Faculty Senate Minutes

June 1, 2005

Submitted by:  Dee Skinner

Attended by:  Phil Droke, Rod Fowers, Ruth Frickle, Glen Avantaggio, Gwen Spencer, Gloria Rose Koepping, Ron Sabado, Bryan Stumpf, Jeff Wagnitz, Katie Gulliford, Dee Skinner, Igor Glozman.

Meeting began at 3:00 p.m. in room 410 of the Library.

Gwen Spencer introduced a discussion on registration for fall quarter.  The waiting list provides an opportunity for students to enroll in a fall class and not yet be officially in the summer prerequisite.  Summer Psych 100 as a prerequsite for fall Psych 215 for example.  Full classes create situations for students to go to other colleges if they can’t get into Highline’s classes.   It was advised by some members of the Senate that enrollment reports might be run earlier than after summer grades are posted to help clear the issue.

The question of whether there is a policy which allows a student to enroll in 2 classes which are scheduled at the same time or overlapping times.  The online registration gives a notice of a problem but the personal registration at the window requires a signature.  Gwen Spencer will check to see if technology is able to restrict a double enrollment such as described.  Rod Fowers will script a policy and bring it to the Senate for discussion in the fall.

Discussion was held about retention.  Ruth Frickle described the email that has been circulated encouraging all faculty and staff to encourage enrollment of students.  Basic classes are over-full while non-basic classes are being cancelled.  Departments will be looking at student needs, especially as transfer by major forces course needs.  Biology has long waiting lists and students may go elsewhere if necessary to get the needed class for transfer.  Action item:  address this issue with Divisions at the beginning of fall term.

Katie Gulliford shared a statement about science lab courses and how they may or may not be accepted for credit if from other community colleges.  Jeff Wagnitz stated that the CTC transferability agreements mandate that if another college considers a course a lab, we need to also.  Highline can, however, establish its conditions for local courses.  The Senate addresses what are graduation requirements; Divisions determine what or what is not a lab science.

Ruth Frickle suggested that the Senate adopt a format for business so that Old Business and New Business is addressed at each meeting. 

Phil Droke announced that the Tools For Teaching III Conference will be held at Highline CC on October 28^th from 8:30 – 3:30.  Presenters will be from various colleges around Washington state.  A flyer will be emailed to faculty soon.  Cost is $25. 

Meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.