April 4 , 2007
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Faculty Management Committee >>

TOPIC    DISCUSSION    ACTION    
Approval of the 3/14/07 Minutes    No revisions.  Recommended to add page numbers in future multi-page minutes     Moved, seconded, and approved.    
Review of SWOT Analysis/Envision the Future Executive Summary    President Crowley distributed a handout outlining the purpose, assumptions, process, and timetable for the MCCS Envision the Future report to provide the background for the SWOT analysis.
Mr. Parent and Ms Bradstreet distributed copies of the comprehensive SWOT assessment and provided a brief overview of the process and results.
President Crowley noted that some of the concerns from the report are already being addressed, as with the work of the Campus Communications Committee to improve communications by encouraging regular office/department meetings and by posting minutes from the meetings of all committees and the management team; and the work of a Lobby Committee to analyze the need for a staff presence in the lobby, as well as to provide feedback regarding the appearance of the lobby.
Mr. Parent reported that a group facilitated by Mr. LaPlante has completed the environmental scan as the other requirement of the Envision the Future report.  He noted that the College had received feedback from the System Office pertaining to its report and a response to that feedback was being prepared.

    Information item    
Update on Interest-Based Bargaining Training for the Committee    The Faculty Association and management expressed some interest in pursuing this training opportunity, but emphasized that it should be very “tangible” and/or issue-specific.
Consensus was reached not to pursue the training but to continue to work through issues one at a time with the interests of all constituencies in mind.    No action required or recommended.    
Update on the Adjunct Handbook/Manual    Dr. Punches provided an update on the status of the handbook, noting that information was still coming in to add to it.
The Committee expressed its willingness to peruse drafts of the manual to provide input.    Dr. Punches to distribute drafts of the handbook to Committee members before the next meeting.    
Class Size/Heavy Loads—Initial Discussion on Course Capacities and Right of First Refusal    Ms Harmon distributed an overview of class capacities from other MCCS Campuses.
It was agreed that “heavy loads” was an overload issue that fell to the purview of MEA/MCCS negotiations, as was the “right of first refusal.”
As time was short, it was agreed to table the item.    Discussion of class capacities tabled until next meeting.    
Next meeting    Scheduled for Monday, April 30, 2007, at 4:00 p.m. in Christie 207.
Management to provide a facilitator.
Mr. Thompson to serve as recorder.
Agenda items for the next meeting to include:

Update on Adjunct Handbook/Manual
Class Capacities

It was agreed that signed, hard copies of meeting minutes and all handouts from meetings would be forwarded to and filed in the President’s office.    Consensus reached on the agenda for the next meeting.

Consensus reached that management would facilitate, and Mr. Thompson would record next meeting.    



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