Spring 2013 CESC Meeting Notes
Green River Community College (Kent Station)
Thursday, May 16, 2013 / 10am – 4pm
Welcome & Check in
Brian Davidson (CESC President – Whatcom CC)
Introductions
Executive Reports
 President
o Review of agenda
o Emphasis on need for nominations for CESC Executive Board
 Treasurer, Danny Marshall (Pierce College)
Financial Report
Balance = $2760.01
40 Paid Members
 Secretary, Josh Staffieri (Green River CC)
o Winter meeting notes approved
 Member-at-Large, Dave Knapp (Whatcom CC)
o New meeting registration system working well (i.e., MailChimp)
 Past-President, Edie Blakley (Clark College)
o 2-day, joint spring meeting was scheduled but cancelled this year due to unforeseen
circumstances; hoping to get one established for next year
Washington Occupational Information System (WOIS) Presentation
Tami Palmer, Deputy Director of WOIS
o WOIS is a private organization/funded through membership subscriptions
o Started in 1974
o 33 of 34 community colleges in the system subscribe to WOIS
o Presentation followed
 Students may have a WOIS portfolio from their high school
 Can be imported into your college’s WOIS site
 Resources/Directions now included for all assessments
 Military Careers section links to related civilian jobs
 Schools can personalize “Links” (right-hand, sidebar) on the Portfolio-Main
Menu screen
 Including documents
Break
Assessment Question Workshop
Continued work around year long discussion/research for Student Services Commission
Break out into four groups
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Working Lunch
Continued work with Assessment Question in the break out groups
Large Group Assessment Discussion
Five groups shared their responses/feedback to large group
Two volunteers to finalize all feedback
Mary-Beth (TCC) and Kate C. (LWTI)
Council Liasion Updates
 WASASEA – Washington State Association of Student Employment Administrators (Diana Baker,
Highline CC)
o Met last week for three day conference at Rainbow Lodge
o Effects of Federal Sequestration on colleges
 Affecting some (those receiving Fair Share), not affecting others
 State allotment of funding to potentially stay at current levels
 USA Funds presentation– Five different verification forms, as high as 14
 Discussion how to support students taking out loans
 Council for Basic Skills – (Megan Bryson, Bellingham Tech)
o I-Best updates/discussions
o Adult High School completion programs (21 years of age+)
 Recognize previous high school and life experiences
 Incorporate career exploration
o Basic skills classes moving to letter grade vs. Pass/Fail
 Some colleges
 NCEEA – Northwest Career Employment Educators Association)
o Association dissolved
 Women’s Program Council – (Diana Baker, Highline CC)
o Smart Start/Financial workshops
 E.g., Equal pay for women, financial literacy
o Not meeting in spring
 Admissions & Registration Council – (Katie Headlee, Cascadia CC)
o Deployment of informed consent question (e.g., Social Security #)
o LGBTQ question
o How to implement CLEP/AP on transcripts
o CTC Link updates
 Disability Support Services – (Megan Bryson, Bellingham Tech)
o Piloting student learning outcomes across CTC
o Washington Association on Postsecondary Education and Disability (WAPED)
 Presentations on Autism
 Advising Counseling Council – (Edie Blakley, Clark College)
o Discussion on requirements for child/sexual abuse & Title IX
o Student Veteran’s Presentation – Peter Schmidt
o NaCADA
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o Different models for “Tools of the Trade”
o Assessing student technology ability before enrolling in online courses
WEC – (Teresa McDermott, Olympic College)
o Update on Efficiency study (on SBCTC website)
o Updates on CTLink (on SBCTC website)
o Environmental Scan will start up again
 Including businesses and industry
o Military medical education report
 Comparable to nursing classes?
