Regular Meeting May 4, 2010
LAST NAME FIRST NAME DIVISION TERM
X Breit Craig Fine Arts/Communications 2010
X Chalmers Graham SEM 2010
X Chester Bob Liberal Arts 2011
X Ernest Roger Liberal Arts 2010
A Fabish David Liberal Arts 2012
X Fernandez Walter Humanities/Social Sciences 2010
X Fobi Charlene Health Occupations 2010
X Fortner Tony Technology 2011
X Gersitz Lorraine Library 2010
X Hallinger Don SEM 2011
E Hoppe-Nagao Angela Liberal Arts (Vice President) 2010
X Jensen Debbie HPER/Athletics 2010
X Juntilla Tim Liberal Arts 2011
X Lewellen Michelle Humanities/Social Science 2010
X LoVetere Crystal SEM 2011
X Marks Sandy Health Occupations 2011
X McPherson Mike HPER/Athletics 2011
X Mellas Dean SEM 2010
X Moore Debra Library (President) 2010
X Moriarty Cindy Business Education 2010
X O’Neil Scott SEM 2012
X Obasohan Victor Humanities/Social Sciences 2011
X Page Elizabeth Student Services 2010
X Real Nick Technology 2011
E Soden Barbara Business Education 2010
X Soto Armando Counseling 2010
X Ukita Traci Counseling (Secretary) 2011
A Wedell Donna Health Occupations 2010
X Wilson Chris Fine Arts/Communications 2011
X Wilson Jack SEM 2011
OTHER REPRESENTATIVES
X Lacy Linda College President (Non Voting)
X Silva Joseph Student Liaison (Non Voting)
E Stolze Ted CCFF Liaison (Non Voting)
Guests: Bill Farmer, M. L. Bettino, David El Fattel, Rachel Mason, Bernie Negrete, Wes Nance, Linda Rose, Carl Bengston, Rich Cameron, David Young, Carolyn Chambers
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May 4, 2010 Cheryl A. Epple Board Room
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDERAND PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
The meeting began at 11:08 a.m. The flag salute was led by Senator Fortner.
MINUTES Motion: It was moved by Senator J. Wilson and seconded by
Senator Mellas to approve the minutes of 4/27/10.
Discussion: Senator Mellas pointed out that the roster needs to be changed to correctly reflect Senator LoVetere’s term.
Action: Minutes were unanimously approved save one abstention.
REPORTS
President Ms. Moore reported that the consultants who visited the college last week to discuss student success centers will send a report of their analysis, which will likely go to the Developmental Education Committee first.
Ms. Moore asked the senators to update their information on the summer contact form.
Secretary Ms. Ukita announced that the Transfer Center will be hosting its annual Transfer Celebration on Friday, May 14th at 12:30 p.m. The celebration is to honor those students who have been offered admission to university and will transfer in the fall. There will be speakers, certificates will be awarded, representatives from different universities will be present, and there will be an information session on the next steps of the transfer process. Interested students should go to the Transfer Center for more info. Student Senate
Liaison
Mr. Silva reported:
Commencement will take place on Saturday, May 15th. The ASCC Awards Banquet will take place on Friday, May
7th. Tickets are sold out.
He and a few other students participated in the immigration reform march on Monday. He has gone the last few years, and it was especially large this year.
College President Dr. Lacy reported:
There has been no word from Sacramento about the budget, but there was an article in the LA Times that reported on the seriousness of the lack of revenue coming in. It has been
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predicted that the state is about thirty percent below the projection.
She hopes to see many of the faculty at the various events coming up.
A common assessment bill (AB 2682) has been presented, which proposes the development of a common tool for assessment that could be used by all California community colleges in concert with the CSUs. It could lead to cost savings for the community colleges.
California community college representatives are lobbying for federal legislation that would provide 2.8 billion dollars for education. Letters of support will be sent to local legislators. Additionally, Dr. Lacy thanked the Senate for having her join in on its discussions this year.
