Intra-American Studies and Social SciencesDivision Meeting Minutes

October 8, 2001

Present: Betsey Barnett, Larry Clarke, Rachel David, Linda Forst, Bob Francis, Paul Herrick, Dongwa Hu, Richard Jacobs, Ernest Johnson, Diana Knauf, Christine Landon, Kenny Lawson, Lee Libby, Patricia McDonald, Tim Payne, Sharon Phillips, Andrea Rye, Frank Sjursen, Sonja O. Solland, Arlene Strong, Lew Tarrant, Terry Taylor, Linda Warren

Guests: Robbie Crockett (interpreter), Pam Dusenberry, Jan Ellis, Jim Jory, Julee Neuhart, and Cindee Torgerson

I. Speech Language Pathology Assistants Program

Andrea introduced the presenters for the proposed new program and explained how Shoreline became involved in the process to implement a 2-year degree program in Washington state. She introduced Julee Neuhart and Cindee Torgerson, two Speech-Language Pathologists, who explained the basis of the program. They are following coursework established by the American Speech Pathology and Hearing Association and best practice in instructional development of SPLA para-educators. The program includes a 20-hour per week internship. They devised a two-year training pattern similar to that of occupational and physical therapy assistants who work in schools and clinics. The SLPAs will work with students in groups and individually to assist in articulation and language development. They will also utilize assistive technology in working with students. Their support will allow testing and teaching to occur at the same time. The career opportunity potential for graduates of this program is extensive.

It was explained that the courses in this program would be taught by Speech-Language Pathology professionals who have training and experience in adult education. Potential instructors could come from the part-time pools at baccalaureate educational institutions and graduate schools. Shoreline is developing this program in partnership with the University of Washington and Speech-Language Pathologists in the area. Carl Perkins funding is being used as start-up money to fund the development of this program. Student recruitment will be one issue that could present a challenge in the initial stages of the program. Julee Neuhart is devising a plan to reach High School counselors to get the word out about this new program.

It was moved (Barnett/Libby) to accept the program and the MCO’s for first reading. The motion passed with one opposed.

II. Interdisciplinary Gen Ed Assessment Project

Pam Dusenberry explained that the purpose of this project is for faculty to work collaboratively to determine how they currently assess three of the general education

outcomes: multicultural understanding, communication and information literacy. The participants in the project will have conversations about what is currently being done and they will create a written document from this information. This will be used to develop a model for how to assess the other three remaining outcomes. The information can then be used in the future to evaluate and assess student achievement of these outcomes and the effectiveness of courses/programs in facilitating student learning. It will also determine changes and improvements that are needed in courses and programs, based on this assessment process.

Volunteers who will participate in the project are: Bob Francis, Betsey Barnett, Terry Taylor, Linda Warren, Diana Knauf and Dongwa Hu.

III. Self-Study/Program Planning and Assessment Process

Jan Ellis and Jim Jory presented an overview of the self-study process. They explained that each program will be complete the Program Planning and Assessment report and an executive summary. The program assessment process is to be both quantitative and qualitative. The program reports need to be analytical expressing both strengths and challenges while utilizing honesty with discretion. It is important not to cover up deficiencies. The form for the program planning and assessment process can be found on the intranet site under governance, PPA. They stressed the importance of being brief in completing the executive summary that is to be submitted to Jan Ellis. There is also a template for this document available at the same site. It should be an analysis of the data, identify shortcomings up front, and articulate the benchmarks used to measure effectiveness. The summary should be judicious and balanced.

There will be scheduled forums by the self-study screening committee to examine the values identified in the strategic plan and to assess whether the campus effectively models these values. These values will be clustered in groups so that each forum can be focused on no more than three of the values.

IV. Institutional Priorities Survey

The Noel-Levitz Survey will be placed in everyone’s box and it needs to be turned in by October 10th to the division office.

V. Reports:

A. Faculty Senate – hasn’t met yetB. Curriculum Committee – hasn’t met yetC. Federation – Bob reported that Terry Taylor was elected to represent this

division.D. Strategic Planning – hasn’t met yet

VI. Other:

Arlene reported that Cathy will be going out on extended medical leave. The office may not be covered consistently for several weeks. She asked the faculty to plan ahead as much as possible to be patient in getting their work done.

Tim announced the two sessions of a reflection of events of September 11 on the one month anniversary, Thursday, 10/11 – one at 11:30 and one at 12:30. Faculty are encouraged to bring their classes. The event will be in the Little Theater.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:45 p.m.

INTRA-AMERICAN STUDIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE DIVISION MEETING MINUTES

NOVEMBER 5, 2001

Present: Larry Clarke, Rachel David, Linda Forst, Paul Herrick, Ernest Johnson, Ken LaFountaine, Lee Libby, Sonny Masso, Sharon Phillips, Andrea Rye, Frank Sjursen, Adam Sowards, Arlene Strong, Lew Tarrant, Terry Taylor, and Linda Warren

Guests: Julee Neuhart, Robbie Crockett

I. Program Planning and Assessment Reports

Andrea stated that she had attended planning meetings for several of the program units to answer their questions about the Program Planning and Assessment Reports. She asked is anyone had any questions regarding the assessment process. Everyone seemed to be clear regarding the expectations for the process.

II. Spring Quarter 2002 Schedule

Arlene indicated that each discipline should work together to plan the course offerings for the schedule and to make sure that the offerings were spread across the daily time schedule. Schedules are due back in the office by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 21.

III. MCO – First Reading

Lee indicated that the two MCO’s being presented, CRIMJ 131 and CRIMJ 134, are simply updates of existing MCO’s. There are no major changes. They are being presented as part of the regular on-going updating process for MCO’s. There were some suggestions about making sure that the competencies are written in language that is measurable. It was moved by Ken, and seconded by Sonny and passed to accept these courses for first reading.

IV. MCO – Second Reading

Julee presented the Planning Sheet for the Speech Language Pathology Assistant Program and four new MCO’s, SPL 220, SPL 225, SPL 235 and SPL 236, with the additional competencies added since the first reading. It was recommended that some of the outcomes be changed to measurable outcomes. It was moved by Terry, seconded by Ken and passed to accept these courses for second reading.

V. MCO – First Reading

Paul Herrick presented the new course MCO for PHIL 102 – Contemporary Moral Issues. It was suggested that competencies be changed to measurable competencies and that

competencies be developed for both the attitudes and values outcomes and the knowledge outcome. It was moved by Ken, seconded by Lee and passed to accept this course for first reading.

VI. ReportsA. Faculty Senate – Rachel reported that FACTE’s direction for the quarter is

centered on the 9/11 event. Faculty are encouraged to write articles around this topic.

The syllabus sub-committee is working on revising the current policy.

The Senate is also exploring the possibility of alternative time schedules. Right now they are gathering input.

B. Curriculum Committee -- Ernest reported that the revised course coding and approval form has been approved. Faculty submitting revisions and new courses should include this revised form with the MCO.

WAOL courses are to go through an approval process at the division level. The Director of Distance Learning will be distributing the form for evaluating these courses.

GenEd implementation – triads will be formed with a person from the GenEd Committee, a person from the Curriculum Committee and a person from the Discipline or program. The Triads will review courses submitted for approval in meeting GenEd requirements to make sure the course meets the criteria defined in the revised GenEd Outcomes.

C. Federation – Terry reported that there is a proposal to add $250 to base pay and that COLA is to be almost fully funded as well as the increments. The issues yet on the table is whether to accept this prior to an agreement on the full-time pay in relation to part-time that is on the table. Voting is taking place this afternoon.

