MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MEDICAL CENTER CAMPUS
February
26,
2001
PRESENT: Elisa Abella, Fran Aronovitz, Jerry Brown, Maria DaCunha, Terrance Davis, Karen Dillman, Arcie Ewell, Barbara Fortuna, Annette Gibson, Carl Jean-Charles, Susan Kah, Henry Lewis, Joan McLaughlin, Carol Miller, Marguerite Nicaisse, Richard Prentiss, Lessie Pryor, Jimmy Santana, Joseph Schnetzer, Pamela Singer, and Eric Weaver
ABSENT: Diann Gregory, Mark McKay, Miguel Menendez (meeting off campus), and Noemi Ponce
GUESTS:
Raquel
Montequin,
Diane
Loffredo,
George
Gabb,
and
Pam
Zelmer
The minutes of January 22, 2001 were approved as submitted.
NEW CURRICULUM ITEMS
Pam
Zelmer,
Chair
of
the
Chemistry/Physics
Department-North
Campus,
introduced
the
two
changes
being
requested
by
the
natural
science
discipline.
The
first
change
would
move
PSC
1515
into
the
physical
sciences.
The
course
competencies
have
been
rewritten
and
the
biology
component
has
been
deleted.
The
second
change
would
offer
BSC
1050,
an
environment
science
course
with
a
biology
orientation.
This
is
not
a
Gordon
rule
course
and
is
currently
offered
at
a
number
of
community
colleges.
Both
courses
are
transferable.
Campus
CASSC
endorses
both
of
the
recommended
changes
presented
by
Pam
Zelmer.
George
Gabb,
Chair
of
Computer
Information
Systems-North
Campus,
discussed
the
addition
of
eight
Oracle
Courses
designed
for
students
who
want
to
develop
or
administer
Oracle
Databases.
Upon
completion
of
each
course,
students
will
have
the
requisite
knowledge
to
take
the
corresponding
Oracle
certification
exams.
These
courses
will
be
added
to
the
Associate
in
Science
Computer
Information
Systems
Analysis
Program.
The
Oracle
courses
will
form
two
additional
areas
of
concentrations:
Oracle
Database
Administration
and
Oracle
Database
Developer.
Students
would
receive
a
credit
certificate.
The
two
areas
of
concentrations
can
be
part
of
the
AS
degree
as
an
elective
and
are
not
transferable
to
the
upper
division.
Prerequisites
are
listed
in
the
syllabus
distributed
before
the
meeting.
Diane
Loffredo
asked
if
the
courses
are
offered
for
non-credit
and
suggested
that
both
concentrations
would
be
excellent
CWE
courses.
These
courses
are
currently
offered
at
North
Campus
as
experimental.
Campus
CASSC
supported
the
addition
of
the
two
concentrations
to
the
AS
degree
in
Science
Computer
Information
Systems
Analysis
Program.
Diane
Loffredo,
Chair
of
Continuing
and
Community
Education,
distributed
the
Alliance
Program
Action
Plan.
Alliance
uses
both
full
time
and
adjunct
faculty
to
teach.
Natural
Science
Department
Chairs
serve
as
“designated
liaisons”
according
to
geographic
proximity
to
the
Alliance
healthcare
agency
and
work
in
coordination
with
the
Alliance
Program
Manager.
Full
time
faculty
are
given
preference
to
make
in
load.
The
only
lab
offered
at
a
healthcare
agency
is
the
Anatomy
and
Physiology
Lab
at
Mercy
Hospital.
Mercy
Hospital
has
over
$10,000
in
equipment
and
a
ratio
of
one
model
per
five
students.
Students
must
take
the
lecture
and
lab
during
the
same
semester.
The Alliance Program Action Plan is being presented at all Campus CASSC meetings.
Discussion
included
making
sure
there
are
enough
labs
offered
for
all
students
taking
lecture
and
that
all
the
classes
offered
should
be
comparable
to
others
through
out
the
College.
Diane
Loffredo
announced
that
the
Alliance
luncheon/brunch
would
be
held
in
May.
Fran Aronovitz reported that:
Sam Gentry is the new Executive Director of the Miami-Dade Community College Foundation.
Steven Sumner is the new Provost of the New World School of the Arts.
The Legislature is requesting cuts from all government agencies.
The Legislature will be lobbied for funds to support NODA/NAP lines to Central and South America.
The next SACs visit will be in 2005.
Levels
three
through
six
in
ESL
are
now
called
EAP
(English
for
Academic
Purposes).
Twenty-five
credits
of
EAP
are
eligible
for
financial
aid.
Susan
Kah
announced
that
the
agenda
for
Conference
Day
is
on
the
Web.
There
will
be
buses
from
North
and
Wolfson
Campuses.
Coffee
will
be
served
at
8:00
a.m.
and
the
College
wide
session
will
begin
at
8:30
a.m.
in
the
gym
at
Kendall
Campus.
The
School
of
Allied
Health
and
the
School
of
Nursing
will
have
separate
meetings
after
lunch.
Arcie
Ewell
stated
that
student
services
would
start
the
afternoon
with
a
speaker,
Chip
Anderson.
OCCUPATIONAL
COMPLETION
POINTS
–
Proposed
change
to
Program
Progression
Points
Susan
Kah
reported
that
the
State
Board
of
Community
Colleges
took
a
second
look
at
the
OCP’s
and
how
various
colleges
were
reporting
their
OCP’s.
Occupational
Completion
Points
will
be
called
Program
Progression
Points
(PPP).
PPP
are
defined
as
blocks
of
credits,
usually
twelve,
awarded
to
the
student
within
an
AS/AAS
program
which
results
in
funding
by
the
state.
The
new
guidelines
were
distributed
to
Campus
CASSC.
Some
of
the
changes
apply
to
College
Certificate
Programs.
A
report
of
current
and
upcoming
workshops
was
attached
to
the
agenda.
The
new
faculty
luncheon
with
Kathie
Sigler
will
be
held
on
March
5th.
Henry
Lewis
reported
that
the
evaluations
from
Conference
Day
held
on
February
2,
2001
were
all
good.
Fifty-two
registered
and
thirty-five
evaluations
were
collected.
The
problems
with
the
testing
software
and
the
windows
2000
software
will
be
included
in
the
March
agenda.
Robert
Calabrese
met
with
some
of
the
faculty
concerning
Cold
Fusion,
the
faculty
scheduling
system.
The
new
program
that
will
enable
faculty
who
are
having
difficulty
entering
their
schedules
under
the
current
system
will
soon
be
in
place.
All
faculty
should
have
a
schedule
posted.
Arcie
Ewell
stated
that
the
campus
needs
to
know
where
all
students
receiving
financial
aid
are.
The
state
is
requesting
this
information
Both
faculty
and
staff
can
work
a
four-day
workweek
during
the
Summer
Term
if
approved
by
their
chair.
NEXT
MEETING
WILL
BE
ON
MARCH
26,
2001
AT
12
NOON
IN
ROOM
2304.
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