ANNOUNCEMENTS/ INFORMATION ITEMS
Commencement Commencement will take place on Saturday, May 15th. Faculty are asked to be at the college by 4:00, and in caps and gowns by 4:30. Other Announcements Senator Juntilla provided updated information on students accepted
to UC Los Angeles, Berkeley and Irvine:
The official numbers are not yet available from UCLA, but preliminary numbers reflect a 29% acceptance rate for transfer applicants, which is fairly close to usual. They are looking for any excuse to deny students. Major preparation will be even more important. The foreign language
requirements will need to be met for the Global Studies and International Development Studies majors.
117 Cerritos College students submitted applications to UC Berkeley, which is down from 143 last year. Cal admitted 33 students (about 28%), which is down slightly from last year. Of the admits, 29 are for fall and 4 are for spring.
182 Cerritos College students submitted applications to UC Irvine. They have admitted 108 (about 59%) so far. They still have not made a decision on 26 of the applicants; the others were denied. Almost all of the students who utilized a
Transfer Admission Guarantee were accepted. Virtually no transfer students were admitted to the Business
Administration major, though some Scholars Honors students were.
SENATE DISCUSSION
CIS Relocation/ Campus Planning
Professor of Computer Information Sciences, Bernie Negrete, updated the body as to the CIS issues he brought before the Senate at the previous meeting. He reported that he, CIS
department chairs Wes Nance and Marge Hohly, and SEM dean Carolyn Chambers met with Dr. Lacy, Vice Presidents Farmer, Johnson, El Fatal, Academic Affairs dean M. L. Bettino, and
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Director of Physical Plant Robert Riffle on Friday. It was a very productive meeting, and the issues were resolved. Mr. Negrete used a diagram to explain were the CIS labs and faculty offices will go in the refurbished Technology building. Some of their faculty will also be the new Physical Science/Technology building, which is planned for occupation sometime during the fall semester. It is expected that it will take approximately eight months to renovate the Technology building, so the CIS department should be able to move in during the summer or fall of next year. Project HOPE and the Veterans office will also be in the Technology building. Also, the new Liberal Arts building will hopefully be available in the summer of 2013, which will open up more space in Technology. With Dr. Lacy’s guidance and leadership, the CIS department will finally be consolidated. Mr. Negrete expressly thanked Dr. Lacy and her management team for their cooperation after which the room erupted in applause. Senator Obasohan explicitly commended Dr. Lacy, and given the history on campus of exclusionary decision-making, thanked her for her intervention in this matter.
Dr. Lacy also reported that the meeting to address the CIS department’s concerns was a good process. Everyone was
receptive to and supportive of all of the issues and needs that both the administration and the department were concerned about. Senator J. Wilson expressed his delight with the outcome, as well as his concern with the process that led to the outcome. He emphasized the need to keep sight on transparency, openness, and communication. He also inquired about the Campus
Transformation Committee. Dr. Lacy acknowledged that she has not met with that body, and has been wondering if it might be a duplication of efforts. If other committees are working properly, it might not be needed. She would like to see how things progress with the other committees, though the CTC could certainly be brought back if it is needed.
In addition to Mr. Negrete’s update on the CIS department
relocation, Senator Ernest provided on update on campus planning efforts. Senator Ernest sits on the Facilities and Planning
Committee. He expressed his belief that some of the CTC issues could migrate to the FPC, though there may be a need for more discussion on some topics in other venues. Senator Ernest reported:
He is excited about a proposal to install a solar array,
potentially as a shade structure over one of the parking lots. It is being discussed. Concerns have already been raised about how it might affect the look of the campus.
There are plans to create a turn-out (drop-off area) off of Alondra, which could help alleviate the problems there have been with accidents. It will cost about a quarter of a million dollars.
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The ribbon cutting for the SCCTT building will be on May 21st. They are going through the punch list now.
The close-out letter from the DSA for the Science building has been received.
The SS building has new classroom furniture. Upgrades for ADA accessibility are also taking place.
