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MINUTES
COLLEGE PLANNING COUNCIL (CPC)
Monday, October 26, 2009
1:30 pm
SSA 219
Presiding: J. Smith
Members Present:
Co-chairs: J. Smith, B. McNeel
Administration: L. Spink, L. Rosas, A. Tomlinson, A. Patterson,
D. Humphreys, R. Richards
Faculty: B. Young, S. McMurray, L. Mckenzie
Academic Senate: N. Barakat; Carla Mussa Muldoon, Susan McMurray
Classified: L. Desylva,
Guests: S. Fasteau, Lyn Yamakawa, Bill Englert,
AFT: Rod Oakes, Jim Stanbery
Students: Brianna Bernasconi, April Abercrombie, Meaghan Binns,
Meeting was called to order at 1:30.
Acceptance of Agenda:
The Agenda was accepted as presented.
Acceptance of Minutes:
Minutes for 10/12/09 were not ready for approval.
Susan McMurray reported that the memorial ceremony for Chris McCarthy was very moving and well attended.
October 27, 2009 will be Poetry night.
The Teaching and Learning Center will open on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009.
Dave Humphreys will host a Webinar at 11:00 a.m. in the LAC.
There will also be a Teaching and Learning Conference at Burbank, on Thursday October 29th and Friday October 30th.
B. McNeel thanked everyone who participated in the opening of the Veterans Center. There was a write-up in the Daily Breeze on the Veterans Center.
June Smith announced that there will be a Rosary for William Hernandez’ father Aurelio Hernandez on Thursday night. Friday night is a service at St. Rose of Lima Church in Maywood.
The Accreditation Steering Committee was discussed. There is a need for an SLO coordinator. Mr. Rosas made a case for the committee to be approved. Mr. Rosas will be the Accreditation Liaison Officer. It is our best effort to fulfill the Accreditation Requirement for viability. Most colleges who were put on probation by the Committee was their inability to provide evidence of sustainability.
The membership was discussed and Members of the committee will include:
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Vice President of Academic Affairs or designee
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Student Services Vice President or designee
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Dean of Academic Affairs
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Senate President or designee
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Researcher
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Associate Dean of Research and Planning
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Accreditation Appointees (writers et al)
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Division Council Representative
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Student Representative
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Classified Representative
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Curriculum/Assessment Sub-committee designee
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And other Resource Personnel as deemed necessary by the committee.
The Accreditation Committee was approved.
The Pandemic Resolution was discussed. The following changes in the document were suggested:
Page Add “ Criteria for consideration of the decision”.
Page 3 and Page 4 it was suggested that names of staff be removed and be replaced by positions.
Page 6, 8B: It was suggested that we may have to contract with another agency that has the capability to contact 10,000 students in 1 hour. Another suggestion was use of “Alert U” A free text system provided by the state and College website which can update the students and keep them informed.
Page 2 Section 2 Restriction of College Entry was discussed. Once symptoms of a pandemic were identified on campus, it is the Campus’ responsibility to quarantine students. Bill Englert said the District has policies for emergency situations.
A commendation will be given to Campus Project Manager, Mike Bishop, who has been here 7 years and will be leaving to complete another project. A motion to write a letter wishing him well in future endeavors and reception in his honor to show our appreciation for his services was approved.
Reports:
Administrative Report: none
Building Report: none.
District Information and Updates: Dr. Spink reported that the Board of Trustees has hired a search firm to hire her replacement.
Abbie Patterson reported that there will be a retreat on November 13 at Banning’s Landing.
Program Reviews and SLO’s will be looked at then.
ASO will hold a Town Hall meeting with Assemblyman Furutani on 11/10 at 12 noon in the SeaHawk Center.
Academic Affairs Committee: Jim Stanbery proposed that 2 CPC meetings be held a month. Suggested dates were: November 9, 14, 24 and December 7.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.