1. Approval of Agenda

    2. The agenda was approved as written.

  2. Presentation of proposed Sabbatical Leave rules - John Hastings

    3. John Hastings presented a draft of an Administrative Rule on Sabbatical Leave. The Senate expressed concern that the payrate seemed to be at the President's discretion and might not be known at the time the sabbatical was granted. It was suggested that the guidelines for payrate should be more explicit and that payrate should be determined earlier in the process. The guidelines concerning intellectual property rights should also be clarified.

  3. Approval of May 29 and June 26 Minutes

    4. The minutes were approved as written.

  4. President's Report

    5. Senators discussed the selection of hiring committee members. It was noted that the task force gives recommendation for hiring; however a dean may add or remove a member. The dean's decision must be for a clearly substantiated reason. If the task force disagrees, it can appeal to the next level--the appropriate Associate Vice President.

    Mike also noted that the Instructional Associate positions were discussed at the last Board meeting. Dr. Fonte indicated that these persons will be selected by the appropriate Task Force. It was also noted at the Board meeting that current tutors and current adjunct faculty can apply for these positions.

  5. Consideration of proposed changes in scheduling process

    6. Mike presented a draft proposal for revising the current scheduling process. Discussion ensued and some modifications were incorporated into the draft proposal. The Senate agreed that the guidelines reflected the consensus view of the Senate and should be sent forward to the administration.

    Senators also expressed concern that scheduling for all semesters is done all at the same time, and that deadlines are stressful and restrictive. It was suggested scheduling for the coming year should begin earlier this year. The need for a master calendar was also stressed.

  6. Consideration of proposed revisions to board policy on faculty workload
The faculty workload issue will be a consent item on the August 3 Board agenda. It is unclear what effect the policy wording change (to a minimum 40 hour work week) will have on classroom faculty. Clearly, however, it does increase the minimum workweek for librarians and counselors. Senators discussed the importance of the administrative rules for faculty workload which will be developed if the proposed policy change is passed. Mike will contact Charles Burnside, TCCTA, for additional information on faculty workload. Senators asked that Mike ask the Board to pull the item from the agenda, and repeat Senate protest for lack of faculty inclusion and participation.

7. Review of Task Force Chair/Assistant Dean Evaluation Summary

The summary was initially presented at the last Senate meeting. It was tabled to allow Senators time to review the proposal. The evaluation summaries were approved as presented at this meeting.

8. Reorganization Issues

A question was brought concerning interviewing adjunct faculty. It is required that all applicants who meet the minimum qualifications be interviewed, but that does not necessarily mean that they will be added to the adjunct pool. Also, teaching experience cannot be used as a minimum qualification criteria, but could be a "preference" item.

Tobin Quereau substituted for Rick Thompson, Roger Griffin for Paula Robertson Rose, and Stuart Smith for Cathy Angell.

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