ACC MEETING: GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT

Minutes

 

Meeting Date:            March 6, 2009

Time:                          1:00 PM

Location:                    HBC 410

Chair:                         Glen Hunt

 

Members Present: Bob Adolf, David Albert, Shina Amachigh, Stephen Black, Roy Casagranda, Julia Decker, Cecile Durish, Karry Evans, Richard Fonte, Richard Gamez, Russ Gardner, Frank Garrahan, Vicke Hammond, Glen Hunt, Joseph Isokpunwu, Michael Kelley, Lynn Lehle, Charles Mills, Jeff Millstone, Carl Mullen, Ed Mullen, Wajma Nasher, Judy Nwachie, Sara Pedersen, Paz Pena, Lisa Perez-Nichols, Reza Rezaee, Celeste Rios, Anaka Rivera, Veronica Rodriguez, Kris Seago, and Marilyn Yale.

 

Agenda Item:            Chair's Report

Presenter:       Glen Hunt

Discussion:    Student Evaluations for faculty were very high this year…a tribute to our faculty and our students.

 

Agenda Item: Adjunct Faculty Hiring Committee Report

Presenter:      Lynn Lehle

Discussion:    Adjunct interviews will take place on April 10.

Decision/Follow-Up items: None

Person Responsible: Lynn Lehle

 

Agenda Item: Student Assessment Committee Report

Presenter:      Shina Amachigh

Discussion:    The committee is working on evaluating the results for this year and preparing the questions for next year. The committee is soliciting questions relating to political socialization, culture, ideology, and public opinion for next year's survey instrument. Please send any proposed questions to Shina for the committee's consideration.

Decision/Follow-Up items: The committee will report its findings at our April meeting.

Person Responsible: Shina Amachigh

 

Agenda Item: Faculty Evaluation Committee Report

Presenter:      Kris Seago

Discussion:    The committee has completed their evaluations and they are in the Dean's office.

Decision/Follow-Up items:   The committee will present their recommendations of standards and contents of the portfolio at our next meeting.

Person Responsible:  Kris Seago

 

Agenda Item: Faculty Development Committee Report

Presenter:      Jeff Millstone

Discussion:    Jeff thanked Dr. Henson for his brown bag seminar.

Decision/Follow-Up items:

Person Responsible: Jeff Millstone

 

Agenda Item: Curriculum Committee

Presenter:      Paz Pena

Discussion:    Paz presented the draft of the Texas Government learning objectives.

Decision/Follow-Up items: The proposed revised Learning Objectives for Texas Government will be presented to the department later in the semester for their consideration.

Person Responsible:  Paz Pena

 

Agenda Item: Blackboard Subcommittee

Presenter:      Cecile Durish

Discussion:    The committee is continuing its efforts to implementing a department Blackboard page which would allow us to share ideas.

Decision/Follow-Up items: None

Person Responsible: Cecile Durish

 

Agenda Item: Department Chair Election

Presenter:      Ed Mullen      

Discussion:    Ed announced that three people have been nominated and one has withdrawn. Nominations close on March 25

Decision/Follow-Up items: Voting will take place in April.

Person Responsible: Ed Mullen

 

Agenda Item: Adjuncts Serving on Adjunct Evaluation Committee

Presenter:      Glen Hunt      

Discussion:    The members present discussed the possibility of adjuncts serving on the Adjunct Evaluation Committee.

Decision/Follow-Up items: Anaka Rivera was appointed to serve as chair of a committee to consider the issues. Other members of the committee are Bob Adolf, Julia Decker, Sara Pedersen, Russ Gardner, Celeste Rios, and Richard Gamez. The committee will report at the April meeting.

Person Responsible: Anaka Rivera

 

Agenda Item: Approved textbook list for 2009-10

Presenter:      Glen Hunt

Discussion:    Pursuant to department policy the following texts were removed from the list: Bardes, Fiorino, Barbour, Magelby, and and Momayezi.

Decision/Follow-Up items: A new list will be distributed shortly.

Person Responsible: Glen Hunt

 

 

 

The next meeting will be on April 17. 2009 at 1:00 pm in HBC 410