Task Force Minutes

Task Force Minutes

April 21, 2000

Attendees: Debbie Sackett, John Young, Ya-Ping Huang, Al Dumbuya, Kathy Nabona, Anita Thurwachter, Bill Cheek, Deborah Walker, Fred Miller

Announcements

We will begin using our college-wide safety rules adopted last meeting during the 2000 summer session.
Spring 2001 schedule is due from each of the campuses by April 24^th.
Budget initiatives for FY 01 were outlined. The following were submitted to the Dean:

(1) Check and improvement to OSHA standards of ventilation in all the labs, prep. rooms, and storerooms at ACC.

(2) Install ventilation to the chemical storage lockers located in the tunnel at RGC.

(3) Install an ADA approved shower/eyewash in RVS 2223.

(4) Change shut-off valves and plastic fittings in the gas jets at RGC 316 and 318.

(5) Install a permanent 6-foot hood in RGC 318

(6) Improve safety in RGC 318.1 (chemical storage room). Improve ventilation in cabinets, explosion-proof lighting, and permanent covers where plastic sheeting currently exists.

(7) Exit to the corridor for RGC 315 (Fred's office).

(8) Increase in hourly funds by $4,000. Replacement funds for adjustments in classified positions at RGC and PIN this year.

(9) Increase in hourly funds by $5,000. Subsidy for hiring of half time classified at NRG next year.

(10). Increase in $1,000 to operating budget for EVC.

It was reported that at the last meeting with the Dean, he intended to give initiatives 1-7 (all life-safety issues) highest priority.
The newest reorganization was discussed. The bottom line is that student complaints will, by necessity, need to be handled more at the campus level.
Reminded each campus to select their labs for CHEM 1405 for the fall.

Other agenda items:

Textbooks: The Task Force selected by vote the Whitten, Davis & Peck "General Chemistry", 6^th ed., Saunders College. This book will be used for CHEM 1411 in the fall and CHEM 1411/1412 in the spring.

Course descriptions: The committee made changes to the Course Catalog descriptions and similar changes to the short descriptions to be entered into the fall schedule. (a) In the description for CHEM 1405, the sentence "Designed for non-science majors." was omitted. (b) The Prerequisite in the CHEM 1411 description was changed from CHM 1614 to CHEM 1405.

Lab meeting dates for the summer were selected.

(a) 11 week session:

Week of July 5, no lab

June 12 & 13, safety and introduction

June 14 & 15, first experiment

July 3 & 4, no lab

August 14 & 15, last experiment

(b) 1^st 5 ½ week session:

first meeting: no lab

second meeting: safety

3^rd- 14^th meetings: 12 experiments

15^th meeting: no experiments

first meeting: no lab

second meeting: safety

3^rd - 14^th meetings: 12 experiments

15^th meeting: no experiments

Web-based CHEM 1405: Deborah Walker made a presentation on a web-based course for CHEM 1405 that she is developing. The Task Force approved of her plan for full implementation in the Spring of 2001.