ACADEMIC AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE CPC
MINUTES
FOR THE MEETING OF
January 11, 2006
2:15 p.m.
Global Classroom
Attending:
Administration – Bobby McNeel, Bob Richards, Luis Rosas
Faculty – Nabeel Barakat, King Carter, Tricia Wickers for Wendy Hollis, Lauren McKenzie, Joyce Parker, Jim Stanbery, Mark Wood
Absent:
Administration - Charlie Bossler, Nancy Carson, Ann Tomlinson
Classified –Hovsep Kotelyan, Traci Liley
Classified Manager - Carla Mussa-Muldoon
Faculty –Joy Fisher, Bruce Lemon, Susan McMurray, Evelyn Portis, Stanley Sandell, Pamela Watkins, Bradley Young
Students
Nabeel Barakat chaired the meeting.
I. MINUTES
Minutes of the November 30, 2005 meeting were distributed. Attendance was corrected to note that Susan McMurray was present during the November 30, 2005 meeting.
II. PROPOSITION A/AA ACTIVITY UPDATE
Theater seats, custom built to the curve of the facility, have been removed without any diagramming or marking to indicate where they should be reinstalled. Bolts used to secure the seats have been pounded into the floor. Now, all new bolts will need to be installed. A hole cut in the wall needs to be repaired, or the wall replaced. Stairs in the back of the Theater look like they have melted. Since tarps were not placed over the roof, rain damage has resulted to the carpet and ceiling tiles. Damage is being photographed to assist in claim processing. Many problems exist and need to be remedied. Larry Eisenberg recommends continuing with PAC One, with Pinnacle One and DMJM supervising.
The Science Building is purportedly not in much better condition than the Theater. Progress is being made in Nursing and Fine Arts Buildings. The Fine Arts and Music Buildings should be completed by February. A restroom in PE was torn down, causing employees to have to be relocated to Mr. Barakat’s office. To accommodate classroom need, some of the LA classrooms will be cleaned up and furnished.
Eight portable classrooms have been approved, two of which will be double-sized to accommodate large classes. Unfortunately, they likely will not be here in time for the start of the Spring semester.
To secure additional funds to complete all of the plans for campus, the LACCD is going to try for another bond measure in 2007. The increased costs of steel and other unforeseen circumstances have left some areas under funded in the PropA/AA measures. PE will go forward at this time with parallel plans, in the event the new bond measure is approved. If successful, this would mean new construction vs. a remodel.
III. THE PROCESS OF PRIORITIZATION
At their last CPC meeting, committee approved a plan for CPC to get together to conduct a campus-wide prioritization.
IV. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPORT
A Process Plant Technology grant has received approval, placing Harbor within one year of offering instruction. Curriculum, while old, is on file. Conoco Phillips will be conducting a press conference announcing the grant.
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles intends to teach homeless and inmates to cook. Discussion with Trade Tech College for eight months has not proved fruitful, so they are interested in working with Harbor. The plan is for five, 16-week classes to be offered, with 45 students each, at sites near ELAC, LATTC and LASW colleges. The selected sites are a girls’ high school, a gang prevention center and a restaurant. The Archdiocese funds equipment, books, and uniforms for each student. The college would be expected to provide instructors only.
Another opportunity may present itself as a result of the Sheriff’s Department waiting on Trade to develop a program to accept an entire section of inmates. If Trade fails to act, this could come to Harbor.
Compton College has lost accreditation. The “ownership” of maintaining the college under a new umbrella, such as the LACCD, is back on the table. Today, it was learned that they could possibly be placed under the auspices of ELAC as a satellite operation.
Pierce College has stated its intention to take over the PACE Program by contracting with the LAUSD as well as the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). This plan purportedly calls for an apportionment to go to the colleges. As the originator of the PACE Program, Harbor needs to speak out on the issue.
V. ACCREDITATION
Dr. Frank Chong, chairperson of Harbor’s accreditation team, will visit the college on February 1. The committee’s visit remains scheduled on March 20-23, 2006. There are twelve members on the team, coming from as far away as Honolulu, HI.
VI. ENROLLMENT
Enrollment is down 10%, compared with last year, across the district. Construction has no doubt had some affect on the numbers. Dr. Richards commented on the benefit to on-line courses, stating that up to 49% of a class could be offered on-line and still not be considered an on-line course. On-line offerings could double the school’s capacity/enrollment. A Culinary Program could make money, but it would require one fulltime instructor and two adjunct positions to get off the ground.