D. Strategic Planning – Arlene reported that she had not been at the first meeting, but that the focus had been centered on the process for developing Standard One of the Accreditation Report.

Meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.

INTRA-AMERICAN STUDIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE DIVISION MEETING MINUTES

December 3, 2001

Present: Betsey Barnett, Larry Clarke, Rachel David, Bob Francis, Linda Forst, Rene Hardy, Paul Herrick, Dongwa Hu, Richard Jacobs, Ernest Johnson, Diana Knauf, Ken LaFountaine, Lee Libby, Sonny Masso, Patricia McDonald, Cathy Patrick, Tim Payne, Sharon Phillips, Tasleem Qaasim, Andrea Rye, Frank Sjursen, Sonja Solland, Adam Sowards, Arlene Strong, Lew Tarrant, Terry Taylor, and Linda Warren

Guests: Julee Neuhart

I. Spring Quarter 2002 Schedule

Arlene advised everyone that Spring Quarter schedule is due today, December 3rd. There have been some changes made in the schedule because of room availability. After today only minor changes will be permitted.

II. MCO Revision – 1st & 2nd Reading; IASTU 206 W and MUSIC 206 W

Sonny Masso stated that IASTU 206 MCO has been approved by the Curriculum Committee and now he needs to submit the IASTU 206W MCO for the “W” Course approval. Sonny pointed out the additions to the IASTU 206W MCO. It was pointed out that the writing process in the MCO needed to be defined, i.e., a student submits a paper, the teacher gives feedback and the student rewrites the paper, the length of the paper, etc. Betsey Barnett moved that IASTU 206W be approved for first reading; Ken Lafountaine seconded the motion. Bob Francis suggested bringing the MCO back for second reading at the next meeting. The motion then passed. There was also discussion regarding revitalizing the “W” Course committee. Andrea advised everyone that the “W” Courses need to meet the UW requirements and that she would distribute that information to faculty.

III. MCO – First Reading: SLP 101, 110, 150, 210, 211, 212, 213, 230, 250, 251

Julee Neuhart presented the remaining SLP courses for first reading. Discussion followed regarding the wording “Internship,” whether it was describing internship, field work or a practicum, and what the differences are. Also the term “work settings” needs defining, and Assessment Tools needed to be identified in the MCO. There was a

motion to approve these MCOs for first reading by Tim Payne, it was seconded by Ken LaFountaine, and approved.

IV. MCO – Second Reading, SLP 100

Julee Neuhart stated that the SLP 100 has been through first and second reading at the Curriculum Committee. It was being presented for second reading because it was left out of the packet that was distributed with the agenda for the November meeting. Discussion occurred regarding the term “writing” in the assessment tools. It was pointed out that there was no description of what that included. There was also discussion about the use of the term “participation.” It was pointed out that the Curriculum Committee also may ask for an explanation for how you see someone “interpreting.” Ken LaFountaine made the motion to approve SLP 100 for second reading, Terry Taylor seconded it, and it passed.

It was also pointed out the Curriculum Committee approved a new MCO form effective November 1, 2001, for MCOs being presented for new and revised courses. Courses submitted from this point on must use the new MCO template.

V. WAOL Information Items - ECON 100, HIST 111

There was discussion regarding approval of WAOL online courses. Regarding Econ 100, Bob Francis recommended to approve the course. Ken moved that the division approve this course, Adam seconded, and it was passed. Paul Herrick presented the Phil 120 WAOL online course and recommended that it be approved, Ken LaFountaine moved to accept, Terry Taylor seconded, and the motion passed.

V. Reports

A. Federation – Terry Taylor There’s been discussion regarding moonlight assignments and how these decisions are made in each division. Information is being collected from faculty regarding any concerns. Issue teams for the next contract negotiation period should be forming, for example, tenure review process.

B. Curriculum - Ernest Johnson and Betsey Barnett(1) WAOL course approval form is going through Curriculum Committee for evaluation and approval. (2) Criteria for “W” (writing) course is being reviewed for update. It is currently based on UW criteria, which was developed in the 1980s. (3) IAS faculty’s position was presented for undualisting, that the

basis of the position is academic integrity. There was discussion about undualisting, the process for undualisting and academic honesty and student impact.

C. Faculty Senate - Rachel David and Tim PayneThere was discussion regarding the role of faculty on this campus regarding prerequisite checking of students. Math/Science is piloting the prerequisite checking.

D. Strategic Planning - Linda Warren and Arlene StrongThe Strategic Planning Committee is collecting data to compile their report.

VI. Other

Paul Herrick reminded everyone that this was Rene Hardy’s last division meeting and reminded everyone to come celebrate at the retirement party Friday at 10 am.

Ernest Johnson advised the division that BSU Martin Luther King Day planning committee would be meeting Tuesday at 3:00 pm in the Multicultural Center. He invited faculty to bring their classes to the MLK celebration on January 17, 2002, from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm.

The meeting adjourned at 3:40 pm.

INTRA-AMERICAN STUDIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE DIVISION MEETING MINUTES

January 14, 2002

Present: Betsey Barnett, Larry Clarke, Rachel David, Bob Francis, Linda Forst, Lisa-Lou Gogal, Robert Hayden, Paul Herrick, Dongwa Hu, Ernest Johnson, Diana Knauf, Ken LaFountaine, Ken Lawson, Cathy Patrick, Tim Payne, Sharon Phillips, Tasleem Qaasim, Andrea Rye, Frank Sjursen, Sonja Solland, Adam Sowards, Arlene Strong, Lew Tarrant, Terry Taylor, Bob Thompson, and Linda Warren

Guests: Michelle Cruver and students, Nancy Fields, Julee Neuhart, Leslie Potter-Henderson

I. Student Programs – Michelle Cruver Michelle Cruver from Student Programs invited faculty, staff and students to join this year's International Night planning team. This year's theme is: Reflections of Shoreline. Michelle and two Shoreline students informed faculty regarding opportunities for students to be involved on campus in International Night and the opportunity for student internships.

II. Housekeeping - Arlene StrongA. Instructor’s Briefcase

Arlene explained to faculty the features of using “Instructor Briefcase” and encouraged them to try using it. She explained that part-time faculty could also use it. Someone had concern about submitting grades. Sonja Solland expressed concern regarding the use of social security numbers for identification in so many areas on campus. It was stated that the college is providing alternatives to using social security numbers for identification on campus. Some faculty are issuing I.D. numbers for posting grades.

B. Room KeysArlene stated she needed an inventory of division member’s keys by Friday, Jan. 18, 2002.

C. Desk copy ordersArlene advised faculty that they need to notify her when they receive their desk copy of a textbook from the publisher. The copy that they have obtained from the bookstore must be returned because the bookstore will charge the division for loaned textbooks that are not returned.

III. MCO – Second Reading A. SLP 101, 110, 150, 210, 211, 212, 213, 230, 250, 251 – Julee Neuhart

The question was asked about whether we were going to be able to hire faculty to teach these courses. Andrea explained that we would be hiring a part-time faculty for Spring quarter for the one course that is listed in the Spring Schedule; she indicated that two

courses would be offered Fall Quarter and two more the following quarters. These courses will be taught by associate faculty.

Julee Neuhart described the changes that had been made to the SLP MCOs. There was some discussion on the changes and they were then offered for approval for second reading. Ken Lafountaine made a motion to accept the above-listed SLP courses for approval, Adam seconded the motion, and it passed. It was mentioned that it would be good to have a list of school districts interested in the SLP program. Julee indicated that the list had been created and mailings were being sent announcing the new program.

