LCSC | Faculty Affairs Minutes 9-30-03

Faculty Senate 2003-04
Faculty Affairs Committee

Faculty Affairs Meeting, Tuesday 9/30/2003
Secretary for 9/30/2003: Jeff Matthews
Location: SUB141

In Attendance
Jeff Matthews, Chair of Faculty Affairs
Rik Brosten, Technology & Industrial
Lana Elliott, Education
Rodolfo Gallardo, Humanities
Pam Howard, Library Services
Lori McCann, BTS
Victor White, Nursing
Michelle Sotka, Business

Absent
Matthew Brady, Natural Sciences
Cheryl Jurgens, Social Sciences

Guests
Kristy Roberts, Director of Distance Learning
Chet Herbst, Assistant to the President for Planning and
Director of Institutional Research and Assessment

Meeting convened by Jeff Matthews

Each person was asked to introduce themselves

An overview of procedures for Faculty Affairs was presented including electronic dissemination of documents and rotation of secretarial duties

Old Business

1. Forgiveness Policy. The current forgiveness policy was electronically disseminated to all members. Jeff Matthews provided an overview of the current academic forgiveness policy. Lori McCann and Michelle Sotka volunteered to find out what the exact forgiveness policy at other Idaho institutions is.

2. Financial aid impact (on students) of the new LCSC dis-enrollment procedure. Victor White and Lana Elliott were asked (by Jeff Matthews) to research this issue because they had previously served on the Faculty Affairs committee

3. Administrator Review. Chet Herbst presented the current status of the proposed administrator review instrument that was created by a special Ad Hoc sub committee (Dave Thiessen, Chet Herbst, Lori Gaskill, Barb McNeill). Documentation from the working group was electronically disseminated to all committee members. Herbst indicated that all parties previously involved with the proposed administrator review now feel that it is time for Faculty Affairs to review the issue. Jeff Matthews charged each committee member with reviewing these documents and soliciting feedback from their instructional units with discussion slated for the next two Faculty Association meetings. Matthews indicated that this was an important issue that should be carefully considered by faculty.

New Business

1. Kristy Roberts and Chet Herbst presented the proposed changes to the SRI’s for distance education classes. A brief discussion followed and the committee agreed to solicit feedback from their instructional units. Matthews asked that the proposed changes be treated as an actionable item and indicated that discussion and a vote on the proposed change would take place at the next Faculty Affairs meeting.

2. Lana Elliott introduced the idea of reviewing the entire SRI process at LCSC. She presented a draft copy of some changes that she proposes for the SRI instrument itself. The committee indicated a strong interest in reviewing the SRI process at LCSC. A discussion ensued that pointed out several flaws with the current SRI system the most prominent of which are very low completion rates by students. The committee agreed to take up the issue of reviewing both the SRI instrument and addressing the completion rate of students. Matthews suggested that the task is large and will take considerable time but is an appropriate focus for faculty affairs. The committee agreed and accepted the task.

Respectfully Submitted by Jeff Matthews

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