MPC Academic Senate
Agenda
May 28, 2015
2:30-4:15 in LTC 216
Academic Senate Membership
Alfred Hochstaedter (President) |
Dawn Rae Davis |
Heather Craig |
Kathleen Clark (Vice President) |
Merry Dennehy |
Kevin Raskoff
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Paola Gilbert (ASCCC Delegate) |
Nancy Bingaman
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Andres Durstenfeld
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Catherine Webb
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Robynn Smith |
Mark Clements |
Sandra Washington
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Eric Ogata
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Mike Torres |
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Alexis Copeland
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I. Opening Business
A. Public Comments
Any persons may have up to three minutes to address the Academic Senate on any subject not on the agenda today.
B. Approval of Draft Minutes from the May 21 meeting
II. Reports
A. President's Report Notes
B. COC (Action Item)
Basic Skills
Joel Pickering
Scott Moller
Adult Education Coordinator
Molly May, Extensive work with the consortium; MPC ESL Rep
Monika Bell, Extensive work with the consortium; MPC Postsecondary CTE rep
Paola Gilbert, Extensive work with consortium; was on 2014 hiring committee
Director of Student Success and Equity
John Cristobal
Alethea DeSoto
Eric Ogata
Larry Walker will probably chair; other non-faculty members to be named later
III. Old Business
A. Academic Renewal Policy Changes (2nd Reading) (2:45-2:55)
Explanatory PowerPoint
B. MPC Academic Senate Annual Report (2nd Reading) (2:55-3:10)
Draft Annual Report
IV. New Business
A. Distance Education Transition from Moodle to Canvas -- ICDE to decide? (3:10-3:20)
- See notes
B. Report on the ASCCC CTE Leadership Institute (3:20-3:45)
- Executive Summary of Regional Conversations and Town Halls -- includes key feedback points advocated by MPC CTE faculty
- Presentation from MPC Faculty members to Academic Senate
C. Reviewing the MPC GE standards/descriptions (3:45-4:00)
- These are the descriptions that are used to determine placement of courses into MPC GE areas.
D. Technology Update including Google Campus (4:00-4:15)
Steve Bruemmer
- Document from Onix -- the firm that will oversee the transition to Google Campus
- Summary of Google Campus from Steve Bruemmer
V. Future Agenda Item
A. Innovative Non-credit