October 2, 2023

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I. Call to Order

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Welcome and Introductions

Erik Woodbury, Academic Senate President welcomed everyone to the new academic year.

Introductions of representatives around the room and those attending on zoom.

Public Comment

Shagun Kaur shared the  J1 Training Schedule sent to the Academic Senate officers. Almost all of the training is in person on the Foothill and De Anza campuses. All sessions are open to all district employees. The J1 orientation workshop during District Opening Day counts toward J1 training. More training sessions will be scheduled throughout the school year.

Mary Donahue regularly receives add code requests from students for other classes. She encouraged instructors receiving similar requests to reply to the students with the correct course and contact information.

Cecilia Hui, library, reported that Real Estate instructor, Mark Sherby, bought the textbooks for his entire class. His students can use them for the entire quarter. She encouraged other departments to consider doing the same. The library has bought 200 graphing calculators, 10 macbooks, 12 windows laptops and Chromebooks for students.

There are still demands for textbooks. Please consider donating to the library extra copies or purchase in bulk for an entire class with available funding.

List of  textbooks in demand:

• Principles of Anatomy & Physiology, 9781119662792
• Biology, 9780135188743
• Understanding Business, 9781260894851
• Statistics: Understanding Uncertainty, 9780974138749
• Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions by Stewart 9th ed
• Automotive Services by Gilles 6th ed.
• Anatomy and Physiology by Tortora 15th ed.
• Professional Nursing by Black 10th ed.

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II. Consent Calendar

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Introduction to Consent Calendar

Consent Calendar includes items for approval at the beginning of a meeting. They are items that are not controversial and do not require discussion.

People will need to look at the Consent Calendar beforehand. Any member of the body may move items from the Consent Calendar back to the regular calendar any time before voting.

Approval of Consent Calendar

• Hiring Committee Confirmations (file)
• Computer Information Systems (CIS) Instructor
• Business (BUS) Instructor
• Tenure Committee Confirmations (file)
• James Capurso    Online Education
• Alex Febo        Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT)
• Ramona Gabriel   Administration of Justice (ADMJ)
• Sandra Li         Accounting (ACCT)
• Amy Rejent      Nursing (NURS)
• Saied Rafati      Engineering (ENGR)
• Charles Van Muers Counselor (COUN), Men of Color

Erik Woodbury asked if anyone wanted to pull off anything from the Consent Calendar. No comments.

Mary Pape moved, Mary Donahue seconded to approve the Consent Calendar. No objections. Consent Calendar approved.

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III. Old Business and Informational Updates

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Welcome new Officers and Executive members

• Erik Woodbury - President
• Patty Guitron - Vice President
• Sheldon Fields - General Counseling
• Christopher DiLeonardo, Physical Sciences, Mathematics & Engineering
• Rachel Silveria, Creative Arts
• Dawnis Guevara, Physical Education & Athletics

There are still vacancies in some divisions and areas. Please refer to the Executive Committee link for current members and openings.  

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Updates on Summer Business

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Senate officers had a busy summer.

Measure G Update: 

At the August 4th meeting the Measure G Task Force presented its recommendations to the Board. The proposal was well received. phase plan for the Flint Center. The Board will reflect upon it and will bring it back for further discussion in the Fall. The proposal has a lot of details with phased implementation. The plan was done collaboratively with many inputs especially from the creative arts faculty.

The Dining Services RFP

The RFP (Request for Proposal) process will be starting soon. The Dining Services should be self-sustaining. It has been operating at a massive deficit of $800,000. The RFP will be exploring  outside vendors similar to what they did with the bookstore. There is a call for a faculty volunteer to serve on this committee. Mary Donahue, Shagun Kaur, and Mary Pape discussed the intense work required for the process over a short period as well as the impact from its implementation.

(Faculty volunteers should contact Pippa Gibson)

Negotiations Update

Faculty contract 7.22% COLA will go to the Board for approval tonight.

ASCCC Accreditation Committee

Mary Pape was appointed to ASCCC Accreditation Committee for 23/24. She mentioned that the state will be using the old standards instead of the new standards. She was interested in looking at the Student Learning Outcomes in the accreditation process.

Hiring Committees

The officers approved the following committees over the summer.

