DRAFT Minutes for September 7, 2023

Attendance:

  • Quorum was reached at 24/24 voting members present.
  • Members who were not in attendance are indicated by (not present).

Voting Members

Executive Officers

    • President: Lindsay Ayotte - votes in ties
    • Vice President: Cassidy Ryan-White
    • Secretary: Jessica Truglio
    • Treasurer: Sima Karve
    • Past President: Leigh Anne Shaw - non-voting

Senators

ASLT: 
    • Andrea Fuentes
BEPP:
    • Herlene Grace Beltran
    • Tammy Calderon
Counseling:
    • Joyce Lee
    • Alberto Santellan
    • Mandy Lucas 
GLPS:
    • TBD
Language Arts:
    • Katie Hern (Split Role)
    • Jarrod Feiner
    • Janice Sapigao
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KAD:
    • Amber Steele
STEM
    • Michael Song
    • Miranda Wang
    • TBD
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  • SPWD
    • Alexa Moore
SSCA:
    • Kathy Zarur
    • Rika Yonemura-Fabian
    • Jennifer Merrill
CTE Senator
    • Soledad McCarthy
Part-Time Faculty
    • Jessica Silver-Sharp 
    • Sujatha (Suji) Venkataraman
    • Maryam Khan 
Non-voting Members

Governance Committee Chairs

    • Curriculum Co-Chairs: Jessica Hurless & Bianca Rowden-Quince
    • Professional Personnel: Lynsey Hemstreet

Advisory Members

    • AFT: Marianne Kaletzky
    • ASSC: Win Shwe Yee
    • Classified Senate: Marisa Thigpen
    • PD/CTTL: John Ulloa
    • SEEED: TBD
    • Guided Pathways:Herlene Grace Beltran and Jessica Hurless
    • OER: Ame Maloney
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1.0 Opening Procedures

1.1 Call to Order/Establish Quorum

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 1

Notes:

1.2 Senate Networking

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 10

Notes: 

1.3 Adoption of Agenda

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 1

Notes: A motion to approve the agenda was made by Vice President Ryan and was seconded by Senator Song.A proposed amendment was made by Treasurer Karve to move Item 2.1 to item 2.4. No discussion or objections.

1.4 Adoption of Minutes

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 1

Notes: 

A motion was made by Senator Zarur and was seconded by Senator Merrill to approve the minutes from August 17, 2023 meeting. The following edits were recommended:

-item 1.3 correct spelling of amendment.

-correct item 3.4 Treasurer

-add name to item 2.3 Salvador Victoria

Minutes were approved with no further discussion or objection.

1.5 Adoption of Consent Agenda

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 0

Notes: 

ASLT Faculty Tenure Committees

Andrea Fuentes
Dr. Bianca Rowden-Quince (ASLT, Chair)
Melissa Matthews
Karen Wong

Torria Davis (Dean)

Chris Collins
Bianca Rowden-Quince (ASLT, Chair)
Luciana Castro
Rosemary Bell

Torria Davis (Dean)

 

COUN Faculty Tenure Committees

Dino Garcia, Promise Counselor (Year 2)

Alberto Santellan (Chair)

Brianna Clay (Discipline Expert)

Joyce Lee

Ellen Murray (Acting Dean)

 

Adriana Johnston, Promise Counselor (Grant Funded Position-Year 2)

Suzanne Poma (Chair/Discipline Expert)

Perry Chen

Alberto Santellan

Ellen Murray (Acting Dean)

 

Elizabeth Llamas, Personal Counselor (Year 3)

Brianna Clay (Chair)

Makiko Ueda (CSM Discipline Expert)

Melissa Komadina

Ellen Murray (Acting Dean)

 

Tatiana Martinez, Assistive Technology Specialist (Year 2)

Melissa Matthews (Chair/Discipline Expert)

Jessica Truglio

Carlos Romero

Ellen Murray (Acting Dean)

 

Gina Ciardella Palmer, Veterans Counselor (Year 2)

Joyce Lee (Chair/Discipline Expert)

Lorraine Demello

Melissa Matthews

Ellen Murray (Acting Dean)

