October 18; 1:00- 2:00 PM Ed Holmes, AVP Academic Affairs
Appendix B: Interview Summaries Marcia Gellin, AAD for Liberal Arts
Carol Mack, Biology, North Campus Keith Scully, Biology, North Campus
Mary Anne Cattieu, Biology, North Campus Murray Weinstein, Biology Chair, City Campus Beverly A. Roe, Biology Chair, South Campus Michael Sorrentino, Chemistry Chair, City Campus Steven Zawacki, Chair Chemistry, North Campus
John Danna, Chair Physics/Environmental Technology/ Geoscience North Campus
Sushil Patel, Chair Physics/Engineering Science North Campus Jean Stark, JMZ
Patricia Pietropaolo, JMZ
General Comments
North Campus
•
In general ECC needs updated and clean facilities to compete with areacolleges.
•
An auditorium is needed and a conference room.•
Students need a common area with a small food court.•
Updated restrooms with automatically flushing toilets are requested.•
More staff should be hired for housekeeping and maintenance.Biology
•
Biology is a service department providing required courses for ECCprograms including health related programs and degree programs designed for transfer to 4-year degree programs.
•
Departments serviced by the Biology department are: Nursing, DentalHygiene, Occupational Therapy, Medical Office Assistant, Medical Office Practice, Respiratory Care, Dental Assisting, Health Information Technology, Radiologic Technology, EMT: Paramedics, Emergency Medical Services Provider, Physical Education.
North Campus
•
Ninety-six sections of biology courses are offered in fall 2012 servicing2200 students.
•
There are not enough sections of Anatomy and Physiology andMicrobiology to accommodate all of the students wishing to take the courses.
•
The shortage of course sections is due to the number of lecture and labrooms.
•
There are 3 lecture rooms and 2 lab rooms.•
Concern is stated that students are going to Niagara County CommunityCollege because biology courses are not available at North Campus at times students want to take them.
Appendix B: Interview Summaries
∙
Four additional smart teaching/lecture rooms- making a total of 7 lecture rooms.∙
Additional office and storage space.∙
Biology Skills Center/Tutor room. Students at both South and City Campus have a similar facility. Provides area where students review anatomical models, have computer access for A&P and Microbiology skill development, and availability of microscopes for practice. All activities target skill development and remediation leading to increased retention.•
Student enrollment in biology courses- A&P I&II, Microbiology, andSurvey of A&P would increase if more sections were available.
•
Presently there are no academic programs planned in collaboration withother ECC campuses.
•
Locating Biology close to Allied Health encourages collaboration thatsupports student success.
•
Additional desks, cabinets and storage space are needed for the 23adjuncts.
•
Storage space is needed for lab equipment and supplies.•
A cadaver lab is requested. (Ed is not in favor.)•
Biology North Campus employs 9 F/T faculty, 23 adjunct faculty,1Master Technical Assistant, and 1 Senior Clerk Typist.
•
F/T faculty: Chandra Basu, K257; Lisa Bonaventura, Chair, K254; MaryAnne Cattieu, K253; Josephine Degnan, K253; Thomas Franco, K253; Jana Frustaci, K253; Debra Jenkins, K149; Carol Mack, K257, Keith Skully, K253.
•
P/T faculty: 23 P/T faculty. 7 are located in K253; 6 are in K257; 8 arein K258; 1 is in K210; and 1 in B111.
•
Diane Gardner, Master Technical Assistant is in K258.•
Jeanette Szczepanski, Senior Clerk Typist is in K253.•
Increasing the number of lecture/lab sections would necessitate thehiring of additional adjunct faculty and an additional lab assistant. South Campus
•
About 50% of the students taking biology courses at South Campus arefrom North Campus when they cannot get a course at North.
•
South does not have computerized scheduling.•
They lecture in the 4 labs they have (compared to 2 labs at North).•
They are in need of lecture space.•
Lectures hold 32 students. That has to be tight in a lab room.•
F/T faculty: Thamby Ninan, Beverly Roe, Yolanda Lugo, RozanneRedlinski, Don Gill. No office room numbers provided.
•
There are 16 P/T faculty, one teaches entirely online. No office roomnumbers provided. City Campus
•
Currently they are running 55 sections of biology.•
Could increase enrollment by 20-30% if he had more space, but nonewas requested during interview.
•
Middle College (290 Main Street) is taking up lab and lecture spacethat would accommodate 6 biology sections per semester. (Potential for eliminating Middle School due to cost?)
Appendix B: Interview Summaries
•
Office space is needed- three would be sufficient.•
No information on office space was provided.Chemistry
•
The chemistry division provides courses that support degree programsincluding: Environmental Science, Allied Health and Forensics. North
•
There is a general need for open computer labs for science students.•
Students do not have access to labs for out-of-class work.•
Labs are outdated (built in the 50’s) except for Organic Chemistry lab.•
Exhaust hoods are barely adequate. Ventilation should be upgraded.•
Semi-control of 2 classrooms but when a class is cancelled due to lowenrollment the room is not available for scheduling the next semester- “squatter’s rights” prevails.
•
Lecture rooms should be upgraded to smart rooms.•
Space to tutor students is needed as is office space for P/T faculty.•
Storage space is needed.•
Police Science now has lecture hall that had been used by Chemistry.•
Office space is adequate except for HVAC.•
F/T faculty: T. Rotlarz (?), P. Devis Sanchez, S. Zawacki, S. Rudolfino (?).Faculty office space is B700 B&C and B703 C&B.
•
P/T faculty: there are 7 to 8.•
F/T Chemistry/Physics department secretary: T. Fiarello, located in B700.•
P/T Technician: U. Rizu.City Campus
•
Chemistry Department FTE’s are between 68 and 73. There is noexpectation of change.
•
Middle College is using lab space Tuesday and Thursday mornings.•
Chemistry storage should be closer to the labs and classrooms.Currently storage is not on the same floor as labs.
•
The prep room becomes a default storage area for frequently usedchemicals and equipment. The clutter and accumulation of chemicals may lead to safety issues.
•
Carts are used for lab prep.•
The 2 lab rooms are designed for 16 stations/students but are alsoused for lectures that have up to 32 students. Problems are created for seating the extra students and violation of fire codes. Egress is sometimes impeded by the extra desks brought into the room to accommodate the larger number of students in lecture sections.
•
There has been a continuing problem of water infiltration into wallsleading to paint peeling off the walls and release of plaster dust. The 10-year problem may have been resolved recently.
•
It is hoped that Organic Chemistry, which had been taught at North inthe past, will be restored. The cost for upgrading a lab and purchasing equipment is estimated at $100,000.
Appendix B: Interview Summaries
office space. They use the chemistry lab (430) between scheduled classes/labs, but the time that the room is open is very limited. Office space is requested for the 4 P/T faculty.
•
Chemistry has 2 labs/prep room and one faculty office.•
F/T faculty: Michael Sorrentino, 438.•
P/T faculty: Robert Ahrens, chem lab 430; Larry Beanan, chem lab 430;Ramanathan Gopal, chem lab 430; Rebecca Stadler, chem lab 430.
•
F/T Master Technical Assistant- shared with Biology and Physics, RobertMaslanka 344.