Faculty Council met Monday with video links for all campuses. Council meets normally the second and forth Monday of the semester, 3:15 – 5:00 pm. While only members can vote, any faculty member is welcome to sit-in at any location. Agendas, minutes, and other meeting materials are available on the HACC Intranet (on-campus access only) at the Faculty Council link. Topics of general interest were:
- Web CT – a hardware fix is expected in the next few days. System shut-down will be required for the fix. Instructors using Web CT will have to assess the total semester impact when the system comes back up. Check the HACC Home Page for updates.
- Blended Courses – Student schedules printed from HACC Web may show TBA for meeting times. This has led to confusion and scheduling conflicts. Please check with your students and try to help resolve any conflicts. Also, Virtual Campus does not provide advanced mailing for blended courses as they do for virtual. If you require advance mailing, you will have to coordinate with your Department and Division.
- Faculty Organization will meet September 29. Adjuncts are welcome to attend as non-voting members. Ron Young will provide an update on reorganization. HACC President will hold a Town Hall meeting October 8 to provide details.
- Search Process – Faculty recommended 22 changes to process procedures. Most were accepted in whole, or with modification. Since adjuncts with technical expertise need for the search but not resident in the full-time faculty may be asked to participate, make certain you attend any HR briefings for the latest information if affected.
- Scheduling and Prerequisites – Roz Ogden provided a briefing on the capabilities and limitations of the current HACC system. Much discussion took place regarding problems associated with prerequisites. Essentially, with the exception of Math and Science courses, we presently have a manual system. If you experience problems, contact Roz and provide details. Specific problems were noted with Virtual courses, students with repeated failures, students who may fail a prerequisite they are enrolled in at time of registration, and prerequisites for Guest Students.
