College Council
Chabot College - Board Room
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
MINUTES
Council Members Present:
Susan Sperling, President
Stacy Thompson, Vice President of Academic Services
Matthew Kritscher, Vice President of Student Services
Marcia Corcoran, Dean At Large
Laurie Dockter, Academic Senate President
Andrew Pierson, Faculty Association Representative
Noell Adams, Classified Senate President
Karen Metcalf, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Representative
Hye Yoon Shin, Student Senate President
Council Members Not Present:
Carla Walter, Interim Vice President of Administrative Services
Vacant, Planning, Review and Budget Council (PRBC) Chair
Participants:
Carolyn Arnold, Charisma Avant, Christian Castillos, Armaine Dizon, Christine Herrera,
Ashni Kumar, Deonne Kunkel, Maria Ochoa, Gareth Scott, Shoshanna Tenn
Minute Taker:
Kirti Reddy, Executive Assistant to the Office of the President
A. Meeting Called to Order
President Sperling called the meeting to order at 1:10 p.m.
B. Approval of Minutes
The Council approved the January 27, 2016 minutes with edits as discussed.
C. Informational/Discussion Items
1. Accreditation Update
Vice President Stacy Thompson presented the Accreditation Committee Action Plan and
stated that the College had been affirmed for 18 months [Attachment 1]. There is a new
process for the ACCJC. The recommendations for the standards that the college need to
meet are the same as those that were in 2009. There was discussion regarding the posting
of Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) on syllabi and having a dialogue about SLO
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results with the data from the all college surveys. There needs to be a continuation of
workshops and forums through professional development. Dr. Ochoa stated she would
take back to the Professional Development Committee. Arts, Humanities and Social
Sciences are posting SLOs and pulling from the course outline to publish on the website.
The webmaster is attending the Student Learning Outcome and Assessment Committee
(SLOAC) to help collect information from each area and attach it to the website. In the
meantime, Discipline Coordinators are collecting for posting. There is a Catalog
Committee working on including all program level outcomes.
President Sperling thanked Vice President Thompson as Accreditation Liaison Officer
and Accreditation Chair Jim Matthews for all of their work. PRBC will look at the new
learning goals for the mission and college wide goals. She stated that college wide
learning goals need to be presented to the college as a flex day session similar to the
mindset activity. There needs to be an ongoing college wide dialogue.
The Academic Senate did recommend to have SLOs included on the course syllabi. The
Council discussed whether to move forward support of the Academic Senate and
encourage the District and the Faculty Association to negotiate the issue for the contract
as part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in order to have language this
semester. It was stated that there are areas of professional standards that are required for
accreditation similar to federal and state law that are not in the contract. There was the
suggestion to clarify what accreditation is requesting with attached links and share it with
faculty. Vice President Thompson stated this information is being shared in print and
electronic documents including the catalog. The Council decided to have a conversation
with the Academic Senate to address the accreditation requirement and how to move
forward.
2. Enrollment Update
Vice President Matthew Kritscher presented that the spring goal of 4400 had almost been
met with current number at 4269 [Attachment 2]. This was the first two semesters in a
row that we had growth for both semesters. We will still need to have a big summer and
have the five, six, and eight week modules have been planned. We will be going on
stability in 2017-18 where we will not seek growth dollars. Discussions are occurring at
College Enrollment Management Committee (CEMC) on why productivity is low. There
has been a huge effort from CEMC and the Deans for outreach and marketing. Student
Services has done a great deal of advertising and development work.
It was discussed that there needs to be an easier process for faculty to add students.
There are technology issues to raise the cap in the current system, but faculty should go
to their Dean in order to raise caps. It was suggested to add more large lectures instead of
just sections. These are both facility and technology issues that need to be addressed.
Vice President Thompson said discussions of the possibility of having a winter
intersession were occurring at CEMC. There are conversations with Student Services
regarding workload, but they are in initial discussions.
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3. Veterans Resource Center Update
Vice President Matthew Kritscher shared that the Veterans Resource Center has
been open from 9am-4pm and one evening. They are still planning a grand
opening event, but had an open house that was well attended. The focus is on
outreach so veterans are aware of the new space and services offered.
D. Action Items
1. Approval of Gender Neutral Bathrooms as Presented by the Gay-Straight
Alliance (GSA) to the Facilities and Health & Safety Committees
Gay-Straight Alliance Advisor Shoshanna Tenn introduced students Ashni
Kumar, Christian Castillos and Armaine Dizon who presented on all gender
restrooms for Chabot College [Attachment 3]. They requested that signs be
changed to designate different restrooms for the new buildings and replace some
existing bathrooms. The GSA presented to and were supported by both the
Health and Safety Committee and the Facilities Committee. The GSA did an
inventory and the Health and Safety Committee has identified five bathrooms that
can be modified. Student Senate President Hye Shin stated that the Senate also
supports the proposal and that the California Student Senate is working towards
changing legislation to support the initiative.
President Sperling thanked the students and the GSA for their efforts and
supported the recommendation as part of the deeply rooted values of diversity at
Chabot. She appreciated their work in the democratic process and presenting to
the appropriate committees.
The recommendation to modify the bathrooms as outlined by the Health and
Safety Committee was approved by consensus.
2. Approval of Planning, Review and Budget Council (PRBC) Budget Allocation
Statement [Attachment 4]
President Sperling began the discussion that it was difficult to move on all
elements presented in the Statement as each required a focused discussion.
Former PRBC Chair Deonne Kunkel stated that the Statement was presented to
Faculty and Classified Prioritization Committees and that in the past it was
brought to College Council as an informational item. There was discussion on
what College Council should recommend and support. The Council could
approve the administration portion for prioritization as it does with classified
prioritization. There was support to develop a process for administrative
prioritization and a recommendation to increase staff for program review as a
result of the statement.
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The Council would like to discuss at a future meeting--administrative
prioritization, staff for program review and suggestions to faculty prioritization
and classified prioritization.
E. Reports
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Student Senate – Hye Yoon Shin, President
Student Senate President Shin reported that there are $50,000 in scholarships with
$30,000 coming from the Student Senate to release before March. They have
been distributed proportionately to the academic disciplines. Also, the Student
Senate plans to fund $30,000 for co-curricular projects for next academic year.
Student Senate elections will be occurring with applications due on April 7th.
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Classified Senate – Noell Adams, President
President Adams had nothing to report.
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Academic Senate – Laurie Dockter, President
President Dockter reported that have been working on the shared governance
document and preparing for the IEPI visit. President Dockter invited VP
Thompson to attend the Academic Senate meeting and discuss accreditation.
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Service Employees International Union (SEIU) – Karen Metcalf, Representative
Representative Metcalf reported that there has been an agreement signed by the
district and SEIU that will go to the March Board; wherein the unit members will
receive a 4% wage increase beginning on July 1, 2016.
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Faculty Association – Andrew Pierson, Representative
Representative Pierson had nothing to report.
F. Other Business
President Sperling informed that there is strong support of polling a district Bond
measure. The polling results from the consultants will come to the March Board meeting
for a decision of the Trustees about going out for another Bond.
G. Meeting Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 3:15 p.m.
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