Attending: John M. Crisp, Mike Gadell, Homer Garza, Noe Guerra, Dolores Huerta, Mattie Marcum, William Mareth, Vickie Natale, Mary Peña, Jim Pierce (Chair), Lisa Welch.

Not Attending: None.

Review of Learning Resources Draft: Chair Jim Pierce announced that the first 2/3 of the Learning Resources draft had been loaded on the web and that the Steering Committee would review it on Wednesday, October 13.

Continuation of the Review of the Faculty Draft: William Mareth continued his review of the Faculty draft, during which the following points were made:

• Under the imperative that begins "It must have procedures for the equitable...": Dolores Huerta suggested including a reference to efforts expended in committee membership, and others agreed. Also, the Committee agreed to delete the suggestion.
• Under the imperative that begins "An institution must conduct periodic evaluations...": Mattie Marcum suggested that the suggestion include a reference to the Policy Manual, as well as to the Adjunct Faculty Handbook.
• Under the imperative that begins "The institution must demonstrate that it uses...": The Committee agreed to change this finding to noncompliance, for consistency with the finding in Educational Program regarding using the results of evaluation to demonstrate improvement.

Review of the Draft of the Introduction: John M. Crisp led a review of the draft of the Introduction, during which the following points were made:

• Mattie Marcum suggested making a reference to the TASP under the section having to do with enrollment.
• Under the area regarding the Manual of Polcies and Procedures: Mike Gadell asked whether the suggestion could be made more emphatic, perhaps even turned into a recommendation. The idea that the College's efforts at compliance may be somewhat undermined by the weakness of the Policy Manual was also suggested. Additionally, Gadell suggested that the narrative might include an acknowledgement of the size of the undertaking of revising the Policy Manual.
• Under the area regarding Del Mar's relationship with TAMU-CC: Emphasis on the idea that the relationship is better at the higher administrative levels than at the chair or faculty level was suggested.
• Under the lists of committee members: Gadell suggested that the lists be regularized and that names be listed with programs, rather than departments.

Review of the Draft of Principles and Philosophy of Accreditation: John M. Crisp led a review of the draft of the Principles and Philosophy of Accreditation, during which the following points were made:

• The Committee agreed that the third "must" statement under Condition 11 is a "Not Applicable."

Review of Faculty Credentials: The Steering Committee reviewed the files of 32 full-time faculty, finding three discrepancies, and 25 part-time faculty, finding eight discrepancies.

Next Meeting: The Steering Committee will meet again on: Wednesday, October 13 at 2:00 p.m. in VB-170. The Committee will review the first part of the Learning Resources draft and the Institutional Effectiveness draft.

Minutes prepared by John M. Crisp.