Levels of Intensity/Meeting Report
PARADISE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CAMPUS COMMITTEES & PROJECT TEAMS
FACULTY, STAFF  & ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS
1998-1999

1.  Choices Coordinating Team:  Coordinates, plans and evaluates the Choices at PVCC Distance Learning Program. Explores issues and recommends policies and procedures related to distance learning.
Meeting Dates:             Intensity:  High               Time:                       Location:

2. Collegial Support Partnership Program (CSPP):  Utilizes a partnership model to plan, implement and assess activities designed to help new faculty integrate into the college community. Membership on this committee  includes  faculty "new to PVCC" and veteran partners.  (Please refer to notes at bottom of this page) 3.  Cultural Diversity Committee:  Explores cultural diversity issues.  Plans, supports and assists in the implementation of cultural diversity initiatives designed to enrich student and organizational learning.
                                 Meeting Dates:      Intensity: Moderate           Time:       Location:
 Administrative/Work Unit Representatives
1.  Raul Monreal
2.  Shirley Green
4.  Curriculum Committee:  Reviews and responds to curriculum issues.  Develops recommendations regarding curriculum at both the college and district level.  Optimum representation: one representative from each division and one representative of the PVCC Faculty Senate.
Meeting Dates:      Intensity: Moderate               Time:                    Location:
Administrative/Work Unit Representatives
1.  Fred Stahl
    2.  Mary Lou Mosely
      3.  Rick Conchos
 5. Employee and Organizational Development Coordinating Team:  Integrates and coordinates with the Faculty Development Committee and the Staff Development Committee to plan, promote, implement and evaluate learning opportunities for the college's employees.  Plans the annual PVCC All-Employee Meeting and coordinates the development and implementation of employee development activities.
Meeting Dates: Fourth Wed,each month           Intensity:  Moderate            Time:  8:30 - 10 a.m.             Location:
Administrative/Work Unit Representatives
   1.  Rick Sheets          4.  Anne Eller
             2.  Paul Dale             5.  Cathrin Summer
3.  Loretta Mondragon

6.  Enrollment Management Team:  Plans, coordinates and assesses initiatives to influence the recruitment and retention of students, along with the demographics of the college.  Collaborates with the  Admissions and Records to improve recruitment and retention programs   Coordinates with the office of institutional research to assess student attitudes and satisfaction relative to the college's progams and services.  Makes recommendations to the President regarding recruitment and retention activities. Meeting Dates:               Intensity:  High                      Time: 2-3:30 p.m.                        Location: A-122
Administrative/Work UnitRepresentatives

7.  Environmental Health & Safety Committee:  Responsible for college-wide recommendations concerning OSHA regulations and other safety-related issues.  Coordinates with MCCD Hazardous Materials Committee.
Meeting Dates:                     Intensity:  Low                        Time:                           Location:

 Administrative/Work Unit Representatives
8.  Faculty Development Committee:  Plans, implements and  evaluates an annual program of work designed to assist in the professional and personal development of the college's faculty.  Collaborates and coordinates with the  Employee & Org. Development Coordinating Team and the Staff Development Team.  Plans and implements the Annual Faculty Retreat.
Meeting Dates:   Wed. / Month                    Intensity:  Moderate               Time:  2:00 - 3:30 p.m.                 Location:
    Administrative Representative

 9.  Fine Arts Committee:  Coordinates all Fine Arts activities; Develops new fine arts programs and courses; Plans and implements community outreach initiatives; Fosters the development of fine arts facilitites, including their scheduling and operation.
      Meeting Dates:            Intensity:  High                   Time:                      Location:

   Administrative/Work Unit Representatives
10.  Graduation Project Team:  Plans, organizes, implements and evaluates the commencement ceremonies for graduates of the college.  Brings forward recommendations for improvement to the President's Council.  Three faculty representatives, including the Faculty Senate President, are recommended.
    Meeting Dates:            Intensity:  Low                  Time:                       Location:
Administrative/Work Unit Representatives
    1.  Paul Dale, Chair
    2.  Shirley Green
    3.  Anne Eller
    4.  Sue Isackson
    5.  David Williams
 
11. Honors Committee:  Provides assistance and support to the college's Honors Program.  Coordinates with the MCCD Honors Program and the college's Learning Connections Honors Focus Team.  Committee members teach honors sections. Meeting Dates:              Intensity: Moderate               Time:                      Location: 12.  International Education Committee:  Implements the MCCD/PVCC International Education Strategic Plan.
Meeting Dates:              Intensity:  High                    Time:                    Location: 13. Learning Communities Steering Committee:  Serves as an advisory committee for the college's Learning Community initiative.  Primary functions include deciding what Learning Communities will be offered each semester, how they will be supported fiscally, organizing related faculty development activities, and directing the collection and evaluation of assessment data regarding learning communities.
Meeting Date                 Intensity:  Moderate                  Time:                      Location:
    Administrative Representative
14.  Learning Connections:   Learning Connections  --  a consortium including Paradise Valley Unified Schools, Cave Creek Unified Schools, Arizona State University West, Northern Arizona University-Phoenix, and Paradise Valley Community College  --   identifies shared interests, anticipates and responds to needs, and integrates and coordinates plans, resources and activities.  A minimum of two PVCC representatives serve on each of the following  focus teams:
Meeting  logistics determined by each Focus Team                                Intensity:  High 15.  Library/Media Committee:  Provides counsel to the Division Chair of Library Services and the Supervisor of  Media regarding the college's library and media needs and services.  Divisional representation is strongly recommended.
Meeting Dates:      I      ntensity:Moderate                 Time:                       Location:   16.  Scholarship Project Team:  Responsible for developing criteria, screening and administering the college's scholarship awards program. Divisional representation is strongly recommended.
Meeting Dates:               Intensity:  Low                        Time:                        Location:
Administrative/Work Unit Representative
1.  Spencer Johnson, Chair
 