The old Physical Science building will be refurbished as soon as its current occupants move to the new Physical Science/Technology building. The new building will also house the math department. The old building will be refurbished and used as swing space and will house the Business Education department.
The renovation of Auto Technology is moving along.
Dean of HPEA, Dan Smith, is expecting record numbers at the new pool this summer. A need for shade structures has been pointed out. They will be looking at shade structures for other parts of campus as well.
After his initial update, Senator Ernest provided information and handouts pertaining to the new furniture that is being planned for purchase for the new Physical Science/Technology building. He raised concerns about the furniture and how it will work within the configuration of the space, as well as the process by which the furniture was selected. Ideally, the occupants should have been convened to discuss their needs, but that did not happen.
According to the consultant from the design firm, a committee had evidently discussed the furniture, but the Facilities and Planning committee had been told last May that it was preliminary, nothing had been decided, and there would be further discussion. The consultant, however, believes she received approval from Dr. Vela. Senator Ernest pointed out that there are no provisions in the proposed layout for windows. He expressed concern that the new furniture will not meet the needs of the faculty. The design is limited and forces one main configuration for the offices. Senator Ernest described some of the details of the furniture systems that are planned for purchase. He also reported that he has not heard positive comments about the furniture selection. His comments prompted several more by the other senators:
What works for one faculty member (or department) will not work for all, so it is important to have input from others. A couple senators reported that they saw the furniture and
did not think it was bad.
The furniture samples that were made available a few years ago, and for which input was solicited, did not include office furniture—it was classroom furniture.
Perhaps there could be a basic standard, but there should be options within that.
It might not be good to have one standard for the whole campus, because different departments have different needs.
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There may be safety concerns with the planned furniture configuration.
The planned furniture does not seem to be able to accommodate enough technology/computer equipment. During the discussion, it also became clear that conflicting
information had been given to different people about the possibility of additional shelving. Dr. Lacy indicated that that she would
double-check on the additional storage.
Vice President El Fattal pointed out that slowing down the furniture order for the new building would probably cause problems with occupancy of the building. He reported that he had also noticed some of the potential problems with the furniture, but the process had started long before he came to campus. The consultants are looking at the feedback from the surveys and are putting an
analysis together. Mr. El Fattal was not sure of the exact deadline, but noted it is tight, and it will be difficult to start a new process now. When asked about the forms that faculty were supposed to use to provide feedback on the furniture, Mr. El Fattal suggested faculty go ahead and fill out the form and send it in within the next couple of days to him or Mr. Riffle. He also indicated that he obtain clarification about the possibility of additional storage.
When it was pointed out that the review by the faculty of possible office furniture should have been many months ago when there were still choices and time. Dr. Lacy reported that Vice President Farmer had already proposed something that could prevent this kind of problem in the future: the Dean of Academic Affairs will now go to the Facilities and Planning meetings, so he will be aware of deadlines, which he can convey to the deans.
Finding Campus Data Interim Director of Research and Planning, Dr. Chris Myers,
demonstrated how to find College-related information and data. Dr. Myer’s presentation covered:
What kind of data might be needed and the purpose for which the data could be used.
How to access an inventory of available data and reports through the Research and Planning website (―Available Data‖ link). Dr. Myers demonstrated how to access assessment data, data available from and about the
planning process, resources that could support the program review process (e.g., retention and success rates), FTES, demographics, etc.
How to access the Chancellor’s Office data mart, through which data such as transfer rates and FTES for distance education courses can be gathered.
In response to a couple of questions, Dr. Myers also informed the body that faculty can obtain specific data by course from their
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deans, and that requests for more nuanced reports or data may be submitted to the Research and Planning office.
ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 12:29 p.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Faculty Senate Secretary, Traci Ukita.
For further details of the meeting, audio recordings are available in the Faculty Senate office located in the Office of Academic Affairs.
NEXT SENATE MEETING TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2010
11:05 A.M. BOARD ROOM
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