Academic Senate Meeting Minutes
October 8, 2024
Steering Committee Vice-Chairperson Dr. Daniel Garbin called the second regularly scheduled meeting of the Academic Senate to order at 3:15 PM. The meeting was held in a hybrid format, with attendees both in M136 and ZOOM. Dr. Gardin chaired the meeting from M-136.
I. Attendance
Fifty were recorded when attendance was taken, and 58 members of the Academic Senate were present during the meeting.
Absent: Paria Assassi, Jeff Ballerini, Stephen Di Dio, Lois Florman, Julian Jimenez, David Lieberman, Scott Litroff, Susan Karimi, Joselyn Ojeda, Sabreen Qaisar, Laura Rachiele, Isabel Torres, John Talbird, James Timbilla, Gilmar Visoni, Haishen Yao,
II. Approval of the Agenda
Vice Chairperson Garbinf used unanimous consent to approve the agenda. The Admissions Committee Annual Report was omitted from the agenda and is now added.
III: Consideration of the minutes from May 14, 2024 (Attachment A)
Dr. Garbin used unanimous consent to approve the agenda. One correction was needed: Melinda Sanchez was present at the September Academic Senate Meeting.
IV: Communications from:
President Mangino asked those present to please remind students to register for classes and register to vote. The Gardner Institute had its board meeting on the QCC campus met with students and donated $2,000.00, which will be used for the LGBTQIA+ resource center. President Mangino welcomed Lamar Greene, who will coordinate the center's work and create an advisory group. Bursar stated that 3,000 of our 10,000 students owe some money. These students should meet with members of the Bursar office to see if any scholarships are available. To date, 91 students have met with the Bursar's Office. There will be a Benefits Fair in October at the SLU and a ZOOM class for all the support available to QCC faculty and staff.
President Mangino had the first Catch-up with Christine on Teams, a way for other college members to learn about the college's updates.
QCC with the Gardner Institute focuses on 1st-year experiences, and the Gardner Institute has self-study for the college with different principles: cultural competencies, learning, and students’ transitioning into the college. This information will be used to inform our Middle States work next year. People will be invited to chair mini subcommittees to demonstrate that we have been introspective in our work. Please look for the invitations.
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Communication from the Liaison to the University Faculty Senate - Dr. Emily Tai
The first meeting of the University Senate was on September 17th, and the next meeting will be on October 22nd. The meeting consisted of many summaries of the work being done. There is still a deficit of $70 million, and enrollment is up; a point of interest is the proposed bylaws and revisions of the department chairs. There were some modifications to the proposals. Currently, the Board of Trustees will be acting on the proposals and voting on them tomorrow. Chairperson Verzani is asking for a strong faculty presence. Anyone interested in attending the meeting, Dr. Tai, will give more information.
Dr. Gabin encouraged everyone to submit their Annual Reports.
V. Annual Reports from Standing Committees of the Academic Senate
• Admissions Committee Report
• Continuing Education and Workforce Development Report
• Food Insecurity Committee Report
• Publications Committee Report
• Steering Committee Report
• Committee on Committees Report
VI. New Business:
Dr. Garbin reminded everyone that October 22nd is the last day for various departments to submit changes to the Curriculum Committee. Any changes submitted after October 22nd will go into the Fall 2026 catalog.
Meeting Adjourned at 3:35 PM
Philip Nelan, Secretary
