LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE

2002 – 2003  Faculty Senate

 

APPROVED Minutes of the April 9, 2003 Special Meeting

James Goodman, Chair

Warren Imada, Vice Chair

Jack Pond, Secretary

 

SENATORS PRESENT:  N. Buchanan, L. Currivan, M. Dobson, Z. Estrada, R. Flegal, C. Ganne, J. Goodman, K. Hill, J. Kappenberg, K. Khan, P. Kennedy, G. Levy, P. Lococo, C. Martin, R. Pfeiffer, J. Pond, C. Yokotake.

 

SENATORS EXCUSED:  C. Hochstein, W. Imada, M. Nakano S. Palombo.

 

CALL T0 ORDER:  The special meeting was called to order at 3:25 p.m. with a quorum.

 

SPECIAL ISSUES:  The meeting was called to discuss several issues from the previous week’s meeting. 

 

A. THE “N” GRADE:

 

The question before the Senate was whether or not to reopen the issue of the N grade.  The WASC visiting team’s recommendation as well as Leeward’s self-identified action plans (from the self-study) could be the sole focus of the study.  Some Senators felt that a complete review of the N grade was in order since the climate on the campus may have changed since the last review was undertaken. 

 

Motion 03-19 (Levy/Flegal):  To direct the Senate to deal with all aspects of the N grade.

PASSED – Unanimously

 

It was decided to move the issue to the Student Committee for study.

                           

B. THE SCHEDULE OF COURSES:

 

The Schedule of Courses is almost always inaccurate shortly after it is printed due to post-printing schedule changes.  Should the College abandon the current schedule format and print a much abbreviated version?  A proposal was made to only print a 5-page list (10 pages front and back) of courses with prerequisites and recommended preparations without section numbers or times and refer to the website for days, times and other information.  Senators were concerned that there are still students who do not use the computer for course selection prior to registration and that there was a great deal of other valuable information contained in the schedule.  Abandoning that format might make registration difficult for students.  Therefore, it was decided to continue to print the schedule in its current format for now.  A change might be considered in the future, and to that end, Senator Lococo suggested the College keep track of how many copies of the schedule are printed and how many are left over.  It may be possible to reduce that number.

 

C. LCC’S CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER SELECTION:

 

Because of the lateness in the semester, the process of selecting a CAO will be extended into the fall.  The Faculty Senate has been charged with forming this committee.  The procedures used in the last two Provost searches will be followed and modified as necessary.  The Senate’s Committee on Committees (the Faculty Committee) will work with the Campus Council and all constituency groups on campus to establish a campus-wide selection committee that has broad-based representation. 

 

D. NAME CHANGE:

 

The Office of External Affairs & University Relations [EAUR] has requested each campus hold an open meeting to discuss and facilitate a free exchange of opinions on their proposed name change.  These are not being held for the purpose of voting, but to compile and forward a summary of comments to the EAUR.

 

The Open Forum will be held on Monday, April 14, 2003 at 1:00 in BE 104.

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

ü      Subsequent to the series of meetings of the ACCJC Executive Director, Vice Chair and one Commission member, the University of Hawaii Community College Reorganization substantive change request was approved by the Commission.

 

ü      The candidate field for the position of UH Vice President of Academic Affairs has been narrowed to about 10.

 

ü      The Chair of the newly formed Program Review Committee will be given 3 credits of release time.  The scope of the committee’s work will be limited to academic programs only including AA, AS, AAS, and Certificate programs. 

 

ü      The package of AIC reports that has been sent to all Senators will form the basis for the College’s Midterm Report to the Accrediting Commission.  Senators are encouraged to read the reports carefully for perspective and accuracy.  This topic will be discussed at the April 30 Senate meeting.  The first draft of the report will be ready in August.  It is due to the Commission by November 1, 2003. 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT:  The meeting was adjourned at 5:15 pm.

 

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:  Jack Pond, Secretary.