ࡱ> GJFo ?+bjbj 4Fzfzf#+**8D4,L``vvv?AAAAAA$ "leevvHzpvv??;vЌ#.S+0[,.#.#.#ee.#*@ j: Questions and Comments About Items in PC Minutes March 20, 2020 Faculty Senate Meeting Guests: President Joyce Helens and VPSAA Jake Rivera President Joyce Helens and VPSAA Jake Rivera are attending the 3/20/20 Faculty Senate meeting as guests to discuss some items from Presidents Council (PC) meeting minutes that are in this document. Faculty-related questions and comments are enclosed in brackets and italicized. Further questions may arise when 11/21/19 and 12/19/19 PC minutes are posted. It is stated in NSHE Code, in the 鶹ӰԺ Bylaws, and in the Faculty Senate Bylaws that the President is the final authority on all actions and all matters relating to the operations of 鶹ӰԺ, with some Presidential decisions requiring Board of Regents approval. Faculty understand this. However, before final decisions are made by the President, it is important to faculty that the President has meaningful, ongoing communication with all relevant parties. With this communication, we can work together to continually improve 鶹ӰԺ for the benefit of students. Items from 5/1/19 PC minutes The first two excerpts below from these minutes relate to policy and procedures. 4. A firm statement on DWF outcomes should be above the standard. 鶹ӰԺ currently does not have a policy on this. George Kleeb said the committee to look at this would be the Academic Standards. He will make sure there is a strong chair. Dr. Brown mentioned the Co-req policy webinar that occurred last week. Discussions will go on as policy gets approved. [What is the status of this policy discussion? This could relate to the Academic Standards, Assessment, Department Chairs, Distance Education, and Faculty and Administrative Evaluation Committees.] 5. Student Affairs Update Jake Rivera reported the student affairs area is focused on preparing for accreditation. They are reviewing policies and procedures and evaluating web pages. They are looking at department assessments. The policy and procedure review has been eye-opening. Some things are included in the P&P that are not policies or procedures. The P&P will be updated to be clear and succinct. Seeing examples from other institutions will help. The web pages are another area which affects every area of the college. A schedule needs to be created on when to review and update web pages. [Which policies, procedures, and web pages are being reviewed and evaluated? This could relate to multiple Faculty Senate committees.] 9. Miscellaneous Presidents Council minutes are being posted to the website and will be completed soon. Minutes will be posted after the meetings in a timelier manner. [PC met on 11/21/19 and will meet on 12/19/19; could those minutes be posted by 2/14/19 for the Executive Committee? Timely posting of these minutes enables effective communication from PC (LC) to the 鶹ӰԺ community, including administrative and academic faculty. All administrative and academic faculty members serve on at least one Faculty Senate committee.] Items from 9/26/19 PC minutes President Helens had everyone introduce themselves. President Helens wants these Presidents Council meetings to be more like a conversation. [What does this mean? The second paragraph of the 3.2.1 Presidents Council section in 鶹ӰԺ Bylaws states, The Presidents Council serves as both an information gathering and a decision making group. It receives recommendations from all the College groups. It also acts as a forum for debate and discussion on policies, procedures, issues, and concerns. Final decisions on matters of policy and procedure are reserved to the president. This description seems more meaningful and in-depth than a conversation.] The three excerpts below from these minutes relate to policy and procedures. Onboarding and succession planning has been nonexistent so we will be looking at an onboarding process for all new employees and cleaning up existing policies. [Which policies? This could relate to responsibilities of the Personnel Committee.] Jake Rivera said that the policies are being reviewed for accuracy and the catalog speaks correctly to what we are doing. They are looking at the catalog process and the new class schedule process. [Are these the same policies as item 5 in the 5/1/19 PC minutes? If so, this could relate to multiple Faculty Senate committees.] Presidents Council discussed a policy of no Tabaco [sic] use (including vaping) on campus. Further research and discussion to follow. [What is the status of this 4.26 policy? This relates to the Faculty/Staff Safety Committee.] Items from 10/24/19 PC minutes George Kleeb presented the Faculty Position Priority List for 2019-2020. The department chairs meet on more than one occasion to prioritize this list. Sonja Sibert stated that prioritizing the list should be at the dean level. Department Chairs should not be spending so much time on prioritizing positions. It is all subject to the budget and is just a recommendation. [This would require a change to Faculty Senate Bylaws. This relates to the Department Chairs and Bylaws Committees.] The two excerpts below from these minutes relate to policy and procedures. There was a discussion on Faculty Evaluations and a question on whether full time tenured faculty are evaluated. Full time tenured faculty do an annual evaluation with the dean. They also have a more intense evaluation with the dean every 5 years. We are looking into training sessions on the tenure process to help people understand the process and for consistency on the tenure committees. [鶹ӰԺ Policy 5.23 addresses the five-year review for tenured teaching faculty, which isnt a more intense evaluation with the dean. Any change to this policy should involve the Faculty and Administrative Evaluation Committee. Training sessions on the tenure process is a great idea. Discussion and development of this should involve the Personnel Committee.] Because of the accreditation process we are looking at all policies and procedures and bylaws. The 鶹ӰԺ Bylaws have not been updated since 2007 or 2009. Bylaws and policies and procedures need to be updated consistently. President Helens will be working on updating the 鶹ӰԺ Bylaws. She will be changing the Presidents Council to Leadership Council and changing the membership of this group. This particular change will then have to be changed in the Faculty Senate Bylaws. We must all be looking at our webpages and make sure they are updated too. [Will President Helens be working on updating the 鶹ӰԺ Bylaws with the College Bylaws Committee as described in Section 2.0 of the 鶹ӰԺ Bylaws? Section 2.0 of the 鶹ӰԺ Bylaws is copied below. Other 鶹ӰԺ Bylaws. The Board of Regents delegates to the faculty of 鶹ӰԺ the authority and responsibility for organizing itself in accordance with 鶹ӰԺ Bylaws and for recommending policy on matters of faculty welfare, on the rights of faculty under the Nevada System of Higher Education Code, and on their involvement in the College's primary missions as stated in the NSHE Code. Classified staff are also awarded the authority and responsibility for organizing themselves into a representative body in accordance with the NSHE Code. The College Bylaws Committee is formed by recommendations from the Faculty Senate, Classified Council, Presidents Council, and appointed by the president. The Committee deals with questions of 鶹ӰԺ Bylaws interpretation, possible revisions, and amendments. This is an ad hoc committee. Any college person or group requesting interpretation, revision, or amendments should contact the presidents assistant. Questions of interpretation of 鶹ӰԺ Bylaws shall be directed to an ad hoc College Bylaws Committee recommended by the faculty senate, classified council, presidents council, and appointed by the president. The committee shall rule on the questions, and any appeal of the decision shall be made to the president. To the extent that any provision of these Bylaws conflicts with a provision of the NSHE Code, the provision of the NSHE Code shall be controlling. Amendments to the 鶹ӰԺ Bylaws may be made in two ways: Any employee or college body may propose an amendment. Such proposed amendment shall be presented to the College Bylaws Committee for review and validation with federal and state laws as well as NSHE Code and Policies. Such proposed amendment must be forwarded to the Presidents Council with appropriate notes from the College Bylaws Committee. If the proposed amendment is rejected by the president, then the president shall notify all parties, in writing, of the decision and the reason(s) for rejection within twenty (20) working days after receiving the proposed amendment. Any amendment must be reviewed and accepted by the Presidents Council. Final approval must be given by the president and Board of Regents. 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