Academic Senate of Merced College Senate of Merced College ... that not as many students are going to the tutorial center for help ... Waitlist to the Learning Management System

Academic Senate of Merced College MINUTES

APPROVED Thursday, April 13, 2017

11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., SU-137

MEMBERS:

Area 1, Cohort A Gabriel Cuarenta-Gallegos Present Area 5, Cohort A Martina Marquez-Ramirez Absent

Area 1, Cohort A Caroline Dawson Present Area 5, Cohort B Alana Perlin Present

Area 1, Cohort B Carl Estrella Present Counseling Isabel Cambridge Present

Area 1, Cohort B Edward Modafferi Present Counseling Enriqué Renteria Present

Area 2, Cohort A Travis Hicks Present Los Banos Scott Coahran Present

Area 2, Cohort B Pam Huntington Absent Los Banos Dee Sigismond Present

Area 2, Cohort B Keri Ortiz Present At Large Steve Clark Present

Area 3, Cohort A Nikki Maddux Present At Large Megan Igo Present

Area 3, Cohort A James Thornburgh Absent At Large Mai Meidinger Present

Area 3, Cohort B Jessica Casey Present At Large Gregory Soto Present

Area 4, Cohort A Kitty Cazares Present Part-Time Faculty Kathleen Brantley-Gutierrez Absent

Area 4, Cohort A Wanda Schindler Present Part-Time Faculty Chris Gaugler Present

Area 4, Cohort B Michelle Pecchenino Present LRC Dee Near Present

Area 4, Cohort C David Noblett Present Curriculum Chair Myshel Pimentel Present

Area 5, Cohort A Jeffrey Buechler Present

STAFF:

IPRSLOAC Edward Modafferi Present Recorder Gabriela Garcia Present

ASMC Mariah Gill Present

GUESTS:

Chris Vitelli, Superintendent/President Michael McCandless, Interim VP of Student Services

Angela Tos, Dean of Student Services Regina Coletto, Acting Dean of Student Equity and Success

Donya Avila, Student Health Services Nurse Nancy Tapia, Public Health Department

Bobbi Jo Hogue, Student Karrie Bullock, Reference Librarian

1. CALL TO ORDER

Julie Clark called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m.

2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA (An item may be pulled, but not added unless in compliance with Brown Act)

Approve the agenda.

M: S. Coahran S: K. Cazares Y: 25 N: 0 A: 0

3. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS

GUESTS:

Jim Andersen Anne DiCarlo

Cameron Cowperthwaite Raul Alcala

Miriam Weikart Brenda Munoz

4. PUBLIC COMMENTS Senators were asked to keep comments brief and to the point since today’s agenda is

very long.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF March 23, 2017 Correction: Change Jasmine Reeves-Thomas to Mariah Gill

Approve the minutes February 23, 2017, with minor corrections.

M: D. Near S: S. Coahran Y: 25 N: 0 A: 0

6. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

A. Curriculum Committee – Myshel Pimentel There are only two curriculum committee meetings left for this semester. The committee is

relooking at the program investigation procedure to clarify a few wording issues that don’t align with their practice. The 2+2 list needs to be updated, send any edits to Myshel Pimentel.

B. IPRSLOAC – Edward Modafferi

There won’t be a meeting this month due to spring break. The program review forms will be ready the week after spring break; it is the same format as last year’s form but with a slight change in the resource allocation section. There will be a training for the CATs in assessment procedures on May 19 at 2 pm. 99% of courses have been assessed in the last five years.

C. FLEX – Gabriel Cuarenta-Gallegos and Mai Meidinger

The FLEX coordinator positions still need to be filled; Brian Ellison is going to talk to Tracie Green and Chris Vitelli to see if they can come up with a solution. The next meeting will be after spring break; they will be discussion coordinator positions and the workshops for the fall.

D. Student Success – Carl Estrella

A reminder that Smart Thinking is available to all students; the most popular use has been essay writing and most popular time is 10 pm. The tutorial referral button is still in the testing stages; it is working well except that not as many students are going to the tutorial center for help as they had hoped. Training for high school counselors has started. BSSOT is coming along and are getting ready to open on campus in August.

7. SENATE PRESIDENT’S REPORT – Julie Clark

Part-time faculty will be honored at the next Senate meeting. College Council has been reviewing a lot of board policies and administration procedures including the CEO hiring one which has one more reading to go.

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Academic Senate Minutes 04-13-17 (Approved)

8. Action Agenda A. Request for Sound Amplification, Merced College Poetry Slam in the Merced College

Campus Amphitheater outside Administration Building May 4, 2017 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Karrie Bullock The event is moving along and there are a lot of students interested in

participating.

Approve Sound Amplification on May 4, 2017

M: G. Soto S: C. Gaugler Y: 25 N: 0 A: 0

B. Resolution 4-17 Course Substitution Board Policy and Administrative

Procedure – Myshel Pimentel The only thing that has changed since it was brought to Senate in January is the

addition of the whereas about Academic Senate being able to make recommendations to policies and procedures and the addition of the counselor signature.

