General Meeting Information

Date: January 29, 2018
Time: 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Location: ADM 109


  • Agenda

    Time Topic Purpose Discussion Leader
    2:30 - 2:35 p.m. Welcome I Chow
    2:35 - 2:40 p.m. Approval of Agenda & Note from January 22, 2018 A Chow
    2:40 - 2:50 p.m. Needs & Confirmations I/D/A Nguyen
    2:50 - 3:10 p.m. Course Into Disciplines and Faculty Service Area (FSA) Review - Overview & Request of Division Liasons I/D/A
    • Setziol
    • De Toro
    3:10 - 3:15 p.m. Course Into Disciplines and Faculty Service Area (FSA) Review - Overview & Request of Division Liasons

    I/D/A

    • Chow
    • De Toro
    3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Administrative Policy 4236 Advanced Placement Credit (2nd Reading) I/D/A Chow
    3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Board Policy & Administrative Policy 5700 Intercollegiate Athletics (2nd Reading) I/D/A
    • Chow
    • Lee-Wheat
    3:45 - 4:00 p.m. Funding Request for UndocuAllies Faculty Training/Workshop (1st Discussion) I/D
    • Greene
    • Esquivel Moreno
    4:00 - 4:25 p.m. Guided Pathways, Equity For Excellence, & AB705 Workgroup Update I/D
    • Chow
    • Nguyen
    • De Toro
    4:25 - 4:30 p.m. Good of the Order and Appreciations I All

    A = Action
    D = Discussion
    I = Information

  • Minutes

    Meeting Notes


    Approval of Agenda & Notes from January 22, 2018 meeting
    • Agenda approved
    • Notes approved

    Dr. Murphy Visit:

    • Regarding email today- Hate crimes and accreditation
      • Hate crimes- Some groups are recording professors, editing, and dispersing digitally, Pres. Murphy  has reached out to CUNY Psychology Professor Jessie Daniels to come speak to campus about better understanding and strategizing responses to hate crimes.
      • Reaffirmation of accreditation - we have until June 2019 to submit a follow up report to address three relatively minor points (SLO, online engagement, and matching of SLO’s from the public course outlines of record onto instructors’ greensheets). ACCJC has limited us to 18 months of accreditation (ACCJC letter), pending submission of the follow up report showing that the points have been addressed.  We will be completing the report by March 2018 for the 7 year accreditation approval. There is no scenario where we will lose our accreditation. The SLO and Accreditation committees are working on a plan to address these issues.  
      • Academic Freedom: President Murphy is going to have general counsel look into the rights of professors being recorded in class without their consent.

    Needs & Confirmations
    • Comments on BSI/SE/SSSP Integrated Planning Advisory Cmte
      • Ricardo worked under Diana at SSC, slight concern, no objections, approved.
      • Karen Chow: no objections; approved
      • Diana Alves de Lima, no objections; approved
      • Career & Technical Education Institutional Advancement Cmte- hold off until more faculty step forward who are not from the same department.
      • Math Faculty Hiring Committee- no objections; approved
      • College Life Director - no objections; approved

    Courses Into Disciplines and Faculty Service Area (FSA) Review—Overview & Request of Division Liaisons
    • FSA = Faculty Service Areas, full time faculty have seniority in their FSA
    • Faculty for each area were designated0
    • Marc Coronado- 11 courses are missing from her list, may be a misprint
    • FSA reps were given a paper packet with information explaining what they need to do.

    Proposed Amendment to Academic Senate By-Laws: Position Title of Academic Senate “Executive Secretary” to “Documentarian/Treasurer” (2nd Reading)
    • Marc C- Motioned to move , Yael seconded, approved (9 voted to approve, 5 voted against, 6 abstentions), motion passed? Jim will check. 

    1st document listed under 1/22 Agenda.  Update is this note from ASCCC president Julie Bruno:

    • “I don't see an issue for the ASCCC. This really is a matter for local control and I completely understand the necessity of having the title reflect the job responsibilities.” (Email sent 1/23/18 to Karen Chow)

     Administrative Policy 4236 Advanced Placement Credit (2nd Reading)

    2nd document listed under 1/22 Agenda.   There seemed to be no questions last time.  Remind everyone that this is a state mandate we must meet.  Renee Augenstein and Karen Chow are still checking in with dept. chairs about AP exams for which there are currently no specific course credit awarded (at a minimum, we are required to award a minimum number of general GE units in a specific GE area for all AP exam scores of 3+).

    • What if the student is majoring in the AP area and they NEED a grade? How does this impact students? Is the AP score accepted by transfer institutions? If they got credit for a course that is for an ADT course will it be honored by the transfer institution? Clarification on this please. Asking for follow-up from Renee Augenstein. Rob Clem says that institutions vary so these questions are valid. What we are dealing with here is our own internal acknowledgment of the AP exam scores of 3+ for GE credit, and major requirements for degrees and certificates.
    • The body would like some answers to this prior to vote.

    Board Policy & Administrative Policy 5700 Intercollegiate Athletics (2nd Reading)

    3rd document listed under 1/22 Agenda.

