Bristol
Community College
Faculty &
Professional Staff Senate Meeting
Minutes of
Monday October 20, 2014
B101 3:15 p.m.
Senators
in attendance: S. Gabb, R. Benya-Soderbom, J. Pelletier S. Ferreira, M. Geary,
J. Corven, C. Leonard, J. Mbugua, S. McCourt, J. Boulay, J. Constantine, T.
Grady, E. Kemper-French, S. Pero, D. St. George, K. Hiller, R. Amarasingham, L
Delano-Botelho, J. Duponte
Excused
Absences: H. Tinberg, G. Heaney, G. Leeman, R. Worthington, M. Williams
Absences:
R. Santos, D. Warr, C. Poore-Pariseau
Six
guests attended this meeting.
Special
Guests: Don Kilguss, Rodney Clark, Wes Lundberg, Gloria Saddler, Jo-Ann
Pelletier, Greg Sethares
Meeting called to order 3:17 pm.
Minutes: Minutes from October 6, 2014 were reviewed
and passed with one abstention due to an absence.
Division
Updates:
·
Division 1: No updates.
·
Division 2: No updates.
·
Division 3: Senator Heaney
is developing course on basic personal finance, driven by student limited
understanding and high student debt.
·
Division 4: Senator Hiller
announced two bone marrow drives—one in Attleboro on October 27th and
another in New Bedford on November 19th.
·
Division 5: No updates.
·
Division 6: Senator Gabb
explained Division 6 is designing a new Quest grant due in spring; Division 6
is now the Division of Transition & Access.
·
Division 7: No updates.
Division/Area
Grant Wish List:
The
division/area grant wish list was voted on and approved with no abstentions.
Annual Goals
and Calendar:
The
annual goals and calendar were voted on and approved without abstention.
Bylaws and
Reorganization:
An
ad hoc committee was formed to investigate the composition of unit members outside
of Divisions 1-5 at the college (including adjuncts and staff from other
locations). The committee will create a proposal for how to better organize Senate
constituencies and they will provide recommendations for revisions to the
bylaws. Senators Boulay, Leeman and Worthington agreed to serve on this
committee.
Community
Service-Learning and the Vision Project:
Don
Kilguss represented Mary Zahm of Civic Engagement, who could not attend; he discussed
the Board of Higher Education’s policy on civic learning. He discussed this
initiative at the September History Department meeting and he met with the
Registrar, Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, Lash Center for
Teaching and Learning, Financial Aid, and Civic Engagement over the summer
regarding a $220,000 state-wide grant for civic learning. He explained how BCC
programs requiring general education competencies are aligned with civic
learning competencies.
·
Intended
goal: To increase the number of courses addressing knowledge and applied
competencies related to civic learning.
·
Timeline
for project:
o
Establish
Civic Learning general education competency by Fall 2015.
o
Create
4 sections infused with Service-Learning requirement for a Spring 2015 pilot (3
infused sections of HIST 113; 1 of GVT 111); 2 in Fall River, 1 in Attleboro, 1
in New Bedford.
o
Provide
faculty support including Service-Learning Faculty Fellows seminars (Fall 2014);
reflective practice groups (Spring 2015); faculty stipends (ongoing, with the
use of Noble Hour data management software).
o
Establish
Service-Learning graduation requirement by Fall 2016.
o
Replace
existing general education competency (e.g., social phenomenon or ethical
values) with civic learning.
o
Offer
course replacements for programs that do not meet knowledge requirement through
history.
o
Assess
using American Association of Colleges and University’s Civic Engagement Value
LEAP Rubric and Board of Higher Education Study Group’s rubric to evaluate Service-Learning
reflection portfolios
·
Senators
were encouraged to send questions directly to President McCourt.
Communication
with Campuses and Centers:
With
a goal of increasing representation from all campuses, the Senate invited Vice
Presidents of Technology and Academic Affairs and campus deans to share ideas.
·
Vice
President of Institutional Technology, Jo-Ann Pelletier, offered the following updates
and suggestions regarding technology:
o
Bandwidth
has been expanded at all locations except Taunton.
o
The
College has purchased new licensing for programs such as Microsoft Office 365
and Microsoft Link.
o
The
newest version of SharePoint could be used for asynchronous communication, including
tracking revisions to documents and using discussion boards.
o
The
Senate should also consider accessibility issues including the transcription of
audio.