B. IASTU 206 W and MUSIC 206 W - Sonny MassoSonny was not present to offer these MCOs.

IV. Introduction of new secretary – Arlene StrongArlene introduced Lisa-Lou Gogal as our newly hired secretary for secretarial support for the division. Lisa-Lou will be working for us four hours a day, and for Humanities Music Department four hours a day.

V. WAOL ReviewA. SOC 110 - Larry Clarke

Larry Clarke explained that Dr. Lycan has been teaching the SOC 110 WAOL online class for over a year. Larry made the motion for approval, it was seconded by Ken LaFountaine, and it passed.

B. PSYCH 204 - Bob ThompsonBob Thompson explained that the WAOL Psych 204 is being taught by a former part-time instructor and that the course parallels our course and uses the same textbook. He indicated that he was a consultant on the WAOL course when it was being developed. Bob Thompson made the motion to approve, Diana and Betsey seconded, and it passed.

VI. Library Acquisitions – Leslie Potter-HendersonLeslie Potter-Henderson described the process for purchasing new resources for the library. She also described the process for requesting library resources. She indicated that there were limited funds so expensive items would probably not be purchased.

VII. Reorganization - Andrea RyeAndrea Rye explained that Carol Henderson was going to address this issue but was unable to attend today’s meeting. Andrea informed the division members that two deans had resigned recently, Jean Hernandez and Shannon Flynn, and that decisions needed to be made about whether to refill both, or only one of these positions. If only one is refilled, there will need to be some restructuring. The entire Faculty and staff members in the college community will be involved in this process.

VIII. ReportsA. Federation - Terry Taylor

Terry Taylor reported that it was necessary to form Issue Teams for upcoming contract negotiations. They are also looking for additional King County Labor Council Representatives. In addition, he reported there was also discussion regarding changing the tenure review process.

IX. MCO – First Reading PHIL 100, 230, 267- Linda WarrenA. PHIL 100, Intro to Philosophy

There was discussion regarding the course description. The description needs to be limited to 320 characters. Members of the division questioned the grading options listed on the MCO. They indicated that Social Science courses are normally mandatory decimal and not “student option.” They recommended that the two philosophy instructors discuss the grading options. It was pointed out that the curriculum committee has a list of appropriate verbs to be used in writing outcomes. The division recommends that Linda review this document before taking her courses to Curriculum Committee. Ken LaFountaine moved that Phil 100 be accepted for first reading, Terry Taylor seconded the motion, and it was passed.

B. PHIL 230Linda Warren explained that Phil 230 Philosophical Issues in World Affairs is formerly Phil 167-World Philosophy, and that the revised course is not very different, but more in-depth. Paul Herrick indicated that the two courses were not the same. Linda said that the reason for the change was because UW did not accept it as a direct transfer course but as an elective credit. It was again pointed out that the student option grading needed to be explored. Division members reminded her that the course needed to be on the new MCO form. It was also recommended that the philosophy faculty meet to discuss whether or not 167 and 230 were the same course content. Ernest Johnson moved that Phil 230 be accepted for first reading, Ken LaFountaine seconded the motion, and it passed with two abstentions.

C. PHIL 267 Philosophy of ReligionLinda Warren explained that Phil 267 was formerly Phil 210 Comparative Religion. She is recommending that the number and titles be changed so that it would be a direct transfer to the UW. It was then pointed out by Paul Herrick that Phil 210 was Comparative Religion and Phil 267 was Introduction to Philosophy of Religion. He viewed them as two different courses. The Division members recommended that the philosophy faculty meet to discuss these courses. Bob Thompson explained that changing the number of the course does not automatically guarantee that it will transfer to the UW. They need to submit their revised MCO’S and syllabus to the UW and other colleges for transfer status. Bob Thompson moved that PHIL 267 be accepted for first reading, Larry Clarke seconded the motion, and it passed with one abstention.

X. Reports (continued)B. Curriculum Committee - Ernest Johnson and Betsey Barnett

It was reported that the Curriculum Committee discussed the first reading of the IASTU 103 undualisting and it was approved for first reading. The revised MCO for the IASTU

103 course was deferred. The undualisting issue has been unnecessarily contentious and getting worse. There were three people opposed to the undualisting.

C. Faculty Senate - Rachel David and Tim PayneIt was reported that there had been a presentation by Jack Hanson and Carol Henderson about eArmyU and that they needed to make a quick decision about whether or not the college would be submitting a proposal. There was much discussion and many questions were raised about eArmyU. Some of the issues raised were having to make a quick decision, the resources to teach the courses, the advising component involved, funding for creating new online courses, who would have access to these courses, our students or Army students only.Prerequisite checking and the process involved were discussed. It has been piloted through the Math/Science division. It was pointed out that other schools already have automated prerequisite checking systems.

D. Strategic Planning - Linda Warren and Arlene StrongNothing new to report.

XI. OtherDiana Knauf needs a classroom at 11:30 for 50 students and would like to switch for the rest of the quarter.

Ernest Johnson said that the Martin Luther King Birthday celebration to honor Dr. King was this Thursday and invited faculty to please bring their classes. Keynote speakers would be at 9:30 and 12:30. There were other events scheduled between the speakers.

The meeting adjourned at 3:55 p.m.

INTRA-AMERICAN STUDIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE DIVISION MEETING MINUTES

February 4, 2002

Present: Betsey Barnett, Larry Clarke, Rachel David, Bob Francis, Linda Forst, Lisa-Lou Gogal, Paul Herrick, Dongwa Hu, Richard Jacobs, Ernest Johnson, Diana Knauf, Ken LaFountaine, Christine Landon, Ken Lawson, Sonny Masso, Patricia McDonald, Cathy Patrick, Tim Payne, Sharon Phillips, Tasleem Qaasim, Andrea Rye, Frank Sjursen, Sonja Solland, Adam Sowards, Arlene Strong, Lew Tarrant, Terry Taylor, Bob Thompson, and Linda Warren

Guests: Nancy Fields, Carol Henderson, Leslie Potter-Henderson

I. Summer and Fall Schedule Development Arlene Strong

Arlene handed out course schedule charts for faculty to use for proposing their schedule for Summer and Fall 2002. She asked faculty to complete the forms to include all faculty in each discipline including part-time sections. She gave faculty a deadline of February 11th.

Arlene informed the division that she went to a schedule planning meeting Friday, February 1st and learned that if faculty wanted to change their course description for the new catalog, the catalog deadline is April. They need to take the change through Curriculum Committee by the end of February. It needs to first be presented to the division as an information item and then to the Curriculum Committee as an information item. They only need to submit the revised description on the Curriculum Change form.

II. Restructuring Carol Henderson

Carol Henderson informed the division that two dean level positions are open at this time; Shannon Flynn has left the Math/Science position to resume teaching. That position is now filled by Bob Peterson as the interim dean. Jean Hernandez, Health Occupations/PE, left Shoreline to go to Cascadia. Carol stated The Office of Instruction have been asked to reduce the number of deans by one position. There are extreme differences in the sizes of divisions in terms of full-time and part-time faculty. For example, Humanities is large and Automotive is small. There has been a concern regarding the workload differences of the deans. In addition, the College would like to provide opportunities to develop faculty leadership skills as full-time or part-time administrators. The college is also looking at adjusting workloads for ADCs.

There was discussion regarding the possibility of having more divisions with more heads of divisions providing more direct contact between deans and faculty. An example was that Humanities be divided by separating the performing arts into another instructional unit. Some faculty pointed out that fewer deans was not the best idea. A description of how the deans functioned in the past and how other schools are structured was offered.