Approve Resolution 4-17

M: C. Estrella S: S. Coahran Y: 25 N: 0 A: 0

C. Resolution 6-17 Support of the Recommendation of 15 to Finish Task Force

Fall 2016 – Mai Meidinger Mai presented local data that supports 15 to Finish. She clarified that it is not a

policy change, it is just a recommendation. Discussion occurred about the concerns that people have regarding this program. After discussion, the resolution was approved by majority vote.


M: D. Near S: K. Cazares Y: 23 N: 2 S. Coahran D. Sigismond

A: 0

D. Resolution 7-17 AP 4240 Academic Renewal Revision – Enriqué Renteria

There are no known negative effects and doesn’t cost the district any money. Students are being rewarded for good behavior.


M: D. Near S: G. Soto Y: 25 N: 0 A: 0

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9. NEW BUSINESS A. 1st Reading: Request for Sound Amplification, Merced College Students for Social

Justice's First Free Show in the Merced College Campus Amphitheater outside Administration Building April 28, 2017 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. – Mariah Gill This event is to promote local artists and to bring some culture to Merced College.

B. 1st Reading: Request for Sound Amplification, Merced College Culture and Cuisine

Event in the Merced College Campus Grass Quad area May 10, 2017 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Michelle Pecchenino This will be the 7th year having this event. Don’t anticipate being loud, just some

announcements and soft music.

C. Discussion: Proposed New Merced College Mission Statement – Julie Clark The new mission statement will be a topic for discussion at today’s Educational

Master Planning Committee (EMPC) meeting so she wanted to get some feedback from the Academic Senate. Senators suggested adding something about diversity, lifelong learning and suggested a minor grammar

D. Information: BP/AP 3570 Smoking on Campus - Nancy Tapia and Donya Avila

Nancy Tapia from the Public Health Department talked about the details of the smoking policy including the enforcement and penalties. The policy will be in effect starting August 14. There will be support and sensation classes available.

E. Discussion: Adding Students on the Waitlist to the Learning Management System

(LMS) – Edward Modafferi A meeting to discuss this occurred and they are now working on the logistics of this

with the Office of Instruction. Senators were asked to send any concerns to Edward Modafferi or Julie Clark.

10. PRESIDENT’S REPORT – Chris Vitelli

The budget forum was recorded for those who were not able to attend. The college miscalculated the way restoration stability funding works which resulted in 1.87 million dollar deficit spending for this current year. Drastic measures have been taken in the last four weeks to close the gap as much as possible.

11. STUDENT’S REPORT – Mariah Gill

ASMC is having their officer elections for the upcoming year April 24 – 28. A group of students will be attending the spring general assembly for the Student Senate for California Community Colleges; they have drafted a resolution advocating for sanctuary campuses. The ASMC office is almost complete and once that is done they will be opening their food pantry which will be available to all students.

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12. ANNOUNCEMENTS and OPEN FORUM A. Announcements

Elections for the elections officer position will be coming up soon. There will be a poetry program in the library on April 25,, 2017.

B. Call for agenda items on the next agenda Thursday, April 27, 2017.

Items are due Wednesday, April 19, 2017 by 5:00 p.m. 13. ADJOURNMENT

Meeting adjourned at 12:10 p.m.

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A B C D E F

Cohort 1A Gabriel Cuarenta-Gallegos Y Y Y Y Y Y

Cohort 1A Caroline Dawson Y Y Y Y Y Y

Cohort 1B Carl Estrella Y Y Y Y Y Y

Cohort 1B Edward Modafferi Y Y Y Y Y Y

Cohort 2A Travis Hicks Y Y Y Y Y Y

Cohort 2B Pam Huntington

Cohort 2B Keri Ortiz Y Y Y Y Y Y

Cohort 3A Nikki Maddux Y Y Y Y Y Y

Cohort 3A James Thornburgh

Cohort 3B Jessica Casey Y Y Y Y Y Y

Cohort 4A Kitty Cazares Y Y Y Y Y Y

Cohort 4A Wanda Schindler Y Y Y Y Y Y

Cohort 4B Michelle Pecchenino Y Y Y Y Y Y

Cohort 4C David Noblett Y Y Y Y Y Y

Cohort 5A Jeffrey Buechler Y Y Y Y Y Y

Cohort 5A Martina Marquez-Ramirez

Cohort 5B Alana Perlin Y Y Y Y Y Y

Counseling Isabel Cambridge Y Y Y Y Y Y

Counseling Enriqué Renteria Y Y Y Y Y Y

Los Banos Scott Coahran Y Y Y Y N Y

Los Banos Dee Sigismond Y Y Y Y N Y

At Large Steve Clark Y Y Y Y Y Y

At Large Megan Igo Y Y Y Y Y Y

At Large Mai Meidinger Y Y Y Y Y Y

At Large Gregory Soto Y Y Y Y Y Y

Part-Time Faculty Kathleen Brantley-Gutierrez

Part-Time Faculty Chris Gaugler Y Y Y Y Y Y

LRC Dee Near Y Y Y Y Y Y

Curriculum Chair Myshel Pimentel Y Y Y Y Y Y

A: Approval of Agenda.

B: Approval of Minutes 2017.03.23

C: Sound Amplification 2017.05.04 Y Yea

D: Resolution 4-17 N Nay

E: Resolution 6-17 A Abstain

F: Resolution 7-17 Absent

Voting Records Academic Senate

April 13, 2017

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