General Meeting Information
Date: April 25,
2022
Time: 2:30 - 4:20 p.m.
Location: MLC 255
This meeting will be held HyFlex, meaning anyone can participate in-person or online. To join remotely, see the Zoom infomration at the bottom of this page.
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Agenda
Time Topic Purpose Discussion Leader *** Subject to change until 2:30pm Friday *** 2:30-2:35 Welcome (representatives who have not updated their report out and wish to, please do so) D All 2:35-2:40 Approval of Agenda, Minutes from April 11, 2022 and Minutes from April 18, 2022 A Balm, Lee 2:40-2:45 Public Comment
I Balm 2:45-2:55 Needs and Confirmations
I/A Pape 2:55-3:05 Making Affinity reps Voting Members of Academic Senate (second read)
A Balm, Pape 3:05-3:20 Early Alert (first read)
I/D Chand 3:20-3:35 Resolution on Improving the Name-Change policies and procedures in the Foothill-De Anza Community College District (first read)
I/D Balm, Mullens 3:35-3:50 Equity Plan Re-Imagined I Newell, Cortez 3:50-4:00 Budget Task Force update D Balm 4:00-4:10 Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) Convocation update
I Pape 4:10-4:20 Report Outs and Good of the Order
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All To request to add an item to the agenda of a future Academic Senate meeting, email balmcheryl@fhda.edu by noon on the Wednesday before.
A = Action
D = Discussion
I = Information -
Minutes
Minutes - April 25, 2022
Report Outs
Representatives who had not updated their report out and wish to, were encouraged to do so.
Approval of Agenda and Minutes from Minutes from April 11, 2022 and Minutes from April 18, 2022
· Both minutes and the agenda were approved
Public Comment
- Dawn stated that there are workshops that will be coming out and we will see how the contract unfolds
- Mark expressed concern about no decision being communicated about vice chancellor of human resources district position
- Dawn mentioned a captioning issue has not been resolved yet. Ed Breault is working on it right now
Needs and Confirmations
- There were no volunteers for Affordable Housing Task Force, Hiring Committee for Faculty Coordinator of Equity in Online Education, and the six faculty needed to serve on Stakeholder Sub-Groups Measure G Bond Projects
- Mary closed the forms in support of Work to Contract.
- Maurice Canyon, counselor Student Success and Retention Services, volunteered as the replacement for one faculty rep on Equity Action Council (EAC). His appointment was approved.
Making Affinity reps Voting Members of Academic Senate (second read)
- A 2/3 vote of the Executive Committee is needed make this change to the by-laws
- Dr. Tabia Lee shared a statement on the Proposed Action to Grant Academic Senate Voting Privileges to Racial and Ethnic Affinity Group Associate Members (statement posted in report outs for this week).
- C. Balm wants all affinity groups to be represented and feel equity
- We have three affinity groups and when added to the Academic Senate when Constitution and Bylaws were updated in 2021. These groups were added as non-voting associate members. All voting members in Academic Senate are faculty.
Academic Senate Purview (10+1)
- Curriculum1 including establishing prerequisites and placing courses within disciplines
- Degree and certificate requirements3
- Grading Policies1
- Educational program development2, including Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
- Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success1
- Governance structures as related to faculty roles2
- Faculty role in accreditation2
- Policies for faculty professional development activities1
- Policies for Program Review2
- Processes for institutional planning and budget development2 including Instructional Planning and Budget
- Other Academic and Professional Matters
Early Alert (first read)
- Sushini discussed the college Retention Program and Early Alert. The Early Alert Process can be raised by anyone including teachers, students, etc. Usually, teachers initiate the alert. Refer to Early Alert Guide. Then the retention program connects with the student and helps them access a counselor.
- Request was made forAcademic Senate to contribute $100 to fund raffle for those faculty who use Early Alert this quarter Spring 2022
- Faculty can reach out to Patricia Del Rio or Sushini Chand for information
Resolution on Improving the Name-Change policies and procedures in the Foothill-De Anza Community College District (first read)
- Recommended we change the name change procedures
- Approved by acclimation
- Today is first reading; second reading will be 5/9/22
- Last winter 2021 senior staff approached equity office for revised equity plan
Budget Task Force update
- Funds from seven faculty SER positions are not currently available but are expected to be released in June or July 2022. See chart in Report Out.
