GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
FACULTY COUNCIL MEETING
http://www.grccfaculty.com
April
5, 2007
Call to Order: F. van
Hartesveldt called the meeting to order at 6:32 a.m., 234 SCC.
Present: N. Alexander, R. Barnhart,
J. Batten, J. Berlin, M. Burns, M. Campo, J. Chesla, F. Conner, K. Danko, J.
Doane, F. Garbowitz, D. Godfrey, C. Grin, J. Hayes, H. Hoare, T. Hoving, R.
Long, B. Manker, R. Monaldo, B. Morris, J. Neumann, M. Parsons, R. Ralya, J.
Russell, J. Swets, F. van Hartesveldt, G. Zeeff.
Absent: W. Acevedo-Ferrer,
L. Burris, L. Crossman, J. Doane, B. Foster, J. Hayes, B. Keelean, R.
Montes-Sutton, K. Owens, J. Spoelman, D. Terhune, D. Wabeke, T. Walwood.
Approval of Agenda: Approved
with the change of moving up Committee reports.
Approval of Minutes from March 23, 2007:
Minutes approved with the following clarification: Fred P. Keller Institute for the Future will
focus on understanding the future in work similar to environmental
scanning.
Secretarys Report:
- Thank you from J. Colvin for the cards and fruit
basket sent to her after recent surgery.
- Thank you from J. Jankowski for the fruit basket sent
after recent surgery.
- Thank you from C. Wells for the fruit basket sent
recently.
Treasurers Report: D.
Godfrey distributed the Treasurers report for March, 2007. Total expenses were $1,891.35. Checking account balance is $53,453.46 and
Money Market balance is $137,094.97. The
full report is attached. The Association
budget has a projected 2007 2008 amount of $158,500. The 2006 2007 budget was $156,300 with
projected expenses of $150,700. The full
report is attached.
Negotiations Report: N.
Alexander reported on the following:
- JCC met on March 23, 2007, and continued discussion about proposed
changes to counselors duties.
Administration is asking counselors to increase work hours and
load.
- Work continues on accretion issues and finalizing
academic calendars.
- Administration has not responded to the financial
offer the Association put forth in regards to a one year contract
rollover.
- JCC will meet again on April 20, 2007.
Presidents Report:
- Faculty members are reminded to respond to the administrative
performance evaluations that were recently sent via email.
- Adjunct faculty do receive mileage for traveling to
an off campus class in some circumstances, but do not receive travel time
pay. See Article 7.E.1 of the
contract for specifics.
- Full time faculty members are reminded that they
should make reasonable effort to attend meetings related to their teaching
function, provided meetings are scheduled by their deans or department
head/program directors between 8
a.m. and 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
- Faculty Council members and the AGC technology sub
group will meet to help resolve BlackBoard issues and concerns about IT
communication and decision-making.
- Faculty numbers update: There are 13 current searches for full
time faculty members to start in Fall, 2007. Last year, nine out of 11 new hires were
previous adjunct instructors.
- The Masonry program at the Thompson M-Tec will be
losing its funding, resulting in the layoff of one full time faculty
member and a lab assistant.
- There are 13 faculty members known to be planning
their retirement in the next three years.
Faculty members near retirement are reminded they can extend their
contract to a 40/42 week scheduled to include the summer session. This forfeits 90 sick days per each year
of an extended contract, but results in an increase in annual retirement
pay. Also, there is additional
compensation available from the early notification incentive program.
- As a reminder, C-3 funds will expire at the end of
the contract year. Full-time
faculty should spend C-3 money by June 30, 2007 and submit paperwork no later than two
weeks after that date. Contact C.
Scaturro to find out the balance of C-3 accounts.
- Administration has agreed to accrete the Nursing Lab
Technician position.
- Administration has decided that Infection Control work
in the Dental Department will be spread among full time faculty members
and an ESP member. F. van
Hartesveldt has asked to meet with Administration to discuss this decision
and infection control.
Discussion and action items:
- Millage support:
- Friends of GRCC are still looking for phone bank
volunteers. It is suggested that
departments select an evening to staff phone banks. Phone banks will run Monday through
Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. Please contact edwagner@friendsofgrcc.com
or jimpalmeri@friendsofgrcc.com
for questions and to arrange the logistics.
- A millage information meeting is scheduled at Fountain Street Church
on Tuesday, April 10,
2007 from 7:15
7:45 a.m.
- Tom Deschaine, tedeschaine@comcast.net, is a
contact person for retirees interested in participating in the millage
campaign.
- Results from telephone polling are running about
two to one in support of the millage.
- Board of Trustees election candidate forum:
- BOT candidate forum is scheduled for Thursday, April 19, 2007,
at 3 p.m. in the Ford
Fieldhouse. Forum will be
moderated by Dennis Sutton. The
event is public and all, including students, are encouraged to attend.
