Exec Committee for Faculty Congress

Exec Committee for Faculty Congress May 11, 2015 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Present: Kim, Jan, Michael, Bobbi, Faith, Norbert, Jim, Seri, Avis

Proposed Agenda for Friday’s meeting  p. 2 proposed motion for double major issue  Jim: 2nd Readings needed: o Charter changes - membership o By-laws: Professional development committee o Jim and Kim to check on revisions o Once voting done and motions pass, FC has one year to set up Professional Development Committee . Next year’s Exec Committee will make decisions on this  Note: Jim and Michael are off-island and will not be attending 5/15 meeting

 Graduate Council item: Note: Grad Council sends issue to FC to decide if it impacts university as a whole; otherwise, Exec Committee sends back to Grad Council and lets them move forward.

o Setting up requirements for how long student can take to complete masters or doctorate degree . Suggestion to review what other campuses do with respect to graduate councils and faculty governance. . Does this impact academic policy and/or faculty within a unit? . This has already gone to the Academic Policy Committee and been approved. . FC Executive Committee recommends send back to Grad Council, stating there are concerns (e.g., representation on Graduate Council). . Recommend next 2015-16 Congress consider looking into issue with GC representation.

 Seri: (ALO report to be posted under Assessment). o ALO Report – note section on “gainful employment” – for profit organizations with professional certificates will need to report employment data. o Program Review report being updated . Recommendation from System to change review timeline from seven years to five years.

 Please review committee reports on FC Website for accuracy.

 System Office (Dr. Risa Dickson) – eCafe to be phased out; Proposed Course Evaluation System

1  For 2015-16 FC: o Issue with students videotaping faculty in class o Physical facilities . Problem with technology in classrooms (e.g., Smartboards that aren’t working; bulbs not replaced in projectors) . VCAdmA Sakai says there are $$ available for classroom technology . Required to have 5% reserve; max is 16% reserve o Chairs returning for next year’s committees . Faith – yes . Bobbi – yes . Jim – yes . Seri – yes . Mitch – yes . Norbert - yes . Gen Ed - open o Social Sciences representatives: vote in progress o Natural Sciences: Shawon Rahman o Pharmacy – Karen Pellegrin o Faculty Senate – updates needed o Library – new rep

 Positions needed: . Secretary ______. Vice Chair ______

 Friday, May 15th: Business meeting will be conducted first, followed by elections and seating of the 2015-16 Congress.

 Please complete Committee Reports (Kim sent template)—send by end of week.

Meeting adjourned 4:50 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, Avis Masuda Congress Secretary