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November 8, 2023

Minutes

The Academic Senate Committee on Academic Development/Elective Academic Programs met on November 8, 2023 at 12:00PM - Zoom


Committee Members in Attendance:

Present: Rezan Akpinar (2026, Chair), Lyubomir Boyadzhiev (2024), Melissa Dennihy (2026), Deborah Karlin (2026, Vice-Chair), Jennifer Klein (2024), Kevin Kolack (2025, Secretary)

Not present: Arthur Abramov (2025), Carlene Byfield (2024), Danny Mangra (2025)


Liaisons in Attendance:

Present:

Not present: Michael Pullin (President's designee), need new Steering Committee designee

 


Business:

The meeting was called to order at 12:05PM

  1. Attendance
  2. Minutes from May meeting were approved via email since the last meeting. Minutes from October 11, 2023 were approved without changes.
  3. Discussed Student and Faculty Survey results
    Finalized document including recommendations over the past months. Rezan will present to Faculty Senate, emphasizing 3 recommendations, at the Nov (Tue 11/14 3PM) meeting. No members present are available to attend due to teaching schedules. (Klein may be able to attend.) There was some discussion concerning what the Committee recommendations are vs. faculty suggestions that were survey responses.
  4. Workshops for the semester
    1. Tony Manahan (Chair of the eLearning Committee) met with Rezan to discuss Spring workshops.
      1. Faculty assessment on technology use.
      2. Denis Bejar – Brightspace overview/implementation; Committee members not aware of CUNY Central webinars (other than Kolack, a QCC Brightspace “faculty champion” (departmental liaison/representative))
    2. Importance of eval forms
      Glenna Lash – sends out evals to students; said to discuss with Provost how to increase awareness among faculty of how to present importance to students; Committee thought Pullin would be best first point of contact; Akpinar and Kolack will reach out.
      Adam Volin (director of web svcs) or Ted Dec (CIO, Office of IT) might be good strategists for how to get this info to students; Klein will reach out.
  5. Old business
    Discussed the annual report. There are a few Committee charges (4 & 5) that are in need of revision due to changes in administration titles and the honors program. Will ask for clarification from the Steering Committee.
  6. New business
    Set meeting time. Second Tue of the month. 12-1PM. Will post on web site.
Meeting adjourned 12:45PM.


Respectfully submitted,

Kevin Kolack
Committee on Academic Development/Elective Academic Programs, Secretary

Minutes typed on November 8, 2023

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