Minutes of the College Council Meeting of December 12, 2006

 

Present:  Wisecaver, Nicoletti, Hogeland, McNannay, Schaafsma, Sperling, Holland, Clemetsen, Haynes, Nicholson, Watson, Clancy, Ruppert, Withrow, White, Windsor-White, Wille, Pace, Chester, Becker, Malosh, Drury, Carroll, McArdle, Propst, King, Paul, Huckestein, Cavin, Bell, Adams, Smart

 

Guests:  Paul and Cindy Axtell

                                                                                                                       

Observation of “standardized patient” – Ann Malosh reported on a program out of California being tested in Oregon by Western University to access a nursing student’s bedside manner.  Students are brought together at Legacy and actors or actresses stand in as “standardized patients” pretending to have an illness.  The scenario is closely scripted and the patients give good feedback to students regarding their people skills with patients.  A 3rd year medical student would assess illness, the interaction is videotaped and then patient goes to blackboard to give feedback to the student.  The program is used with nursing and diagnostic imaging students to teach the skills of patient interaction.

 

Construction –

  • TBDC staff have moved back in place but some things need to be finished.
  • Atrium is finished except for fire alarms that will be installed with completion of bookstore.
  • Kitchen – counters are being built now to be installed during break.
  • New chiller has arrived and should be installed by end of this month.
  • Bookstore is down to painting/flooring and doors, but will NOT be moved to CC by start of winter term because fixtures will not be to us until January. 

 

New Business –

Diane and BJ reported that the college needs a process to have a survey by a student group. One student group came to Diane and asked to have a survey that same day; other concerns revolve around outside groups that want to survey our students.  Our desire is to preserve the integrity of the data collected, both for our benefit and the benefit of the group collecting data.  Diane also reported that the Oregon Student Association asked a student on our campus to do a survey, and the student wanted to distribute the survey in just one class on campus.  Diane said no to this request.  Rita wants to differentiate between outside groups and faculty that are assigning surveys for instructional purposes.  Rita suggested that Instructional Council or Academic Affairs Council discuss this process as it relates to faculty requests for surveys.  Mike noted that the Federal government has a very strict statute on human subject research.  Community colleges are not exempt from that statute, but have not been able to figure out how community college research applies.  Mike suggested that BJ widen the discussion to get LBCC more in compliance with the federal statute.  Bruce noted that the last discussion focused on students and how students can use the survey process for best results and that surveys that “look the same” must be differentiated.

ACTION: 

Data Dancers will look at outside surveys.

Academic Affairs will look at faculty use of surveys

IR will pull together some guidelines for faculty who might be using surveys for class assignments.

 

Readings -

Administrative Rule A101 will be back again in a few months after the Joint Leadership Team has also looked at it.  Reneé walked through the newest version of A101. Rita would like to change it to a more transparent version by putting committees together by contact person with a brief organizational chart and index of committees.  Each contact person would keep the list of membership and those lists would not be included in the AR. 

 

Board of Education agenda –

 

All plaques, resolutions, commendations, etc. for Mr. Novak should be presented at beginning of meeting.

Chair Price will adjourn the meeting briefly for refreshments.

Richard Balleaux’s retirement resolution will come before Mr. Novak’s celebration.

Change of Board meeting time – staff is unanimously supportive.

Change of calendar – Sept. meeting will be at the Lebanon Center.

Sample Code of Ethics from ACCT and menu of possible statement in their code of ethics….Board members have been directed to talk about the ones they feel strongest and most positive about.  Staff code of ethics might follow approval of Board Code of Ethics.

Faculty has ratified contract – Board will decide in Executive Session if the college accepts the contract as well.  Rita thanked all members of the negotiating team for their hard work and their patience, cooperation and leadership. 

 

Sharing –

Ann Smart – Part-time biology faculty Vernon Steffell died this week of an apparent suicide.

Beth H. – Asked that staff members who are doing anything with the community and would like the Community Relations Council to know about it, please let her know.

Carol – Heard from Lane that Doleta grant has been approved and it could give us the opportunity to have a cohort (6) of dental hygienists.