 No – need additional training/classes
o Top 10 Military Jobs (future) – list to be provided to group via listserv
o Legislative Bills
WSSSC (Warren Brown – WSSSC liaison)
o Competency based degrees
 How to standardize terminology related to funding
 Make it standard for ease of financial aid
o Placement reciprocity
 Student must initiate within first year of attending new school
o Intermediate Algebra
 UW-Seattle wanting class to be completed for DTA
 Working with University of WA – close to being finalized
o LGBTQ – all schools are required to include questionnaire (during registration?)
o Potential to move away from Pearson’s GED testing
o Student Services Commission Conference
 Wednesday, April 29 – Friday May 2nd
 Tacoma, WA / Hotel Murano
 Keynote speaker on Thursday morning
SBCTC report (Edward Esparza – Policy Associate, SBCTC)
o Discussion of Bills – Legislature is in Extended Session
 See handout emailed to CESC listserv
 House Bill 1109 – Priority registration for veterans (Passed).
 Senate Bill 5180 – Improving access to higher edu for students w/disabilities
 Senate Bill 5624 – Funding for applied baccalaureate programs that are STEM
related
o Reports
 Socioeconomic report of CTC students recently generated (April 2013)
 E.g., Low-income students choose programs that are short-term (e.g.,
certificates)
 Report to be emailed to CESC listserv
 Investing in our Collective Future
 Written by Frances Contreras, Ph.D.
 Report to be emailed to CESC listserv
o Conferences
 18th Annual Faculty and Staff of Color Conference (FSOCC)
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 Oct. 30 – Nov. 1, 2013
 Davenport Hotel, Spokane
Students of Color Conference
 Was held April 11-13, Yakima, WA
 900+ students attended / lots of energy
The Future of the CESC
Brian Davidson (CESC President, Whatcom CC)
Presentation
How do we survive and thrive as a heterogeneous council?
Only eleven schools in attendance at today’s CESC meeting
Large group discussion followed
Ideas mentioned:
 Connect with four year schools
 Add additional “presidential” positions to share workload
 Ask Student Services Commission to require representation in CESC
o Increase group participation accountability
 CESC dissolve as an independent council and join another council
 Spur CESC members into CESC leadership roles
 Invite Testing managers (who want a council) to join CESC to combine
forces/energy
 How can SBCTC liaison better help guide/collaborate w/CESC
o Invitation offered from Edward (SBCTC liaison)
CESC Elections
Nominations were solicited and the following were nominated:
o President-Elect (Karen Brasch, GRCC)
o President (Teresa McDermott, Olympic College)
o Treasurer (MaryBeth, Tacoma CC)
o Secretary (Kate Conant, LWTI)
Elections to be sent electronically in near future
Successful Career Fairs
Diane Baker (Highline CC)
o General career fairs vs. program specific fairs
 Utilize advisory committees for employer representation
o Barriers to attending career fairs
 Childcare, professional clothing, time of day
 Partner with others to provide needs
o Promotion
 Finding extraverted students/people to get word out (in-person)
 Utilize on-campus resources (Marketing/Communications/PR offices)
o Engage Faculty
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Do they have employer connections; what would they want to see; what needs
to they see students having
Scheduling
 Choose dates carefully
Incentives
 Ask employers to provide door prizes, etc. for students to attend
Using technology to enhance advertising
Do not market by yourself
Advertising – highlight graduation date on flyers
 E.g., “What are you doing after June 14?”
Surveys/Feedback
 Student/Employer surveys
Regular / Contracted / Vendor Employment
Kate Conant (LWTI)
 Power Point Presentation followed
 Contract Employee vs. Employee
o E.g., Company cuts total employee cost w/contracted vendor
 But contracted vendor picks up Federal tax
withholdings, FICA (social security) both shares
 Why discuss this?
o Who is responsible for education students
o Raise awareness / Is there a trend? / Campus job posting
policies
 More info:
http://zirtual/com/careers/zirtual-assistantships.php
http://www.cehandbook.com
Miscellaneous
 Interfase Conference at Highline Community College
o June 20, 2013 / Need to register in advance / Free to attend
 Summer Industry Exposure Opportunities
o Sign-up sheet distributed for those who want to tour a manufacturing site this summer
 First-hand experience/information to pass along to students interested in
manufacturing
 Potential spring meeting
Meeting adjourned
4:00 pm
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