ࡱ> @B? Q!bjbj΀ 4.Q""eeeeeyyyyy(05(7(7(7(7(7(7()d,67(e7(eeL(888fee5(85(88%E'Cy!&!(b(0(5&,F,(E',eE'87(7(8(," +: Department Chairs Report to Senate From: Cyd McMullen, outgoing Chair of Chairs Date: 23 August 2010 Department Chairs met on August 23, 2010 at 1:00 PM. The following members were present: P. Bagley, N. Cavanaugh, K. Dannehl (representing D. Ellefsen), A. Donnelli, X. Du, P. Fox, D. Freistroffer, D. Gonzales, B. Hannu, B. Hofland, T. Matula, C. McMullen, E. Nickel, A. DeBraga, M. LaSalle Walsh, C. Mitchel, B. Murphy, E. Nickel, M. Swetich, L. Uhlenkott, B. Verbeck, D. Wrightman Guest: M. McFarlane The following items of concern to Faculty Senate were discussed: 1 Chair of Chairs: The loss of Richard McNally, who had been chosen Chair of Chairs in May, necessitated a new selection to chair this body. Bonnie Hofland offered to fill the position. Mike McFarlane will attempt to reinstate the secretarial support for this committee which was removed at the beginning of last year. 2 INT 100: Cyd McMullen asked chairs to make sure their departments were well-represented at INT 100 Orientation to be held on August 28. Faculty should report to the Fitness Center at 2:30 PM with department banners and business cards, as well as advising materials. The session will last until 4:00 PM. The hour-long Academic Presentation, which is the responsibility of Chairs, will be given as follows: Linda Uhlenkott, General Education and the grid; David Freistroffer, college vs. high school; Cyd McMullen, plagiarism and the syllabus; Pat Phillips, Web Campus Orientation. 3 Meeting Schedule: The committee decided to meet on Fridays two weeks before each Senate meeting, when possible, at 9:30 AM. [Upon checking with Bob Hannu, some meetings had to be held on different Fridays.] The schedule is as follows: September 10, October 1, November 12, and December 3. 4 VPAA Update: Mike McFarlane Enrollment Numbers: Mike explained that enrollment was up 30% year-to-date in the early summer, but has currently fallen to 1.7% YTD due to caps on programs such as CTE and nursing; buyouts or retirements of faculty who were not replaced; and, temporarily, long wait lists for courses for which instructors had not been confirmed. Mike said that 鶹ӰԺ had experienced growth even in the budget crisis because of latent capacity (seats in classes that had previously gone unfilled). In the past three years average class size at 鶹ӰԺ has risen from 12 to 18 even though we have offered 10% fewer class sections. INT 100: Mike also asked departments to assure faculty participation in INT 100 this Saturday. In response to a question, Mike said that the online version developed by Cindy Hyslop over the summer is up and running, but has had surprisingly low enrollment, about 20 to date. Setting Priorities for Hiring: VPAA McFarlane worked from the priority list established by Dept. Chairs in May, as follows: Business Theatre/Music History Business Nursing Mike announced that there are three other positions which have opened up since the last Chairs meeting: CRJ, English, and Biology. He said that Carl had agreed that 5 temporary, one-semester positions can be filled in Spring 2011, renewable in Fall 2011 depending upon funding. One of those positions can be tenure-track. Mike discussed the CRJ position as a potential priority since a corrections center is being built in Pahrump which may mean that there will be a heavy demand for courses there. Moving the CRJ position to Pahrump may be considered by the Social Sciences Dept. and Academic Affairs once more information is available about the balance of enrollments, the needs of the three different strands of the CRJ program, and whether degrees will be rewarded by the Corrections Corporation of America. A discussion followed. Amber Donnelli reported that Nursing should be a low priority, as the has covered its courses. David Freistroffer said the same is true of the Biology position. Mike would like the 8 positions open now to be prioritized, with the decision made at the September 10 meeting. Mike will also provide Bonnie with the list of all open positions. Mike reported that the interviews have been completed for the Dean of Health and Human Services, and that a decision should be made soon. Another position which came open over the summer is Director of Institutional Research, vacated when Lijuan Zhai accepted another position. Accreditation: Mike said that the Year 1 report, which is due in Spring 2011 and includes the revised Strategic Plan and the Assessment Plan, will not present problems; much of it is complete. But the transition to a new way of doing accreditation means that much work will have to be completed in 2011-2012. Faculty Evaluation: Mike said that the new annual evaluation systems results will be presented soon to the Evaluation Committee. He said that the scores for the first year were skewed high. He thinks that a problem with the new evaluation of faculty is that it isnt rigorous enough for the tenure process. He will take that issue to the committee. New Chairs: New department chairs need to know about two documents available in the Policies and Procedures Manual: 3.3 Guidelines for Departments Interactions with Branch Campus and Satellite Center Directors; and 3.4 Department Chair Responsibilities. Both can be accessed from the Faculty/Staff page of the 鶹ӰԺ Website. New chairs should also be aware of the Evaluation for Department Chairs revised last spring to be used in this years faculty evaluation process. Adjuncts: Adjuncts need to be told that college communications will be sent out only on 鶹ӰԺ email accounts, so each adjunct should have an account and should use it. LOAs (letters of appointment) will be sent out on 鶹ӰԺ emails only. Budget Task Force: Mike believes that the Budget Task Force will be needed again this year due to continued problems with the state budget. He believes that President Diekhans will use the same structure that was set up last year. The Task Force will be focusing on 2011-2012, as the budget cuts for this year have been made. The Chair of Chairs represents this committee on the Task Force. 5. Agenda Items for the Next Meeting: New Chair Bonnie Hofland asked if anyone had agenda items for the September 10th meeting. Cyd McMullen reminded her that comments on the INT 100 session to be held this Saturday should be discussed on September 10th also. 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