Ventura College Academic Senate
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Campus Center Conference Room

I.	Call to Order
	This meeting was called to order at 1:35 p.m. The following senate members were present:
	
	Chen, Albert - Social Sciences & Humanities
	Gardner, Ty - Math & Sciences
	Haines, Robbie - Math & Sciences
	Hendricks, Bill - Social Sciences & Humanities
	Lange, Cari – Senate Secretary
	Morris, Terry – Health, Physical Education & Athletics
	Muñoz, Paula – Student Services
	Penuela, Alan – Career and Technical Education (subbing for Mitchell)
	Pollack, Deborah - Senate Vice-president
	Reynolds, Andrea - Social Sciences & Humanities
	Schoenrock, Kathryn - Communication & Learning Resources
	Sezzi, Peter – Senate President

	The following guests were present:
	Calote, Robin – Ventura College President
	Ruiz, Joe - Associated Student Body Representative 
	Hardy, Jadyn -  Communication & Learning Resources

II.	Approval of minutes
a.	Motion to approve the minutes from November 4, 2010 was made by Gardner and seconded by Pollack. Motioned unanimously carried.

III.	Acknowledgement of Guests
	        a.    Calote dropped in to thank the Senate on the quick development of the Student Learning Outcome Oversight Group (SLOOG), and to commend SLOOG on their prompt action in developing a plan to address the SLO issues, as noted by the Site Visit Accreditation Team. Calote mentioned that she has read the unofficial report from the Accreditation Team and affirmed that we were cautioned for our lack of program level SLOs and lack of connection between program SLOs and planning/budgeting. However, she was optimistic that the SLOOG will be able to sufficiently address these issues. 
	Calote also announced that there will be a second planning meeting held in the first week of December to discuss strategic planning, which involves reviewing the educational master plan, identifying the major goals, and developing a three year implementation plan. This is a process that the Site Visit Accreditation Team noted needed improvement. Other areas noted for improvement were: course level SLO evaluation, on line instructional support, professional development, and organizational structure. 
	Finally, Calote informed us that the administration at VC was in the process of “standardizing” class start times to maximize facility usage and aid students in their personal schedule planning. She also commented that the administration was exploring the possibility of converting MWF three unit lecture classes to MW “block schedule.” 

IV.	Announcements
a.	Senate Scholarship Drive
	Sezzi announced that the Ventura College Foundation and the Bernard Osher Foundation will match minimum donations of $2,000, meaning that if the Academic Senate can raise $2,000 by the end of the academic year we will have an additional $6,000 in our scholarship fund. Senators agreed that this is a great opportunity, and that we should start a Senate Scholarship drive before the end of this semester. 

V.	President’s Report
a.	Administrative Council report
	Pollack attended the Administrative Council Meeting on Sezzi’s behalf. She reported that Bob Moskowitz is being honored with the Mayor’s Art award, the six week summer session will run from June 20- July 28, the 2011-2012 academic calendar has been set, and that technical tutorials are now available on the portal site. 

b.	Board of Trustees meeting report
	Sezzi reported that this was the last meeting for Bob Huber and Cheryl Heitman, and a good portion of the meeting was spent commending the two on their time served on the BOT. 
	Of greater importance, Sezzi spoke up against the purposed idea of converting finals block scheduled week into a regular week of instruction. Both the MC and OC Senate Presidents also spoke up against this change. By the next day it was revealed that the administration’s proposal to remove the block scheduling of Finals Week had been removed. Sezzi reminded the Council that this was the second time in this academic year that this topic has been broached. He also reminded the Council that we must all be here during Finals Week if we are going to continue to fight for it. 

c.	DCAS, DTRW
	DCAS- Sezzi talked briefly about structural defecits that are built into our District budget. The budget development will be discussed at greater length at our December 2nd Senate meeting.
	DTRW – As DTRW was happening at the exact same time as our Senate meeting, Sezzi had nothing to report at this time. Pauley, as Co-Chair of our Curriculum Committee is at DTRW and can report out at our Dec. 2nd Senate meeting.

d.	Report out on Statewide Academic Senate Fall Plenary Session
i.	C-ID
	The Course Identification (http://www.c-id.net) system is being employed to address SB 1440 regarding the creation of transfer degrees. The system is working with discipline faculty throughout the state to create a “supra” course numbering system. This system will not modify current course numbering at any given educational institution but rather the descriptors attached to a given course will help identify what courses will transfer as general ed, lower division major prep or electives, etc. 

