Meeting Agendas and Minutes
DRAFT Minutes for March 7, 2024
Attendance:
- Quorum was reached at 19/25 voting members present.
- Members who were not in attendance are indicated by (not present).
Voting Members
Executive Officers
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- President: Lindsay Ayotte - votes in ties
- Vice President: Cassidy Ryan-White
- Secretary: Jessica Truglio
- Treasurer: Simi Karve
- Past President: Leigh Anne Shaw - non-voting
Senators
ASLT:
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- Andrea Fuentes (not present)
BEPP:
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- Herlene Grace Beltran
- Tammy Calderon
Counseling:
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- Joyce Lee
- Kenny Gonzalez (not present)
- Mandy Lucas
GLPS:
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- TBD
Language Arts:
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- Katie Hern
- Jarrod Feiner (not present)
- Janice Sapigao
KAD:
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- Amber Steele
STEM
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- Michael Song
- Miranda Wang
- TBD
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SPWD
- TBD
SSCA:
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- Kathy Zarur
- Rika Yonemura-Fabian
- Jennifer Merrill
CTE Senator
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- Soledad McCarthy (not present)
Part-Time Faculty
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- Teresa Campbell
- Sujatha (Suji) Venkataraman
- Maryam Khan (not present)
Non-voting Members
Governance Committee Chairs
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- Curriculum Co-Chairs: Jessica Hurless & Bianca Rowden-Quince
- Professional Personnel: Lynsey Hemstreet
Advisory Members
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- AFT: Marianne Kaletzky
- ASSC: Win Shwe Yee
- Classified Senate: Marisa Thigpen
- PD/CTTL: TBD
- SEEED: TBD
- Guided Pathways: TBD
- OER: Ame Maloney
Guests:
1.0 Opening Procedures
1.1 Call to Order/Establish Quorum
Presenter: President Ayotte
Time: 1
Notes: Quarum was established with 15 voting members present.
1.2 Senate Networking
Presenter: President Ayotte
Time: 10
Notes:
1.3 Adoption of Agenda
Presenter: President Ayotte
Time: 1
Notes:
A motion to adopt the agenda was made by Vice President Ryan and was seconded by Senator Zarur. All voting members voted to approve the agenda.
1.4 Adoption of Minutes
Presenter: President Ayotte
Time: 1
Notes:
1.5 Adoption of Consent Agenda
Presenter: President Ayotte
Time: 0
Notes:
A motion to approve the minutes was made by Senator Maloney and was seconded by Senator Suji. All voting members voted to approve the minutes from February 15.
1.5 Adoption of Consent Agenda
Presenter: President Ayotte
Time: 1 minute
Notes:
Faculty Marshall for 2024 Commencement
Marv Steinberg (Retired Accounting Professor)
Economics Full-time/Tenure Track Faculty screening committee (Replacement Position):
- Mustafa Popal (Chair)
- Steven Lehigh (Discipline Expert – CSM)
- Rika Yonemura-Fabian (Tenured Faculty)
- Danni Redding Lapuz (Dean)
Administration of Justice Full-time/Tenure Track Faculty screening committee (Replacement Position):
- Jesse Raskin (Chair)
- Steve Aurelio (Discipline Expert)
- Jennifer Merrill (Tenured Faculty)
- Danni Redding Lapuz (Dean)
1.6 Public Comment
Presenter: President Ayotte
Time: 3
Notes:
Vice President Ryan: March Madness Fridays in the Salon! $10.00 haircuts and basketball!
Rika: Queer Students of Color Conference coming up this Friday, March 8th. Registration is closed as we are at capacity.
Bianca Rowden-Quince: Attention Skyline College Community! Join Student Equity & Support
Programs and Allen Ocampo from Equity Institute as we welcome back the Lunch & Learn
Series!
The Lunch & Learn Series is a set of professional learning opportunities for students,
classified professionals, and instructors at Skyline College. Each session will cover
a specific equity-focused topic about professional and personal engagements/interactions
with others including discussions on exploring our cultural wealth, professional civility,
microaggressions, and more!
Come break bread with our community as we take a time-out to eat lunch and learn more
about equity and each other.
*Lunch will be served during each session. Sessions will be limited to 20 participants
maximum. Please complete our Lunch & Learn Registration Form if planning to attend.
Win: Women’s history month is here! Please look out for information about upcoming events!