  17.  Software Committee:  Evaluates requests for software based on  criteria established by the committee that are consistent with the college's Strategic Plan for Technology.  Approves/ disapproves allocations from the college's software budget.  Coordinates and communicates with the Technology Coordinating Committee.
Meeting Dates:                Intensity:  Moderate                    Time:                    Location:
Administrative/Work Unit Representatives
18.  Staff Development Team:  Plans the colleges staff developmet program.  Coordinates with the Employee and Organization Development Coordinating Team to extend learning opportunities to the college's staff.
     Meeting Dates:              Intensity:  Moderate                Time:                   Location: 19.  Strategic Planning Committee:  Responsible for the analysis of internal and external trends, determining the potential impact of such trends and for the development of strategic and operational plans tied to budget allocations.  Includes the budget committee and direct links to the Technology Coordinating Team and to divisions and departments.
Meeting Dates:  9/18,  10/16,  11/20,  1/15,  2/19,  3/19,  4/16,  5/21              Time: 2 - 4 p.m.
Location:  TBA                         Intensity:  High  20.  Student Academic Achievement Committee:  Develops a process, structure, standards and mechanisms for the assessment of student achievement.  Collaborates with division chairs to pilot an assessment program involving education majors.
Meeting Dates:             Intensity: Moderate                    Time:                     Location:   21.  Student  Leadership Development Committee:  Plans and coordinates a leadership development program for PVCC students.
Meeting Dates:               Intensity:  Moderate                       Time:                            Location:   22. Student, Academic and Administrative Support Services (SAASS) Committee:  Considers  impact of  new policy and procedures on each of the three functional areas.  Coordinates and collaborates in the development of plans and procedures that support learning at the college.  Two faculty,  one representing the Counseling Division and a second representing the Library/Media Division are recommended
Meeting Dates: Mon. 9/14, 10/12, 11/9, 12/14, 1/11, 2/8, 3/8, 4/12, 5/10, 6/14, 7/12             Intensity:  Moderate
              Time:                                Location: 23.  Technology Coordinating Team:  Develops and coordinates the college's strategic plan for technology.  Serves as a coordinating and consulting body to the college's strategic planning committee, to divisions/departments, and to technolgy-focused project teams.  Also coordinates with the colleges Employee and Organizational Development Coordinating Team. Team membership is based on a "skill set" model.
Meeting Dates:  2nd & 4th Thurs, each month                ntensity:  Maximum       Time:  1:30 - 3:30 p.m.      Location: TBA

24.  Technology Training Development Project Team:  Plans and coordinates the implementation of the college's technology training initiative.  Collaborates with the Technology Coordinating Team and the Employee and Organizational Development Coordinating Team.
Meeting Dates:      Intensity:  High                         Time:                       Location:

 25.  Web Development Committee:  Proposes policies and procedures related to web development.  Provides counsel and guidelines to the college's faculty and staff for the development of web pages to support teaching and learning and PVCC's  administrative  and instructional support services.  Contributes to the success of the college's Strategic Plan for Technology by coordinating and communicating with the Technology Coordinating Team.
Meeting Dates:                Intensity:  Moderate                      Time:                      Location:
 PVCC FACULTY SENATE COMMITTEES
 

1.  PVCC Faculty Senate:  Elected by the PVCC faculty.  Serves as the college's  faculty governance body.  Anticipates and responds to issues that affect faculty activities and performance.  Makes recommendations to the college president for the improvement of the college.
Meeting Dates:  1st Thurs. of month              Intensity:  Moderate             Time:  3 p.m.               Location:  TBA

Committees Appointed by the Faculty Senate President
 
2. Staffing-RFP  Committee:  Review the staffing needs of the college's academic programs. Establishes and utilizes criteria for the prioritization of RFP staffing recommendations.  Makes recommendations to the college's Strategic Planning Committee.
Meeting Dates:             Intensity:  Low                 Time:                   Location: 3. Travel Committee:  Reviews faculty requests to travel related to professional development.  Based on the total faculty travel allocation, the committee establishes the annual per faculty travel allocation amount.  Communicates with faculty regarding travel policies, procedures and resources.
Meeting Dates                Intensity:  Low                 Time:                     Location:

4.  Professional Rights and Responsibilities  Committee:   Serves as a review and appeals board for issues concerning disagreements between faculty.  Reports findings and makes recommendations to the PVCC Faculty Senate regarding the resolution of such issues.
Meeting Dates:  As Needed                      Intensity:  Low                     Time:  TBD                 Location:  TBD



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