Faculty Director of Professional Development

• Thomas Ray
• Lydia Hearn
• Tom Dolen
• Claudia Guzman
• Erik Woodbury (EO)

Chicanx Studies

• Mae Lee
• Liliana Rivera
• Ulysses Acevedo
• Debbie Lee
• Ninh Thi Chi Nguyen(EO)

Journalism

• Shagun Kaur
• Julie Paesano
• Alex Giardino
• Kristin Skager
• Brandon Bailey (EO)

MPS Counselor

• Melissa Maturino
• Danny Tran
• Jesus Ruelas
• Yvette Campbell
• Amy Leonard (EO)

Photography

• Marco Marquez
• Milena Grozeva
• Ilan Glasman
• Vernon Gallegos
• Chai Wen (Classified)
• Daniel Smith
• EO

Autotech

• Dave Capitolo
• Pete Vernazza
• Xavier Silva
• Abeer Alameer
• Randy Bryant
• EO

Tenure Committees

Rachel Silveria

• Replace Harman Dhaliwal with Jayanti Roy (leave)
• Rocky Lewycky
• Milena Grozeva
• Debbie Lee

Long Phan (NextUp/EOPS)

• Michele Lebleu-Burns
• Melinda Hughes
• Jesus Ruelas
• Megan Brophy

Katelyn Endow

• Maria Marin
• Iva Tracey
• Carol Cini
• Kristen Skager

Dawnis Guevara motioned, Felisa Vilaubi seconded, to confirm committees. No objections. Committees confirmed.

Financial Meeting to Change Check signers (7/24/2023)

The officers had one official meeting over the summer to update the signers to the Academic Senate bank account. The action was to remove Cheryl Balm from the bank account and to add Patty Guitron and So Kam Lee. Erik Woodbury was already on the account.

ISER Draft complete and posted

ISER Draft complete and posted

ISER is the Institutional Self Evaluation Report for accreditation. The Senate will need to review and get feedback. This will come back for discussion and approval by the Senate this month. The report has to be finalized before the site visit next year. This is a report on how De Anza is doing and how the college is meeting its goals and obligations. Faculty are encouraged to read it to make sure that nothing is missed or overlooked.

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IV. Needs and Confirmations

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District and College Needs (Attachment)

There are a lot of needs and opportunities to serve.

Representatives should review the needs, identify appropriate candidates and encourage colleagues to apply for open positions. Note the voting dates for the various committees, read the candidate statements, and be ready to vote.

Dining Services RFP Committee (apply by Oct 6)
Campus Facilities (vote Oct 9)
Campus Center Advisory Board (vote Oct 9)
PDL Committee (Vote Oct 9)
Curriculum Co-Chair (vote Oct 16)
Due Process Pool for Tenure Committees (vote Oct 16)
Budget Advisory Committee Vice Chair
Student Grievance and Student Conduct Hearing Board

J1 Training and Implementation Committee

There was a question about the need for the J1 Training and Implementation Committee. Faculty already serve on it. 

ASCCC/State Needs and Requests

C-ID and CORE Reviewers (paid opportunity)

Feedback on AB 1111 (Common Course Numbering) and AB 928 (Associate Degree for Transfer Intersegmental Implementation Committee)

Nominate an outstanding faculty member for FACCC's Awards

Full Details here

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RAPP Committee Confirmations

1 Part-Time Faculty Rep, Daniel Solomon

1 Non-Instructional Faculty Rep, Robert Alexander

1 At-Large Faculty Rep, 2 volunteers

• • Alicia De Toro
  •  Sukhjit Singh

Voting Results:

Daniel Solomon, Robert Alexander, and Alicia De Toro will serve as faculty rep on RAPP.

The other faculty reps are Tim Shively for FA and Erik Woodbury for the Senate.

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IV. New Business

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Financial Report Fall 2023 & Proposed 23-24 Budget

So Kam Lee presented the Senate 2022-2023 financial report and a proposed budget for 2023-2024. The Senate will vote to confirm the report and approve the budget in the next meeting.

There were suggestions for additional budget items like outreach, mentoring program, and compensation for part-time representatives. Senators should email the officers with more ideas for the budget.

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Resolution on the Implementation of California Assembly Bill 811

California Assembly Bill 811 will allow De Anza students to repeat courses they've successfully passed in arts, humanities, kinesiology, foreign languages, and English as a second language. Students may retake these classes for enrichment or skill-building purposes.

The bill recognizes the importance of continuous learning and provides students with the means to conquer their fears and develop proficiency at their own pace. It gives learners the ability to revisit classes in support of fostering career advancement and personal growth. 

The bill has passed through the State Assembly and Senate. It is now on the governor’s desk for signature.