 

BEPP Faculty Tenure Committees

Christine Herndon

Tina Watts (Chair)

Maggie Barrientos (Discipline Expert)

Kate Williams-Browne (Tenured Faculty)

Michael Kane, Dean

 

STEM Faculty Committee Membership AY23-24

Academic Senate: Miranda Wang, Michael Song, Kolo Wamba

Curriculum Committee: Rick Hough, Ariel Katz

FTEFAC Committee: Tadashi Tsuchida

Institutional Effectiveness Committee: Stephen Fredricks

Professional Personnel Committee: Franco Deal

Health, Safety, Emergency Preparedness Committee: Franco Deal

SPARC: Kenyatta Weathersby, Miranda Wang

Technology Advisory Committee: Phillip Williams, Norman Del Prado, Cindy Moss

Student Equity Committee: Evan Leach

 

Language Arts Faculty Committee Membership AY23-24

Academic Senate Representatives: Jarrod Feiner, Janice Sapigao, Katie Hern, Lindsey Ayotte (President)

Curriculum Committee:Erinn Struss, Jessica Hurless (Chair)

Professional Personnel Committee: Lindsey Ayotte

Full Time Equivalent Faculty Allocation Committee: Jessica Hurless

Health, Safety, and Emergency Preparedness Committee: Jarrod Feiner

Professional Development Committee: Luciana Castro(Chair),  Janice Sapigao

SEEED/Student Equity Committees: Lucia Lachmayr (Co-coordinator), Rachel Bell, Nathan Jones

Strategic Planning and Resource Allocation Committee: Leigh Anne Shaw, Nancy Kaplan-Biegel, Lindsey Ayotte (Tri-chair)

Technology Advisory Committee: Luciana Castro

Institutional Effectiveness Committee: Michael Cross, Felicia Alvarez Mazzi

Scholarship Committee: Rob Williams

Enrollment Strategy Committee: Jessica Hurless, Lindsey Ayotte (Tri-chair)

 

ASLT Faculty Committee Membership AY23-24

Academic Senate: Andrea Fuentes

Curriculum Committee: Bianca Rowden-Quince (Co-Chair)

SPARC: Gavin Townsley, Christopher Collins

IEC: Ame Maloney (Tri-Chair), Andrea Fuentes , Ricardo Flores, Monique Ubungen

Health, Safety, & Emergency Preparedness Committee: Jessica Silver-Sharp (AFT rep), Jenny Vega (ASLT)

Technology Advisory Committee (TAC): Ricardo Flores, Chris Collins, Gavin Townsley, Sherri Wyatt, ASLT Dean is Co-Chair

Scholarship Committee: Pia Walawalkar

Advisory Committee for Employee Development (ACED):John Ulloa

FTEFAC: Chris Collins

SEEED: Gavin Townsley, Bianca Rowden-Quince

Senator Santellan motioned to pull Tatiana Martinez tenure committee from the consent agenda.

1.6 Public Comment

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 3

Notes: 

Lori Slicton: Announced that she will continue to serve on the ASCCC Advocacy Committee and will continue to provide updates to our local body. In addition, she shared that she and Jessica Silver-Sharp will continue to serve as members of the health and safety committee as AFT representatives and welcomes questions or concerns that can be taken to that committee.

 

Senator Wamba: Announced that he and his colleagues in the physics program at Skyline have just been awarded a grant pending approval by the Board of Trustees. The grant is through the United States Department of Energy has initiated and it's called NPRENEW which stands for nuclear physicists.

of nuclear physics reaching a New Energy Sciences workforce. One of the goals of this program is to try and broaden and diversify participation in certain STEM fields, nuclear physics being one of them. More information to come once the grant has been approved by the BOT.

 

Secretary Truglio: Shared information about an upcoming event on October 18th which is a speaker named Jonathan Mooney who speaks about neurodiversity and the importance of celebrating those who learn differently. This is a part of the Global Spectrum of Racial Equity and Social Justice series: Jonathan Mooney event

 

 

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2.0 New Senate Business

 

2.1 Tatiana Martinez Tenure Committee

Procedure     |     Information    |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter: Alberto Santellan, Jacquie Escobar

Time: 5 minutes

Notes: This item was pulled from the consent agenda as this faculty member is no longer employed in the district. A motion was made to rescind the approval of this committee. A roll call vote was taken with 20 in favor, 2 abstentions. The motion to rescind the committee passes.