VI.	Campus Committee reports
a.	Curriculum Committee report
i.	Placement of courses within disciplines
	Sezzi announced that Ventura College must determine what minimum qualifications are for each individual course by this coming January. This was a state law that was passed a considerable time ago, that VC has simply failed to address. The process will be done at the next Department Chair’s Meeting. 

b.	Campus Resource Council report
	Pauley was at DTRW, so there was not a CRC report available.
 
c.	Sabbatical Leaves Committee report
The Sabbatical Leaves Committee heard and ranked two faculty requests for sabbatical leave during the Spring 2012 semester. The requests will now be forwarded to the District Sabbatical Leaves Committee in December and thereafter go before the Board of Trustees.
 
d.	Task Force on Learning Communities report
	Nothing to report at this time. 

e.	Student Learning Outcomes Oversight Group report
	The SLOOG, working with a previous definition of “program” approved by the Academic Senate, developed the following definition of a program:

At Ventura College, a program is defined as any course of study that counts toward a certificate, degree or transfer and/or any stand-alone or combined student support services that may enhance students’ academic achievement.* These are broken down into two main categories, Instructional Programs and Service Unit Programs. Further, Service Unit Programs are divided into three subcategories: Student and Instructional Service Programs, Business Service Programs and Institutional Offices.
*Note:  Courses that are cross-listed should only be covered in one program for the purposes of program review and the development of student learning outcomes.
This definition comes partially from Title 5 and partially from our attempts to include all aspects of the campus, not solely the instructional aspects of the campus that directly or indirectly led toward certificates, degrees or transfer. The application of the definition above would therefore translate into the following programs at Ventura College:
Instructional Programs
·         Accounting
·         Agriculture
·         Anthropology
·         Architecture
·         Art (Art, Art History, Painting, Drawing, Ceramics)
·         Astronomy
·         Automotive Technology
·         Biological Sciences (Biology, Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology)
·         Biotechnology
·         Building Codes and Regulations
·         Business
·         Chemistry
·         Chicano Studies
·         Child Development
·         Communication Studies (Speech)
·         Computer Information Systems (CIS, BIS, Computerized Office, Microcomputers)
·         Computer Science
·         Construction Management
·         Criminal Justice
·         Dance
·         Drafting
·         Economics
·         Education
·         Electronics
·         Emergency Medical Technologies (EMT)
·         Engineering
·         English
·         English as a Second Language (ESL)
·         Environmental Science & Resource Mgmt (ESRM)
·         Fashion Design and Merchandising
·         Film Studies
·         Foreign Languages (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) 
·         Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
·         Geography
·         Geology
·         Guidance Workshops
·         Health Education
·         Health Care Ancillaries (Medical assisting, Certified Nursing Assistant, Health Sciences Administration, Phlebotomy) 
·         History
·         Holistic Studies
·         Home Economics
·         Human Services
·         Humanities
·         Insurance
·         Interior Design
·         Intercollegiate Athletics (Coaching)
·         Interdisciplinary Studies
·         International Studies
·         Journalism
·         Kinesiology (Physical Education)
·         Landscape Management
·         Leadership
·         Learning Assistance
·         Library Instruction
·         Management
·         Manufacturing Technology
·         Mathematics
·         Multimedia
·         Music
·         Nursing Science
·         Office Technologies (Executive Assistant, Reception Skills)
·         Paramedic
·         Philosophy
·         Photography
·         Physical Science
·         Physics
·         Psychology
·         Reading
·         Real Estate
·         Sign Language
·         Sociology
·         Study Skills
·         Supervision
·         Theater Arts
·         Water Science
·         Welding
·         Work Experience
 
Student and Instructional Services Programs
·         Admission and Records
·         Assessment Office
·         CalWORKS
·         Child Development Center
·         Counseling
·         Educational Assistance Center (EAC)
·         EOPS
·         Financial Aid
·         International Students
·         Learning Resource Center (LRC)
·         Library
·         Student Activities/Student Government
·         Student Health Center
·         Supplemental Instruction
·         Transfer& Career Center
·         Tutoring Center
·         Welcome/Intake Center
 
Business Services Programs
·         Alternative Text Production Center (ATPC)
·         Bookstore
·         Business Office
·         College Technology Services (CTS)
·         Custodial
·         Food Services
·         Grounds
·         Maintenance & Operations (M&O)
·         Operator/Mail Services
·         Warehouse
 
Institutional Offices
·         Academic Senate
·         Classified Senate
·         Distance Education
·         Executive Vice-President’s Office
·         Institutional Research
·         Off-Campus Programs
·         President’s Office
·         Student Learning Outcomes Office
·         Vice-President’s Office
 
Senators were asked to take time to review closely both this definition of and list of campus programs, and to carry forward to the next Senate meeting any suggestions for modification made from other faculty members. We were told that this list of programs was intended to be exhaustive and complete. If something is missing that anyone feels should be included, or if the list is too exhaustive to be of any value, now is the time to make suggestions. 
 
This definition and list of programs as well as other SLO documentation (i.e., the 5 column model) will be discussed and voted on at the next Senate meeting on Thursday, December 2.  

VII.	Study Sessions
a.	Accreditation Visit’s College Recommendations & Campus Response
		Please see discussion under Acknowledgement of Guests.

b.	Four Week Summer School Session
	There was nothing new to report on the status of a potential four week summer session. 

VIII.	Action Items
a.	AP 7700 – Whistleblower Protection (First Reading)
	Discussion centered on the concerns that anonymous reporting is allowed under this “Whistleblower Protection” AP and the need for an Ombudsman at each location. This AP will be considered as a second reading item at the next senate meeting.

b.	Ventura College List of Programs (First Reading)
	Please see discussion under Student Learning Outcomes Oversight Group report. This definition and list will be considered as a second reading item at the next Senate meeting.

c.	Student Learning Outcomes Toolkit (First Reading)
	This will be considered as a second reading item at the next Senate meeting.

IX.	Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 3:33p.m.