October 06, 2014 Meeting

Agenda

Academic Senate Meeting

Taft College

Monday, October 6, 2014

12:10-1:00

Cougar Room

Call to Order

Public Commentary

Agenda

  1. Approval of minutes, September 2, 2014
  2. New Faculty Presentations LIBERAL ARTS

Studio Arts – Bill Devine – 12:15 – 12:21 LEARNING SUPPORT

Librarian – Vicki Jacobi – 12:21 – 12:27 SOCIAL SCIENCES

Sociology – Sharyn Eveland – 12:27 – 12:33 MATH/SCIENCES

Kinesiology – Kanoe Bandy – 12:33 – 12:39 APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES

Industrial Health & Safety – Kanoe Bandy -12:39 – 12:45 Energy Technology –Kanoe Bandy – 12:45 -12:51

LIBERAL ARTS

English – Kamala Carlson – 12:51 – 12:57

Adjournment

Next Meeting, Monday, November 3, 2014

Minutes

Taft College Academic Senate Minutes

Monday, October 6, 2014 Cougar Conference Room

Attendees: President Tony Thompson, Vice President Vicki Jacobi, Secretary Linda West, Jennifer Altenhofel, Megan Andrews, Kanoe Bandy, Michelle Beasley, Paul Blake, Adam Bledsoe, Jill Brown, Kamala Carlson, Candace Duran, Geoffrey Dyer, John Eigenauer, Sharyn Eveland,

Tori Furman, Shelley Getty, Greg Golling, Jessica Grimes, Daniel Hall, Brian Jean, Mike Jiles, Diane Jones, Danielle Kerr, David Layne, Mariza Martinez, Janis Mendenhall, Michelle Oja, Ruby Payne,

Stacie Rancano, Kristi Richards, Becky Roth, Sonja Swenson, Karen Ziegler The meeting was called to order at 12:14 p.m.

Review of September 2, 2014 Senate Minutes

A motion was made by Jennifer Altenhofel and seconded by David Layne to approve the minutes as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

Division Chair Presentations for Faculty Positions

The following division chairs or designees presented the rationale for new faculty positions:

Liberal Arts – Bill Devine

Studio Arts

Learning Support – Vicki Jacobi

Librarian

Social Sciences – Becky Roth

Sociology

Math/Sciences – Kanoe Bandy

Kinesiology

Applied Technology – Kanoe Bandy

Industrial Health & Safety Energy Technology

Liberal Arts – Kamala Carlson

English

Presentation materials for each position are attached to the minutes.

Tony stated he will be distributing the ranking sheets electronically. He said he hadn’t received any input from the administration regarding the number of new faculty positions that would be approved, if any.

Meeting was adjourned at 12:55 p.m.

The next meeting is scheduled for 12:10-1:00 p.m. on Monday, November 3rd.

Respectfully submitted by

Linda West, Academic Senate Secretary Attachments

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