COLLEGE COUNCIL – December 2, 2011

CC-127 in Bill Brod Community Center ● 12-1:30pm

 

 

TOPIC / PRESENTER

KEY POINTS / NEXT STEPS (Action)

Approval of Minutes

Presenter: Cochran

·         Motion to approve with correction reflecting Terry Mackey’s attendance.

2nd Reading

Board Policy-Section E: Support

Services & Section G: Personnel

Presenter: President Truesdell

·         Joanne Truesdell reviewed the board policies adoption process,  stating that Sections E and G, will be forwarded with comments to the Dec 6th President’s Council for final review and then presented to the BOE for adoption on Dec 14th. Some policies “on hold” will be pulled out of the review process until they are clarified. Truesdell also pointed out that links relating to statute/legislation governing the policy are found at the end of each section.

·         Reviewing Section G: Personnel, Truesdell pointed out the insertion of preamble language concerning the decision making process and the new installation of an Acquired Immune Deficiency policy. Additional minor language changes were made to clarify not change the intent. Section G was approved.

·         Truesdell reviewed the updated section E: Support Services with discussion regarding the intent of language concerning the bookstore and reversing the language suggesting a moral obligation of students to purchase materials through the campus bookstore to reflect policy holding the bookstore responsible for supplying or referring to an agent all required materials to be purchased. Section E Support Services was approved

·          Adam Hall requests that these updated policies be placed on the web site for reference in developing accreditation materials.  Truesdell also reiterated that the preamble is not a board policy, rather a guiding document.

2nd Reading

Instructional Standards & Procedures Committee- Course Outline-Course Syllabus

Presenter: Bill Briare

·         Bill Briare, on behalf of the ISP committee, requests that the College Council adopt the changes to course outlines and syllabi.  Primary changes are represented by movement of templates and guides to an appendix and alleviating redundancy in stating course objectives and student outcomes.  Discussion concluded that the policy changes still ensure that the courses will not change, however may allow adjustment to teaching methods and topics. College Council approved the revised Course outline-Course Syllabus.

Environmental Learning Center Update

Presenters: Scott Giltz,  Alison Heimowitz & Yvonne Smith

 

·         Scott Giltz announced that this past year the ELC program integrated with THOW division and last summer began developing a vision for ELC including continued promotion of the site for college use.

·         Alison reviewed the history and ecological significance of the ELC site.  She also shared that the k-6 environmental programs reached approx 1,800 students last year and that the ELC was awarded a $10,000 grant for development/planning through Metro.

·         An advisory committee is working on developing plans for the site which will support a regional outdoor learning lab, environmental training center, and native landscape design lab

 

Exempt Update

Presenter: Bob Cochran

·         No report

Faculty Update

Presenter Adam Hall

·         Currently reviewing shared governance. Reminder of the upcoming President’s Day rally in Salem (Feb 20th), looking to fill 56 seats.  Adam also conveyed faculty concerns over R25 scheduling, reservations and specifically outfitted labs.

P-T Faculty Update

Presenter

·         Not present

Classified Update

Presenter:

·         Not present

ASG Update

Presenter: Jason Williamson

·         Extended many thanks for the associations support of this year’s giving tree, 254 gift requests have been with only 79 remaining.  Reminder that unwrapped gifts will be accepted thru Tue Dec. 6.

UPCOMING MEETING DATES FOR 2010/11 ACADEMIC YEAR:

1/20, 2/3, 2/17, 3/2 3/16, 4/6 4/20, 5/4, 5/18,  6/1

FIND COLLEGE COUNCIL MINUTES at F:\1MINUTES\College Council\11-12

PRESENT: Bob Cochran (chair), Mickey Yeager (recorder), Marsha Edwards, Tamara Barry-Peebles, Adam Hall, Joanne Truesdell, Cathy Hanson, Melissa Jones, Cheryl Tallman, Paula  Hamm, Polly Schultz, Andy Vasquez, Mary Collins, Jim Nurmi, Matt LaForce, Sarah Hoover, Alison Heimowitz, Richard Rueb, Cynthia Risan, Kirk Pearson, Terry Mackey, Pat Wiggins, Shelly Tracy, Scott Giltz, Cynthia Andrews, Bill Briare, Elizabeth Howley

COLLEGE COUNCIL MEMBERS:  Bob Cochran (chair), Mickey Yeager, Steve Beining, Cheryl Tallman, Andy Vasquez, Shelly Tracy, Sarah Hoover, Melissa Jones, Dave Arter, Kim Carey, Mary Collins, Shelley Shaw, Keoni McHone, Jeff McAlpine, Adam Hall, Pat Wiggins, Miguel Cardenas, Paula Hamm, Sue Caldera, Tiffanie Clifford, Tamera Barry, Vicki Smith    *all association presidents     *all deans