Questions were asked: Is this only academic restructuring? Are there other ways to cut administrative costs? Whose decision is this? If faculty have ideas, do they send them to Carol Henderson or Holly Moore? Will there be training for assistant division deans?

Carol Henderson stated that Holly Moore had asked her to prepare a proposal to restructure only at the dean’s level and she would be collecting the information regarding recommendations for changes at that level.

II. MCO – First ReadingA. IASTU/WS 283 Rachel David

Rachel David presented the IASTU/WS 283 Women of Power MCO to the division for first reading. It was pointed out that dual listing designation needing to be added. One faculty member asked if the title “Women and Power,” should be used instead of “Women of Power”. Rachel explained her reason for preferring “of”. They discussed the use of the term “money” versus the use of the term “wealth” from an economic standpoint. It was suggested that she differentiate between these terms so that both concepts could be addressed. Sonja Solland moved to approve IASTU/WS 283 for first reading, Terry Taylor seconded the motion, and it passed.

Bob Francis asked faculty to please submit copies of revised MCOs for printing and distribution prior to meetings to allow colleagues time to read them and respond to them.

V. MCO – Second ReadingA. IASTU/MUSIC 206 (W) Sonny MassoSonny Masso presented a page from IASTU/MUSIC 206 (W) MCO. He asked for a second reading. He described the changes he had made to attempt to meet criteria for the W course that was added to item #5 on page 2 of the MCO. Comments in response were that he needed to show how writing is ensconced in areas such as critical thinking. It was pointed out that the course description has errors, and typos, which were to have been corrected before IASTU/MUSIC206 was presented for second reading. It was pointed out that when the Curriculum Committee reviewed this same course for first and second reading these same changes were recommended. The division recommended that those changes needed to be made and the MCO needs to be brought back to the division for review. The approval failed for lack of a motion.

B. CRIMJ 131 Linda ForstLinda Forst presented CRIMJ 131 for approval for second reading. There was some discussion and one person commented that the description is too long. Linda said that they would be making the changes. Terry Taylor moved that CRIMJ 131 be approved for second reading, Adam Sowards seconded the motion, and it passed with the caveat that the description be revised to fit the 320 character limit.

C. CRIMJ 134 Linda Forst

Linda Forst presented CRIMJ 134 for approval for second reading. The description for this course was also to too long. Terry Taylor moved that CRIMJ 131 be approved for second reading, Adam Sowards seconded the motion, and it passed with the caveat that the description be revised to fit the 320 character limit.

D. PHIL 100 Linda WarrenLinda Warren presented PHIL 100 Intro to Philosophy for approval for second reading. She stated she had changed the description to fit within the 320 character limit. Paul Herrick made a motion that PHIL 100 be accepted for second reading, Diana Knauf seconded it, and it passed.

E. PHIL 230 Linda WarrenLinda Warren presented PHIL 230 Philosophical Issues in World Affairs for approval for second reading. She stated she had changed the description to fit within the 320 character limit. She and Paul Herrick met and agreed that the course was the same as Phil 167. They agreed to change both number and title to “U of W’s” number and title. Adam Sowards made a motion that PHIL 230 be accepted for second reading, Terry Taylor seconded it, and it passed.

F. PHIL 267 Linda WarrenLinda Warren presented PHIL 267 Philosophy of Religion for approval for second reading. She stated she had changed the description to fit within the 320 character limit. And that she and Paul had met. This course would not be replacing PHIL 210 Comparative Religion, it would be an added course to the course offerings. Paul Herrick made a motion that PHIL 267 be accepted for second reading, Sonja Solland seconded it, and it passed.

VI. MCO – WAOL ReviewA. ANTHR 100Sonja Solland stated that regarding the ANTHR 100 WAOL course that the quality was sufficient even though she hadn’t seen it online. Based on her recommendation, Betsey Barnett made a motion to accept it for approval, Diana Knauf and Rachel David seconded the motion, and it passed.

B. PHIL 100Paul Herrick recommended that the PHIL 100 WAOL course be accepted for approval. He stated Tom Kerns wrote it and has taught it for many years. Paul Herrick made a motion to accept it for approval, Rachel David seconded it, and it passed.

C. PSYCH 100Bob Thompson said he reviewed the PSYCH 100 WAOL course, that it was a good class, and it used the same textbook. He recommended that it be accepted for approval and made the motion for approval, Diana Knauf seconded it, and it passed.

VII. MCO Roll Call – Timeline for Completiona. ANTHR – The Anthropology faculty have met one time.b. ASL – The ASL faculty have met once, last November to discuss the ASL

courses. Some revision have been made on all 3 levels and Richard is working with Andrea but they are not finalized.

c. CRIMJ – They are being worked on.d. ECON – The 3 major ones are done.e. EDU – All Education courses are done.f. GEOG – There is presently no full-time geographer. We are looking at

hiring an Associate Faculty member on an hourly basis to develop the revised MCO’s.

g. HIST – American History and Pacific NW History are done. Ken LaFountaine has some to do, Ernest Johnson has some to do, Jim Jory has 5 far Eastern courses to do. Adam Sowards is thinking of adding Environmental History as a new course.

h. INTST - ______i. IASTU - The 1-3 course is done. The Intra-American Studies faculty

meets weekly to discuss course additions and revisions.j. PHIL – There are 3 that remain. They will try to have them ready for the

next meeting.k. POLSC – Budget Forum are new courses, But some are on the old MCO

form. l. PSYCH – The one remaining is done. All courses have been assigned.m. SOC – Soc 110 is being worked on presently. Others by next meeting.

One course is done. Sociology of the family.n. WS – One presented at the last meeting, one is coming forward for next

meeting.Two have not been taught in a long time.

VIII. ReportsA. Federation Terry Taylor and Ken LaFountaineIt was reported that the same discussion occurred as today regarding restructuring. Also class capacity and how it is arrived at was discussed, and ADC de facto division chairs need a lot more training.

B. Curriculum Ernest Johnson and Betsey BarnettIt was reported that the undual-listing of IASTU 103 has passed second reading. IATSU 103, Introduction to Multicultural Studies had also been approved for second reading. SPCMU 103, Intercultural Communication, which is the Humanities course, passed first reading. There is a document with a list of approved verbs available, and it can be found on the Curriculum Committee section of the website. Faculty members asked if this document could be down-loaded and duplicated to be distributed to everyone.

C. Faculty Senate Rachel David and Tim PayneIt was reported that there is a subcommittee working on an update for syllabus policy for the whole campus. They are asking for some pretty obvious stuff.

D. Strategic Planning Linda Warren and Arlene StrongThe committee is in the process of writing and editing Standard one of the Accreditation Self-Study Report.

VIII. Other

It was reported that Professional Development conversations among faculty are going well. Black History Month presentations by the BSU are being given Tuesdays and Thursdays for the next four weeks. The first one is tomorrow at 11:30 in the cafeteria. Phi Beta Kappa is observing Black History Month by showing a video of Cornelia Walker Bailey tomorrow at 3:30 in Room 1508.

The meeting adjourned at 3:40 p.m.

