November 04, 2013 Meeting
Agenda
Academic Senate Meeting
Taft College
Monday, November 4, 2013
12:10-1:00 – Cougar Room
Call to Order
Public Commentary
Agenda
1. Approval of Minutes, October 7, 2013
2. New Faculty position presentations
Social Sciences
Sociology – Harold Pease – 12:15 – 12:20
Criminal Justice Administration – 12:20 – 12:25
Math/Science
Physical Science – Greg Golling – 12:25 – 12:30
Math – Greg Golling – 12:30 – 12:35
Kinesiology – Kanoe Bandy to present @12:45
Liberal Arts
Studio Arts – Sonja Swenson – 12:35 – 12:40
English – Kamala Carlson – 12:40 – 12:45
Applied Technology
Kinesiology (from Math/Science) – Kanoe Bandy – 12:45 – 12:50
Industrial Health & Safety – Kanoe Bandy – 12:50 – 12:55
Business – Kanoe Bandy – 12:55- 1:00
Adjournment
Next meeting, Monday, December 2, 2013
Minutes
Taft College Academic Senate Minutes
Monday, November 4, 2013 Cougar Conference Room
Attendees: President Tony Thompson, Vice President David Layne, Secretary Linda West, Jennifer Altenhofel, Nancy Artiga, Kanoe Bandy, Wendy Berry, Paul Blake, Adam Bledsoe, Kamala Carlson, Joe’ll Chaidez, Candace Duran, John Eigenauer, Sharyn Eveland, Shelly Getty, Lourdes Gonzalez, Gary Graupman, Jessica Grimes, Greg Golling, Daniel Hall, Danielle Harris,
Vicki Herder, Brian Jean, Diane Jones, Kelly Kulzer Reyes, Michelle Oja, Ruby Payne, Harold Pease, Robin Polski, David Reynolds, Joy Reynolds, Denise Romero, Sonja Swenson
The meeting was called to order at 12:12 p.m.
Review of October 7, 2013 Senate Minutes
The minutes were approved as presented with one correction.
Division Chair Presentations for Faculty Positions
The following division chairs or designees presented the rationale for new faculty positions:
Social Science
Harold Pease – Sociology and Criminal Justice Administration
Math/Science
Greg Golling – Physical Science and Math Kanoe Bandy – Kinesiology
Liberal Arts
Sonja Swenson – Studio Arts Kamala Carlson – English
Applied Technology
Kanoe Bandy – Industrial Health & Safety
Presentation materials for each position are attached to the minutes.
Tony asked faculty to place position ranking sheets in an envelope and submit them by Friday, November 8th. Tony and David Layne will meet the following Tuesday to compile the results.
Tony stated Dr. Maloney did not know how many new faculty positions we would be able to fill. She is currently waiting on results of the Full-time Faculty Obligation Number.
A request was made to make the process of filling the positions more transparent. Sonja Swenson, member of the Budget Subcommittee, indicated she would be sharing budget numbers with the Senate membership.
Meeting was adjourned at 1:00 p.m.
The next meeting is scheduled for 12:10-1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 2nd.
Respectfully submitted by
Linda West, Academic Senate Secretary