    • Mary D - Many colleges have information such as this on their websites, but this is unique because of the institutional integration through the approval process. 
    • Marc 0- is this a district policy? Yes (Karen)
    • Scott H- motion, second from Mary S, no objections, 2 abstentions. Motion passes

    Funding Request for UndocuAllies Faculty Training/Workshop (1st Discussion)
    • Valerie and Angelica have planned for 2 workshops in Winter (in March),, with up to 2 more additional workshops, depending on demand.  Classified staff and faculty attendees would earn PGA credit (VP of Instruction has approved) for attending the 2-hour workshop. 
    • Request is for approximately $1,400 request for funding
    • Suggestions from the senate include checking other off campus print services. 
    • Cheryl B - thank you for working on this.

    Valerie Greene and Angelica Moreno are coming to present a proposal.  I have emailed them guidelines for what they should present.


    Guided Pathways, Equity For Excellence, & AB 705 Workgroup Update
    • Guided Pathways documents, including our De Anza Self-Assessment have been posted here.
    • Guided Pathways Core Team will be attending statewide Guided Pathway workshop February 26 in Sacramento, and planning for getting more campuswide input on a proposed Work Plan for submission to statewide Chancellor’s Office by March 30. 
    • Equality 4 Excellence: At the Chancellor’s Equity 4 Excellence meeting on 1/25, Cheryl Balm shared her intervention to check in on all her students, especially underrepresented students in her developmental Math course (Karen’s note: DA Psychology instructors Shannon Hassett and Susan Thomas also presented on their course activities). Karen shared with the senate her ideas on possible Academic Senate funding of incentives for faculty to submit proposals for activity/activities to build community and get to know their students, Chancellor Miner has offered to match the senate $1000 for this purpose. Cheryl question: what is the timeline, how will submissions be evaluated, also why the $100 cap? Chris D - do we have restrictions on how we can use our funding? 

    Good of the Order and Appreciations

    Marc Coronado announced that she and Cheryl Balm approached Pam Grey about having a Lactation Room on campus for nursing students and staff to pump and/or feed their infants.  A designated Lactation Room will be established on campus soon.


    Officers and Senators


    Executive Committee Members Present

    Name Position Present
    Karen Chow President Y
    Jim Nguyen Vice President  Y
    Alicia Del Toro Executive Secretary/Treasurer Y
    Yael Karmi PT Y
    Mary Donahue PT Y
    Paul Klingman App Tech  
    John Walton App Tech Y
    Bob Kalpin BHES Y
    Peter Miskin BHES Y
    Mia Breen Bus/CIS Y
    Mary Pape Bus/CIS  Y
    Milena Grozeva Levy CA  Y
    Elizabeth Mjelde (on PDL in Fall) CA  
    Nellie Vargas CD&E  
    Robert Alexander (Paul Wethington on leave) Counseling   Y
    Rob Clem Counseling  Y
    Vacancy DSPS  
    Maria Delas DSPS Y
    Catie Cadge-Moore IIS Y
    Marc Coronado ICS/IIS Y
    Cheryl Balm PSME Y
    Chris DiLeonardo PSME  Y
    Iva Tracey LA Y
    Cecilia Deck LA  Y
    Laura Chin SSH Y
    My Linh Pham SSH Y
    Arden Kragalott PE  
    Scott Hertler PE Y
    Tom Dolen LR  Y
    Mary Sullivan SD Y
    Eric Woodbury Curriculum Committee  Y

    Guests Present

    Name Position Present
    Brian Murphy DA Pres  Y
    Stacey Cook VPSS  
    Christina Espinosa-Pieb VPI  
    Susan Cheu VPFCO  
    Lorrie Ranck AVPI  
    TBA OSOD  
    Marisa Spatafore Mktng  
    Anastasia Soenjoto DASB  
    Bob Stockwell FA  
    Lorna Maynard CS  Y
    Elias Kamal Student Trustee  
    Mallory Newell IR  
    Moaty Fayek Dean BS/CIS  
    Renee Augenstein Articulation  
    Mary Bennett Tenure Review  
    Sheila White-Daniels Dean Counseling  
    Nancy Canter Dean CA  
    Alicia Cortez Interim Dean, Equity and Engagement  
    Coleen Lee Wheat Dean PE  
    Isaac Escoto FH Academic Senate  
    Mayra Cruz District Academic Senate President  
    Pam Grey AVPCO  
    Stacey Shears DSP&S  
    Anita Kandula Dean BHES  
    Michele LeBleu-Burns Dean, Stud Dev/EOPS  
    Rob Mieso Associate VP of Student Services  
    Lisa Mandy Dir Finan Aid  
    Tamica Ward Enrollment Services Dean  
    Edmundo Norte Dean IIS  
    Thomas Ray Dean LA  
    Jerry Rosenberg Dean PSME  
    Judy Miner Chancellor  
    Dawn Lee Tu Office of Professional Development  
    Carolyn Wilkins-Green Dean SSH  
    Kelly Swanson Book Store  
    Mary Pape SLO  
    David Ulate FHDA Research & Planning  
    Valerie Greene UndocuAllies Y
    Angelica Esquivel Moreno UndocuAllies Y

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