Academic Affairs Cluster

LOS ANGELES HARBOR COLLEGE

OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

 

JOINT MEETING OF

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF CPC WITH

D I V I S I ON C O U N C I L

 

MINUTES

September 1, 2010

 

PRESENT: Dr. Kristi Blackburn, Joy Fisher, Lauren McKenzie, Susan McMurray, Bobby McNeel, Joyce Parker, Dr. Robert Richards, Luis Rosas, Dr. Stanley Sandell, James Stanbery, Mark Wood, Lynn Yamakawa, Brad Young, King Carter, Nabeel Barakat,

 

GUESTS: Juan Baez

 

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

The agenda for today’s meeting was adopted as presented.

 

MINUTES

The minutes for the meeting of August 1, 2010 were approved as presented.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

“Theatre in the Classroom”

Juan Baez introduced himself as the new hire for the Theater Department and shared his ideas on how to he would like to involve Theater Programs in our Academic Programs. His suggestions included traveling shows as well as the introduction of plays and authors into course syllabae (for example, the English Department might have a presentation on 20th Century authors, while Humanities on social protests, from the era being studied). Sessions would be 45 minutes long, using templates from Classic Theater. Five or six modules are being planned for the Fall Semester; sessions are being scheduled for the Spring Semester. Emails will be sent out to get feedback from divisions. A few pieces are currently available for use in the classroom. Susan McMurray suggested a short program on the background of theater be produced for her students.

 

GRANTS TRANSPARENCY

Mr. Rosas announced that Mr. Martinez wants Economic Development to integrate its efforts with all divisions; he would like more transparency, and would like Economic Development to be viewed as a support system for all Academic Programs. Under discussion is the idea of moving Cal Works and Job Placement to Student Services.

 

Bob Richards mentioned that he has asked for but has not received information necessary for applying for new grants, and very few divisions have turned in the reports that are essential for this purpose. Information on grants received is available on the website, or in the Economic Development Office, and can be requested from Megan Lange.

 

Mr. Martinez wants to increase funding for staff development, as accreditation requires strong follow-up in this area. CTE Collaborative Funds of approximately $130,000 from fiscal ’09-’10 and $125,000 from ’10-’11 can be accessed for this purpose. However, there are certain guidelines for using the funds, which are restricted to curriculum development, staff development and faculty externships.

 

CLUSTER PRIORITIES

The cluster prioritization matrix was reviewed, but in the absence of Dean Humphreys, there was some uncertainty as to how the format should be applied in determining final results. The a discussion was postponed for the next meeting on September 15, 2010.

 

LEFT-OVER HAND-OUTS

It was determined that handouts distributed at the previous meeting be laid out in SSA 219 at the next meeting, for the benefit of those who missed the prior one.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 2:20 p.m.