INTRA-AMERICAN STUDIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE DIVISION MEETING MINUTES

March 4, 2002

Betsey Barnett, Larry Clarke, Linda Forst, Bob Francis, Lisa-Lou Gogal, Paul Herrick, Dongwa Hu, Richard Jacobs, Ernest Johnson, Diana Knauf, Ken LaFountaine, Christine Landon, Ken Lawson, Lee Libby, Sonny Masso, Cathy Patrick, Tim Payne, Sharon Phillips, Tasleem Qaasim, Andrea Rye, Sonja Solland, Adam Sowards, Arlene Strong, Lew Tarrant, Terry Taylor, Bob Thompson

Guests: Nancy Field, Leslie Potter-Henderson, and Jack Hanson

Star of the Month Presentation - Paulette Fleming, Carol Henderson

Paulette Fleming and Carol Henderson joined us to present Arlene Strong with the Star of the Month Award. Paulette read a letter from Holly Moore congratulating Arlene for being nominated and selected for the Star of the Month award for March 2002. This letter included glowing quotes from the many faculty nomination letters that Holly Moore received recommending Arlene for this award. There was a standing ovation to recognize Arlene’s hard work and dedication to this division.

Counseling - Nancy Field

Nancy Field announced the Fall Quarter application deadlines for 4-yr colleges and universities. She discussed Fall Quarter enrollment for Shoreline. She passed out a handout entitled, “4-Year Institutions Offering Baccalaureate Programs at Community and Technical College Campuses,” and talked about satellite campuses. Nancy also passed out a handout entitled, “University of Washington, Bothell Programs.” She also described how prerequisite checking, or lack thereof, can affect transfer students.

EArmyU - Jack Hanson

Jack Hanson discussed the IT strategic plan covering both administrative computing needs and academic computing needs. Information has been gathered and the results have been posted on the College website. The divisions need to look over the results to see if their needs are represented. He discussed funding, specifically student funding from technology fees, and how best to use these funds. The concept “Smart Classroom” was discussed as a technology configuration. Suggestions were made to standardize the equipment in the classrooms, standardize access to the equipment, provide software to have integrated remote control, and provide training for faculty to use this equipment. Faculty commented that the College should focus on equipping fewer classrooms with better equipment and to have the equipment consistent classroom to classroom rather than the piecemeal approach that is currently used to equip classrooms with technology. The current approach has contributed to inadequately equipped classrooms campus wide.

Jack Hanson discussed EArmyU. He described how colleges who were contracting with the Army were experiencing increased enrollment. He also described the type of students who would be registering for these online classes. He stated that students who registered with Shoreline would be on our time schedule and our graduation process, that students would have a base advisor, a mentor, and a Shoreline advisor. The College would receive money to expand the distance learning program. He said that a sample budget was posted on the Technology Committee website. The College will be receiving $100 per student, per credit, up to $3500 a year, but no FTEs.

Library - Leslie Potter-Henderson

Leslie Potter-Henderson advised the division that the Library plans to be back in their building by the beginning of Fall Quarter. Leslie gave a demonstration of “Library Catalogs.” She showed how to do a title search, where to link to other libraries, and where to find online databases. She said she, Elena Bianco and Tom Moran would be available to host a tour of the UW Library.

MCO – First ReadingA. CRIMJ 133 - Lee Libby

Lee Libby stated that CRIMJ 133 has been updated to the new MCO format and he is submitting it for first reading. Faculty offered editing suggestions. Tim Payne made a motion to accept CRIMJ 133 MCO for first reading, Terry Taylor seconded it, and it passed unanimously with no abstentions.

B. CRIMJ 137 - Lee LibbyLee Libby stated that CRIMJ 137 was also being updated to the new MCO format and he

is submitting it for first reading. Faculty offered editing suggestions. Tim Payne made a

motion to accept CRIMJ 137 for first reading, Terry Taylor seconded it, and it passed

unanimously with no abstentions.

C. INTST 101 - Tim Payne/Bob FrancisINTST 101 was offered for first reading. It was pointed out that the degree/transfer information needed to be completed. Bob Francis stated that this class is a very introductory level, cornerstone course. There was discussion about the word “contemporary” in the course title. Various faculty offered editing suggestions. Diana made a motion to accept INTST 101 for first reading with recommended changes, Betsey Barnett seconded it, and it passed with one abstention, Terry Taylor.

MCO – Second ReadingIASTU/MUSIC 206 (W) - Sonny Masso

Sonny Masso was present and had to leave the meeting and asked that this MCO be tabled until the next meeting.

WOMEN/IASTU 283 - Rachel DavidOne change was suggested. Paul Herrick made a motion to accept WOMEN/IASTU 283 for second reading, Adam Sowards seconded it, and it passed unanimously with no abstentions.

Information Items -A. WOMEN/IASTU 282 - Rachel David

The only change being presented was to add “Formerly Women and Abuse” to the description. One punctuation change was suggested. Terry Taylor made a motion to accept WOMEN/IAS 282, Betsey Barnett seconded it, and it passed unanimously

Announcements - Andrea Rye

Andrea Rye addressed the division regarding the impending budget cuts and recommended hiring freeze and travel restrictions. She stated that a hiring freeze would have an impact on faculty positions vacated by faculty who are retiring this year. There was discussion regarding the concern that when a person is lost then that position is lost. The two faculty vacancies currently exist in the division in Geography and Education. The Education position is currently a one-year temporary. She stated that each faculty vacancy will be viewed on a case-by-case basis and that there might be vacancies filled depending on program impact. Andrea pointed out that the budget cuts would not impact use of Professional Development funds, which were allocated per the contractual agreement. Faculty were being encouraged to travel if they were presenters or if funds had already been encumbered for travel. It is recommended that faculty use professional development funds for purchasing resources.

Andrea also announced that the architects who had been hired to develop the College’s Master Plan wanted to meet with divisions for an opportunity for feedback and input on the master plan. They were not available on Mondays so a special meeting would have to be arranged with the architects on another day of the week.

ReportsFederation - Terry Taylor and Ken LaFountaine

It was reported by Terry Taylor that updated information is being requested from faculty. For the Union to follow election guidelines they need member’s home addresses. The form to update your information is in the Soundings, which was delivered to your mailbox.

Moonlights were also discussed but that is not an issue with our division.

Curriculum - Ernest Johnson and Betsey BarnettErnest Johnson reported that the Curriculum Committee has been reviewing MCOs and has not had time for other committee business. The committee would like to see corrections to grammar being done at the division level to reduce the amount of time

devoted to MCOs at Curriculum Committee meetings. The criteria for W Courses has not been updated yet.

Faculty Senate - Rachel David and Tim PayneIt was reported by Tim Payne that the campus grading policy is being looked at. It was revised three years ago. Communication with Registration regarding issues of concerns such as prerequisite checking was discussed. They discussed the list of concerns regarding faculty made by Registration. Some concerns were regarding students sitting in classes who were not registered and faculty turning in grades late especially impacting financial aid students. Some faculty concerns were that it seems due dates change from quarter to quarter and online grading is on a 9-to-5 schedule. Another issue raised was signing forms for athletes. It should be consistent for all students. These conversations between the Senate and Enrollment Records will continue.

Sonja stated that the Calendar Committee was adding an extra day for turning in grades next academic year. The new due date would be Tuesday at noon, instead of Monday at noon.

D. Strategic Planning - Linda Warren and Arlene StrongThe Strategic Planning Committee is preparing and editing a 25-page document that is a flowing narrative about this campus for accreditation (Standard One).

IX. Other

Arlene thanked everyone and expressed her appreciation for the nominations for Star of

the Month Award.

Tim Payne announced that Friday, March 8, at 12:30pm in the Campus Theatre there will be two guest speakers from off campus discussing Is Peace Between Israel and Palestine Possible?

