Minutes of Physical Sciences Task Force
Meeting Time: 10:00 am
Participants: Paul
Williams, Lala Guerra, Saad Eways, Paul Nacozy, Chris Cavalli, Jim Heath, Ron
Johns, James Friedrichsen, Hadi Parhikhteh, Allen Underwood, Mike McGraw, CD
Rao, Amy Cunningham, Luis Cuellar, Cindy
Carr, Dale Biggs, Thomas Brown, Eric Ebner, Elliot Richmond.
1.) Approval of
Agenda
2.) Approval of Minutes from: Corrections were made in the September 5,
2008 minutes.
3.) Information items presented:
a.) Revised Budget Update – Everyone was informed
that we had received what we had requested for
Capital Items.
b.) New
Department Tech. Position – It was announced that a new tech. position was
approved for our
Department. Tthe new tech position
will provide be computer support
for all
campuses.
c.) Status
on Fulltime Position – The Physics and Geology fulltime positions
are now posted on the web. The closing date is November 7, 2008.
d.) Annual
Evaluation Cycle - Paul Williams discussed the Annual Evaluation Cycle
calendar.
The link to the Evaluation calendar
is
http://www.austincc.edu/hr/eval/faculty.php
e.) Scheduling
the Scheduling Committee - The next Scheduling Committee meeting will be held
on
October 10, 2008 at NRG at 10:00am.
f.) Field Safety Training - The Field Safety
Training will be held on October 18, 2008 at the Fire Academy at
8:30. Another training
will be scheduled January 31st.
g.) New
Computer Replacement Update – Everyone was informed that when computers are
replaced for
faculty, faculty will
automatically receive a laptop unless you specifically request something else.
h.) Astronomy
Assessment – Ron Johns told everyone that the Astronomy Assessment process went
well.
5.) New Business:
Minutes of PHYS/AST/ENG Subcommittee
October 3, 2008
Participants Paul
Williams, Lala Guerra, Saad Eways, Paul Nacozy, Chris Cavalli, Jim Heath, James
Friedrichsen, Hadi Parhikhteh, Allen Underwood, Mike McGraw, CD Rao, Luis
Cuellar, Dale Biggs, Eric Ebner, Elliot Richmond.
Laser
Safety
Eric
Ebner presented a Laser Safety Sheet that he developed and suggested that we
use it. There were suggestions made
about the item. A follow up was
requested for the November department meeting.
Discussion
of EEO Assessment/Revision to PHYS 1402 Assessment
James
Friedrichsen discussed the two proposals that he had came up with for the PHYS
1402 Assessment. Everyone agreed to
choose the first of the two proposals, which is the one that shows the difference
in the classical interpretation and the modern interpretation.
ACC
Collaborative
Saad
Eways brought everyone up to date on how the ACC Collaborative was doing. A suggestion was made to change the 3 hour
seminars to a 3 hour workshop. It was
agreed that the first hour would be an introduction and the last 2 hours
would be a lab.
HazCom
Training
It
was brought up that only a few of the faculty had completed the online HazCom
Training. It was recommended that it
should be kept open one more week. Paul
Williams made it clear that the training needed to be taken serious because it
was a State Law.
Minutes of GEOL/ESTE Subcommittee
Oct. 3, 2008
Participants geology
folks at meeting
Amy
Cunningham had met with Charles Quinn, the Dean of Business Studies, about the
possibility of green business courses.
There is apparently interest in the local business community for courses
and training along these lines. ACC is
also conducting an analysis of its carbon footprint, beginning with SAC.
Funding
has been provided to purchase four new elmos. Cindy will investigate the options.