Monthly Report of the Committee on Committees for January 2023
Report
QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Report to the Academic Senate
January 31, 2023
From: Dr. Danny Sexton, Chairperson of the Committee on Committees
To: Dr. Scott Litroff, Secretary of the Academic Senate Steering Committee
Monthly Report of the Committee on Committees for January 2023
I. January 18, 2023 Committee on Committees Technology Subcommittee Meeting
Danny Sexton, Chair of the C on C; Julian stark, secretary of the C on C; Christine Mooney, member and previous chair of the C on C; Stephen Dahlke, Chair of the Academic Senate; Rajesh Vaswani, Manager of Strategic Technology Implementation and Integration; and Sangeeta Noel, Interim Human Resources Executive Director met via Zoom to discuss technology needs for the Committee on Committees
a. Issues with the current C on C database was noted such as it being cumbersome, it not being consistently updated, and its inability to update automatically to the QCC website.
b. During the fall 2022 semester, there were conversations about purchasing a new database but due to cost of the ones that would work best for the C on C needs, the college is not in the position to purchase a new one.
c. During her tenure as chair of the C on C, Christine Mooney spent hours updating the database, but other issues noted in item a above still exists with it.
d. Rajesh noted that current systems that the college uses, such as Qualtrics software and Big Pulse could be used to do the work of the C on C, and we could sunset the database. It was decided that beginning with the Spring 2023 semester, the C on C will no longer use the outdated C on C database and work with Qualtrics and Big Pulse.
e. The subcommittee also discussed a rough timeline for when certain tasks for the spring 2023 needed to be completed.
II Standing Committees Resignations and Vacancies Filled
a. Patrick Wallach (Mathematics and Computer Science) stepped down from the Committee on Curriculum due to being rewarded fellowship leave. The C on C voted on January 23 affirmatively for Rezan Akpinar (Health, Physical Education and Dance) to complete his term, which will end in 2024.
b. Stephen Atkins (ASAP) stepped down from the Committee on Awards and Scholarships. The C on C voted on January 23 affirmatively for Christine Pagano (Nursing) to complete his term, which will end in 2024.
c. Ari Fulton (Speech Communications and Theatre Arts) stepped down from the Committee on Awards and Scholarships. The C on C voted on January 23 affirmatively for Keba Sylla (Social Sciences) to complete his term, which will end in 2024.
III. Upcoming Business
a. Send email to faculty members encouraging them to serve on senate committees.
Respectfully submitted,
Danny Sexton
Chairperson, Committee on Committees
Membership/officers
Danny Sexton, Chair, Associate Professor, English, 2023
Julian Stark, Secretary, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences and Geology, 2023
Hamid Namdar, Professor, Engineering Technology, 2023
Christine Mooney, Professor, Business, 2024
Susan Riekert, Assistant Professor, Nursing, 2024
Paul Sideris, Associate Professor, Physics, 2024
Jasper Lin, Assistant Professor, Art and Design, 2025
Shannon Kincaid, Associate Professor, Social Sciences, 2025
Isabella Lizzul, Associate Professor, Health, Physical Education and Dance, 2025