Ernest Johnson announced that tomorrow evening, Tuesday, March 5, Saul Williams, a Hip-Hop artist/speaker would be on campus at 7:30pm as part of the Colbert Lecture Series.

Everyone was reminded that Friday, March 8, there is an all-campus meeting scheduled in the Campus Theatre.

The meeting adjourned at 3:55 pm.

INTRA-AMERICAN STUDIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE DIVISION MEETING MINUTES

April 8, 2002

Present: Betsey Barnett, Larry Clarke, Rachel David, Linda Forst, Bob Francis, Lisa-

Lou Gogal, Paul Herrick, Dongwa Hu, Richard Jacobs, Ernest Johnson, Diana Knauf,

Ken LaFountaine, Sonny Masso, Cathy Patrick, Sharon Phillips, Andrea Rye, Frank

Sjursen, Adam Sowards, Arlene Strong, Lew Tarrant, Terry Taylor, Bob Thompson,

Linda Warren

Guests: ASL Interpreter, Matt DeGoyer, Nancy Field, Jim Jory, Jamie Reck, Paul Rucker, Joanne Warner

III. SCC – International Programs - Facts, Figures and the Future - Paul RuckerPaul Rucker introduced himself and the International Programs. He presented a handout to the division entitled “International Programs, Facts, Figures & Futures.” He then explained the history of International Programs and its purpose. Using the handout as a reference, he gave an in-depth presentation of each subject addressed.

IV. Report of Leave Form - Joanne Warner, Jamie ReckJamie Reck introduced the new Report Of Leave form that was recently adopted. She explained how faculty are to calculate their leave and how to fill it out. One issue raised was how to calculate non-instructional days. They explained how to report leave on days when faculty have no classes scheduled. Jamie encouraged faculty to contact her if they had questions regarding the new Report of Leave Form.

V. MCO – Second Reading A. CRIMJ 133 -Linda Forst

Linda Forst presented the MCO for CrimJ 133 for second reading. One correction was noted. The motion to accept CrimJ 133 for second reading was made by Terry Taylor, seconded by Dongwa Hu, and passed with no opposition and one abstention.

B. CRIMJ 137 - Linda ForstLinda Forst presented the MCO for CrimJ 137 for second reading. Nancy Field noted the “grey area” for transfer needed to be designated. Andrea Rye said she would take care of it. The motion to accept CrimJ 137 for second reading was made by Terry Taylor, seconded by Linda Warren, and passed with no opposition and no abstentions.

C. INTST 101 - Bob Francis

Bob Francis presented the MCO for INTST 201. He explained that he made the revisions that had been suggested. Nancy Field said the AAS box needed to be checked since this is an academic transfer course. The motion to accept INTST 201 for second reading was made by Terry Taylor, seconded by Linda Forst, and it passed with no opposition and one abstention.

D. IASTU/MUSIC 206 (W) - Sonny MassoSonny Masso explained that he met with Tom Curtis and asked him where the criteria for the W Course would fit in the MCO. Sonny said Tom Curtis recommended he put it under Specific Course Outcomes, and showed Sonny other courses as an example. The motion to accept IASTU/MUSIC 206 (W) for second reading was made by Lew Tarrant, seconded by Linda Warren, and passed with two opposing and two abstaining.

VI. Information ItemSeattle University Request - Andrea Rye

Andrea Rye said that Advising and Counseling had received a request from Seattle University for a meeting with faculty representing various disciplines in the Social Sciences. Several faculty expressed interest. Andrea asked those faculty who were willing to meet with colleagues from S.U. to let her know and she would send this information to Diana Sampson in Advising and Counseling. Larry Clarke remarked that this had been done in the past.

VII. Final Exam ProposalBellevue Community College’s exam schedule was distributed as an example of an alternative schedule to ours. There was discussion regarding the reasons the BCC schedule did not work for our campus. The questions were raised: What are the problems with our current schedule? Do we really have to change the whole system to address the present conflicts? Concerns were that students not have more than 2 exams a day and that the exams not be scheduled back to back with only a 10-minute timeframe between exams. These were the problems identified with the proposed Bellevue schedule. The other problem is that faculty would be locked into a system of having exams always on the same day based on the time that their class was taught.

VIII. ReportsA. Federation - Terry Taylor and Ken LaFountaine

Terry Taylor reported that he needs to discontinue being the Social Science representative due to time conflict for the rest of this year and next year. He stated issue teams are now being formed one year in advance.

B. Curriculum - Ernest Johnson and Betsey BarnettBetsey reported that the MCO revision process has been moving along consistently.

C. Faculty Senate - Rachel David and Tim PayneRachel reported that they had not met yet. She stated the final exam schedule and grading policy were on the agenda.

D. Strategic Planning - Linda Warren and Arlene StrongLinda said there was nothing new to report.

IX. OtherAndrea Rye announced that Bob Francis would no longer be the Assistant Division Chair and asked for those faculty members who were interested in becoming nominees for this ADC position to let her know.

Ken LaFountaine announced four lectures that were coming up on four consecutive Wednesdays, 6:00-8:00 pm at UW: Indians, Indian Tribes, Water Conservation, and Salmon Preservation.

Nancy Field said that April 15th was the UW application deadline.

Ernest Johnson said Robert Ogeltree will be lecturing on Slavery Reparations on April 12th at 7:00pm at UW.

The meeting adjourned at 3:20 pm.

INTRA-AMERICAN STUDIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES DIVISONMEETING MINUTES

MAY 6, 2002

Present: Don Christensen, Larry Clarke, Rachel David, Linda Forst, Bob Francis, Lisa-Lou Gogal, Paul Herrick, Dongwa Hu, Richard Jacobs, Ernest Johnson, Diana Knauf, Ken LaFountaine, Christine Landon, Lee Libby, Patricia McDonald, Cathy Patrick, Sharon Phillips, Andrea Rye, Frank Sjursen, Adam Sowards, Arlene Strong, Lew Tarrant, Terry Taylor, Bob Thompson, Linda Warren

Guests: Nancy Field, Leslie Potter-Henderson, Cliff Poe (ASL Interpreter)

The meeting was called to order by Bob Francis.

I. Winter Quarter 2003 Schedule Arlene Strong

Arlene announced that the enrollment data from Winter Quarter 2002 for preparation of the Winter 2003 schedule is available. Each proposed schedule by discipline for Winter 2003 is due to her by Friday, May 19th.

II. MCO - First Reading

Bob Francis removed PHIL 100 and PHIL 240 from the agenda at the request of Paul Herrick.

B. PHIL 120 Intro to Logic Paul Herrick

Paul presented the PHIL 120 MCO for first reading and stated that there are no substantive changes on this MCO; it is an update to the new template. After a few questions about communications outcomes, he said he will talk with Linda Warren about outcomes.

Rachel David indicated a typo on page two, 1.B. She suggested that it should read “values and biases,” replacing the current comma with the word “and.” Andrea Rye supported adding reading and writing outcomes and if it is an online class or hybrid, there should be information literacy outcomes as well. It is suggested the “student option” grading be explained in the syllabus with regard to transferability.

The motion to accept PHIL 120 for first reading was made by Lee Libby and seconded by Bob Thompson. It passed with no opposition and no abstentions.

D. PHIL 248 Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice Lee Libby

Lee Libby presented PHIL 248 for first reading. This MCO is an update to the new template. The prerequisites have been changed to “none.” The prerequisite used to be CJ 131 or permission of instructor. Lee changed it to encourage non-Criminal Justice students to take this class.