- It is suggested to wait until Shared Governance is decided upon before take action on this
Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) Convocation update
- Mary wants everyone to know where SLO assessment can be entered. Use “SLO Course Assessment” to enter SLO and the link is alsoon the De Anza SLO website.
- The goal is to assess every class at least once every five years before revising the course
- The 2022 Convocation is tentatively scheduled for May 13th. The desired outcome is for each department to gain the support they need to respond to the questions on the 2022 Program Review.
- There was an ask for $250.00 to offer insentive for attendance.
Good of the Order: Report Outs were discussed
Attendance
Division
Name
Present
President
Cheryl Balm
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Vice-President
Mary Pape
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Executive Secretary
So Kam Lee
Part-time Faculty Representatives
Gokce Kasikci
✔
Mary Donahue
Academic Services &
Learning ResourcesCecilia Hui
✔
Bio/Health/Environmental Sciences
Rana Marinas
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Janice Valadez
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Business/Computer Science/
Applied TechnologiesJames Tallent
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VACANCY
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Career Technical Education & Workforce Development
Tim Harper
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VACANCY
Counseling - General
Robert Alexander
Lisa Castro
✔
Counseling - Embedded
Felisa Vilaubi
✔
Helen Pang
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Creative Arts
VACANCY
VACANCY
Disability Support Programs & Services and Adapted PE
Kevin Glapion
✔
Anita Vazifdar
✔
Equity and Engagement
Liliana Rivera
✔
Intercultural/International Studies
Diana Ferrara
✔
VACANCY
Language Arts
Shagun Kaur
Lauren Gordon
✔
Physical Education
Rusty Johnson
✔
Mark Landefeld
✔
Physical Sciences, Math, & Engineering
Lisa Mesh
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Salvador Guerrero
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Social Sciences & Humanities
VACANCY
VACANCY
Student Development & EOPS
Melinda Hughes
Curriculum Committee
Mae Lee (Spring Quarter)
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Professional Development*
Dawn Lee
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Administrator Liaison*
Thomas Ray
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DASG Representatives*
Adel Burieva
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Faculty Association Representative*
Mary Donahue
Affinity Group Representatives*
Glynn Wallis, BFSA
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*non-voting member
Guests:
Name
Position
Present
Lloyd Holmes
De Anza President
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Rob Miesa
VP of Student Services
Christina Espinosa-Pieb
VP of Instruction
Pam Grey
VP of Administrative Services
Hyon Chu Yi-Baker
Director of College Life & Student Judicial Affairs
Marisa Spatafore
Associate VP of Communications & External Relations
Scott Olsen
Classified Senate
Michelle Fernandez
De Anza Student Trustee
Mallory Newell
Institutional Research
Moaty Fayek
Dean of Business/Computer Info Systems
Renee Augenstein
Articulation Officer
Brian Malone
Tenure Review Coordinator
Daniel Smith
Dean of Creative Arts
Eric Mendoza
Dean of Physical Education and Athletics
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Thomas Ray
Dean of Language Arts
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Alicia Cortez
Dean of Equity and Engagement
Randy Bryant
Dean of Career & Technical Education (CTE)
Kathryn Maurer
Foothill Academic Senate President
Karen Chow
FHDA District Academic Senate President
Laureen Balducci
Dean of Counseling, DSPS & Title IX Coordinator
Anita Kandula
Dean of Biological, Health, and Environmental Sciences
Michele LeBleu-Burns
Dean of Student Development/EOPS
Lisa Mandy
Director of Financial Aid
Nazy Gayloyan
Dean of Enrollment Services
Debbie Lee
Dean of Intercultural/International Studies
Mehrdad Khosravi
Dean of Physical Sciences, Math & Engineering
Judy Miner
FHDA Chancellor
Elvin Ramos
Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities
Patrick Gannon
Director, Book Store
David Ulate
FHDA Research & Planning
Mae Lee
Curriculum Committee Vice-Chair
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Tabia Lee
Faculty Director of Equity, Social Justice & Multicultural Education
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Zoom Information
Meeting URL: https://fhda-edu.zoom.us/j/94163291090?pwd=Tkt0TzhaNU9rU3N3WGhUbDl5bmV2Zz09
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