| · Minutes of 9/27/2012 § Theminutes of September 27, 2012 meeting was adopted with minor revisions. · Report from standing committees § HR – assignments to review the policy IV-3 and return on Monday. § RAR – Reviewing essay prompts for Nov COMET; review was not completed due to too much discussion. Each member to select ten prompts and send to chair. § Remark that it should be done earlier; what happened to those previous prompts. Use the pool for new essay items. Recommend that we use the pool more often. § Senate - Held one meeting, § CAC – Current reviewing TOR; revising the membership in addition to other comments and recommendation on the 20-member committee. Assessment Coordinator needs to be hire; to be in the IRPO office. Major responsibility and to consolidate all assessment plan and activities. ID an appropriate assessment tool or software such as TrackDat, etc. Plus – revisiting the responsibilities of program coordinator, in relation to program review and assessment. Reviewing course outlines, most have been approved. A tracking system for completed course outlines. Recommend course approval by CAC. Meeting next week, Monday. § The M Team is exploring two assessment tools: TrackDat and TK20 for adoption. It is also reviewing a draft TOR. M Team – IAH and worksheets. Translate program objectives into student learning outcomes. § PRC – meeting 2 weeks ago, a joined meeting with the finance committee. Where the assumptions come from? § Finance Committee – Selected chairs at last meeting. § Facilities and Environment – charging parking at front of LRCDC – patching up holes. § CRE - Soliciting inputs for cooperative research and extension activities. · Local standing committee assignments for FY 2013 § Nine local standing committees were established at Kosrae Campus mirroring those for the college wide committees. A new committee for Campus Events and Food [Social Activities] was also established. § Committees will organize and each own terms of reference drafted; should assistance in developing TORs be needed, see the Dean. · Budget 2013 and 2014 § A brief announcement on the FY 2013 budget included the following facts: 1. Funding for current fiscal year is lower than the previous; budget for instructional program has been reduced drastically in salaries and supplies. 2. In the Student Services department, tutoring services is reduced by 50%. 3. Budget for utilities is $20K. § Initial discussions around how to save and cut costs of operations went for a brief moment. However, members of staff and faculty suggested ways to share and save costs. · Concerns about first term § No discussion was made on this topic. [ Please correct me] | 