Fall 2012 CESC Meeting Notes
Green River Community College (Kent Station)
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Welcome & Check in
Edie Blakley (past-president) & Anna Nikolaeva (president-elect)
Review of agenda
Attendee Introductions
Reports
Spring meeting notes approved
Treasury updates (Danny Marshall)
Current balance: $3,109.34
Council Liasion Updates
 WASASEA – Washington State Association of Student Employment Administrators (Diana Baker,
Highline CC)
o Meets Friday, Oct. 26, ‘12
o No current major changes
 Council for Basic Skills – (Jim Jolly, Skagit Valley College)
o No major issues discussed at their past two meetings related to career services
o GED attainment, high school completion
 NCEEA – Northwest Career Employment Educators Association)
o Association dissolved?
 Women’s Program Council – Liaison needed
o No current liaison
o Group meeting same week
 Admissions & Registration Council – (Katie Headlee, Cascadia CC)
o Meeting this week
o Student retention
o Leadership tools in tough times
 Disability Support Services – (Megan Bryson, Bellingham Tech)
o Combine meeting with four year schools
o Adequate salary for higher education employees
 3 major goals
 Professional development; accessibility for online resources; student
learning outcomes
 Advising Counseling Council – (Edie Blakley, Clark College)
o Running Start updates; should they be included in FTE’s?
o High School completion
o Demos of orientation packages
o Schools are moving to Canvas from Angel
o Clover Park is incorporating counselors into English classes for embedded advising
o New statewide, mandatory reporting requirements for child abuse & Title IX
 WSSSC (Anna in lieu of Warren Brown – WSSSC liaison)
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See email sent via listserv from Warren Brown
Suggestion to create council for Test Center Directors not supported by WSSSC
 Ad-hoc meetings encouraged instead
o Title IX (sexual harassment)
o Student Achievement Initiative
o Achieving the Dream
o Showcasing the SBCTC data tool (see SBCTC website)
SBCTC report (Edie in lieu of Scott Copeland)
o See email that Scott sent via listserv
o U. of Phoenix enrollment dropped 25%
o Talk about increasing higher education salary
 Not likely due to budget woes
o Taking time to educate new legislatures about higher edu
o Efficiency Study
o College Bound Scholarships
 ¾ ended up at baccalaureate but many will transfer back to community colleges
o ctcLink
 down to two finalists for project
 vender selected and implemented by Jan. 2013
Executive Committee Reports & Discussions
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Engagement with Linkedin – (Josh Staffieri)
 Encouraged members to join public group (Washington State Career &
Employment Services Council)
Treasurer update
o Current balance: 2,024.59
 Does not include ’12 membership fees
Membership & the Monkey – Member at Large (Dave Knapp)
o Demonstration of Mailchimp
 Collects information (e.g., membership) more efficiently
 Members shared some confusion about rsvp and paying for membership
 Will be tweaked/enhanced for winter ITV meeting
Spring Joint Council Meeting – Past President (Edie Blakely)
o Planning for a two-day, joint meeting (with another council: WEC?)
 WEC currently meets May 2 and 3rd
Bylaw Amendments & the Assessment – group discussion
o See document sent via listserv
o Realignment of responsibilities for executive committee discussed
o Motion passed to accept revisions was withdrawn
o New amendments proposed and discussed
Strike #3 from “Meetings” in By-laws
Change #2 under “Amendments” to read, “Proposed amendments or revisions to the By-Laws
must be endorsed by a two thirds vote of the members in attendance at any meeting.”
o Motion to pass amendments sent prior to meeting and the two changes proposed at
meeting passed.
Lunch Break / Networking
Three Year Goal and re-election for president-elect
 Anna accepted another position with SBCTC
o Consequently leaving president-elect position – need to re-elect someone
 Handout provided with Anna’s current ideas
o New president-elect can continue proposed goals or create new ones
o Major goal proposed: Building industry connections
 Stage 1 (Year 1): identify areas/industries of interest
 Stage 2 (Year 2): pilot employer panels at CESC meetings
 Stage 3 (Year 2): assess value of employer presentation
 Stage 4 (Year 2 and ongoing): maintain established employer relationships
 Stage 5 (Year 3): permanently integrate employers’ presence at CESC
 Discussion of president-elect’s role to encourage members to apply & fill vacancy
o Vote to be administered via Mailchimp
2012-2013 Work Plan
 See handout (previously distributed electronically via Mailchimp email)
 Edie led discussion / review
Career & Academic Advising in the 21st Century
 Demonstration of Whatcom Community College’s advising/career blog
o Dave Knapp – Whatcom CC
o New advising/career blog site using Wordpress (free or paid versions)
o http://wccadvising.wordpress.com/
 Paid versions will remove ads
 Blog is more dynamic (e.g., public interaction)
 Suggestions
 Develop social media strategy/plan
 Add humor
 Monitor comments
 Can schedule posts to be uploaded future dates
 Demonstration of Interfase
o Diane Baker (Highline)
o Job posting site for employers
 Demonstration of Talent Marks
o Jim Jolly (Skagit Valley)
o www.Talentmarks.com/webinar
o Webinars related to career development
o Public access
Meeting adjourned
3:05 pm