ACC MEETING:  GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT

Minutes

 

Meeting Date:            April 13, 2007

Time:                          1:00 PM

Location:                    HBC 301

Chair:                         Glen Hunt

 

Members Present:  Shina Amachigh, Rick Collis, Cecile Durish, Karry Evans,  Ron Fletcher, Richard Gamez, Russ Gardner, Frank Garrahan, David Hinkelman, Glen Hunt, Joseph Isokpunwu, Lynn Lehle, Charles Miles, Jeff Millstone, Marilyn Mote-Yale, Carl Mullen, Ed Mullen, Judy Nwachie, Lisa Perez-Nichols, and Kris Seago.

 

Agenda Item: Chair’s Report

Presenter:       Glen Hunt

Discussion:   

 

1. We are pleased to welcome Dr. Shina Amachigh,  Jeff Millstone, and Roy Cassagranda as new full-time faculty for fall 07.
2. The History Society’s African-American History Symposium will be held at Northridge on Saturday, April 14, 2007 from 10:30 am until 12:30 pm.
   
   

Agenda Item: Adjunct Faculty Hiring Committee Report

Presenter:       Jeff Millstone

Discussion:    New applications have been received and interviews will be held on Friday, April 20, 2007. 

Decision/Follow-Up items:   Interviews will be held on April 20, 2007.

Person Responsible:  Jeff Millstone

 

Agenda Item: Student Assessment Committee Report

Presenter:       Cecile Durish

Discussion:    Cecile presented the results of the 2006-07 student assessment and announced plans for the fall assessment.

Decision/Follow-Up items:   Fall assessments instruments will be distributed by the time classes begin in the fall so that the pre-test can be given in selected sections during the first week of class.

Person Responsible:  Cecile Durish

 

Agenda Item: Faculty Evaluation Committee Report

Presenter:       Dr. Marilyn Mote-Yale

Discussion:    Evaluations have been completed.

Decision/Follow-Up items:   None

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Agenda Item: Faculty Development Committee Report

Presenter:       Lisa Perez-Nichols

Discussion:    Lisa thanked Tina Buck for presenting our Brown Bag Seminar on Blackboard.

Decision/Follow-Up items:   The fall book club selection is Lines in the Sand by Steve Bickererstaff.  Plans are to have the meeting in early October so plan on enjoying the book during the summer and be ready to discuss it when we come back in the fall.

Person Responsible: Lisa Perez-Nichols

 

Agenda Item: Curriculum Committee

Presenter:       Frank Garrahan

Discussion:    Frank presented a report in Stefan’s absence which discussed options for assigning distance learning classes. 

Decision/Follow-Up items: The department voted unanimously to continue using a round robin system based on full-time tenure at ACC as the method of selecting distance learning classes for the fall and spring semesters.

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Agenda Item: Distance Learning Orientation Subcommittee

Presenter:       Frank Garrahan

Discussion:    Frank updated the department on efforts to get the self-assessment instrument on-line

Decision/Follow-Up items: None

Person Responsible:  Frank Garrahan

 

Agenda Item: Textbooks for Introduction to Political Science and US Government Honors Course

Presenter:       Karry Evans

Discussion:    Karry requested approval of Comparative Politics in Transition, 5^th edition, for her Introduction to Political Science and Global Politics in a Changing World, 3^rd edition, for her Globalization Honors course in U.S. Government.

Decision/Follow-Up items:   The department approved the request.

Person Responsible: