Faculty Council Meeting Minutes
23 August 2016
3:30 - 5:00 pm, DASR 118
Attendees: Adrian Delgado, Ali Ahmad, David Burleson, Arturo Dominguez, Arturo Guzman, David
Levine, Debasmita Roychowdhury, Hiranya Roychowdhury, Deborah McCormick, Don Dutton,
Electra Rich, Gail Fuller, German Moreno, Terry Mount, Gustavo Pina, Henry DiMatteo, Joel
Hoffman, John Carter, Lydia Mirabal, Nathaly Herrera, Sara Reyes, Lamaia Vaughn, Olga
Viramontes
Guest: Dr. Monica Torres, VPAA (DACC)
1. Call to Order – Dr. Ali



On behalf of the DACC faculty, Faculty Council will work with the administration and
take part in decision-making process.
Administration expressed willingness to cooperate with the FC committee about issues
concerning DACC faculty.
Part-time Representative will have access to the Part-time listserv for communication
purpose.
2. Review and Approval of Minutes-Debasmita

Lamaia motioned that the last FC meeting minutes from AY 2015-2016 needs to be
revised ; motion was seconded by John; members voted ; and motion was carried
unanimously.
3. Introductions
a.

b.

New Officers
New Officers were introduced.
FC responsibilities
FC responsibilities were stated.
4. Reports of Officers, Boards and Standing Committees.
a. Past President update – Steve
Olga reported, on behalf of Steve, as he attended a family emergency.
 Facilities Committee can have only one representative.
 Faculty Handbook Committee needs one representative
 DACC Faculty senate needs one more (?) representative (for how many years?)
 Steve needs the complete list of representatives elected for the AY 2016-17 FC
Committees.
Mission Statement
DACC is a responsive and accessible learning-centered community college that provides educational
opportunities to a diverse community of learners in support of workforce and economic development.

Budget Committee representatives need to be elected ASAP as the Governor is soon
going to have a special session on budget.
For specific FC Committees, faculty members need to be elected, and for the other FC
committees, they do not. However, all faculty members can and are encouraged to
participate.

b. Treasurer’s Report – Adrian




FC budget has been approved. We have $19, 620, 00 for the AY 2016-17.
Assessment Committee roughly used $ 5,000 of the $ 8,000 they were allocated.
$3,035.77 was returned to the administration. Last year’s budget was not fully utilized.
The Faculty Council has received two funding requests.
Any funding request needs to be submitted no later than the due date for submitting
an agenda item for the monthly FC meeting.
c. Division Representative Reports

Division Representatives had no concerns to report.
d. NMSU Employee Council update-Tamara
Tamara was absent. Hiranya announced that the Employee Council of NMSU is
arranging a picnic to celebrate the Staff Appreciation Day on October 15. On behalf of
the Employee Council, NMSU, he extended invitation to all DACC faculty and stuff. He
also solicited lunch menu item from faculty.
e. P&T Task Force -Terry Mount & Dave Burleson

Aligning DACC P&T rules and procedures to the NMSU’s, DACC P&T task force,
under the auspices of FC, proposed revisions to it. DACC maintains autonomy for
implementing some of its own P&T rules and procedures. The revised rules and
procedures document has been posted on FC Canvas page for the faculty to review. It
will be posted on the DACC website also. Faculty will vote on the proposed changes
(whether to accept the changes or not), and the Faculty Council members will to vote
on it by January or February of 2017.

Motion from John: Post the revised P&T material on FC Canvas page. The division
reps will share this information to the division and solicit faculty feedback. Lamaia
seconded the motion. Motion carried.

DACC faculty will review the revised P&T document posted on the DACC Canvas
Faculty Council page and discuss it in the division meetings. Division Representatives
will report the faculty responses to the Faculty Council in September, 2016 FC
meeting.
Mission Statement
DACC is a responsive and accessible learning-centered community college that provides educational
opportunities to a diverse community of learners in support of workforce and economic development.
5. Unfinished Business and General Orders.
a. Memorials

Will be tabled in the next FC meeting.
b. Others

Motion from John: All Faculty Council Committees need to post reports a week
before the monthly FC meeting so the reports can be reviewed ahead of time.
Lamaia seconded it. Motion carried.
6. New Business.
a. Goals for 2016 – 2017 Faculty Council
b. Web site
 John is working on the DACC FC site and he will meet with Dr. Ali and Debasmita.
c. Meeting dates: 9/27, 10/25, 11/29, 1/24, 2/28, 3/28, 4/25.
d. Review of action items
John Motions to table 5. a ; 6. a, c, & d in the next meeting. Lamaia seconded. Motion
carried.
7. Guest Speaker: Dr. Torres, VPAA







A blog link was sent to faculty from VPAA’s office containing information on DACC
affairs.
IPad initiative is going well.
Advising initiative, done in collaboration with faculty, was successful.
P&T revision initiative is well underway.
Effective sustainability initiative is essential in time of a budget crunch and program
review is an important aspect of it.
Effective use of classroom resources initiative and block scheduling for students are
being considered.
Dr. Torres will review the travel budget memorial.
8. Adjournment.
Lamaia: Motion to adjourn meeting. John seconded. Motion carried.
Mission Statement
DACC is a responsive and accessible learning-centered community college that provides educational
opportunities to a diverse community of learners in support of workforce and economic development.