Faculty Senate
ACHIEVEMENTS FOR 2006-2007 (two pages)
Helping Students Learn
Hired a strings instructor and a media instructor
Leading and Communicating
Leadership
Organized the popular and productive fall inservice with Meggin MacIntosh training the GCCC staff on Peaceful Productivity
Created a new space for Teaching and Learning Center
Acquired furniture and equipment for TLC endeavors
Were awarded an $18,317 grant from the Mary Jo Williams Foundation to furnish the TLC
Hosted a faculty recognition luncheon for longevity, achievement, and retirement in May 2006
Acquired a three-hours release time for Faculty-Senate President
Planning Continuous Improvement
Hired Kathy Isaac, part-time TLC coordinator
Created a brochure for staff training presented at the spring inservice and adjunct inservice
GOALS FOR 2007-2008
Helping Students Learn
Purchase a campus license for plagiarism detection software (TurnItIn and DropBox are examples of this software; approximately $3500 per year.)
Install additional Smart classrooms in Penka, Academic, Warren Fouse, Pauline Joyce, and Dennis Perryman.
Leading and Communicating
Leadership
á The Teaching and Learning Center will focus on instructional enrichment including the following:
o Text-messaging for recruitment
o Pod-casts for instruction
o Multi-media training
o Instructional improvement topics suggested by instructors
á Fund a Teaching Learning Center
o $35,000 budget
¤ $25,000 for part time personnel
¤ $5,000 budget for training
¤ $5,000 operational budget for upgrades/maintenance of existing Smart Classrooms as well as the ability to equip additional classrooms
á Fund a part time technology position as part of the Teaching & Learning Center and in conjunction with the Information Technology department.
o $30,000 budget
¤ $25,000 for personnel
¤ $5,000 budget for training and equipment
á Limit class size to ensure that the average class size will not exceed 22 students and/or that the faculty to student ratio is 1:17. The college shall be committed to student excellence by providing adequate instructor availability to meet enrollment, as well as curriculum, demands.
o $150,000 budget to hire full-time faculty
¤ English
á The Developmental Education team is proposing a Pre-Basic English course to be taught 5 days a week (5 contact hours) but offer it for 3 credit hours. This would require paying an instructor 5 FLC for that course. This may begin with one section, but could grow to two sections.
¤ Math
¤ Criminal Justice
Planning Continuous Improvement
á Shift technology philosophy to a futuristic outlook.
o HD will be the standard in 2008
o Additional T1 connection
o Web radio station
o Wireless system
o No closed-circuit, do streaming video
o Pod-casting
o Blogs
á Designate a percentage of Student Technology Fee monies to Faculty Senate or someone who will spend it to upgrade smart classrooms and increase the number of smart classrooms.
PROJECTIONS FOR 2009+ (one page)
Prioritized list of new personnel, expanded positions or position transfers with justifications.
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Position |
Salary |
Existing budget |
New staffing amount |
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Full time TLC coordinator |
$50,000 |
0 |
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Full time Faculty Technology position |
$50,000 |
0 |
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Prioritized equipment requests with justification and amounts.
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Equipment |
Justification |
Existing Cost Center |
Perkins Grant |
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Prioritized instructional materials requests with justification and amounts.
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Equipment |
Justification |
Existing Cost Center |
Perkins Grant |
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$20,000 |
Upgrading and maintaining Smart classrooms |
0 |
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Prioritized new project requests with justification and amounts.
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Project |
Justification |
Reallocation within existing budget |
New Project funds |
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$50,000 |
Budget for TLC |
0 |
$50,000
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$25,000 |
Budget for faculty technology position |
0 |
$25,000 |
Prioritized staff development requests with justification and amounts.
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Staff Development Activity |
Justification |
Perkins Grant |
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