I. Call to Order/Roll Call

The meeting was called to order by President Don Cordero at 1:40 p.m. Senators present: Margaret Boone (AAS), Lois Carroll (LRS/LATC/DSPS), Marsha Chan (Communications), Betty Christopher (Commercial Services), Helene Flolo (AAS), Gloria Hom (Social Science Alternate), Peggy Messerschmidt (Communications), Tab Morales (Student Services), Diane Pette (Student Services), Helayna Thickpenny (CATA), Karl Ting (Math), and Kam Verma (DCE). Also present was Carol Toppel, Curriculum Committee Chair. Guest present was Dr. Rose Tseng, Chancellor.

II. Order of the Agenda - No changes were made to today's agenda.

III. Oral Communication from the Public

Dr. Tseng expressed her support for the Senate and its intent to establish goals for the year. She stressed the need to communicate and collaborate with our community.

IV. Information & Announcements

E-Mail announcements:

1. WALK FOR AIDS will be held on Sunday, October 15 in downtown San Jose. Those who are interested in participating in the walk, please meet at 8:00 a.m. at San Carlos and Almaden Streets. You may sign up at the ASB or the Student Health Center.

2. HIV Prevention Workshop will be held Monday, October 23, at 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Room TBA.

3. Pressure Point Therapy workshop will be held on Thursday, November 9, from Noon to 1:30 p.m. in Room N1-401.

4. The Calendar for the Curriculum Review Committee is available from the Senate Office. The committee meets every Monday, from 2-4:00 p.m., in Conference Room A.

5. A summary and comparison report on first census for Mission and West Valley from the Research Analyst at Mission College.

6. The Admissions Representative (Keith Schoon) from UC Berkeley will be on campus Wednesday, September 27, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m to offer workshops and answer questions. Invite your students to meet with him.

7. Mission College's Title 3 Grant Continuation Application has been approved. The college will receive full funding of $350,000 for 1995/96, and $346,000 for 1997/98.

V. Discuss and Consider Academic Senate Goals for 1995/96

The Senators listed a number of goals that they would like to see accomplished for this year. They broke down into sub-groups, with each group assigned the task to select the five goals they consider most important. At the end of the breakout session, the Senators pooled the results of their separate meetings, and they agreed to further elaborate on the goals they outlined during the next Senate meeting.

During discussion, Carol Toppel noted that the Curriculum Review Committee (CRC) is meeting weekly and is currently working collaboratively with the West Valley College Curriculum Committee. All curriculum and meeting agendas between the two colleges are exchanged regularly, and she noted that curriculum processed by West Valley College is available for review in a binder maintained in the Office of Instruction. She strongly urged that every area be represented on the CRC. Currently, only the Technology Division is not represented on the committee. The committee meets every Monday from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. in Conference Room A. Carol expressed concern that faculty are not submitting curriculum to the committee. She speculated that faculty may feel overwhelmed by the new regulations regarding prerequisites, corequisites, and advisories. She asked the Senators to encourage their constituents to submit the curriculum to the committee, and the committee will help faculty get their proposals through.

VI. Reports were postponed to the next Senate meeting.

VII. Correspondence, Publications, & Announcements

Correspondence

1. Copy of letter from the state Chancellor, dated August 18, 1995, to members of the state legislature on the 1995/96 community college budget.

Publications/Minutes

1. The September 1995 issue of COMPENDIUM.

2. The September 1995 issue of UPDATE from ACE.

3. The minutes for the September 7, 1995, meeting and the agenda for the September 21, 1995, meeting of the MWV Land Corporation.

Announcements/Conferences

1. Several Community College Seminars on Service Learning are scheduled from October 20, 1995, through March 8, 1996, at various locations. Additional information is available from the Academic Senate Office.

2. A collection of 200 Teaching Innovation papers are available to faculty at no charge on InfoNet, the CCC Information Network. A printed copy is available through Solano Community College Book Store.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:30 p.m. (M/S/P).

These minutes are respectfully submitted by Grace Gonzalez, Academic Senate Secretary.