THE SENATE STANDARD – ISSUE 2.10
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Dear Faculty Colleagues,
Greetings! Last week was full of meetings. See below for my reports about the Faculty Senate Leadership Team meeting with the Chancellor and his Leadership Cabinet, as well as the Academic Master Plan proposals review meeting, both of which took place on October 30th. The Board of Trustees met on November 2nd. Look for announcements about an opportunity to comment on a revised AR, professional development opportunities, and volunteer opportunities. Six weeks to go. Halloween is behind us, Thanksgiving is on the horizon. The Vote is in, and the winner is… (To Be Continued….)
Have a great week. Stay safe. Be sure to take care of yourself, especially if you’re trying to take care of others.
Wayne
Senate Meetings / Minutes / Agendas
11/13/20 Senate Meeting noon – 1:30 pm – Next Friday will be our monthly Senate meeting. The agenda will be posted soon. Click the link above to add this event to your calendar.
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Board of Trustees Meeting Notes [November 2nd]: The ACC Board of Trustees met on November 2nd. Agenda items included Association Reports, the Chancellor’s report, a budget update from Neil Vickers, Dr. Cook, Dr. Buchanan, and Mr. Steve Christopher shared news about a TRIO Grant for Student Support Services, and Dr. Cook and DE Dean Mr. Erasmus Addae spoke about the DHSI Distant Education InFocus Grant the college has received. Visit the Board of Trustees Live Cast page to watch the recording.
Full-Time Faculty Senate Leadership Team (FSLT) Meets with Chancellor and Leadership Cabinet [October 30]: Your FSLT met with the Chancellor and his cabinet to discuss several current issues, including processes and logistics to improve communications, an issue of some concern on the recent Climate Survey. Topics included creating a central volunteer sign up form based on the FTFS’s Volunteer Form to address faculty concerns about the overflow of volunteer and service requests. We also followed up on a carry-over item from last year—the creation of a faculty portal that will include sections for non-Shared Governance committees and workgroups to share out their agendas, minutes, issues, and action items to better keep the ACC community aware of what groups are doing what. Also under the “communication” category, Brette Lea shared ideas for streamlining while improving all the news we get in all its different forms and modes. We also discussed current and future instructional technology issues, such as finalizing the Preferred Name Change utility for students and then getting the same functionality for faculty and staff. Neil Vickers reports the research has been completed on the faculty/staff utility. We also broached issues related to faculty autonomy and instructional technology decisions in the short and long term. We will continue to pursue such issues and report out as decisions get made and actions taken.
Academic Master Plan (AMP) Update: Steering Committee Scores and Reviews AoS AMP Proposals [October 30]: The Academic Master Plan is a huge Provost-run initiative bringing together various college stakeholders to propose projects and initiatives with promise to advance the college’s strategic plans. Full-time faculty members (as well as other constituencies) play crucial roles during the AoS-driven proposal development stage and as members of the Steering Committee (FTF is represented by the current, future, and last two past FTFS presidents). We reviewers were uniformly impressed with the twenty-six proposals we evaluated. Visit the AMP website for all the details.
26th Annual Giving Tree – The time has come to spread some cheer and bring smiles to our students and their families. The ACC Support Center is having their 26th Annual Giving Tree! Purchase a holiday gift for ACC Support Center families. Sponsor a child for the 26th Annual Virtual Giving Tree by signing up for a virtual tag by November 30th, 2020.
How to Sign-up:
- Access the Giving Tree List: Giving Tree 2020 List
- Choose the campus of preference (bottom of excel sheet tabs)
- Choose a child to sponsor
- Enter your name, email address and method of delivery
- Due date for purchasing or shipping your gift is Monday, December 7th.
For Questions Contact: [email protected]
Current Action Items (These are reminders for things I’ve already sent out):
Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Topic Selection Committee [Due. Nov 13] – Co-Chairs Misty Rasmussen and Missi Patterson are seeking members for the QEP Topic Selection Committee. Members will serve beginning December 2020 through October 2021. You can learn more about this opportunity by reviewing the committee charge. This is your opportunity to take on a leadership role in an important project at ACC. If interested, please complete the volunteer form.
Updated Administrative Rule Available for Comments [Due Nov. 4 ß LAST REMINDER] – The Administrative Ser Services Council (ASC) has reviewed and approved proposed changes to the following Administrative Rule (AR) and posted the draft for comments from ACC employees:
3.03.013 Requests for Public Information
The AR has been updated to reflect current department and personnel titles as well as reference to Board policy. Additional wording changes have been proposed for clarity.
The draft is available for viewing and adding comments here:
Please read the instructions before adding comments. The deadline for comments is November 4, 2020.
Virtual Lilly Conference [Nov 30] – The Lilly Conference is virtual this Fall and will be held on November 30th – December 4th, 2020. TLED has purchased a college-wide license which means all ACC faculty and staff are can attend FOR FREE!
As you know, we have a new Administrative Rule 6.07.002 that lists requirements for the type of professional development faculty are asked to complete.
- FT Faculty: 4-6 hours each year are to be completed directly related to supporting best practices in teaching and learning
- Adjunct Faculty: 4 hours each year directly related to best practices in teaching and learning
The Lilly Conference fulfills this requirement! This AR should be considered as faculty complete their Portfolios and particularly the Faculty Development Plan portion – due this year on November 6th. Click here for more details.
Best,
Wayne