Minutes
Distance Learning Classroom
I. Call to Order The
meeting was called to order by Immediate Past President
Lisa Bogaty at
II. Approval of Minutes The
minutes of Oct. 15 were approved as written.
III. Officer Reports
Communications Officer Cindy
Alexander No report
Secretary Carol
Luther
Amendments to the FC Constitution
that were approved are being added to the
constitution
and a revised version of the constitution will be posted on the web.
TBR Representative Dave
Vinson
Report of TBR Sub-council will be
written soon.
President Lisa
Bogaty, Immediate Past President
·
The new adjunct
representative, Kelly Waldrop, was introduced
·
President Edwards
does not intend possible 5% budget cut to result in letting any employees go.
·
Changes in selection
of Outstanding Full-Time and Adjunct Faculty will be made. Candidates with the highest number of votes
will be the winners.
·
Faculty Council
Evaluation Committee has been formed and has the following members: Wanda Scarbro, chair; Judy Ahrens, George Cox, Kathryn Nowell,
Paul Ramp, and Anne Schwartzlander.
·
Learning Council
news
1.
Performance
Funding: PSTCC’s score was higher than last year.
2.
Sub-Committee on
lack of academic progress has been formed. Kathy Byrd is the faculty member.
Other members are Berta Ward and Leigh Ann Touzeau.
IV. Committee Reports
Steering Lisa
Bogaty
The following motions that were
passed by Steering were presented:
·
That Faculty Council consider
the documents supporting SPH 2400.
The motion was postponed.
·
That the idea of exploring a Faculty Senate at PSTCC
be sent to the Rules Committee.
The motion was sent to the Rules
Committee.
·
That a statement concerning the privacy of instructors’
addresses be written to be considered by Faculty Council.
The motion was postponed.
·
Because the final exam period is not mandated by TBR
or SACS, the faculty reserve the right to use their
professional judgment to determine the manner in which the final exam period
should be used.
The motion was postponed.
Adjunct Faculty John
Fairstein, Kelly Waldrop
Information about adjuncts’ concerns
continues to be collected.
Promotion/Tenure Don Thomas, Janice Rowland No report
Faculty Forums/High Performance Teaching Paul
Baxter, Elaine Oswald
No report
Student Scholarship Karen
Cornell
Books, etc., are needed.
Rules Committee Donn King No
report
Evaluation Committee Wanda
Scarbro No
report
V. Unfinished Business None
VI. New Business
Clarification of fire drill/emergency drill procedures
is needed. When can classes
re-enter
buildings?
VII. Announcements None
VIII. The meeting adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
Carol Luther
Recording Secretary