- Discussion took place on possible questions for the
four candidates and the time allowed for their responses. The forum will include introductions by
each of the candidates, two to three minutes for each candidate to respond
to each question, and possibly a chance for audience members to submit additional
questions to be answered at a later time.
Possible questions include the following:
- How does your work experience affect or benefit
the college?
- How do you plan to stay connected to the faculty?
- What are the three most important issues you would
address?
- How would you balance policy governance with other
concerns?
- For example, how would you deal with issues of
academic freedom and censorship?
- What do you think about the trend of increasing
numbers of adjunct faculty, and what should the ratio be between
full-time and adjunct faculty?
- Why do we have adjunct faculty?
- Why are you running for the BOT; what is your
agenda; how will the College be different in one year if you are
elected?
- F. van Hartesveldt
will send proposed questions to Faculty Council to rate the order of
importance.
- A Faculty Association
meeting will follow the forum, Thursday, April 19, 2007, at 5 p.m., to discuss the possible
endorsement of candidate(s).
- Committees update:
- Constitution and Bylaws committee will meet for its
annual review.
- Finance committee must review records annually.
- Ethics committee should discuss how the Faculty
Association committee will differ from the AGC Ethics committee.
Grievance Report: F. van Hartesveldt reported on the following:
- Items for the next Faculty Council meeting should be
submitted to F. van Hartesveldt.
- Faculty Association on Thursday, April 19, 2007, at 5 p.m. at the Ford Fieldhouse to
discuss endorsement of Board of Trustees candidates.
- Faculty Council on Friday, April 20, 2007, at 6:30 a.m., Multi-Purpose Room (234
SCC).
- Motion to adjourn B. Morris, F. Connor seconded. Adjournment at 7:50 a.m.
Submitted by
K. Danko, Secretary
GRCC Faculty Association
Treasurers Report
March 2007
Checking
account balance March 1
.
$41,482.36
Deposits: Dues
...
...13,862.45
Expenses: Donations/Flowers
.
...
.$49.50
Legal
...
775.50
Office: Archivist
...
.679.54
Supplies
..
..
28.88
RCC mileage
...
..74.32
Taxes
.
..
.283.61
Total Expenses
...
.
$1,891.35
Checking
account balance March 31..
...
...
$53,453.46
Money Market
Balance 3/31/07
..
...$137,094.97
Revenue & Expenses Year to Date
Revenue: Dues
....
... $95,919.15
Interest
..
.
....
.3,254.24
Expenses: Donations/Flowers/Fruit Baskets
$960.88
Food
....
.
3,274.07
Grievances
.
1514.43
Insurance
.275.00
JCC
...7,070.16
Legal
...
.
.5,740.35
Office: Archivist
.984.34
Postage
......39.00
Supplies
.
..151.60
Telephone
.
..
93
Website
.
...106.51
Officers
pay
.
...48,249.77
Public
Relations
.....3,500.00
RCC
.
.
..1072.72
Taxes
.
.
......18,566.61
Total
Expenses
.
.
. $91,506.37
Submitted April 5, 2007, by Dick
Godfrey, Treasurer
GRCC Faculty Association Budget Report
|
ACCOUNT
|
CURRENT
BUDGET 06-07
|
PROJECTED
EXPENSES
06-07
|
2007-2008
BUDGET
|
|
Conferences
|
$ 4,000.00
|
$ 000.00
|
$ 4,000.00
|
|
Flowers/Gifts/Memorials
|
2,500.00
|
2,000.00
|
2,500.00
|
|
Food/Party
|
6,000.00
|
6,000.00
|
6,500.00
|
|
Grievance/Legal
|
12,000.00
|
9,000.00
|
12,000.00
|
|
Insurance
|
1,500.00
|
1,500.00
|
1,500.00
|
|
Negotiations/Contingency
|
35,000.00
|
30,000.00
|
30,000.00
|
|
Office Expense/Rent
|
3,500.00
|
1,500.00
|
3,500.00
|
|
Public
Relations
|
200.00
|
3,500.00
|
200.00
|
|
Retirement
Council
|
1,200.00
|
1,200.00
|
1,200.00
|
|
Salary
Officers
|
60,000.00
|
66,000.00
|
67,000.00
|
|
Special
Events
|
200.00
|
0.00
|
200.00
|
|
Subscriptions
|
200.00
|
0.00
|
200.00
|
|
Taxes
|
30,000.00
|
30,000.00
|
30,000.00
|
|
Total
|
$156,300.00
|
$150,700.00
|
$158,800.00
|
|
Dues
|
$158,400.00
(projected 06-07)
|
|
$160,800.00
(projected
07-08)
|
Submitted April 5, 2007, Dick Godfrey,
Treasurer