 

2.2 Curriculum Alphabet Soup: An Update on Curriculum Legislation

Procedure     |     Information     |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter: Co-curriculum Chairs, Jessica Hurless and Bianca Rowden-Quince

Time: 30 minutes

Notes: Our curriculum committee co-chairs shared some helpful information regarding the upcoming changes due to the following state legislation:

AB1111: Common Course Numbering

AB1705: Update to AB705

AB928: Student Transfer Reform Act of 2021; CAL-GETC

 

Slides for more information

2.3Update on Chancellor Search Process

Procedure     |    Information |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 15 minutes

Notes:

Following the changes made by the BOT regarding the Chancellor search committee, President Ayotte worked with the presidents of the academic senates at our sister campuses to write a letter which went to the BOT. The letter shared their collective concerns and also invited any members of the board that were available to attend the next district Academic Senate meeting on September 11th. President Ayotte shared that Trustees Pimentel and Holober will tentatively be attending. Any faculty are invited to join in person or on zoom. In addition, a brief conversation was held regarding the option of not putting forth a representative from Skyline to serve on the search committee as a public statement against the recent changes. An informal consensus of membership was opposed to this idea and the decision was made to move forward with a process to nominate a Skyline representative.

 

2.4 Preliminary Discussion of Use Cases for Generative Artificial Intelligence

Procedure     |     Information    |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter: Andrea Fuentes and Sima Karve

Time: 30 minutes

Notes: Senator Fuentes Treasurer Karve led a discussion regarding generative AI and how it can be used as a learning tool.  Senator Fuentes encouraged us to think about ways that AI can be used as a part of the learning process. Several senate members shared ways in which they have seen AI used as a tool. Student Senator Yee shared that this has been an ongoing topic within ASSSC and that she herself has found AI tools to be valuable to her experience. A number of other faculty members shared concerns regarding academic integrity specifically regarding the generation of text used in essays and research papers. Members also shared concerns that the technology is replacing the learning rather than becoming part of the learning process.

 

Senator Fuentes shared that an AI conference will be taking place during the January 2024 flex offerings.

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3.0 Standing Agenda Items

3.1 Committee Reports

Procedure     |     Information     |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter(s): Standing Committee Chairs

Time:

Notes: 

FTEFAC: Still needing representative from SPWD.

ASSC: Senator Yee shared updates regarding upcoming events. In addition, she shared that conversations are occurring within ASSC regarding upcoming changes to class minimums and cancellations.

AFT: AFT representatives shared important updates regarding contract negotiations as well as current health and safety concerns. Following the recent safety incident that occurred near building 19, AFT solicited feedback from faculty. They also shared information regarding trauma counseling available to all faculty: https://www.aft.org/benefits/trauma

CTE: Upcoming CTE Day is Friday, November 3rd. More information to come.

3.2  President’s Report

Procedure     |     Information     |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 5

Notes: 

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4.0 Announcement and Closing Procedures

4.1. Announcements

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 1

Notes:  

4.2. Motion to Adjourn

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 0

Notes: 

The next meeting of the Fall 2023 semester is on Thursday September 21, 2023. If you would like to request an item be put on the agenda (Consent, discussion, action or information) please submit your request for the next meeting by Tuesday September 12, 2023 by 12:00pm. You can request an agenda item here

Academic and Professional Matters, AB 1725 “10 + 1”

  1. Curriculum, including establishing prerequisites and placing courses within disciplines
  2. Degree and certificate requirements
  3. Grading policies
  4. Educational program development
  5. Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success
  6. District and college governance structures, as related to faculty roles
  7. Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including self-study and annual reports
  8. Policies for faculty professional development activities
  9. Processes for program review
  10. Processes for institutional planning and budget development
  11. Other academic and professional matters as are mutually agreed upon between the governing board and the academic senate