2.0 New Senate Business
2.1 Pride Index
Procedure | Information | Discussion | Action
Presenters: Rika Yonemura-Fabian, Zahra Mojtahedi and Joshua Lindo
Time: 15 minutes
Notes:
Members of the LGBTQIA Activities group shared important updates regarding the outcome of the Pride Index. If you would like to submit input or join this group, please go to:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/sky_pride_index
2.2 Technology Draft
Procedure | Information | Discussion | Action
Presenters: Torria Davis, Dean of Academic Support and Learning Technologies
Time: 15 minutes
Notes:
Following her presentation at the last meeting, Dr Davis met with AS to request feedback on the campus technology draft. Faculty feedback included the following:
- Training on existing and new technology is needed.
- A question was raised regarding the makeup of the committee and their involvement with shared governance.
- Will the plan address much needed updates to our campus WIFI access?
- Will classroom technology be included in the plan?
- Is there a plan for keeping our technology secure?
- Could we have mobile hot spots for faculty teaching off-site?
- Is there a plan to include technology for spaces on campus other than classrooms that can be learning spaces? (ie: counseling, building 6, dream center. Etc).
- Was attention given to technology for spaces such as the Early Childhood Center as it is a lab school environment?
- Is there a plan for providing real time support for our classrooms?
A motion to extend time by 3 minutes was made by Senator Suji and was seconded by Treasurer Karve.
2.3 Conversation with MCPR
Procedure | Information | Discussion | Action
Presenters: Hinda Chalew, Communications Manager
Time: 20 minutes
Notes:
Hinda Chalew met with our Academic Senate in order to receive feedback from faculty regarding marketing and campus communication. Faculty had feedback which included:
- Do the personas that were developed by MCPR include faculty voice?
- What is the overall goal of our social media. Faculty do not see our students reflected in the posts.
- Can MCPR do more to help support programs that do not receive enough support?
- Can MCPR do more to support and include language learners other than Spanish?
- Numerous faculty shared frustration with a lack of response when requesting help with advertising events or getting flyers approved.
- Can we do more to highlight our students and their stories/successes?
- Is there a vision for College Hour and how to keep it alive?
- Is there a way to include additional languages on our website?
2.4 Palestine Resolution
Procedure | Information | Discussion | Action
Presenter: Resolution Task Group Members: Kathy Zarur, Mustafa Popal, Janice Sapigao, Katie Manbachi, Rika-Yonemura Fabian, Leigh Anne Shaw, and President Ayotte
Time: 20 minutes
Notes:
Members from the Resolution task group shared very important information regarding the history of the violence against Palestine as well as a A RESOLUTION of the Skyline College Academic Senate to extend the
College’s commitment to anti-racism to include Palestinian & Southwest
Asia and North Africa (SWANA from here on) communities and to call for a
A motion to extend time was made by Secretary Truglio and was seconded by Vice President Ryan. A motion to adopt the resolution was made by Senator Song and was seconded by Senator Maloney.
Some discussion ensued regarding the term ethnic cleansing. It was shared that a request was made at the Cabinet level to remove this phrase from the resolution. A member of the task force later clarified that this request was retracted. Further discussion ensued around the use of “Caucasian” as an option on applications and forms especially without the ability to disaggregate information for members of the SWANA community. Additional questions were raised regarding where we as a district are spending our funds as well as CALSTERS/CALPERS investments. A recommendation was made to bring this to the district academic senate as a discussion item in order to discuss how we can come together as a district to address this. A roll call vote was taken with 16 in favor and 1 abstention. The motion to support this resolution passes.
3.0 Standing Agenda Items
3.2 President’s Report
Procedure | Information | Discussion | Action
Presenter: President Ayotte
Time: 5
Notes:
President Ayotte: Skyline is looking for a faculty member to serve on the accreditation team. There is no compensation for this role. Please stay tuned for an email regarding senate nominations. The VPSS will be with us to share important updates at our 3/21 meeting along with President Orante to share information about the end of the year party.
4.0 Announcement and Closing Procedures
4.2. Motion to Adjourn
Presenter: President Ayotte
Time: 0
Notes:
The next meeting of the Spring 2024 semester is on Thursday March 21, 2024. 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 March 24 by
12:00pm. You can request an agenda item here
Academic and Professional Matters, AB 1725 “10 + 1”
- Curriculum, including establishing prerequisites and placing courses within disciplines
- Degree and certificate requirements
- Grading policies
- Educational program development
- Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success
- District and college governance structures, as related to faculty roles
- Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including self-study and annual reports
- Policies for faculty professional development activities
- Processes for program review
- Processes for institutional planning and budget development
- Other academic and professional matters as are mutually agreed upon between the governing board and the academic senate