The course description has also been changed. It was suggested that in the course description the word “personnel” be added after “corrections” to make the statement clearer to non-Criminal Justice students. In part III and IV it is pointed out that the word “reliability” could be used instead of “validity.” It is noted that the section containing quantitative reasoning outcomes should be removed since it is not addressed.

The motion to accept PHIL 248 for first reading was made by Terry Taylor and seconded by Ken LaFountaine. It passed with no opposition and no abstentions.

E. PSYCH 202 Don Christensen/Bob Thompson

These two courses were developed in response to curriculum changes at U.W. Both courses are prerequisites for the major and prerequisites for all 300-level classes at U.W. Bob applauded Don for his hard work developing these courses.

It is agreed that since the course requires some numeric analysis the quantitative reasoning outcomes should be included in the MCO. Ernest Johnson suggested that starting sentences with verbs will help the MCO conform to the Curriculum Committee’s guidelines.

On page two, the extra credit description was too specific and should be removed as other instructors may not use the same assignments. It was suggested that the extra credit possibilities can be stated in the class syllabus.

On page two, section II, the outcomes should be broken down into three bulleted outcomes.

Frank Sjursen made a motion to accept the PSYCH 202 MCO for first reading and it was seconded by Terry Taylor. It passed with no opposition and no abstentions.

F. PSYCH 209 Don Christensen/Bob Thompson

It was suggested that in the Information Literacy section 2 B, “search, and retrieve,” to add “evaluate.”

Frank Sjursen moves to accept PSYCH 209 for first reading, and it was seconded by Terry Taylor. It passed with no opposition and no abstentions.

III. REPORTS

A. Federation Terry Taylor and Ken Lafountaine

Issue Teams are now being formed for Contract Negotiations. Interested parties should contact Larry Clarke, Ken Lawson, Diana Knauf, Ken Lafountaine or Christine Landon.

B. Curriculum Committee Ernest Johnson

Ernest Johnson gave an update on the writing component for “W” courses. Criteria have been approved by the Curriculum Committee to check MCOs for congruency with the U.W. requirements for transfer. The nature and quantity of instruction to achieve these outcomes should be stated in the MCO. The W-course criteria are posted on the Intranet.

C. Faculty Senate Rachel David

Nominations for Chair and Vice Chair will be accepted at the May 29th meeting of the Faculty Senate.

A general discussion followed regarding the Faculty Senate and senate committees and their place in the campus governance structure. There is a concern that they have been left out of the degree approval process, and that they don’t have much of a voice in decision-making.

Art West will be meeting with Holly Moore to discover why the Faculty Senate is not included in policy discussions.

VII. Extension of agenda Christine Landon requested an extension of the agenda to make an addendum to the Federation report. She informed the division that none of the ASL faculty are members of the Federation, and they are encouraged to join. Any and all faculty who are not members are encouraged to join the Federation. Christine indicated that there is a contested election in IAS and being a member would be important.

IV. Other Announcements Andrea Rye

A. Triennial Evaluations

Andrea indicated that faculty are not being thorough in evaluating their peers. She stated that the trienniel peer evaluations must include classroom observations. Each year there is a training session offered on the triennial process. She encouraged faculty to attend this training. If anyone has questions regarding their role in evaluating peers, they should see her.

B. Annual Salary Adjustment

Andrea stated that to be considered for an annual salary increase, faculty need to turn in professional development report: community involvement, research, scholarships, and professional development activities.

There is no uniform requirement for reporting this information in any particular format. A questionnaire has been developed by H.R. and the standard four committee for recording this information. She suggested that they use this as a guide for writing their report or complete it as their report. Andrea will send the questionnaire as an email attachment.

C. General Outcomes

The self-study team when it arrives October 16-18, will be looking at syllabi to see if they contain course goals and outcomes. The syllabus should have the general outcomes either included or attached in a separate document.

D. Assistant Division Chair

Bob Francis will be stepping down as ADC to resume teaching full time. Only one candidate has volunteered, Terry Taylor, and the faculty have unanimously given their endorsement for him to be ADC. Terry assumes the position in Fall of 2002.

V. Other Leslie Potter-Henderson

The Library books will not be accessible the week of May 19th. Please inform your students so they can make arrangements.

The meeting adjourned at 2:55 pm.

INTRA-AMERICAN STUDIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE DIVISION MEETING MINUTES

June 3, 2002

Present: Betsey Barnett, Don Christiansen, Larry Clarke, Rachel David, Linda Forst, Bob Francis, Lisa-Lou Gogal, Paul Herrick, Dongwa Hu, Richard Jacobs, Ernest Johnson, Diana Knauf, Ken LaFountaine, Lee Libby, Patricia McDonald, Cathy Patrick, Sharon Phillips, Andrea Rye, Frank Sjursen, Sonja Solland, Adam Sowards, Arlene Strong, Lew Tarrant, Terry Taylor, Bob Thompson, Linda Warren

Guests: ASL Interpreter, Carol Henderson, Kae Peterson

X. Fund Raising - Kae Peterson

Kae Peterson presented the “Bricks of Support Campaign,” selling personalized bricks for $100 a piece to attempt to raise the difference between the $7.5 million cost of the library and the $7.1 million funding. Each brick had room for 3 lines of writing, 20 characters per line. Kae passed out forms to use to purchase the bricks of the newly remodeled Library Media Center. The unveiling of the newly remodeled Library Media Center will be September 5th. Also she stated it was unfortunate that the students graduating now would not be able to use the new library.

Thank You - The division presented Bob Francis with a Thank You card and celebration in honor of his having served as Assistant Division Chair.

XI. MCO – Second Reading

B. PHIL 248 - Lee Libby

Lee Libby presented PHIL 248 MCO for second reading. He described the changes in the description, and stated that he omitted the Quantitative Reasoning because it didn’t apply to this course. It was suggested in the Information Literacy 4B section to use “reliability” instead of “validity.” The assessment language was discussed. The motion to accept the PHIL 248 MCO for second reading was made by Terry Taylor, seconded by Ernest Johnson, and passed with no opposition and no abstentions.

C. PSYCH 202 - Don Christensen

Don Christiansen presented PSYCH 202 MCO for second reading. He stated the changes he made included updating the course description, changing to bullets instead of paragraphs, clarifying the prerequisites. Betsey pointed out that under General Intellectual Abilities, B and D, that the curriculum committee won’t approve the word

“learn” – to get rid of it. She went on to say that in section A, the curriculum committee won’t approve “gain knowledge,” to use “acquire” instead.

The motion to accept the PSYCH 202 MCO for second reading was made by Ken LaFountaine, seconded by Diana, and passed with no opposition and no abstentions.

D. PSYCH 209 - Don Christensen

Don Christensen presented PSYCH 209 MCO for second reading. The comment was made that there was “learning” all over this one, and that “discuss,” “explain,” “analyze,” and “identify” could be used, but not “gain knowledge.” The motion to accept PSYCH 209 MCO for second reading with the revisions was made by Diana, seconded by Ken LaFountaine, and passed with no opposition and no abstentions.

A. PHIL 120 - Paul Herrick

Paul Herrick presented PHIL 120 MCO for second reading and described several changes he made. One change was to make “Math 099 or asset” the prerequisite. Suggestions were made to use “discuss” and “analyze” and not use “gain understanding” in the Communication section. It was pointed out that in the Information Literacy 2B section, “formulate” was used twice. The motion to accept PHIL 120 MCO for second reading was made by Ken LaFountaine, seconded by Rachel, and passed with no opposition and no abstentions.