·
Dean
of Attleboro, Rodney Clark, indicated there are technology limitations in
Attleboro and that the simulcasting of Fall River lectures has been erratic.
Furthering the problem, he indicated that most Attleboro faculty and staff are
part-time, making commuting to Fall River difficult. He supported the idea of exploring
a remote connection with the Senate for Attleboro faculty and staff.
·
Vice
President of Academic Affairs, Greg Sethares, reinforced that communication
concerns between campuses will become more pressing over time, in light of the
dramatic growth in New Bedford, Taunton, and Attleboro.
·
Senator
Kemper-French offered suggestions including forming committees that are centric
to location (e.g., auxiliary services, traffic and safety); rotating committee
meetings at alternating campuses, modeling the presidential video chat, and
proving funding for a captionist.
·
President
McCourt will have a follow-up conversations with Vice President Pelletier.
Joint
Senate/Administration Closed-Loop Governance Initiative:
After
reviewing Senate approved document from the May 5, 2014 meeting and the updated
version sent from Associate Vice President Ucci on September 25, 2014, the
Senate voted unanimously to send approval to the Administration to move forward
with the most recent document.
Other Items
and Reminders:
·
Senators
McCourt and Boulay discussed the importance of participating in the Employee
Giving Campaign for securing outside funding. Senators were encouraged to
participate by October 31st.
·
Ron
Weisberger invited Senators to attend a free conference hosted by the Holocaust
Center and Luso Centro on October 31st.
Meeting adjourned 4:34 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, Jennifer
Boulay, BCC Faculty & Professional Staff Secretary
Bristol Community College
Faculty and Professional Staff Senate
Division/Area Grant Wish List
Objective: The
Senate and the Administration are working together on a process to include
stakeholders in Academic Decision Making. One avenue we are exploring is
considering constituent priorities in grants.
The Senate asks all constituents to discuss grant and
project ideas with others in their area
(department/division/program/committee/etc.) and inform the Senate of these
ideas so that the Senate President and others can be aware of them when
opportunities become available that may support their goals.
We ask that one or more constituents agree to be the contact
person in case there are questions.
The Senate recommends that these ideas be discussed with all
stakeholders in an area before submission including all staff and faculty
members, department chairs, program directors and deans.
Please email the completed form to the Senate President.
Please note that further participation will be required for
the idea/project to happen, which may include (but not be limited to)
collaborating on grant submission and reporting on project outcomes.
Project Title:
Area:
Contact:
Stakeholders involved
in discussion:
Please briefly
describe the project idea:
Senate 2014-2015
Meeting Schedule
Date
|
Topics
|
September
|
Division Reports
Strategic Planning and Calendar
|
October 6
D108
|
Division Reports
Area Grant Wish Lists
Writing Center/Academic Support
Strategic Goals and Calendar (Vote)
Senate Goal: Shared Governance
|
October 20
D108
|
Division Reports
Follow up: Area Grant Wish Lists
Community Service-Learning and the Vision
Project
Communication with other Campuses and Centers
Senate Goal: Shared Governance
|
November 17
H210
|
Division Reports
Advisement Project Update
NEASC Report
Senate Goal: Shared Governance
Senate Goal: Excellence, Equity and Inclusion
|
January 20
(Professional Planning)
TBA
|
Division Reports
Transition: QUEST Grant, Vision Project and
PARCC
Senate Goal: Communication and Representation
Senate Goal: Shared Governance
|
February 2
H210
|
Division Reports
Follow up: Area Grant Wish Lists
Senate Goal: Excellence, Equity and Inclusion
Senate Goal: Shared Governance
|
February 23
D108
|
Division Reports
Senate Goal: Communication and Representation
Senate Goal: Shared Governance
|
March 9
D108
|
Division Reports
Senate Goal: Excellence, Equity and Inclusion
Senate Goal: Shared Governance
|
April 13
D108
|
Division Reports
Follow up: Area Grant Wish Lists
Senate Goal: Communication and Representation
Senate Goal: Shared Governance
|
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