The resolution urges for a timely implementation of the bill once it is signed and takes effect. The De Anza Academic Senate will work with administration to establish or update all policies related to repeatability and do other necessary work to put AB811 into effect for the college as soon as legally possible.

Mary Donahue motioned, Dawnis Guevara seconded to pass the resolution on the first reading.

Mary Pape questioned the reason for putting aside the normal process.

The normal process requires 2 readings. This provides  representatives at least one week to communicate and get feedback from their constituents.

Christina Espinosa-Pieb: It will not change anything for us administratively. With or without a resolution, we are already working on it. They are enthusiastic about the bill and its benefits for students and the college.

Mary Donahue: The intent of the resolution is to get the word out there. 

Yes 2, No 14, Abstention 2. 

Motion did not pass at the first reading. The Senate will follow its normal process and will vote on it after the 2nd reading.

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Academic Senate Goals and Priorities for 2023-2024

Senate members engaged in a discussion summarized in the following Jamboard that will remain open for further input for at least 10 more days. They will help frame future Senate discussions.

The jamboard is organized under 3 headings. Below are some of the key points discussed in the meeting

What are the priorities for the Academic Senate in the 23/24 academic year?

• Regular and Substantive Interaction in Online Classes: engage, provide more engagement with students.
• Support for online education with more staff, training and workshops.
• Update and improve the student registration process with clear legends and class information.
• Model Syllabus
• Constitution and By-Laws Updates:
  Leadership structure and other edits
• Measure G project approval and process
• Sustainability in the district

What topics would you like to see discussed or explored in the Senate?

• Affordable Housing
• County Health and Medical Center at De Anza
• Campus Master Plan on growth and expansion. 
• More information on the discussions and decisions from other campus committees.
• Inclusion of PT faculty on administrative hiring committees.

What changes would you like to see in how the Senate functions? Processes, policies, practices, or others?

• Access to division listserv and guideline on sending notes and minutes to division.

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Good of the Order

Mary Donahue: The De Anza Outdoor Club has plans for a kayaking lesson and practice paddling fall quarter

https://marydonahue.org/baylands-kayaking

and a visit to Yosemite National Park winter quarter

https://marydonahue.org/snow-camp

There are many choices of overnight accommodations

https://marydonahue.org/in-advance-of-the-yosemite-trip

https://marydonahue.org/yosemite-valley-lodge-rooms-views-building-layouts-reservations-tips-with-maps

https://marydonahue.org/ahwahnee-hotel-map

The Partners in Learning Advocacy Series will start this week on Thursday, Oct. 5, 1:30 to 3:30. They are interactive Zoom workshops for faculty, classified professionals and administrators. It is designed to provide an introduction to the campus cohort programs, campus services and how to better serve students. See a full list of workshops on the Partners in Learning Website and please register in advance to attend. 

Alex Swanner: The library is happy to take all textbook donations. On the first 3 days of the quarter they have checked out 400 quarter long text books. They checked out 156 iPads and chargers, 136 calculators, 93 laptops, and 20 Chrome books and chargers. They would like more items for the reserves.

Shagun Kaur: Anyone using zero cost materials, OER, or buying books or their classes, should reach out to Kathy Patel to get their sections marked as zero cost. Be recognized for the good work on OER spread the good word about OER. Those interested in making a CDC pathway for their discipline should contact them by the October 15 deadline.

Christian Rodriguez, La Raza Heritage Month, Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 Bienvenida and Pop-Up Night Market, Thursday, Oct 5, 4:00 to 7:00 pm. Conference Rooms A & B - Hinson Campus Center. It's an opportunity for Latinx identifying students to meet with the faculty and with each other

Mary Donahue: Kaiser may go on strike in a few days. Get your vaccination. There is a limited supply of the next covid vaccine.

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Adjournment

Mary Pape motioned, Ravjeet Singh seconded, to adjourn, no objection.

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Attendance

In person

Erik Woodbury, Patty Guitron, So Kam Lee

Christopher DiLeonardo, Mary Donahue, Sheldon Fields, Lauren Gordon, Dawnis Guevara, Elsa Jimenez-Samayoa, Shagun Kaur, Sherwin Mendoza, Anna Nguyen, Mary Pape, *Thomas Ray, Liliana Rivera, Christian Rodriguez, Jayanti Roy, Lakshmikanta "LK" Sengupta, Rachel Silveria, Ravjeet Singh, Felisa Vilaubi, Glynn Wallis

Online

*Deborah Armstrong, Kevin Glapion, Mark Landefeld, Alex Swanner

*Non-voting members