West
Campus Senate Meeting Minutes
Thursday, 1:15 pm, December 4, 2014
6-202
PRESENT: Karen Cowden (presiding),
Ruby Alvarez, Barbara Ball, Cindy Bell, Betsy Brantley, Tyler Branz, Barry
Bunn, Tullio Bushrui, Jamy Chulak, David Curtis, Rudolph Darden, Jeff Donley,
Diane Gomez, Lynn Howard, Mayra Holzer, Beth
King, Jackie Lindbeck, Soheyla Nakhai, Rick Pal, Pam Sandy, Bobbie Sartor, Sherrie
Smith, Desiree Voita, James Vrhovac, Bruce Weisenbarger
GUESTS: Don Burlinson and Barbara Lopez
1. Let’s start with
you: The new senators and leadership
team were welcomed. Group photos were taken of the West Campus Faculty Senate
by Don Burlinson.
2. Approval of Minutes –
Approval of the minutes from the November meeting were postponed until a future
meeting.
3. Campus President’s
Report: None
4. Division/Department
Reports:
a. Advising (Student
Affairs): None
b. Adjuncts: None
c. Allied Health: None
d. Arts &
Humanities: None
e. Behavioral &
Social Sciences: None
f. Business &
Hospitality: The division was appreciative of Karen’s presentation related to
disabilities. They have had an
Accounting preparedness meeting with UCF.
They are moving forward with a Bachelor degree in Business Management.
g. Communications: None
h. Engineering, Computer
Programming, and Technology: Their dean
is traveling to Princess Nora University in Saudi Arabia to help set up a
Computer Information Technology program.
i. Learning Support: The library is scheduled to get carpet on the
2nd floor over the break and hoping to have things back in shape by
the first week of classes. The essential
competencies survey is open now through January 16.
j. Mathematics: Rick
Pal is joining the West Campus Faculty Senate as their division
representative. Lynn Howard will
continue to be their At-Large representative.
Boris Nguyen is wearing two hats while their dean and math coordinator
are out. Lynn Hearn is retiring at the
end of this semester.
k. Nursing: None
l. Science: None
m. At-Large: There is a memorial service for Brenda
Schumpert at 3:30 pm in HSB-105. The
first International Education Week speech contest was piloted. NSE faculty concerns related to the balance
between their faculty and advising roles should go directly to Dr. Hardin.
Every piece of documentation will help the cause. Bill Mullowney and Amy Bosley are involved
and a new or different contract status may need to be developed. There will be
forums held once/month.
n. Faculty Council
At-Large: Feedback will be solicited in
January regarding Post-Tenure Review.
5. Guest(s): None
6.
Senate
President’s Report:
a. O.I.T. Organizational
Charts: OIT’s organizational chart was
distributed at the WCLT meeting and may be helpful to gain a better
understanding of the structure of OIT.
Karen will have it sent electronically to the group.
b. Faculty Workload: While the state universities are required to
have an internal auditor, Valencia chooses to have one. Valencia’s internal auditor, Undria Stalling,
will be conducting an internal audit of workload. Faculty and deans are asked to be mindful of
integrity in reporting.
c. Learning Day: Faculty Senate has been asked to solicit
faculty members to work on the Learning Day planning committee.
d. Safety Training
Day: Changes are coming in the spring.
e. Faculty Lync
Voicemail: The group was encouraged to
set up their voicemail and encourage others to do the same.
f. Lync
Profile/Photo: All are encouraged to
include a photo. Phone directory
information can be changed in Atlas.
7.
Discussion
Items: None
8.
Committee
Reports:
a.
Veterans
Issues: None
b.
Travel
Committee: None
c.
Student
Ombudsman: None
9.
Next
Meeting: January 15, 2015
10.
Adjournment
