | 1 May |
| Final Exams | 2 - 6 May |
| Graduation | 7 May |
| Grades Due | 8 May |
| Faculty Development Week | 8 - 12 May |
This calendar was approved by the Senate on a vote of 24 in favor to 8 opposed. G. Pickett will forward this information to the administration.
The question of pay for overloads was raised. It seems that there has been a change in policy/procedure and faculty will now only be paid an overload during Spring Semester. Those teaching 16 or more credits during the Fall Semester, who would have previously been paid during Fall Semester, will not be paid until the Spring teaching schedule exceeds 30 credits. This, coupled with the recently announced change of payment of program coordinators and directors (now quarterly), brought forth the question of lack of communication. Also discussed was the question of overloads for program coordinators. It appears that they no longer have such an option if they receive released time. The Senate came to consensus that these serious matters be placed on the Liaison Committee's agenda as a focus... that they be the sole agenda item for the next Liaison Committee meeting.
| Committee | Report Highlights |
| Liaison | G. Pickett reported that the faculty concerns were: academic calendar, faculty contract period, enrollment/class cancellations, bookstore, and financial aid; and that staff concerns were: unfilled positions, reorganization |
| Advisory Council of Faculty | D. Poffenberger reported that 1)faculty salary increases and an increase for technology/development was included in the proposed budget to the Legislature, and 2) there is much speculation about higher education governance and reorganization |
| Student Life | First meeting was primarily organizational. No major actions taken. |
| College Technology | First meeting was primarily organizational. No major actions taken. |
| Finance/Facilities | First meeting was primarily organizational. No major actions taken. |
| Academic Affairs | First meeting was primarily organizational. No major actions taken. |
| Assessment | First meeting was primarily organizational. Assessment will be an agenda item at the October Division meetings. |
| Professional Development | First meeting was primarily organizational. Great Teachers Seminar has been rescheduled for October; contact Mark Goldstein if interested. |
| FERC | Committee failed to meet. |
| Retention | Committee has met and is collecting information on why students left. It wants to focus on two of the six initiatives identified at All College Day. Interested faculty should contact C. Dale or S. Beck. |
At the Executive Committee meeting, a series of irregularities with respect to certain early entrance classes were reported. These irregularities included total amount of instructional time and scheduling (extending past the semester end). After some discussion, the Senate endorsed the following (Danford/Deibert):
The Faculty Senate expresses concern about early entrance classes and endorses a position of college-wide standard policy and procedure. Such standard policy and procedure should include input from both division chairs and regional campus deans.
a. Sabbatical Leave Policy Revision
This revision was last seen in March 1998; it has apparently fallen into the administrative black hole.
b. Legal Actions
There was a report on K. Leisering's legal situation. After some discussion, the Senate unanimously endorsed the following (Poffenberger/Goldstein):
The Faculty Senate supports the legal position of our colleague, Katherine Leisering.
c. Major Administrators' Evaluations
There was a discussion concerning the Major Administrators' evaluations. A draft memo was distributed. This memo was approved unanimously (Poffenberger/Larson). The complete text can be viewed by clicking here.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:50 p.m. on a motion by S. Rychlicki and a second by P. Canary. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Senate will be Friday, 23 October 1998, at 2:00 p.m. in the Culinary Arts room, HA, Wheeling Regional Campus.
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas R. Danford, Secretary
last modified: 26 Sept 1998