III. MCO – First Reading

A. CRIMJ 249 – Linda Forst

Linda Forst presented CRIMJ 249 MCO for first reading. She described the name change, some other slight changes and conforming to the new form. It was suggested that in the Communication section, paragraph 1, to separate that one paragraph into two bulleted statements. The motion to accept CRIMJ 249 MCO for first reading was made by Ken LaFountaine, seconded by Betsey, and passed with no opposition and no abstentions.

VIII. V. Information and Update - Andrea Rye

A. Budget

Andrea distributed a document entitled, “Summary Comparisons of General Fund Sources,” showing the College’s overall budget and the estimated amount of our budget cut as mandated by the state. This document was presented by Keith LaBelle, VP of Administrative Services, at the last Board of Trustees meeting.

B. I.D. numbers

Andrea distributed a copy of the directions given to students regarding student I.D. numbers, and advised the division members that the College no longer uses SSA numbers for student I.D. She said that students who forget their new I.D. number can access a website to find out this number by using their SSA number. The Federal government prohibits use of the SSA number for I.D. Faculty have also been issued new I.D. numbers and they will need to use them for web grading.

C. Professional Development

Andrea stated that professional development reports are due at the end of this quarter. Carol Henderson stated that the team will be looking at these reports. Everybody needs to prepare their reports, including triennial and tenure-track faculty. Andrea suggested that they use as a guide for writing their report the outline developed by the Standard Four Committee for the Self Study.

D. Course catalog database

Andrea stated that the faculty will be receiving a listing for their discipline of the courses that are currently in the course catalog database. Most of these courses have been in the database since the beginning. She asked that they review these lists and identify courses to be removed from the list.

IV. Reorganization - Carol Henderson

Carol Henderson stated that there will be dean level restructuring. Presently the college is planning to hire one new dean for 2002-2003 and there are now two vacant positions. The one new dean will start January 2003. The new dean position will be advertised but not for a particular instructional unit. Skills for Health Occ, PE and Math/Science will be listed. The question was asked as to what is the rationale for the restructuring? Carol responded by saying that we would have one less dean. The question was then raised as to whether it was permanent or temporary. Carol’s response was that it was on a semi-permanent basis, three to five years, that the college would be reduced by one dean. She stated that the next biennium would experience even greater budget reductions.

Carol then pointed out that communication between the administration and the division level was not effective. She gave an example of the automotive division being 10 to 12 people and that smaller team sizes would be more effective at communicating. She also stated that there was not communication between divisions.

Carol explained that the ADC role would be changing, that they wanted to get clerical work off the desk of the ADCs, and that they would be changing the load among ADCs to reflect the level of work. The title would also be changed to either department chair or program chair.

There was a question regarding the new dean, whether that would be a “generic” dean. Carol said that deans would have specific responsibilities based on their skills and

strengths. The question was asked: Where are we going and why? Are there flow charts that reflect these changes? Are the changes for efficiency or dollar purposes? Carol said both.

Frank Sjursen asked: Do you have any written documents available to show us what you have described? She said: No, not in written form. Frank asked: Why not? Carol answered by explaining that there was rapidly changing budget information and that there was not a written plan so far. She went on to explain that she has been having conversations and discussions with other divisions also and gathering information. Faculty members expressed concerns that we know very little about this plan, and the statement was made that communication is very bad. Carol stated that we are reducing the deans by one dean and that the budget was an important piece. There was continued discussion about the plan not being in writing so that everyone would be able to know what it was and so that it could be discussed. Carol informed the group that there would eventually be a written plan after more information had been gathered.

Reports

A. Federation - Ken LaFountaine

Ken LaFountaine stated that Graduation is this coming Sunday, June 9th, and that Ernest Johnson was one of the featured speakers as a faculty representative.

He went on to explain that they are looking for issues for negotiations for next spring and that it is important to have a good representation on issues teams. The question was asked whether the rumors were true that the college is going to require us to pay for our own parking. Andrea commented that it was being discussed as possibly being on a volunteer basis.

B. Curriculum - Ernest Johnson and Betsey Barnett

Ernest Johnson advised us that he and Betsey were not at the last committee meeting because of the NCORE Conference in New Orleans where they were presenters of curriculum transformation.

Sonja stated she was insulted by the threat from the members of the curriculum committee while exiting from a meeting where she presented a minor description change in Anthr 100. She said it was said as a joke but she did not find any humor in the comment that they hadn’t given me a hard time now but wait till you come back. Sonja stated that this is not professional conduct for a campus committee. The curriculum committee is worrying over apostrophes, commas and periods as if there were only one acceptable grammar in the U.S. and it is also not professional. She continued by saying faculty should have the right of protest asking for clarification of the purpose of the MCOs and the manner in which the MCOs are being reviewed on this campus. A number of faculty are pre-MCO and that this college ran fine prior to MCOs. Sonja

questioned why are faculty, who are overburdened, spending thousands of hours writing MCOs that don’t affect their teaching in the classroom?

Ken LaFountaine suggested sending this issue to Faculty Senate as an academic issue.

Terry Taylor made a motion that “Our representatives to the Curriculum Committee express to that committee our concerns about the MCO process and the relevance of the MCO.” The motion was seconded by Sonja Solland. The motion was voted on and it passed unanimously with no opposition and no abstentions.

There was continued discussion regarding the MCOs and the Curriculum Committee. Betsey then said that the issues were behavior. Ernest said that it seemed the committee focused on minutiae. Sonja said we need to review the purpose of the MCO. Betsey said the purpose of the verb list was trying to meet state mandate regarding outcomes. There was then discussion regarding outcomes. Andrea pointed out that the course outcomes must be included in the syllabus for every class. She stated that with the accreditation team arriving in October (16 – 18), it was important that the outcomes be identified in Fall quarter syllabi. Students need to know what you expect them to learn in each course.

Frank Sjursen said that the statement taken to curriculum committee should be in writing and that signatures were needed. He proposed an amendment to the motion saying “Members of the faculty of IAS/SS who wish to sign the document be permitted to do so.” The amendment to the motion was then voted on. There were 14 members who voted yes, two voted no, and there was one abstention.

C. Faculty Senate - Rachel David and Tim Payne

Rachel David stated that there was a proposal to look into a faculty code of conduct. She stated there would be research of what other schools have and do and that it will be discussed and proposed to the whole faculty. Sonja stated she opposed a faculty code of conduct. She said that faculty were professionals and did not need a code of conduct.

There was then discussion about the Faculty Senate and the Faculty Senate Council and the role that it played in the governance structure. Current documents identify the former College Cabinet as central to the governance process but it no longer exists. Terry Taylor stated that the Faculty Senate was proportionately representative by faculty. Tim Payne stated there would be a meeting discussing this issue Opening Week and said it was important that all faculty attend.

D. Strategic Planning - Linda WarrenLinda Warren said there was nothing new to report.

X. Other

Andrea stated that there was a suggestion that in order to reduce the impact of the budget cut, there was a suggestion that enrollment caps be increased in classes, and she encouraged faculty to be in tune to that. Diana suggested people could use the Day At A Glance suggestion box to express their opinions. Frank stated that by taking overloads faculty were inviting increased student capacities in classes.

Enrollment Update: Andrea said that enrollment numbers were ahead of where they were at this time last year for both summer quarter and fall quarter. It appears that the tuition increase is not having an impact on our enrollment so far.

There was a discussion about outcomes and variations in teaching styles and whether one can accurately assess student learning outcomes.

Bob Francis announced that Lisa-Lou was leaving our division and that her last day would be June 7th. Lisa said that she would be returning as a student.

The meeting adjourned at 3:40 pm.