April 25, 2022

Report Outs

Representatives who had not updated their report out and wish to, were encouraged to do so.

Approval of Agenda and Minutes from  Minutes from April 11, 2022 and Minutes from April 18, 2022

·       Both minutes and the agenda were approved

Public Comment

• Dawn stated that there are workshops that will be coming out and we will see how the contract unfolds
• Mark expressed concern about no decision being communicated about vice chancellor of human resources district position
• Dawn mentioned a captioning issue has not been resolved yet. Ed Breault is working on it right now

Needs and Confirmations

• There were no volunteers for Affordable Housing Task Force, Hiring Committee for Faculty Coordinator of Equity in Online Education, and the six faculty needed to serve on Stakeholder Sub-Groups Measure G Bond Projects
• Mary closed the forms in support of Work to Contract.
• Maurice Canyon, counselor Student Success and Retention Services, volunteered as the replacement for one faculty rep on Equity Action Council (EAC). His appointment was approved.

 Making Affinity reps Voting Members of Academic Senate (second read)

• A 2/3 vote of the Executive Committee is needed make this change to the by-laws
• Dr. Tabia Lee shared a statement on the Proposed Action to Grant Academic Senate Voting Privileges to Racial and Ethnic Affinity Group Associate Members (statement posted in report outs for this week).
• C. Balm wants all affinity groups to be represented and feel equity
• We have three affinity groups and when added to the Academic Senate when Constitution and Bylaws were updated in 2021. These groups were added as non-voting associate members. All voting members in Academic Senate are faculty.

Academic Senate Purview (10+1)

1. Curriculum¹ including establishing prerequisites and placing courses within disciplines
2. Degree and certificate requirements³
3. Grading Policies¹
4. Educational program development², including Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
5. Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success¹
6. Governance structures as related to faculty roles²
7. Faculty role in accreditation²
8. Policies for faculty professional development activities¹
9. Policies for Program Review²
10. Processes for institutional planning and budget development² including Instructional Planning and Budget
11. Other Academic and Professional Matters

Academic Seante By-laws

Early Alert (first read)

• Sushini discussed the college Retention Program and Early Alert.  The Early Alert Process can be raised by anyone including teachers, students, etc.  Usually, teachers initiate the alert. Refer to Early Alert Guide. Then the retention program connects with the student and helps them access a counselor.  
• Request was made forAcademic Senate to contribute $100 to fund raffle for those faculty who use Early Alert this quarter Spring 2022
• Faculty can reach out to Patricia Del Rio or Sushini Chand for information

Resolution on Improving the Name-Change policies and procedures in the Foothill-De Anza Community College District (first read)

• Recommended we change the name change procedures
• Approved by acclimation

Draft resolution

Equity Plan Re-Imagined

• Today is first reading; second reading will be 5/9/22
• Last winter 2021 senior staff approached equity office for revised equity plan

Budget Task Force update

• Funds from seven faculty SER positions are not currently available but are expected to be released in June or July 2022. See chart in Report Out.
• It is suggested to wait until Shared Governance is decided upon before take action on this

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) Convocation update

• Mary wants everyone to know where SLO assessment can be entered.  Use “SLO Course Assessment”  to enter SLO and the link is alsoon the De Anza SLO website.  
• The goal is to assess every class at least once every five years before revising the course
• The 2022 Convocation is tentatively scheduled for May 13th. The desired outcome is for each department to gain the support they need to respond to the questions on the 2022 Program Review.
• There was an ask for $250.00 to offer insentive for attendance.

Good of the Order: Report Outs were discussed

Division

Name

Present

President

Cheryl Balm

✔

Vice-President

Mary Pape

✔

Executive Secretary

So Kam Lee

Part-time Faculty Representatives

Gokce Kasikci

✔

Mary Donahue

Academic Services & 
Learning Resources

Cecilia Hui

✔

Bio/Health/Environmental Sciences 

Rana Marinas

✔

Janice Valadez

✔

Business/Computer Science/
Applied Technologies 

James Tallent

✔

VACANCY

✔

Career Technical Education & Workforce Development

Tim Harper

✔

VACANCY

Counseling - General

Robert Alexander

Lisa Castro

✔

 Counseling - Embedded

Felisa Vilaubi

✔

Helen Pang

✔

Creative Arts  

VACANCY

VACANCY

Disability Support Programs & Services and Adapted PE 

Kevin Glapion

✔

Anita Vazifdar

✔

Equity and Engagement

Liliana Rivera

✔

Intercultural/International Studies

Diana Ferrara

✔

VACANCY

Language Arts 

Shagun Kaur

Lauren Gordon

✔

Physical Education 

Rusty Johnson

✔

Mark Landefeld

✔

Physical Sciences, Math, & Engineering

Lisa Mesh

✔

Salvador Guerrero

✔

Social Sciences & Humanities

VACANCY

VACANCY

Student Development & EOPS

Melinda Hughes

Curriculum Committee

Mae Lee (Spring Quarter)

✔

Professional Development*

Dawn Lee

✔

Administrator Liaison*

Thomas Ray

✔

DASG Representatives*

Adel Burieva

✔

Faculty Association Representative*

Mary Donahue

Affinity Group Representatives*

Glynn Wallis, BFSA

✔

Name

Position

Present

Lloyd Holmes

De Anza President

✔

Rob Miesa

VP of Student Services

Christina Espinosa-Pieb

VP of Instruction

Pam Grey

VP of Administrative Services

Hyon Chu Yi-Baker

Director of College Life & Student Judicial Affairs

Marisa Spatafore

Associate VP of Communications & External Relations

Scott Olsen

Classified Senate

Michelle Fernandez

De Anza Student Trustee

Mallory Newell

Institutional Research

Moaty Fayek

Dean of Business/Computer Info Systems

Renee Augenstein

Articulation Officer

Brian Malone

Tenure Review Coordinator

Daniel Smith

Dean of Creative Arts

Eric Mendoza

Dean of Physical Education and Athletics

✔

Thomas Ray

Dean of Language Arts

✔

Alicia Cortez

Dean of Equity and Engagement

Randy Bryant

Dean of Career & Technical Education (CTE)

Kathryn Maurer

Foothill Academic Senate President

Karen Chow

FHDA District Academic Senate President

Laureen Balducci

Dean of Counseling, DSPS & Title IX Coordinator

Anita Kandula

Dean of Biological, Health, and Environmental Sciences

Michele LeBleu-Burns

Dean of Student Development/EOPS

Lisa Mandy

Director of Financial Aid

Nazy Gayloyan

Dean of Enrollment Services

Debbie Lee

Dean of Intercultural/International Studies

Mehrdad Khosravi

Dean of Physical Sciences, Math & Engineering

Judy Miner

FHDA Chancellor

Elvin Ramos

Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities

Patrick Gannon

Director, Book Store

David Ulate

FHDA Research & Planning

Mae Lee

Curriculum Committee Vice-Chair

✔

Tabia Lee

Faculty Director of Equity, Social Justice & Multicultural Education

✔