The meeting was called to order by President Mike Midgley at 1:00 p.m.

 1. Approval of Agenda

The agenda was approved as written. 2. Approval of Minutes The minutes were approved as written. 3. Election of Officers Officers for FY98 are Cherry Beth Luedtke, Secretary/Treasurer, Steve Rizon, Reporter, and Charles Quinn, Reporter. 4. Appointment of Standing Committees Mike Midgley presented recommendations for standing committee membership. Faculty indicated their committee preferences in the Spring--prior to reorganization. After discussion, members asked Mike to contact each person and confirm his/her continued interest in serving on a standing committee. Changes to phone numbers and corrections to various typos were noted. A motion was made and seconded and the motion passed unanimously to accept the list as presented with the proviso that all faculty listed confirm their continued interest and with corrections noted. 5. President's Report Mike Midgley will schedule meetings with Dr. Friendman and Dr. Fonte. The meetings will provide new officers an opportunity to introduce themselves. Members discussed the need for open communication and the importance of presenting faculty concerns to administration. 6. Reorganization Issues

Discussion focused on various concerns about reorganization. Issues outlined included

  • Change of length of term of service for ACC committees;
  • Representation on Academic Council excludes librarian/counselors;
  • Administrators on task forces: voting rights, membership, attendance
  • Need clarification on lines of communication.
  • Important issues should go through Senate
  • Provost involvement in scheduling. What is direction of decision making? If provost makes changes, will task forces be included in process?
  • Scheduling, classroom conflicts, deadlines directed by the printers
  • First week of semester should be used for classroom concerns, not paperwork, scheduling, etc.
  • Explaanation of the designation "certified" senior adjunct.
  • Faculty and staff morale
  • There is a stipend for last year's department heads. Who will take their place next year?
  • Process of approving textbooks
  • Rumors should be addressed through memos
  • Suggestion to move classes to M-TH. Make Friday a work day, time to complete work, hold meetings
Time for discussion was extended 32 minutes. A motion was made, and seconded, that Senate officers would present faculty concerns to administration and report back to Senate. Motion was passed unanimously.

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