Faculty Senate Meetings

Bradenton Campus

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Building 14, Staff Lounge

11:30 – 1:00

Present: Ardee Mathey, Courtney Ruffner, Jeff Laborda, David Nezelek, Margie Robertson, Daniel Steiger,
Michael Buonanno, Angelique Medvesky, Joe Loccisano, Floyd Winters, Gary Russell.

Venice Campus

Friday, February 29, 2008

The Faculty Building

10 and Noon

Present: Courtney Ruffner, Feliz Rizk, Beth kersten, Susan Finlay, Louis Okonkwo, Robert Donavan,
Stephanie Cook, Jane Jones, Mary Felt, Allen Culpepper, Doug Ford, Maria Spelleri.

AGENDA:

1. SPD – competitive now

- Outline objectives you wish to achieve

- 5/days / $1000.00

- Distinguishing In-service (your superior says “you should go or you need to go”

2. CIA (Council of Instructional Affairs) – University Admissions

- Universities in fall – no transfer students (under 3.0)?

- What does this mean for us?

3. Appt. of Honor’s Council

- Discussion regarding whether the college is in a position to even fund a proper

Honor’s program or will we end up with what we had 20 yrs. Ago?

- This discussion is still up in the air

4. Campus Smoking Issue

- What to do? See webpage for specifics from smoking committee meeting

5. Be aware of OPPAGA (see website for Textbook Affordability Project – Phone

Interview Questions

6. Flexible Scheduling for Fall (Gary R.)

7. Questions, Comments, Concerns, Complaints?

On the website:

For new full-time faculty who begin in August and whose student evaluation data fall below the 85% or 1.0 benchmarks, the Chair and Dean may elect to withhold decision on the Merit Step Recommendation until the subsequent Spring student evaluation data are available.

In such event, if the weighted average of these two terms yields numbers at or above the 85%/1.0 benchmarks and all other criteria for Merit were met in the Fall semester, a Merit Step Recommendation can be made at that time.
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“[I]t is very important to get word to all faculty about what went on in the Board meeting today [2/20/08]. They are scheduling public meetings on both campuses for the 5 finalists in the presidential search the last week of March and the first week of April. Some Board members were very concerned that faculty be present in those meetings and express their opinions to the Board using the comment sheets that will be passed out in each meeting. The contents of those sheets will be summarized by HR and presented to the Board before they vote on the new president. It is IMPERATIVE that the voice of the faculty be heard in this decision, and these comment sheets are the best chance for that to happen! We need to flood those meetings with faculty members and fill out comment sheets [underline is mine] to let our voices be heard in this election! This is a great opportunity for all MCC faculty to have direct input into the choosing of our next president. We can’t miss it!” -- Ray Hundley