STUDENT SERVICES SUB-COMMITTEE OF CPC

May 2, 2007

2:00 p.m.

ASO Senate Room

Members Present:

Co-Chair	Administration (2)	Classified Staff (4)	Students (4)	Faculty (4)	Guest(s)
A. Patterson	D. Ching	T. Mariner		S. Steele	N. Malone
D. Tull

Absent: Administration: K. Blackburn, B. Richards; Faculty: L. Johnston, Classified: R. Barker C. Clark,

T. Gonzalez, M. Murillo; Students: R. Ortega

 

Meeting called to order at 2:10 p.m.

The agenda was accepted as presented.

The minutes for April 18 were approved as presented.

Dr. Spink, Nina and Abbie traveled to Sacramento with the ASO council to meet with attorneys, lobbyists, assemblymen and congressmen over disclosure of textbook pricing by publishers and antitrust policies. Students were very prepared in their presentations to K. Foote. There are now 5 major book publishers. K. Foote indicated there are 2 areas she would look at including: bundling of products and conspiracy to control pricing through monopolizing the textbook industry. The state currently has only 14 attorneys to work on cases and textbooks may not be a high priority. Our students have decided to pursue an additional course and hire n antitrust attorney for a class action suit. They would like publishers to provide catalogues with prices for faculty. Apparently overseas textbook prices are less. Senator Corbett has advanced textbook legislation to provide full disclosure of prices to faculty along with details on the differences in versions. Assemblyman Solorio is sponsoring a bill that would target the markup at college bookstores. Students were not supportive of this bill and plan to advise others of this bill.

CSSO – the valley colleges have just gone through accreditation with an emphasis on SLO’s, and evidence and documentation of conclusions. The teams did not spend much time with student services. And the WACS is having problems getting team members for on-site visits. The accreditation process is looking at measurement of SLO’s, enrollment management, basic skills, participation, honesty/candor, dialoguing, etc.

Student Health Center – A request for a fee increase is moving forward from the CSSO’s. Our district lags behind the maximum of $16/semester found at other community colleges. If approved, the increase would start Spring ’08.

International Students - are required to purchase health insurance through a district selected company.

IT – VPs are acting as liaisons to district committees and looking at IT needs which will be prioritized.

Degree Audit – implementation of the software is moving forward. LAHC will participate in fall ’08 and matriculation funds are contributing our share of the $2-$3 million cost.

CALPIRG – the $2 optional fee for students has been dropped. Our Senate voted ‘no.’

Budget – the deficit is decreasing below the expected $1.2 million. The college met the growth target and with the new formula, received an additional $1.7 million. SFP programs also picked up allowed program 100 expenses and there have been salary savings.

Liaison - Juanita Naranjo will be a liaison from CalWORKS to the Student Services Managers meetings.

Customer Service Workshops – reminder of the EAP workshop on 5/3.

CORE – staff were reminded to try out the chairs for the new building. Models are in the PCR. The unforeseen plumbing and other costs may affect when the wellness center is built. It was noted that the oversight committee needs to be advised and that the community approved the Prop A funds with a wellness center. Construction of projects may need to be reprioritized. Funds for parking, lighting and security also need to be identified.

CDC – the location for the temporary CDC needs to be changed from the football field to the area near the racquetball courts or another suitable area.

Student Services Retreat – May 11, at the Mary & Joseph Center, 8:30 – 3:00 p.m.. Presentations on SLO’s will be given by reps from Valley and Pierce Colleges. The afternoon session will identify measurements for SLO’s and work on unit plans. Dr. Richards will help us with measurements.

Priorities from the various clusters were merged into one college priorities list. Each constituency had 6 votes The list was discussed in its current version, and is needed for the accreditation progress report by the college.

Minutes from the 4/17 meeting were reviewed. The next meeting is 5/8

D. Tull was asked to serve on a statewide committee addressing wellness on college campuses. Prevention is a key to begin thinking about the issue. The Life Skills and Department of Justice committees are linked but a referral process is needed. It was discussed that this could occur during the initial assessment at the Assessment Center. A taskforce could investigate a proactive approach through prevention, training and education.

·               Honors Ceremony – 5/18, there are 2 ceremonies: part time and full time students.

·               Scholarship Ceremony – 5/22 at 5:00 p.m.

·               DSPS – graduation, 5/23 at the Mary & Joseph Center

·               EOPS – graduation, 6/1, at Ports O’ Call Restaurant

·               Graduation – 6/6 at 4:00 p.m. The committee is looking for student singers. Discussion ensued on the timelines for verifying candidates and use of bulk mailing and the amount of time that is needed. There will be a reception in the Nursing building.

·               Baseball – we lost to El Camino and then had a turn around and now we are #1. Next game at East LA and anticipate a win.

 

Next meeting:

 

Meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m.

- Last Updated: 2/27/08